Inaugural Chan Gailey Approval Ratings

I voted approve because I like the Gailey hire. I like what I’ve heard about the S&C program. I like the way he sat down with the QBs. Not a whole lot else to approve or disapprove of.

For those that are inevitably going to disapprove, what else could he realistically have done to this point?

I like more than I dislike. The reason for the not sure vote is the switch to the 3-4 in his first year with such a deprived offense. It maybe perfect timing for a switch to a 3-4 but in my opinion it just complicates a rebuild process. We will be practicing against a 3-4 in training camp and the season, but we will be practicing against a very inexperienced 3-4 as well.

I voted not sure… I don’t care how he goes about doing it, but he must win games… So far I would say I don’t necessarily agree with his incestuous hiring practices, but I guess every coach does that to some extent, I also am not particularly fond of how he has filled out the roster with Nix, but I guess Nix should get more credit/blame for that.

To me, the entire atmosphere at OBD had to change to instill a tougher mental attitude in the players, and the team.. Along those lines, Chan has so far, done just that…

I voted not sure. I like the workmanlike environment he’s established, and I think the offense he’ll install will be fine as well. I just think we took a big step backwards in terms of our coaching staff on the whole.

Nothing really to go on yet…

I would vote disapprove if the athletic QB rumor comes true!

I think the work environment that he’s created is going to be more important that we realize. Not Club Jauron, and not Greeg Williams either. Even keeled, no BS environments produce well, IMO.

Another addition: Gailey kept Sanders and our DB coach… two smart moves.

minus keeping the DB coach………..

Pretty sure Nix did the hiring for the strength guys, right? If not…..then you can add those as well to the positive.

But overall, (I know this is gonna be a shocker) I said disapprove……….

Especially after that Fanshot that Matt posted………I mean Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot? over……..

My-lanta.

There’s something aloof about a team’s best upgrade being it’s special teams program. Not to mention the fact that players say “no more club jauron” on the first day of voluntary camp. Maybe that says more about Jauron’s tenure. Still, I love the switch the the 3-4 even though it will take time. Not sure about Cornell Green and that offense… which all the sudden is back in 2008-09 mode.

I like the switch to the 3-4….but this is like grading the draft a week after.

with very little to base this vote on I give Chan the approval solely based on the fact he has hire two strength and conditioning coaches that will hopefully address the Bills injury plague. Will it help? I don’t know but he is at least addressing the Bills dreadful IR problem.

But I like it, I think that all the moves he has done so far are good moves for the team. Now I’m not sure how that wil translate to results on the feild, but we’ll all have to wait for that. So far so good though, so I approve.

I don’t think he’s been some kind of savior or anything, but he made a bold choice on the 3-4, and I like Edwards as a DC. Overall, he hasn’t seemed complacent, and that’s what I’ve liked. I wish he brought in some bigger name coordinators, and I don’t love that he’s coaching the offense, but overall, he still gets my approval.

I voted not sure. I cant approve or disapprove of a coach based on hires and scheme changes. The only way to gauge a coaches performance is by what his team does on the field. Until then, Im neither a fan or a foe of Gailey.

Things I like:

- Retaining Catavolos and Bob Sanders

- Moving to the 3-4 defense

- Hiring John Gamble

Things I don’t like:

- Hiring Curtis Modkins as OC

- Hiring Joe D’Alessandris as O-line coach (has virtually no experience at the pro level)

All in all = Not sure

Also, I still absolutely freaking LOVE that picture of Gailey. So awesome.

“You talkin’ to ME?? Huh??”" Fuhgeddaboudit……

Love the S&C move, love the fact that there’s a no nonsense approach now, love the fact that practices are going to get a lot tougher than they ever were during the Jauron era. Taking the TV’s out was good symbolism but that’s about it… Overall I like what he’s bringing thus far. To me the real approval/disapproval is going to come when it’s time to start winning games and making this team more competitive, but since the season hasn’t started yet I can’t judge anything based on that.

I’m not sure whether its just me liking the moves or liking the fact that OBD is getting the big shake-up.

I’m late to the party, but I thought I’d vote just because it made it an even 2000 votes.

I actually voted disaprove.

I thought they did a solid job putting a staff together. The lack of NFL experience doesn’t bother me in the slightest because I don’t it matters for position coaches. I like NFL experience in the play callers and Gailey brings that, even if Edwards doesn’t have much of it. I’d rather have George Cortez and his lifetime of experience with QBs over some guy who has some NFL experience, but not all of it with QBs.

I largely voted disaprove based on my belief that it wasn’t a good hire to begin with. Kind of like a political poll where most of the people who voted for the guy who lost the election start out on the disaprove side of the first set of polls.

I’m also not a fan of the move to the 3-4. The only way that Kyle Williams is still on this team in a few years is if the Bills fail to find a real nose tackle during that time. I don’t buy that Poz is all that good of a fit in this D either. If Aaron Maybin is a bust, then the Bills are essentially starting from scratch in the front 7. Granted, that was probably a decision Buddy Nix made before hiring a head coach, it still falls somewhat on Gailey because he took the job knowing he would run that scheme.