Big Turk Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Tell me this doesn't sound just like the Bills under Dick Jauron---this is an article written about Jerry Jones firing Chan Gailey and the problems he had leading to the decision: "Jones was looking for a creative offensive mind who could also be a disciplinarian the last time around, when he was looking for a replacement to Barry Switzer. After a long search, Jones proclaimed ''Chan's the man!'' at a news conference announcing Gailey's hiring in February 1998. But the 48-year-old Gailey wasn't the answer in either area. The offense fizzled late in his first season and rarely clicked this past season. In '99, Dallas led the NFL in penalties and penalty yards. Gailey, who also was the offensive coordinator, believed in mixing things up to keep defenses guessing. It was in his contract that he called the plays, and his choices wavered between too radical and too conservative. Gailey's approach didn't highlight the strengths of Aikman and running back Emmitt Smith. The quarterback was often frustrated and he resorted to way too many dump-off passes. The biggest example of Smith being misused is the fact Dallas went 4-5 in his 100-yard games this season after being 53-9 in them the previous nine years. The Cowboys went 10-6 in Gailey's first season, winning the NFC East and becoming the first team to go 8-0 in division play. But division rival Arizona got even by winning a first-round playoff game 20-7 in Texas Stadium. It was Dallas' first home playoff loss since 1993. This past season opened with three wins followed by losses in nine of the next 14. Four teams beat Dallas by scoring just 13 points; all four were on the road, where the Cowboys lost eight straight, including a 27-10 loss to Minnesota in a wild-card game. The Cowboys wasted six fourth-quarter leads and were within a touchdown in the final quarter of two more. They were 1-7 in games decided by seven points or fewer, including 0-3 in games decided by three or fewer. To Gailey's credit, the team never gave up on the field or became divided in the locker room. If players didn't like the offense, none of them said so publicly. Hey...sounds JUST LIKE BILLS UNDER DICK JAURON!!! -Lots of dump off passes by the QB--Edwards has spent all offseason campaigning for Gailey apparently -blows fourth quarter leads -loses close games -loses games where teams score under 2 touchdowns because team can't score points -everyone likes him -offense fizzled late in the first year he was there and didn't do much in the second year -undisciplined team that gets lots of penalties Basically we are signing up for a an offensive minded Dick Jauron....I can't take it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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