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Another Bills pinata article... although the Ralph stuff is pretty spot on. I tend get defensive after a while... we should make a list of every writer/announcer that demonizes the Nix/Gailey (and by that I don't just mean questions it but flat out calls it stupid) and get back in touch if and when we start producing. It pains me to see some of these schmucks take shot after shot at this franchise, even if SOME of it id deserved. Here's my favorite part of the article:
To Wilson's credit, he did appear to make a concerted effort to hire a heavy hitter to replace Jauron, making pitches to both Bill Cowher and Mike Shanahan. But after all was said and done, with new GM Buddy Nix clumsily pulling the strings, the team opted for the nondescript Gailey, who has a decent résumé (he went 18-14 with two straight playoff appearances as the Cowboys head coach in 1998-99) but comes up way short on the buzz meter compared to most of the other so-called candidates for the Bills' job.
"Chan Gailey is a good coordinator, but what has he ever done as a head coach?" said one NFL personnel director. "He couldn't win big games at Georgia Tech. He could not get them over the hump. What led them to believe he will be able to do it in the pros? To me, it really just looks like two good ol' Southern boys (Nix and Gailey) riding out into retirement together."
Making even less of a positive impression than Gailey is Nix, who was promoted to the Bills' GM post on Dec. 31.
"How could the Bills turn the (GM) job over to a buffoon like Buddy Nix?" one league personnel evaluator said incredulously. "I couldn't believe how he handled himself (in the press conference announcing the hiring of Gailey as head coach). I took a look at the transcript after seeing highlights, and my mouth dropped. I don't care what he likes or doesn't like — you can't stand in front of the world and talk like that when you are a GM. Some of the words that were rolling off his tongue were really amazing to me."
"Chan Gailey is a good coordinator, but what has he ever done as a head coach?" said one NFL personnel director. "He couldn't win big games at Georgia Tech. He could not get them over the hump. What led them to believe he will be able to do it in the pros? To me, it really just looks like two good ol' Southern boys (Nix and Gailey) riding out into retirement together."
Making even less of a positive impression than Gailey is Nix, who was promoted to the Bills' GM post on Dec. 31.
"How could the Bills turn the (GM) job over to a buffoon like Buddy Nix?" one league personnel evaluator said incredulously. "I couldn't believe how he handled himself (in the press conference announcing the hiring of Gailey as head coach). I took a look at the transcript after seeing highlights, and my mouth dropped. I don't care what he likes or doesn't like — you can't stand in front of the world and talk like that when you are a GM. Some of the words that were rolling off his tongue were really amazing to me."
F***ing s*** up since 1990
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