Whether or not, it's the same-old, same-old come Sunday in Jacksonville, Perry Fewell's practices are anything but similar to Dick Jauron's preparation sessions. Music blared during the portion of Friday's practice the media is allowed to watch, and it wasn't the same Offspring song Jauron's camp popularized during crowd noise drills.
No, Fewell had James Brown's "I Got You" moving through the Ralph Wilson Fieldhouse, and why wouldn't he feel good (so good, so good)? He's the head man of an NFL team, even if its expected to last just seven weeks.
The players looked more loose, and as the tunes slipped into a more hip-hop vein, players even bobbed their heads. For likely better or for possibly worse, this is no longer a Jauron-run ship.
I'm going to be honest -- this was exactly the tonic I needed after a sixth loss made the playoffs a veritable impossibility, and it stems from more than one thing. For instance, the cutting of Gibran Hamdan and signing of Brian Brohm had to send a shock of discomfort through the locker room. Hamdan was symbolic of Jauron's Bills -- an intelligent, likeable guy who wouldn't hold a spot on any other active NFL roster.
When the Bills take the field Sunday, it'll be interesting to see just how differently Fewell and Jauron viewed the players. Which inactives will remain inactive? Who will move up or down the depth chart? Will we see more aggression on both sides of the ball?
I hope so. Even if its just for four days, I'm happy to anticipate something different. I'm able to daydream about Brohm being the next super successful NFL cast-off quarterback. I can analyze Fewell and hope he brings something new to the head coach spot; something akin to the energetic personality I've learned to admire the past few seasons.
There's a very good chance this is just the jaded media member in me, and that the rest of the area's fans are still cringing at the thought of Sunday, though our web poll would suggest otherwise. Heck, I still want Bill Cowher in here at any cost. But for a few precious moments, life at One Bills Drive defined itself: alive, and with next week's holiday approaching, I'm quite thankful for the brief reprieve from a miserable 2009 campaign. Let's hope it extends to the playing field.
Cue the "I hope it doesn't extend to the field. I hope they lose every game to get the No. 1 pick" comments.
They Should Blast Slim Whitman during the week every time they lose - I bet that would light a fire under their A##'s!
11/20/2009 12:03PM
C O W H E R ! ! ! ! ! !
I want it! AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!!
11/20/2009 12:15PM
Emotion!
Just be nice to see a head coach displaying some emotion out there. Probably won't be as many stupid penalties - that would be good.
11/20/2009 12:23PM
Crazy tactics
What's this? People are going to have to *gasp* COMPETE for their jobs? Nick, that is just loony talk.
11/20/2009 12:24PM
Change of nothing...
I hope it doesn't extend to the field. I hope they lose every game to get the No. 1 pick
11/20/2009 12:53PM
Just lose baby!
Hey lets not fool ourselves - the best thing for this franchise is for this team to play and develop its youth while loosing games thereby improving draft leverage.
11/20/2009 1:05PM
hope it doesn't extend to the field
I hope they lose every game to get the No. 1 pick
11/20/2009 1:06PM
????????????????
"I hope it doesn't extend to the field. I hope they lose every game to get the No. 1 pick"
11/20/2009 1:28PM
loosing games
its not loosing games you moron, its losing games
11/20/2009 1:34PM
PLAY TOUGH!
WIN OR LOSE, JUST PLAY TOUGH, AND DON'T EMBARRASS THE FRANCHISE, PLEASE!
11/20/2009 1:38PM
re:just lose baby
its not loosing games you idiot, its losing games
11/20/2009 1:38PM
seriously?
do you really want to be the ones known as the fans of the team that comes in last place?
11/20/2009 1:42PM
OK
They changed the song, whew! I was really hoping they would do that....looks like they're on the right track now. What a joke this team has become. Lou Saban is turning over in his grave.
11/20/2009 2:03PM
B-I-L-L C-O-W-H-E-R
PLEASE GIVE GIM WHATEVER HE WANTS!!!
11/20/2009 3:49PM
Change Of Pace???
What change? More injuries to report is not a change. For the sake of it, I hope the rest of the season ends up by 41-17 scores and the Bills record finishes at 3-13. Why change the pace now. Think of the great draft position they can get. Get with it! Change of pace? Think! Keep the existing pace. Just lose baby!
11/21/2009 12:50AM
No, no, no
Why would we want one of the top five draft picks? Chances are high that we'd end up massively overpaying. Obtaining the number one slot is not happening; there are way too many 1-8 teams right now.
Not to mention, I still want them to win. They're still my team. There are certain things that could change that, but lousy management isn't one of them.
11/21/2009 10:21AM
MIKE ZIMMER
Remember the name. Hire him. He wont cost as much as Shanahan or Cowher but he would be great here. Watch HBO's Hard Knocks from last summer and tell me he wouldnt change things around here. Go get him.
11/21/2009 9:16PM
Marc Trestman
Read the info on Trestman, he should be the next HC. I would rather they win out than lose. A higher number one pick is not that important. History proves that time and time again.
11/22/2009 7:17AM
THE FAT LADY HAS NOT SUNG!
Come on people 7 game winning streak and we finish 10 and 6 who knows what then
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