Jack Kukoda

So the Bills have hired former Bears Coach and Yale graduate Dick Jauron as their head coach. Not really a surprise there. Jauron was in the running two years ago when they hired Mularkey as coach. And I still love to point out this little fact: Five years ago, when the Bills hired Greg Williams as head coach, there were two other guys who were being considered. Who were they? John Fox of Carolina and Marvin Lewis of Cincinnati, two guys that managed to turn around franchises and get them to the playoffs within three years of taking over.

Anyway, I’m going to wait for the live press conference at 2:30 before I weigh in on the Jauron decision. I just have two more things for now. 1. Jauron is a fellow Yale grad. I don’t really care. There are plenty of things I think Yale grads are capable of: working on Wall Street, starfucking, marrying other Yale graduates, throwing themselves birthday parties at really expensive bars in New York, staying unemployed three years after graduation(me!), and, of course, that whole Yale thing. I don’t know that spending four years in New Haven, drinking Ice House while making excuses not to go to your friends’ experimental dance recitals or a cappella concerts, in any way qualifies you to coach an NFL team. Prove me wrong, Dick.

And 2, Here’s a little snapshot of how Bills’ fans feel about the hiring move. This poll is from Bills Daily, one of the many Bills-centric sites I visit regularly because I’m a giant dork.

Now, this poll is nowhere near scientific, but it does give you some idea about how the Bills fans who are rabid enough to vote online in the middle of the night feel about the Jauron move. And they don’t like it. 47% think you’re an “awful choice?” Yikes.

I’m still undecided on the Jauron move, but I’m pretty sure I’ll end up hating it. Oh, well. At least we didn’t hire Dom Capers.