Inaugural Buddy Nix Approval Ratings

I would at least like to get a year in the books before hearing this question.

The Gailey hire was a disappointment. Maybe that will change over time. Loved the Whaley hire. We will have to wait and see if his time spent in the Sr Bowl was spent wisely.

Whaley was fantastic. Gailey remains to be seen. I really like his no nonsense attitude though. That confidence he shows off makes me think he has a direction and knows how to get there. (redundancy?)

Fired a guy they should’ve fired 5 years ago? Hired a HC who hasn’t been a HC in this league in over 10 years, after passing on guys like Billick, Marty Schott who fit the same criteria they where looking for, and those two guys have a combined 300 wins and Super Bowl title, yet they couldn’t warrant an interview?

Whaley is the only move I’m fully on board with. The Guy firing was a no brainer.

Nobody, including Gailey, haven’t done anything yet. Wait till after the draft and FA to have these polls.

I approve of Gailey (his options were limited), you have to remember this guy is not working for the Patriots or Steelers of the world… He is trying to lure a coach into a very unstable situation, considering the owner.

Having said that:

•He attended the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL with Vice President of College Scouting Tom Modrak

Umm… Yeah he should have attended the Senior Bowl… But why the Hell is Modrack still around!

The Bills needed a person to come in and take charge which Nix certainly has done. Being the top dog he will have to make decisions that are unpopular, that goes with any management position. Nix has already given the team a direction and is setting the team up for future success. It goes without saying that all his decisions will not be correct but the hope is that he gets more right than wrong. At first I wasn’t on board with the Gailey pick but I do understand that he wanted a coach with the background of Gailey but most important he wanted a coach that he could work with to turn the Bills around. I do not believe that would have been possible if Cowher, Shanahan or Shotty were hired they would have wanted too much control. Only time will tell if Chan is the right choice and for me I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

We should all be thrilled that the 3 headed triumvirate that was making the calls and managing by committee is a thing of the past. Like Nix or not we now have a Leader!!!!

Grades are for teachers, I’ll reserve my opinion till the season starts by how well they’re coached and if they field a competive, organized, 110 percent effort team.

we have a GM. He has made decisions.

This is much better than where we were before.

The first vote essential asked if you think Nix has put together a plan, laid the foundation to execute that plan, and provide direction to those executing the plan.

For all, the answer is yes, IMO. He hired exactly the guy he said he wanted (based on qualification he listed as important). He’s put someone capable in charge of pro personnel, and at the same time put in place an eventual successor, something that shouldn’t be ignored considering Wilson’s level of comfort hiring people from outside the organization. His head coach puting together a “teaching” staff, which Nix said he wanted.

Pretty good.

Watching the first Nix’s interview on BB.com, and comparing to his decisions, I could see that he’s been very coherent with what he proposed to do, and with his beliefs in football. This is very important for any manager.

I only question that he takes too much time to make a move for HC who was already available for long time, but I understand all of his motivations.

I’d like to see what will be his draft plan. With D changing for 3-4 and the poor Offense we showed last year, will be interesting to see what approach he’ll choose.

he gets high marks if for only getting rid of john guy.asst.g.m. hire great for the future.head coach,i’m happy with,but,time will tell on him.
         RAISING TICKET PRICES ARE AN INSULT TO THE FANS!!!!!! WITH SUCH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT,HOW DOES WILSON JUSTIFY THAT?? HOW??
         i see good things for the future of the bills,seems like good personnel moves,wilson will soon be taking his lame ownership butt to another place,new ownership in a few years.i like where things are going for the team.

He gets my approval simply for changing the culture around here over night. It FEELS different being a fan of this team. There is a semblance of direction. Heck, maybe I should be thanking Ralph Wilson for that?

for the record……i said not sure. I like some stuff, and dislike others (obviously)

I’m surprised that only 4% of this poll disapprove of the job Nix has done considering how out of the blue the Gailey hire was and how nondescript and low profile the coordinator choices were…personally, the Gailey hire doesn’t bother me because I wanted offense and I like the switch to the 3-4 defense, but such unwavering approval from Bills Nation seems strange to me.

As far as Nix goes, I need to see what he does with the QB position. If he half-@sses it with a Michael Vick or a Tyler Thigpen solution, nothing else positive he does this offseason will ultimately matter. The QB solutions out there are scarce and it’s Nix’s JOB to secure a winning option at QB in Buffalo. The Gregg Williams regime apparently liked Drew Brees, but settled for Bledsoe, the Mularkey regime apparently liked Roethlisberger but settled for Losman, the Jauron regime liked playing timid offense and so they propped up a puppet QB in Trent Edwards…Find a QB or fail like the others, Nix and Gailey.

because of when we’re doing this, it is by it’s nature premature. I understand we’re trying to get a starting point, but that doesn’t change the fact that we’re judging all these moves prematurely, which obviously is going to lead to some disagreements, because nobody is going on facts, just gut feeling.

my feelings:
Chan Gailey might be an ok hire, we don’t know yet. What we DO know, though, is that every single report about the process was that it was a mess. that’s not a good sign.

on the other hand, firing guy and hiring Whaley was exactly what I wanted to see.

On the whole, I approve.

Love the Whaley hiring, don’t like the Gailey hiring.

I think that every major move he has done so far is a step in he right direction for this team. The only thing that i even see as questionable is the switch to the 3-4, but then again he<s drafter for the 3-4 his entire career and know more what to look for in the draft for that allignment, so again to me thats a step in the right direction.

The nature of a grade is that it is given out for a completed task.
However, arguing about the legitimacy of Jan-through-half of Feb being a zone of completed time leads nowhere because it is totally a matter of personal perspective.

It is possible to give grades for Nix’s work up to this point. It is also possible to prefer to see “up to this point” as an “incomplete” zone of time in which grading would be premature.

So far, it looks like there’s a real plan, a plan other NFL teams would do. Not the stuff from 2006 – 2009 where it was seemed like the FO was throwing darts blindfolded at a dart board in every capacity.

Of course this could all be a fascade when the draft comes around and they draft 6 cornerbacks in a row ;-)

Voted Approve, because he did exactly what he said he was going to do and did NOT majorly screw it up in that period of time. He got our HC, he fired the most hated man in Buffalo (Guy) and he got together a staff of teachers which can only help this young team.

For anyone who is going to argue that the Gailey hiring qualifies as “Majorly screwing it up”, you don’t know how good he is going to be, neither do I. His track record shows him as mediocre to good, which is a hell of a lot better than I thought they were probably going to reach for. His track record also has him as being great with QB’s and able to orchestrate great rushing attacks, perfect for buffalo in my eyes.

although I was very close to voting “not sure”, since we have no real results to base his decisions on so far. But voting “not sure” is no fun!

Firing John Guy- I guess I approve, since I have noticed that the Free Agents the Bills sign usually don’t perform up to expectations. So if John Guy is the person making these decisions, we had to go. I would hope any GM would have made the same choice, but you can never be sure.

Hiring Doug Whaley- This is the best thing Nix has done so far, in my opinion. Love almost everything here. Great organization to raid, like the fact this guy is younger, and love that this signals they have a good succession plan in place. Very encouraging.

Hiring Chan Gailey- So with two approves so far, how does Nix get an overall disapprove? Glad you asked. Chan Gailey as head coach. As I stated above, I just can’t get behind this one at this point. I hope he proves me wrong. It seemed like the Bills were doing the right things in the coaching search….I loved almost everyone they were rumored to be talking to….Cowher, Shanahan, Jim Harbaugh, ect. And then all of a sudden, it was as if they “gave up” and just said, "hey, I know a guy who will def take the job….: and thus, Chan Gailey as head coach. Once again, I hope he proves me wrong. But this is how I currently feel.

LOL. 95% of this thread is bitching about Chan Gailey. It was a SATURDAY, people! Lighten up! :)

I want your job!