Buddy Nix has been a good GM...

[pennstate_10]

In defense of Buddy...he is not completeley incompetent.....close...but not completely

So, we're mired in the throes of a slump WORSE than the Walt Patulski days.
Worse than the Vince Ferragamo days.

And you say that Nix has done a GOOD job?

This Bills team is horrible.

No QB, no coach, no leadership.

Here's a few ideas.

Draft Russel Wilson. He's like Doug Flutie, only quicker, with a stronger arm, and less ego.
Don't let Posluzny go in FA. He's a leader.
Get a coach who doesnt' look and act like your Granpa Abe goin fishing with that stupid vest of his.

I've been a Bills fan for 40+ years. Since the days of Jack Kemp and Keith Lincoln. I can't ever remember feeling this hopeless about a Bills team, and their future.

[Jm2009]

Ok first Maybin was not a Nix pick.

Second the switch from the Tampa 2 to the 3-4 was well accepted at the time, and they still played a 4-3 so that draft had players that can play both. They realized the 4-3 was better for this team so they went with a 4-3 cant blame them.

Troup - was a dominate player here at UCF. the INJ bug hit him, well that sucks and that happens.

OOO TJ Graham, up until last game has he actually stepped on himself, if anything he is dangerous with his speed, not his fault the QB cant hit a deep ball.

That all you got?

My Bad I did not catch the start that you blame Gailey's coaching on how Nix looked for talent to fit. Got it.

could have had wilson in the third round instead of foolishly moving up to get Graham.But Nix and Chan were sold on the Fitz=total incompetence.

[stuvian]

Lets' be honest with our selves. Buddy has assembled talent at every position except QB. So either he is an inept judge of talent at the QB spot or he is not being allowed to select talent at the QB spot. I suggest it is the latter and the only person higher up in the hierarchy than him is Ralph. Ralph won't pay dead contract money at either QB or HC and that's not on Buddy. If Buddy is finally given the green light he is capable of selecting QB talent. This team cannot handle the prospect of having 2 talented QBs on the same roster at the same time.

[BuffaloSuperBowlParade]

Some people just refuse to see this part of what nix has done, because heaven forbid they actually give someone credit for doing a decent job. Plus it's hard to argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

He has a clear vision with what he wants to do with this team. Build up the front lines. Increase the size and pedigree of our defensive players. Resign those who have shown they belong in the NFL. That is more than we can say for the last few GMs. People blame him for the QB situation, but he has said time and time again the he wasn't going to get a QB without any supporting cast. We didn't have one when he took over, but now that we do, he'll go out and get one. Fitz was a stopgap. I know everyone hates it... but we could have gotten a QB just to get one (a la Sanchez, who actually was successful when he had a supporting cast. We've seen that crumble, and he has crumbled with it. Put him on the Bills in 2009, and no way he makes 2 AFC championship games).

But, it's easier to say he's an idiot and he sucks rather than put objective thought into it. So those responses aren't surprising. I like what Nix has done.

[BuffaloSuperBowlParade]

So, we're mired in the throes of a slump WORSE than the Walt Patulski days.
Don't let Posluzny go in FA. He's a leader.

I've been a Bills fan for 40+ years. Since the days of Jack Kemp and Keith Lincoln. I can't ever remember feeling this hopeless about a Bills team, and their future.

40 years of fandom doesn't mean you're informed, that's for sure. Poz walked by choice. He wanted to leave. Your 2 points are draft a guy no one picked until the 3rd round and surprised everyone, and chain Poz to One Bills Drive. Should Nix be the leader of the team out on the field? That's the coaches job, right? If anyone sucks, it's Chan. We know Nix hired him... great... but what we don't know, is if he's even been cleared to fire him from RW. I hope to God that Nix gets to can him this year, but I don't see it happening. For reasons beyond "Nix sucks" I'd be willing to bet.

Older, but perhaps not wiser. It's ok though. I'd be full of hate too most likely, if I had been a Bills fan as long as you.

[psubills62]

I wouldn't say good. Some of his decisions have been good. A number of others have not.

Talking about draft picks - one thing that has pissed me off from the beginning with this team is the lack of direction on defense. Stop switching back and forth between schemes. How many draft picks did we waste on 3-4 guys only to switch back to a 4-3? And now suddenly it's a shock when we have almost no linebackers who play well in the 4-3. Just ridiculous.

[Jlewis16]

I wouldn't say good. Some of his decisions have been good. A number of others have not.

Talking about draft picks - one thing that has pissed me off from the beginning with this team is the lack of direction on defense. Stop switching back and forth between schemes. How many draft picks did we waste on 3-4 guys only to switch back to a 4-3? And now suddenly it's a shock when we have almost no linebackers who play well in the 4-3. Just ridiculous.

I said something about this earlier in the thread, that's not on Nix's head that's on Gailey and this coaching staff. Nix gets the blame for basically wasting an entire draft trying to fill the defense with 3-4 personnel just to scrap it the next year and have to draft for a 4-3. If anything Nix is guilty of giving Gailey too much leeway. From the whole fiasco with Trent Edwards, to what's going on now with Fitz. I've also said I'm tired of hearing Gailey say "we have to get better." At this point of the season it's beyond unacceptable.

[psubills62]

I said something about this earlier in the thread, that's not on Nix's head that's on Gailey and this coaching staff. Nix gets the blame for basically wasting an entire draft trying to fill the defense with 3-4 personnel just to scrap it the next year and have to draft for a 4-3. If anything Nix is guilty of giving Gailey too much leeway. From the whole fiasco with Trent Edwards, to what's going on now with Fitz. I've also said I'm tired of hearing Gailey say "we have to get better." At this point of the season it's beyond unacceptable.

Oh I agree, that's not on Nix. Was just an added thought regarding the drafts.

[Thurman#1]

i'm still on the side that buddy has done far more good than bad for this team. there's certainly been mistakes, and i'm sure nix knows it. he'll try to solve a lot this offseason like he did last year. it's still a work in progress imo. it may not end well, but it's worth giving the process more time.

That's a really precise way to put it.

Good post.

There seems little doubt he's improved the personnel. But he absolutely hasn't proved that he can get this team in to serious contention, and the lack of a QB pick has been particularly galling. But he absolutely deserves more time.

[Nick Matrix]

That's a really precise way to put it.

Good post.

There seems little doubt he's improved the personnel. But he absolutely hasn't proved that he can get this team in to serious contention, and the lack of a QB pick has been particularly galling. But he absolutely deserves more time.

Pretty much this. Buddy has made more good decisions than bad (and some of the bad decisions, like hiring Chan, he was more or less forced into due to no other coach wanting the job).

You can use your eyes and see there is more talent on this roster now than there was at the end of the 2009 season. If you can't see that you're either blindly hating, incapable of forming independent thought, or a fool.

[Thurman#1]

So, we're mired in the throes of a slump WORSE than the Walt Patulski days.
Worse than the Vince Ferragamo days.

The Walt Patulski days were actually pretty good. I guess you mean the days just after Walt, when we went 2-12 and 3-11. And no, this slump is not worse than those days. Not even close. And by the way, out of those horrible years came a sequence that looked like this: 2-12, 3-11, 5-11, 7-9, 11-5, and 10-6.

Ferragamo was here for one year and we went 2-14 and it was absolutely worse than the current slump.

[Thurman#1]

Yeah he was. Hardbaugh wanted the keys to the bus, but Ralph denied him.

No, he wasn't. Harbaugh refused an interview. You may be thinking of either Schotty or Billick.

[LTarmy]

There is no logical reason to keep Nix. 15-31 record i believe is the second worst over the last three years

I can't see how anyone could believe that Nix should have more time. He has missed big and he is the direct reason for the lack of talent on this roster. First off, I'm a common sense guy and I know people will disagree with me on this, the move to the 3-4 from the tampa 2 was a Nix's move. Why do I think that...two reasons:

1) Gailey in his press conference when he was hired, said he never used the 3-4 as a defense as a HC before, but he was open to it.
2) Nix had scouted 3-4 personnel from his days in Buffalo and SD...that is all he knew

Here some other issues I have with Nix:
1) Drafting Troup, one pick later, Gronk (from Buffalo) is selected.
2) Drafting Aaron Williams (Dalton is picked later)
3) Trading up for TJ and passing on WIlson
4) Extending Fitz and not bringing in a viable backup behind him...in most cities, the backup is the most popular guy, but no one wants Thigpen to start.
5) The LB core is a mess and you could see that coming this year....but Nix ignored it.

What were some of the issues when Nix took over after the Jauron regime?

1) QB....the Bills still have the same QB from the Jauron regime as the starter
2) Run Defense...they struggle to stop the good teams
3) Losing to good teams...they get killed by the good teams.

Gailey needs to go, but Nix needs to be let go as well

[LTarmy]

No, he wasn't. Harbaugh refused an interview. You may be thinking of either Schotty or Billick.

If I remember right (and that is diffcult for me at times) it was Schotty. I remember him saying he was done coaching and was interested anymore on his siruis show a few years ago. However, I did hear on the radio that Nix wanted to bring him in for a interview and Ralph shot that down...I heard age may have been a reason. Nix then looked at Marty's son for a interview, but Brian (Marty's son) denied to be interviewed.

The one thing that Nix may have going for him is that Spiller and the Bills defensive front 4 may be appealing to a defensive minded coach. The O-Line, when healthy is good, Johnson is a good WR and the secodnary, while it needs some work, isn't a mess. The LB core is a disaster and I believe that Wilson/Searcy need to be upgraded. The depth at DB needs to be looked at.

There are some working pieces now. However, Nix may scare off some decent coaches....that is another reason why I want him gone.

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[pennstate_10]

40 years of fandom doesn't mean you're informed, that's for sure. Poz walked by choice. He wanted to leave. Your 2 points are draft a guy no one picked until the 3rd round and surprised everyone, and chain Poz to One Bills Drive. Should Nix be the leader of the team out on the field? That's the coaches job, right? If anyone sucks, it's Chan. We know Nix hired him... great... but what we don't know, is if he's even been cleared to fire him from RW. I hope to God that Nix gets to can him this year, but I don't see it happening. For reasons beyond "Nix sucks" I'd be willing to bet.

Older, but perhaps not wiser. It's ok though. I'd be full of hate too most likely, if I had been a Bills fan as long as you.

Nope, you're wrong.
1) Posluszny would have stayed if the Bills wanted him. Gaily/Nix said he wasnt the ILB they wanted in their 2-3 scheme. Its as simple as that.
2) I knew that Wilson was a 1st round talent. It was obvious to anyone who watched him in college. Just goes to show that most scouts arent very good. They're in love with numbers.