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Get it? No? I know...I suck. Anyway, looks like the Bears sacked coach Dick Jauron...
Coach Dick Jauron fired by Bears
Though he didn't have the best of records, I really liked Jauron. He had a quiet intensity when coaching from the sidelines. He was a good speaker, and I felt that he was a good coach. If anyone, get rid of the offensive coordinator, John Shoop. Ech... I think we have horrible offensive plays, and I see Shoop on the sidelines, and I know he's to blame.
Poor Jauron, he had nothing really to work with in terms of quarterbacks, and he did what he could. Look at what he did with Miller years back...Miller really came out and shone when we had that 13-3 record. But with Miller gone, who did we have left? Kordell Stewart? Chris Chandler? It's not Jauron's fault that our QB's weren't up to par. He did what he could. Jauron was fired because they lost a lot of games, but considering that they played 'away' all season last season, I think he's done pretty good. The players hated playing in Champaign, they never got used to the field there. And the players respected Jauron, you could see it when they talked about him.
And now, he's gone.
In a little way, I feel like this is just General Manager Jerry Angelo's way of flexing his muscle. Jauron wasn't someone he had hired, so if he gets rid of Jauron and brings in a winning coach, then he'll look good. But that's the thing - can we have a winning coach with the team that we have right now? I dunno. It takes a while for a coach to get in sync with a team, to earn their trust, to learn each player's strengths and weaknesses. It will take time. And truthfully, I felt that Jauron could have done that, given time and if he had a better offensive coordinator to work with.
Oh well....goodbye Mr. Jauron. May you go to a team who's general manager treats you better.
*bites tongue*
Posted by: Noelle on December 30, 2003 06:05 AMOh yeah, we're waiting down here to see what happens with Spurrier. The Redskins are just so sad!
Posted by: Noelle on December 30, 2003 06:06 AMI'm with ya, I liked Jauron a lot and that says something 'cuz I'm not a Bears fan. I'm sure some very smart GM will pick him up and he will do well elsewhere.
Posted by: Lara on December 30, 2003 06:39 AMLOL! i got the pun! :)
Posted by: kathy on December 30, 2003 07:22 AMGood Kathy! I was targeting two very different groups in my opening pun, and had a slim chance of either of them understanding. The 'Eye of Sauron' group may not know who Jauron is, and the Dick Jauron group may not know who Sauron was.
It was a risk I had to take.
Posted by: yano on December 30, 2003 07:53 AMI liked Dick Jauron too. I think he was a pretty good coach who ended up with a string of bad luck. The really stupid thing is there are no real quality head coaching candidates out there so who do you replace him with? This is going to end up being like when the 49ers got rid of Steve Mariucci last year ...
Posted by: Soo on December 30, 2003 09:21 AMHey Christine,
I couldn't agree with you more on the Eye of Sau...Jauron. Jeez, I don't I'll ever pronounce his name correctly ever again. As for his quarterbacks, Miller was good but one season too late, and his current stock of quarterbacks should be thrown into Mount Doom. Except for Rex...cuz he's my neighbor!!! He's a got a great arm, but doesn't know how to park his 6-figure Mercedes!
I think Rex did great though, what can be more depressing in giving a rookie quarterback a poor record to carry on his back and give them a 2-1 record with his start. Not bad I say. Great post!
Posted by: joey on December 30, 2003 10:49 AMIsn't it amazing that sports is the one industry in which the "boss" will be fired because his employees don't produce? I could've nominated a few previous bosses that deserved a good kick to the curb.
So Joey, what Benz does Rex drive?
Posted by: Lara on December 30, 2003 10:56 AMGreat Loads of Homoerotic Hobbits, Joey has visited my blog!
Wow. Wonders never cease. HEY JOEY!
As for Rex, I just like his name. Rrrrrrrex! Sounds rough and sexy.
Posted by: yano on December 30, 2003 11:45 AMGOOOOOOOO EAGLES!!!!!!
Posted by: Pridey on December 30, 2003 12:12 PMRex is a sexy name..it's a good name to purrrr I think. ;)
Posted by: Lara on December 31, 2003 07:49 AM"OH REX!....YES!" ...eh, sounds better coming from a female I guess...
Um, let's see...Rex drives a 2004 Black Mercedes Benz S600 Sedan. MSRP is $112K. It's only a mere V-12 engine rated @ 493 Chicago Bear horsepower!
One night, Rex and I arrived into our garage at the same time...my wife gets out and starts to critique his parking prowess. "I'm sure he can throw a ball, but he can't park a car for the life of him!"
Rookies are bad car parkers!
Posted by: joey on December 31, 2003 09:16 AM
