Archives for February 2010

‘"I feel like this is a great opportunity for me to come in and have a chance to work with Coach Gailey again and the staff that he has been able to put together," Edwards said. "I am excited to have the opportunity to come to Buffalo and look forward to getting started as quickly as possible. This is a team that has played good defense in the past and I am excited to continue on with that tradition."’

‘”Defensively, we will start from a 3-4 alignment,” Edwards said in a statement released by the team. “But we will do what we feel is best for our players. We are not going to give anything away about exactly what we will do, but personnel will dictate what you can and what you can’t do. As far as the initial alignment, the 3-4 is what we will start off with and we will adjust from there.”‘

‘”It was a gut-wrenching decision,” said Whaley, 37. “I never had a tougher decision in my life. The Rooneys, [director of football operations] Kevin Colbert, everybody — they’re not only an unbelievable organization, but they treated me like family.”‘

Later, Gators: New UF defensive coordinator bolts for Bills (Florida Today)

Florida Gators defensive coordinator quits, takes job with Bills (Miami Herald)

Def. coordinator Edwards joins Bills, leaves Gators after weeks of service (Orlando Sentinel)

Edwards leaves Gators for Bills (Gainesville Sun)

‘”He’s not a big rah-rah guy,” Stroud said. “He’s definitely the kind of coach that demands the best, but he’s not going to do it by yelling and cursing out there. He will demand excellence though and you better do what you have to do as a player.”‘

‘"I feel like this is a great opportunity for me to come in and have a chance to work with Coach Gailey again and the staff that he has been able to put together," Edwards said in a statement. "I am excited to have the opportunity to come to Buffalo and look forward to getting started as quickly as possible. This is a team that has played good defense in the past and I am excited to continue on with that tradition."’

‘Edwards has spent the majority of his coaching career in the NFL, as he was linebackers coach for Dallas from 1998-2001. After one year as linebackers coach with the Washington Redskins, he was named defensive coordinator in 2003, then spent the 2004 campaign with the Cleveland Browns before moving on to Miami.’

‘He spent the past five years as a linebackers coach with the Dolphins.’

‘”We are very excited that George Edwards has joined our staff as defensive coordinator,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “He brings a wealth of experience, not only as a motivator and communicator, but he has been involved with some great schemes and we are excited about him being the head of our defense.”‘

‘”It was the type of season that can help build a career,” Jackson told Buffalobills.com. “So I want to do that and hopefully come back and build on top of what I was able to do this year and do more things.”‘

‘”They’ve moved on and now as coaches they have other things going on,” Tasker said. “They don’t put it in perspective with what it’s like as a player and how that might differ from winning one as a coach. I think as coaches they’re thinking it’s the best thing that could happen. They’re doing really well and they’re part of a great organization and they have great players. I think they’re loving it.”‘

‘Steelers pro scouting coordinator Doug Whaley has accepted a job as the assistant general manager for the Buffalo Bills.’

‘Whaley was responsible for scouting Steelers opponents and evaluating pro players. Before joining the Steelers, he was an area scout with the Seattle Seahawks.’

Jauron says he’s happy with Eagles job (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Jauron brings veteran support to Eagles defense (Philadelphia Daily News)

Jauron lands with Birds (Burlington County Times)

Jauron will provide Eagles with important set of eyes (Allentown Morning Call)

Jauron returns to his roots (Wilmington News Journal)

Eagles hire Jauron to bolster defense (Press Of Atlantic City)

Eagles hire Jauron as assistant coach (AP)

Eagles bring in Jauron to coach DBs (The Sports Network)

Jauron Eager to Work in Eagles’ Defense (CSNPhilly.com)

Eagles Hire Jauron As Assistant Coach (PhiladelphiaEagles.com)

Reid, McDermott Thrilled To Add Jauron (PhiladelphiaEagles.com)

Jauron Excited To Teach And Learn Eagles’ Defense (PhiladelphiaEagles.com)

Senior Assistant/Defensive Backs Coach Dick Jauron (PhiladelphiaEagles.com)

‘”Frank’s got a lot of football knowledge, serving as kind of like a mentor-type coach, if you will, to Jim Kelly throughout the majority of his career and then when called upon to play, going in and leading one of the greatest comebacks of all time,” Manning said. “At this point in my career, being a veteran, I like having somebody that’s played longer than me.”‘