Schonert says O 'wasn't simple enough'
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The Buffalo Bills remain a team in turmoil as former offensive coordinator Turk Schonert told a Buffalo television station Friday afternoon he was fired because the Bills' offense "wasn't simple enough" for coach Dick Jauron.
"He wants a 'Pop Warner' offense," Schonert said in a phone interview with WIVB. "He limited me in formations, and limited me in plays. He's been on my back all offseason."
Schonert said he was fired by Jauron during a Friday morning meeting. ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen reported Saturday that Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. had a meeting at his Detroit home with Jauron, general manager Russ Brandon, quarterback coach Alex Van Pelt and running back coach/running game coordinator Eric Studesville.
A Bills spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny a meeting occurred.
Friday afternoon in a press conference, Jauron said Schonert was fired for a "lack of productivity," though he also said the fault was not all Schonert's.
The Bills' offensive starters failed to score a touchdown in five preseason games after ranking 25th in the NFL in offense in 2008, Schonert's first as the team's play-caller.
Here's the next nail in the Buffalo Bills coffin. After a preseason of malaise and futility the Bills have fired the offensive coordinator that the team had previously hung its hat on. Apparently, despite Trent Edwards' Stanford education, the QB was having some trouble grasping Schonert's offense. Meanwhile, T.O. has been out 3 weeks with a toe injury. I've heard he's going into a podiatrist next week. If there's a hangnail involved we could be talking a season ending injury. This is only going to get worse.
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