Buddy Nix Approval Poll: March 2011

can be put right here for Nix.

not sure

It’s so difficult for me to judge GM until he’s had a couple years and how the players develop.

It’s like the president – you can’t do a ton of bashing or complimenting until he’s out of office and his policies have time to take hold and see if they do what was intended, or wanted.

I do, however, like the fact that he took NT, DE, LB, LB because building depth and establishing a strong defense is how I would also start building a team.

He’s basically in the same position as last month. Nothing has really changed. He’s still talking about liking his OLB’s and for some reason expecting a fully healthy Merriman. He’s made moves that are obvious (releasing Stroud, talking up the current QB, etc). He’s still talking up the needs this team has. And I still don’t get the feeling he has actual plans to fill them or do so effectively. Same as last month. Probably the same as next month.

It’s going to come down to whether he can actually put together a quality offseason to get this team headed in the right direction. I’ll believe he has a plan when he actually follows it AND builds it properly. This team has so far to go and cannot afford to blow and draft picks this year. There are opportunities to really improve the roster this offseason; Nix just has to do it now.

Disapprove.

is reportedly high on Cameron Newton

Voted not sure just because of that line.

CJ over Bulaga,

I am not a hard disapprove, but if he takes Cam Newton, I’m taking collections for the fire Buddy billboard I will be putting on the 190.

Disapprove for the same reasons I always vote disapprove.

The Kelsay resign was a joke.

I thought the Merriman signing was as bad or worse than the Kelsay resign. I still don’t think people understand just how much guaranteed money Merriman got. He’s basically a lock to get 8.25 mil from the Bills (Mark Gaughan’s number). I wonder how far that would have gone towards resigning a young player like Steve Johnson or Demetrius Bell.

IMO, the Spiller selection, the two signings I didn’t like, the hosting of these 30 year old safeties (under the assumption that Buddy is willing to pay good money for them and isn’t just kicking the tires), the 3-4 vs. 4-3 uncertainty and the general way that things seem to be done all indicate that the long term plan here is to try and make the playoffs as quickly as possible and then try to build a long term core at the same time. I think that’s a failing strategy. I just don’t like the direction that I believe Buddy is taking the team in.

IMO Nix has had very little oppurtunity to make the drastic improvement that some fans will have to see before they can vote approve. Thats fine!! He has signed players at several positions when he believes they will improve the team. The complaint I here most is that those are scrub cast-offs from other teams. This is a true statement. That is where most of our non draft signings have come from. It does not mean they cant be starters or good depth on our team, just bc their old team could not find room for them on their roster. Teams put good talent on their PS all the time, and a team like the Bills that is rebuilding can spend more time with a player then a team with a higher talent level that has to meet the same roster requirements.

  I personlly think Nix does not get enough credit for all the trades, and FA signings he has not made that in hindsight were very wise decisions. Remember all the QB’s that were reportedly linked to us last year. Mcnabb was the biggest of those and now looking back Nix was a genious for not taking him. I dont know if he ever made an attempt for him or not as was reported, but I am glad he is not on our team.

There have been some moves that I disagree with, but overall I think he has done well with the opptions that he has had

On the back of the Stroud release mainly. Plus his positioning on the state of the roster.

Right or wrong, but I vote for these monthly polls based on what the person in question has done since the last poll.

I think turning this team around is going to take a couple of years. If you haven’t noticed high end Free Agents aren’t jumping at the chance to move to sunny Buffalo and certainly aren’t overly excited at going to a team with a 10 year playoff drought. As far as his draft class goes I think it showed some promise. I still have high hopes for CJ Spiller. I think Moats, Carrington, and Troupe showed some promise. If I remember right Kyle Williams didn’t exactly tear it up his rookie year. If we’d all have had our way we would have taken Jimmy Clausen in the first round last year. Then we would be even further down the wrong road. In Mocking the Draft’s team by team draft last year right before the draft I think Brian took a linebacker in the second round that didn’t go until the sixth round in real life (I have all the respect for Good Ole’ Galliford by the way). It just goes to show you that we all know less than we think. I am going to be patient and optimistic until Buddy Nix proves he is as bad at managing a football team as he is at sounding intelligent.

If the 2011 season comes and goes without an upgrade at OLB (either through Merriman, free agent, or draft picks) and OT (either through Bell developing, draft or free agent) I will start to slide towards disapprove as it will have been two years where Buddy has failed to address the two biggest issues that have haunted this team since before he got here – a pass rush and pass protection.

Im still wait and see on the last draft class, I so far like the decision to hire Gailey and nab Whaley. and I like the taking of risks with a young team, we need to roll some dice to get out of the rut the last decade put us in.

Either way, I told myself from the beginning I’d give Nix 3 years to field a winner and thats exactly what Im going to do. But I also told myself judgment day begins after the second off-season, thats when I’ll allow myself to start judging what hes done…its almost here.

Until then, I can’t possibly judge the man on one season of putting some makeup on one ugly franchise he inherited.

This guy isn’t sping-doctoring me into beleiving he has a “plan”.

Mainly he is rebuilding. It is really hard to judge anyone after the first year of a rebuild. I gotta give himt ill at least the end of next season to give him a dissaprove. Its just to earlier in his gm carear. I think most people bring up he drafted spiller. Nix is also trying to guarentee the suceess of the franchise. We need playmakers spiller will become that. Chan did not use him properly because he had to know how everyone can perform not just spiller. I belive in the spiller pick. Freddy is what 30 and even though he does not have alot of wear and tear in the nfl. He has alot of wear in tear from the EFL and that arene league he played in. Before i can dissaprove him i gotta give his drafts time to develop. You can not fairly grade a draft until 3 years after it happened