Dick Jauron Hired as Secondary Coach
Several sources are reporting that the Eagles have hired Dick Jauron as secondary coach. He would be replacing Brian Stewart, who left the team last month for a defensive coordinator job at the University of Houston. Jauron started his fourth year as Bills head coach last year before getting fired after a 3-6 start.
Before his Buffalo stint, Jauron spent five years as the head coach for the Chicago Bears, where he won the AP’s coach of the year in 2001. Way back in 1985 Jauron began coaching in the NFL as a defensive backs coach for the Bills. He held that same position with the Packers from ‘92-’94, where he was joined by offensive line coach Andy Reid.

There is no question that Jauron had limited success as a head coach, but that does not mean he can’t contribute here. The guy has lived and breathed football his entire life and even played safety in the NFL from ‘73-’80. For almost the entire past decade, organizations trusted his football knowledge enough to let him run a team. To have a guy with that type of experience coach our secondary is a blessing.
Reid got lucky that Jauron even became available. Not many coaches of his caliber agree to be position-coaches, but Big Red pulled it off. Our secondary did not live up to its expectations in ‘09, despite a good amount of talent. You can bet that Jauron will put his stamp on that unit in no time. I also imagine that the 59-year old will be given an “assistant head coach” title to go along with his role with the defensive backfield.
I really like this move in that it will give Sean McDermott a veteran set of eyes to help him run the defense. While McDermott did a fine job in his first year running the show, he could be helped in a big way with a guy like Jauron on his side. I expect the two to work very closely throughout the season in constructing the weekly gameplan.
I’m looking forward to what Reid has to say about Jauron’s exact role with the team when the signing is officially announced, probably sometime Tuesday.



















