ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.--As the Buffalo Bills gathered for their weekly meeting yesterday, coach Dick Jauron knew it was not a normal day.

Redskins safety Sean Taylor had died, a tragedy that affected everyone in what is a tight-knit NFL fraternity. And the emotional weight was made heavier because the Bills' next game is Sunday at Washington.

So Jauron, who's not known as a "rah-rah" coach, broke from his low-key routine and delivered what was described by Bills players as a poignant speech on how special life is.

"I'm deeply saddened," said guard Derrick Dockery, who was Taylor's teammate last season. "This makes [Sunday's game more] difficult. You might shed a tear here and there."