What NFL coach was replaced by Dick Jauron for the Bears, and who now coaches for Tennessee?
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2006 Buffalo Bills season The 2006 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise’s 47th season as a football team, 37th in the National Football League and first under both general manager Marv Levy and head coach Dick Jauron. Levy, who previously coached the team from 1986-1997, leading them to four straight AFC Championships and four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990-1993, replaced Tom Donahoe, who was fired shortly after the end of the 2005 season, with hopes that his 11 full seasons as Bills head coach would improve a franchise that failed to make the playoffs during Donahoe’s tenure. Jauron, who previously coached the Chicago Bears from 1999-2003, replaced Mike Mularkey, who resigned shortly after Donahoe’s firing, citing family reasons and disagreement over the direction of the organization. The Bills hoped to improve on their 5-11 record from 2005, while also hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but a 30-29 loss to the Tennessee Titans eliminated the team from playoff contention, extending their playoff drought to seven straight seasons, tying a record set from 1967-1973. For the second consecutive season, the Bills’ opening day starting quarterback was J. P. Losman.
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Mike Mularkey Michael Rene Mularkey (born November 19, 1961) is an American football coach and the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played nine seasons as a tight end for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. He has served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans on an interim basis, the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons, and the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
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2015 Tennessee Titans season The Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League, the 56th overall and the 19th in the state of Tennessee. Second-year head coach Ken Whisenhunt was fired on November 3 following a 1–6 start, and was replaced by tight ends coach Mike Mularkey on an interim basis. Despite slightly improving from their 2–14 season from the previous year, finishing with a 3–13 record (tied with the Cleveland Browns), they were statistically the worst team in the NFL for the season, thus earning the right to the top pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Jethro Franklin Jethro Franklin (born October 25, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
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2014 Tennessee Titans season The Tennessee Titans season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 55th overall and the 18th in the state of Tennessee. It marked the first under head coach Ken Whisenhunt, as well as the first full season following the death of longtime owner Bud Adams, who died during the 2013 season. The Titans finished the season with a 2–14 record, not only tying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the league's worst record, but the Titans also suffered their worst season since 1994, when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers.
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2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season The Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and the 9th under head coach Jack Del Rio, who was fired on November 29 and replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. The team had hoped to improve on their 8–8 record from 2010, but exceeded their loss total in Week 13, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. With the 10th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, they selected quarterback Blaine Gabbert from the University of Missouri, and Gabbert would replace Luke McCown as the starting quarterback in Week 3.
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John Ralston (American football) John R. Ralston (born April 26, 1927) is a former American football player, coach, and sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Utah State University (1959–1962), Stanford University (1963–1971), and San Jose State University (1993–1996), compiling a career college football record of 97–81–4. Ralston also coached the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 1976, amassing a record of 34–33–3, and the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 and part of the 1984 season, tallying a mark of 9–12. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1992.
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Jeff FitzGerald Jeff FitzGerald (born April 18, 1960) is an American football coach who is currently the linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), a position he assumed in February 2012. FitzGerald has previously served in the same capacity for the Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Bob Bratkowski Robert Bratkowski (born December 2, 1955) is an American football coach who is the wide receivers coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of former NFL quarterback Zeke Bratkowski. Bratkowski played his college football for Washington State, as a wide receiver from 1975 to 1977.
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Jim Schwartz James J. Schwartz (born June 2, 1966) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Schwartz was also formerly the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions.
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William A. Thomas William A. "Bill" Thomas (born October 21, 1948) is a former American football player and coach. He was the 15th head football coach for the Tennessee State University Tigers located in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position for five seasons, from 1984 until 1988. His career coaching record at Tennessee State was 34–20–3.
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A. B. Hollingsworth A. B. Hollingsworth was a college football coach who hired Bear Bryant as an assistant at Union College in Tennessee.
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2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Gus Bradley. The Jaguars improved on their 3–13 record in 2014, finishing with a 5–11 record and winning their most games in a season since 2011. While they improved upon their previous 2 seasons, the Jaguars were eliminated from playoff contention before their Week 16 loss to the New Orleans Saints when the Houston Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans earlier in the day.
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DeWayne Walker DeWayne Morris Walker (born December 3, 1960) is an American football coach currently serving as the defensive backs coach of the Cleveland Browns.
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Hue Jackson Huey Jackson (born October 22, 1965) is an American football coach and the current head coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
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Reggie Herring Reginald Wayne Herring (born July 3, 1959) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). A former linebacker at Florida State University, he became a coach in 1981. Herring also served as the interim head football coach for the University of Arkansas in the 2008 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Mike Shanahan Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is a former American football coach, best known as the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2008. During his 14 seasons with the Broncos, he led the team to consecutive Super Bowl victories in the 1998 and the 1999 Super Bowls, the former being Denver's first NFL Championship. His head coaching career spanned a total of 20 seasons and also included stints as the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders and Washington Redskins.
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Jalen Richard Jalen Richard (born October 15, 1993) is an American football running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Mississippi.
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Tom Rathman Thomas Dean Rathman (born October 7, 1962) is a former professional football player, a fullback for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Following his playing career, he became a coach in 1995 and coached the 49er's running backs through the 2016 and now will be inducted into the 49's hall of fame.
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2014 San Diego Chargers season The San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 55th overall, and the second under head coach Mike McCoy. After former Chargers' offensive coordinator, Ken Whisenhunt, was hired by the Tennessee Titans to become their new head coach, the Chargers promoted Frank Reich to replace him. Reich spent last season as the Chargers' quarterback coach.
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Fred Graves Fred Graves is an American football coach who is currently employed by the Los Angeles Chargers as a senior offensive assistant. He was previously employed by the Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, and Buffalo Bills as well as several universities at the college level.
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John Harbaugh John W. Harbaugh (born September 23, 1962) is an American football coach who has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) since 2008. Previously, he coached the defensive backs for the Philadelphia Eagles and served as the Eagles special teams coach for nine years. Harbaugh and his younger brother, former San Francisco 49ers and now University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, are the first pair of brothers in NFL history to serve as head coaches. Jack Harbaugh, Jim and John's father, served 45 years as a college defensive coach, an assistant coach, and a running backs coach. John and the Ravens beat his brother, Jim, and the 49ers at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on February 3, 2013 by a score of 34-31.