Buddy Nix On Ryan Fitzpatrick: "He Is Not Our Problem"
by Brian Galliford on Nov 12, 2010 1:56 PM EST
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PrintCiting frustration over an 0-8 start, yet encouragement over the team's progress in their last three losses, Buffalo Bills GM Buddy Nix appeared on XX Sports Radio (1090 AM) in San Diego to talk about the current state of the team he's trying to turn around.
Naturally, after discussing some of the Bills' recent losses, the topic of conversation gravitated toward the future, which unsurprisingly centered on Ryan Fitzpatrick, the quarterback position in general, and the 2011 NFL Draft. Nix likes a lot of what he's seen from Fitzpatrick through six games this season.
"He is not our problem," Nix said. "We need to put better players around him. He's a good player, and he's a tough guy, smart - he does all he can do, we just need to give him more help."
When asked whether he'd look to address the quarterback position in the first round of next year's draft, Nix was noncommittal. (Which is sort of obvious, really, as it's only November.)
"I wouldn't commit to that," Nix said. "We'll take the best player. If we draft first - which I hope we win some games - but if we draft first, we'll take the best player available."
There is plenty more covered in this interview, including what Nix believes got San Diego turned around during his tenure there, the support he's gotten from Ralph Wilson and Bills brass, and the team's recent acquisition of Shawne Merriman. Take a listen.
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If we draft first – which I hope we win some games – but if we draft first
Buddy Nix is thinking long term. To me this comment is a slip up that reveals he and Chan were building seasons down the road in the beginning. You don’t talk about picking first at the midway point of the season, even if you are winless, unless your plan is going to take a while and you know that and are prepared for it. I’m ok with it, I’m ok with him thinking it. But Im a bit uneasy of him saying it, even with the disclaimer of “I hope we win some games”. Media, fans, they can say it. I just dont like it coming from the head of the organization. Just seems weird.
"My favorite unmentioned thing about Luck is that he wears #12. Hmm. As Tecmo Super Bowl would put it, perhaps the second coming of "QB Bills"?" - dinendal7
And by “take the best player available” I hope he means, “definitely not a running back.”
"This is a tough gayem for tough peepole." -- Chan Gailey
"The Bills will be bad, but Chan Gailey can fake it pretty good." --Jason Cole before the 2010 season.
by Backup to Farve's Backup on Nov 12, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I know, first draft and he took the consensus best offensive weapon in the draft. What a moron…
O.o
Maybe the best offensive weapon by college rules or preseason “not-trying-too-hard-to-tackle” rules, but take away one punt return and Spiller has been as ordinary as Joique Bell.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
I’m sorry but i’m going to have to disagree with you here. What has he done in the NFL regular season (when teams are actually playing full speed) besides take one punt back for a TD?
Does he have the talent? I think so. I don’t know if he has NFL talent. I have not seen it yet.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
I stand corrected: he took a kickoff back for a TD.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Also – I feel like the majority of the feeling behind this opinion was brought about by an absurdly early selection of Spiller in a certain blog’s fantasy football league… :D
by Brian Galliford on Nov 12, 2010 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Hah! There IT is. Not really. I bet you hope I decide to start him this week though, right?
Remember, I had to take him where I did. Funny thing is I was upset that Ryan Grant went right before I had to pick him.
So I guess I see where you were fishing above now. I was waiting to see how well you were going to swim in the shallow waters of Spillers’ 2010 contributions.
PS: I like the kid. Alot.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
So....
Do you like him or not? You’re kind of flip-flopping
I like him as a player. I’m not sure I love when he was picked, but he wouldn’t have been available to them anywhere else. I get that.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 13, 2010 7:58 AM EST up reply actions
But Dez Bryant is a Cowboy....
:)
~K
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by Kurupt on Nov 12, 2010 2:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I used to like to eat Zingers as a kid. Now I just like to read them.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Do they even make zingers anymore?
I can’t recall seeing one in a store in ages.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Nov 12, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
they still do...
in fresno, ca, there’s a hostess store on weber, between marks and hughes, and they still make zinger. as a matter of fact, if this was zombieland, woody aka tallahassee, would practically LIVE here :D
One on gettysburg and chestnut also
Fresnobillsfan
by Frenobillsfan on Nov 12, 2010 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
Just seems weird.
yup – because it’s what an actual person would say instead of pre-canned responses. this is one of the reasons i’m a big Nix fan – he’s 70 – WTF does he care what anyone says about him? i’m sure he’s set monitarily and just doing this because it’s what he loves so you get what you’re going to get instead of all the cloak and daggar stuff a lot of organizations do.
Vintage Buffalo
by J2 on Nov 12, 2010 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
On the other hand, some of the things he says can look bad for the organization. Click the “recent losses” link in this article, or just click here.
by Brian Galliford on Nov 12, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
LOL I think he’s just calling it exactly like the players have been. TO is a road game for the Bills, regardless of what the league denotes it.
yup – i’d have to agree with you on that one. much like the europe games – these “home” games in Toronto have been yielding more fans from opposing teams than our team.
I’d be really surprised if they didn’t address it that way. when I wa sin HS we had to play a “home” game in another stadium where the “visiting” team actually had more fans. now it really didn’t matter because we had like 20 people there and they had 50 – but it was a home game on our schedule but the coaches told us to prepare for it like a road game.
let’s be honest – there’s no substituting a home game with a game that’s 2 hours away.
Vintage Buffalo
by J2 on Nov 12, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
We’re digressing though. The original point was about what Nix says, and while I admire his honesty, there’s no denying that sometimes he says things he shouldn’t.
by Brian Galliford on Nov 12, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
i can’t disagree with that – but i’m sure you could apply that to most people.
regardless – at the end fo the day – i liek the candor – i like him just telling it hwo it is. some of these guys act like we have secrets that should be guarded like the nuclear launch codes of a ballistic nuclear submarine
Vintage Buffalo
by J2 on Nov 12, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
Beats the alternative (at least from a news stand point). The guy who says nothing ever.
by greysquirrel on Nov 12, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Or the guy who says the same things every week.
Dick Jauron’s favorite answers.
Q: What did you think about player X
A: We like player X, we really like him.
Q: How did you think the team played.
A: They are playing hard, really hard. They just played their hearts out.
Q: Where did you need to go from here?
A: We need to get better, and that’s on me.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Nov 12, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
I feel bad laughing, because these guys can’t help but provide retread answers. But its still frustratingly funny.
by greysquirrel on Nov 12, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone that thinks the game in Toronto is a home game is just fooling themselves. There were more Bears fans than Bills fans. That city is not interested in the Bills persay, more interested in seeing the big time teams come to town.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Buddy-long term
Well that was pretty clear much before this comment. Numerous times Buddy has reminded us that turning this thing around isn’t going to be an overnight thing but a slow, painful, methodical venture. He’s been telling us from the beginning that he’s not going to go the band-aid approach and get guys from FA just to buy us a couple of wins – instead he’s going to rip those band-aids off and let the wound heal from within and build through the draft.
As far as the context of the comment – I really don’t have much of a problem with it. He’s being upfront, and honestly its nice not having to read between the lines with an NFL GM.
He was responding to a question
directly related to drafting a QB. He didn’t say they would draft first, but if. Everyone assumes they will take a QB and he’s saying they will take the best player available. I don’t see a problem with it. They might draft first. Obviously it’s not something he prefers which we know by him picking up Merriman. They want to win today.
“We’ll take the best player. If we draft first – which I hope we win some games – but if we draft first, we’ll take the best player available.”
Thank god there’s not a running back projected in the top 3. Love that draft philosophy!
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
How awesome would it be if the best player in the draft was a long snapper?
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
Then whoever put your board together should be fired.
by greysquirrel on Nov 12, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Or should they?! muuwwwhahahahahahahaha!
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Cue Jason from OHIO’s Modrak rant. =)
Formerly of thatguy34 fame.
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by Jon Harrington on Nov 12, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
As LONG as he is a franchise long snapper.
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Bills QB of the Future!!
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/high-schools/article250069.ece
Too bad we can’t sign him today!!!
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He’s had some major character questions. He was suspended from his team in Pennsylvania twice before being outright let go from the team last season.
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by MattRichWarren on Nov 13, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
I can't listen to this at work.
Can anyone tell me if there was any discussion on Maybin, and on the general state of their recent 1st-round picks not really making ANY impact?
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:20 PM EST reply actions
No to both...
"It’s like I’ve always said, don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby."
- Buddy Nix
by dnvrBillsfan on Nov 12, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
I guess what can be said, right? We all know it’s not going well for most of them.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
This is a response to many comments regarding
our poor recent first round picks.
Please rmember Eric Wood was a first round pick and he is turning out quite well. :-)
The past is fixed, the future is unknown, try dealing with the present!
"You are drunk, sir!" "And you are ugly, madame! But I will be sober in the morning!"
That’s why I said “most” of them. Eric Wood has done okay so far, and I recognize that.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 13, 2010 8:00 AM EST up reply actions
LOL. Have you seen the new Cellino & Barnes commercial with Thurman? They can use that one forever!
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by MattRichWarren on Nov 13, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Buddy Nix On Ryan Fitzpatrick: “He Is Not Our Problem”
ummm, and sorry Buddy – but he certainly is part of the problem. he’s had some ill-timed picks has he not?
Vintage Buffalo
Time Graham had a post up the other day about the Benching of Henne. In it, he broke down the downfield throwing of the other AFC East QBs. Fitzy was called out as taking a ton of shots, but what stood out to me was how terrible the results were. I think we’re so long-pass starved as Bills fans that we think the results are better more often than is truly the case.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Either way
Henne looks like Captain Checkdown.
Ryan Fitzpatrick -- Buffalo's new flavor at QB -- Diet Flutie
by NordicBillsfan on Nov 12, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
I agree fully with this. Since we’ve had such horrible qb play for the last five years, even mediocre play looks good to us.
by Dr. Brackish Okun on Nov 13, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Are we talking about the same thing?
Weaknesses in his game? yes, surely.
But a problem? No. I’d say given the circumstances and the fact that he’s been a career backup, he is the least of our problems right now. The way our defense has been playing has put Fitzy in very uncomfortable situations constantly trying to win the game on the last drive. Sure you can say he doesn’t perform like a franchise QB under pressure – and I’d agree with you there. But Buddy’s right – you get him a decent defense, an offensive line that doesn’t have to be shuffled around every week and can open some lanes for the RB’s once every 3 plays and all of a sudden you’re playing with a lead in the 4th instead of chasing it.
True, except that against the Bears the pick came with the lead and the D had just gotten a 3-and-out. Admittedly, a better run blocking O-line would help in that setting.
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by thefourwinds on Nov 12, 2010 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
just read chris browns fan friday – 5 of 7 of fitzy picks have been in the 4th quarter….
Vintage Buffalo
by J2 on Nov 12, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
I think Fitz is one of the best QB's in the league!
And I used to be someone who didn’t even want him to be on the team this year. He makes our sieve of an offensive line look decent in passing plays. If Edwards or someone immobile was back there, the line would be giving up five or six sacks a game. We still cannot run behind the O-line, but at least we found someone who can accurately toss the ball to someone in less than two and a half seconds.
by Bruce Smith's Shoe on Nov 12, 2010 2:56 PM EST reply actions
Well, he’s the 17th-best QB in the league this year.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 12, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
if he is playing for one of the worst teams
and he is ranked 17th……..
odds are, if the fitz is better than 50 percent of
starting qbs with one of the worst offensive lines
in football……..
and a horrific defense forcing him to score lots of points to win
seems like context makes him better than his “record” indicates……..
flawed logic
you are good or you are not.
by silverstreak3k on Nov 12, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
Advice from a total team player.
YOU ARE OUT of you kuku fufu mine craker laker Flaber baber FUNKI chunki brain. WE want to winn every year -- abayarde
i have no idea what your problem is
but you need to chill out.
by silverstreak3k on Nov 13, 2010 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
I have no problem, I love this team even at 0-8.
I have seen some monumental changes in the first half of the season ie Steveie Johnson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, the development of Arthur Moats and the fact that Chan can formulate game plans that work to our advantages. Realizing that we could be 4- 4 Vs 0-8 helps me remain somewhat optimistic. I do detect a consistent level of negativity from the same rumblers which often can wear on one’s optimism and does reguire some level of rebutal. Or I could just sit here and think the things I post. But then we could both do this. My point above is that it requires a team effort to be successful in this league and ridiculing one of the bright spots on the team doesn’t recognize that fact. Is there a need for anymore Ice?
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yes
because there is a difference in rebutting what you think is wrong and then making personal attacks, something that is forbidden on this site. over the last few days you have taken it from friendly difference in opinion to making personal attacks and generally being a jackass. remember to respond to people like you were right next to them, not some anonymous username.
and just because i dont think fitzy is a franchise qb does not mean i am a negative person. my opinion on fitzy is well known, and i dont dog him or ridiculing him. at the same time i cant crown him like some on here seem to be doing. i like fitzy and think hes a great asset, but i do not have enough faith in him to think he will lead us to long term success, and thinking that does not make me any less of a fan or does it mean i am a negative nancy. i also love the way the bills have played, but i also would like a new franchise worthy qb on this team. whether thats luck, mallet or some random guy i havent thought of via free agency, this is the biggest think this bills team has lacked in 11 years. i dont think its any coincidence that the past 11 years have been so bad while at the same time this team has struggled to find a replacement for the HOF qb Kelly. i have said, and i will continue to say that even with fitzys improved numbers this year, he still isnt having that great of a year to think he is a guy to build around. and his history screams that. he reminds me of derek anderson with his pro bowl year in cleveland. he probably set that franchise back about 3 years by his one good year. and thats what i am afraid of.
i dont think that makes me a terrible fan, to be scared fitzy first: isnt even as good as hes playing right now and that most of it is attributable to chan, second, that even with his improved numbers, he isnt playing well enough to even consider him a franchise or elite qb, and third, that somehow his aberrational play this year will hinder the bills in drafted a qb with true franchise potential.
by silverstreak3k on Nov 14, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
Then you have someone like Mark Sanchez last season who totally stunk, yet was the talk of the town because the team won games.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
Current song recommendation: Sam Roberts "Them Kids"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 13, 2010 8:01 AM EST up reply actions
"The Problem" is the Front 7
We all know it… Nix Knows it… and essentially talks about it in subtle messages in this interview. Until we can find some OT’s and OLB’s that can be playmakers in this defense, we are not going anywhere because we can run around the edges, block the edges, or cover on the edges.
If Merriman ever plays it will be interesting to see what he has left and if the Bills will try to resign him since Buddy drafted him once.
exactly
and most analysts would say the following……
unless there is a clear Franchise QB on the board
and no defensive stud lineman or linebacker that
could start on Day 1………
then there is no reason to believe the Bills need
QB over other positions……
Nix on turnaround: "Picking Eli #1 and trading Eli for Rivers and Picks..."
Did this make anyone’s stomach go quezy a little when you hear Nix talk about this… Wondering if they were to draft #1, what kind of “moves” would Nix be willing to make to try to obtain other picks? If Luck doesn’t come out, my guess is that Nix “might” be willing to gamble on other players and draft picks???
If Luck doesn’t come out, my guess is that Nix "might" be willing to gamble on other players and draft picks???
Well, he’d kind of have to. :)
by Brian Galliford on Nov 12, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Andrew Luck or Ryan Mallet would be fine with me.
YOU ARE OUT of you kuku fufu mine craker laker Flaber baber FUNKI chunki brain. WE want to winn every year -- abayarde
I was referring to the fact that Nix could make a "wild move" with signing and trading a player that is coveted by another team
Would Nix do something that would be that risky??
Why shouldn't he?
Why is everyone so focused on a QB? The Bills need SEVERAL upgrades, especially on both lines. So you would rather have Luck than say four extra picks in the first three rounds to address those needs? I wouldn’t. If I can get a 2nd and a 3rd along with the other team’s first rounder and maybe even a player thrown in? In a heartbeat. New England has 8 picks in the first four rounds in 2011. EIGHT… The more picks the better chance of more than one or two panning out and being difference makers. Also the more picks the more moves can be made to get more players and picks. If they take Luck (should he come out and they have a chance to get him) fine. But NOTHING should be off the table including trading down.
Ummmm…. if we ended up with Phillip Rivers and picks I’d be OK.
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by MattRichWarren on Nov 13, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
obviously
fastest way to become a playoff team with gailey as offensive coordinator
is to build a great defense……
my lord, fitz and gailey are making a lousy offensive decent in less than
six games………..working together………..
offensive tackle of course
linebackers of course
stud defensive lineman of course
Quarterback?
better be damn sure you need one to win….
i agree...
we’ll have to see how the season ends when it comes to it. i mean, if we picked first, and teams with QB’s already are lined up until the 5th pick, i’d say trade down!! we could still get the player we want at 5-6, plus extra picks and/or players. we’ll see.
Buddy Nix
Building through the draft is one thing…but uhh why aren’t our draft picks playing? CJ Spiller is seeing spot duty…Troup…not too impressed…and Moats looks like the best of the lot…none of the other guys are even seeing the field! So IMO our rebuild IS mostly FA’s signed from other teams cuts…not sure why his approval rating is so high…I for one am unimpressed…and 0-8 isn’t very impressive either no matter, how slow and painful rebuild process is…
by Dingus Day on Nov 12, 2010 6:26 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Players
I thinking theres quite a transition from college to pro football. The only players I’d be expecting to contribute a fair amount of production would be a player like Maybin. Actually Spiller as well but hes getting reps, just learning the ropes. Thinking very few draft picks net immed. results. Kinda like three year rule for WR’s. That said I quess I shouldn’t be so upset with Maybin but he’s a complete non-factor (bust?)
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by buffalobacker on Nov 12, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Spiller is a first round draft pick. He should be contributing game in and game out.
by twoeightnine on Nov 12, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
not until he can pass protect
and protect the ball. He is playing against players that crap bigger and smell stronger than he is. But he is improving.
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He's a first round draft pick. He should be contributing game in and game out.
I don’t care about pass protecting. I care about running the ball more than 4 times a game, catching the ball more than 2 times a game. Right now we drafted Ted Ginn 2.0.
by twoeightnine on Nov 13, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
But is it Spillers fault O/L can’t run block? Chan is whom you should question, not Spiller.
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by buffalobacker on Nov 13, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
As if there is only "one" problem with this team.........
Own the blame Mr Wilson.
by norcaliangelsfan on Nov 12, 2010 8:26 PM EST reply actions
why would nix want to reveal his hand now?
1. sets him up for a fall down the road
2. hurts any bargaining going forward
3. makes fitz less secure when he should be secure
4. there is no evidence the Great Luck is going to be in the draft
5. why give misery loves company sully any fresh material ?
Why not reveal hand?
Who is going to end up with a worth record than the Bills? The Panthers? They drafted Clausen. The Cowboys? They have Romo.
Cowboys
Could always trade down. They could really benefit from doing that.
"We knew it could get out of hand..." Dick Jauron following 56-10 loss to New England.
They’d benefit most by having someone ship Jerry Jones off to a remote island.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 13, 2010 8:02 AM EST up reply actions
unless Luck doesn’t declare we’re getting a QB.
did you listen to the show? Nix said that the turn around happned once they drafted Eli then traded for Rivers and “finally got some playmakers”. Nix knows its all about the QB
Vintage Buffalo
by J2 on Nov 13, 2010 8:11 AM EST up reply actions
No where did Nix say that the jury is still out for Fitz. He said he was doing a great job, and wanted to build around him.
this
i think you are reading too much into it. you dont say “yea that fitzy guy sucks” when he is still the clear cut best qb on the team and probably the only way you could possibly win a game this year. fitzy is def part of the problem tho. 5 out of 7 ints in teh 4th quarter. the inability to make the plays down the stretch to win some games, and his “heart” can get him into trouble by him thinking he can do more than his body will actually let him. i like the guy, but if they seriously think fitzy is the long term answer at qb, then i have absolutely no faith in the FO. even less than the last.
by silverstreak3k on Nov 12, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
then i have absolutely no faith in the FO. even less than the last.
Really? Really,really? Think about that for a second.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
you think about it
haha. cuz i mean that whole heartily.
by silverstreak3k on Nov 13, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Buddy, building through the draft and patience
I am not a Buddy fan. He doesn’t rise to the level of a “has been” since he has never “been.” There has never been a GM in the history of pro football who has not said the key is building through the draft; there is simply no realistic alternative. The best and only evidence we have on Buddy as the Bills GM is how are his draft picks performing halfway through the season. I submit to you the he deserves a “D.” He reminds me of the famous character “Chauncey Gardner” created by Peter Sellers in the movie “Being There.” Here is a quote from Wikipedia on Chauncey: " His simplistic, serious-sounding utterances, which mostly concern the garden, are interpreted as allegorical statements of deep wisdom and knowledge regarding business matters and the current state of the economy in America." Buddy is Chauncey. Patience with Buddy will result in years of not making the playoffs.
BTW I will be thrilled to be totally wrong.
prediction for 2010 season is 3 and 13
Yeah
Fire him, less than a season into a new regime. That makes sense!
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by buffalobacker on Nov 13, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
didn't say fire him
said I’m not a fan and not impressed by his homespun platitudes.
prediction for 2010 season is 3 and 13
I Hear Ya
I’d call his comments typical “coach speak” and somewhat honest, with a Southern accent to boot. I’ll be thrilled as well if he proves you wrong
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by buffalobacker on Nov 13, 2010 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
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