I don't really know why you're worrying about the little things. I'm just glad we have a coach who knows how to gameplan and make this team feel like a team again. Who cares if he's any good at challenging? The big things are far more important, thats why they're called "big". I look at your post as petty criticism, but what the hell...
I can't believe you even listed this. Are you out of your mind? Let's give San Diego the ball deep in our own end when they're already leading 10-0 in the first half. I myself love going down three scores early to vastly superior teams. As someone else already said, I'm glad you're not the coach. This isn't Madden.
This is an easy one. IT WASN'T A QUESTION OF KNOWING THE RULES. Ed Hochuli told Jauron about the stupid toe-heel rule before the challenge. Jauron felt there may have been long enough of a pause between the toe hitting and the heel hitting for it to be called a reception. This is excusable when you take into consideration the fact that this was the likely the first time anyone had seen this rule enforced, and thus everyone is inexperienced with it. Its also excusable because of what it would have meant to the team had the play been overturned. Well worth the risk.
As for using two timeouts, JP called the first timeout on his own because the play clock was down to 1. During that timeout the staff had extra time to look at the play. What are they supposed to do, believe they can overturn a play and keep the flag in their pocket anyway, just because they already used a timeout? Thats nonsense, if you think you can get a play of that magnitude reversed you take your shot. And I've already said why I think its excusable for DJ to think he could've gotten it overturned. This certainly wasn't bad enough of a decision to make me doubt Dick Jauron's long-term future on its own!
Quick, easy answer. If you watch DJ's postgame comments, you'll find that he and his staff were aware that the clock would be running, but had no way of relaying that information to the punt team. They were already in formation, there was nothing the coaching staff could do. That simple.
Dick Jauron is a good coach and I'm on his bandwagon. I'm appreciative that an intelligent, stable guy such as he is our head coach after the last 2 nitwits we've had here. This season just feels different: I really believe this team is moving in the right direction. Lets upgrade some of our talent this offseason and hope to be contenders come next year. Go Bills!