Nix says he believes Bell can handle starting LT position

[Prov401]

Not sure if this was posted. I guess that means no tackle for our first pick?


<TABLE border=0 width=630><TBODY><TR><TD width="80%">Bills | Nix believes Bell can handle LT job
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[URL="http://billszone.com/link/213"]Mark Gaughan (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=638479), of The Buffalo News (http://billszone.com/link/139), reports Buffalo Bills (http://billszone.com/team/9/nfl) general manager Buddy Nix (http://billszone.com/player/22322/nfl) said he believes OT Demetrius Bell (http://billszone.com/player/18630/nfl) can handle the starting left tackle position.

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[cpearl]

What's he going to say? Is he really going to call out a guy on his own roster as not good enough to start or play?

It's all coach/GM talk. Nix is saying all the right things. Dont' read into it as much.

[X-Era]

Not sure if this was posted. I guess that means no tackle for our first pick?


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Mark Gaughan (http://billszone.com/link/213), of The Buffalo News (http://billszone.com/link/139), reports Buffalo Bills (http://billszone.com/team/9/nfl) general manager Buddy Nix (http://billszone.com/player/22322/nfl) said he believes OT Demetrius Bell (http://billszone.com/player/18630/nfl) can handle the starting left tackle position.

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So, we couldn't still draft Trent Williams who could play either right or left?

[WeAreArthurMoates]

Ya it's all smokescreen right now. We may not go first round for OT but we will grab one early.

[YardRat]

Don't read anything into any comments leading up to the draft.

[B-DON]

lol x2 People are killin me with this draft luncheon.

[DraftBoy]

Gm speak

[SquishDaFish]

Listen everything that is said now is all coach speak and Smokescreen. Stop believing it all.

[patmoran2006]

I think Nix was so intentionally full of **** and broad today that I didnt report a single thing he said.

I dont believe ANY OF IT

[patmoran2006]

Except.. I dont think they are locked into taking a LT at 9.. That I do believe.

[B-DON]

I never waste my time watching or reading these types of things. People who believe any of this crap are hilarious

[Don't Panic]

Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if the starting 5 for the O Line are already on the roster... Bell, Wood, Hangartner, Levitre, Green. And it may have more to do with the top 3 OTs being off the board at #9 than anything. I have doubts about a round 2 or later OT starting from day one. It's going to take a bit of time to get this line where it needs to be.

[trapezeus]

i think if okung and buluga aren't there, the bills are more likely to trade to a lower 1st round pick and get another tackle...they just don't want a different tackle at 9.

[Buffalogic]

It might be gm speak but I agree with the comment. Bell was extremely raw last year and he can learn to eliminate his penalties with the help of good coaching. You can see he's a very athletic guy.

[Lexwhat]

The only fool who is dumb enough to say that statement, AND actually mean it, is Dick Jauron.

I don't believe Buddy Nix is that much of a moron.

[bosshogg21]

Pick 9 = spiller time.

[don137]

I am not sure who is more full of it this time of year, politicians in Washington or GMs in the NFL.
A luncheon next week would be more informatiive.

[elltrain22]

Gm speak

YEP!!!

[ddaryl]

I guess when you lived through a dozen drafts and followed them on the intranets you learn to not read into comments from GM's and "experts" as much.

The Bills would have no problem taking a LT at #9 nor would they have any problems taking a different player. It will all be a matter on how the 1st 8 shake out

[dasaybz]

Except.. I dont think they are locked into taking a LT at 9.. That I do believe.

Good, they shouldn't be.

[OpIv37]

Once again, this is probably just GM speak so other teams don't know what we're planning for the draft.

Also, even if Nix thinks that Bell sucks, he's not going to say that to the media. Bell might be his starting LT whether Nix likes it or not, and he has to keep Bell's confidence up.

[Dr. Lecter]

At this time of year, NFL GMs are as honest as a politician.

[Nighthawk]

What he says now, doesn't mean a thing. That being said, he's wrong.

[delectrolux]

I don't know. I get the whole pre-draft GM speak thing, But Nix has shown to do EXACTLY what he says every time he's spoken publicly. I also am in the camp that Bell is better than he showed last year. Penalties are a combination of getting beat bad and coaching. If Nix and Chan see on the tape that he wasn't getting beat so much as making mental errors, then I could see them sticking with Bell and bringing in a LT later in the draft.

[Night Train]

Besides the obvious curve balls this time of year, there have been multiple reports that Bells rehab is much longer than Woods and he may not be ready for the beginning of the season.

[DraftBoy]

I used to believe I could play in the NBA one day too...

For the record Im 6'0, white and have a vertical roughly high enough me to barely graze the rum.

[User Manuel]

It is a smoke screen, I am betting it has to do with trade negotiations for Gaither.

[justasportsfan]

I think Nix was so intentionally full of **** and broad today that I didnt report a single thing he said.



you never reported anything full of crap? :idunno:

[madness]

Great job hacking the truth, Gaughan just to stir up a little controversy. Seriously, what's so hard about reporting just the ****ing facts?


On what the biggest needs are for the team:
Buddy Nix: We think we have a good left tackle (<nobr>Demetrius Bellhttp://www.buffalobills.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/demetrius-bell/6ed4b1bf-1e11-41cb-a771-df5e08173b22/)</nobr>). He is injured right now and is coming along good. I guess the point I am trying to make is if we can’t get the guy that we need then we are going to try to develop what we have or there is still a chance that we can fill some needs after the draft in free agency. We are going to be looking, and we work at it every day, to make sure we can get a guy that fits and will make us better. Do not get us pinned down and don’t get yourself pinned down thinking mentally it has to be this position or this position because it may not be.

[TonyIncredible]

It kind of scares me but then again he's not going to come out and publicly state we're going after bulaga. I don't think anyone would give away who they are wanting to draft. All I know is, is that Bell is good for back-up depth or switch him to the right side because there i think he can be a little more effective. But again it really is nerve racking hearing him state that.

[Rhettoric]

I'ld rather give Bell and Meredith another year than reach in the 1st for the 4/5th best OT.

[better days]

I'ld rather give Bell and Meredith another year than reach in the 1st for the 4/5th best OT.

I agree. How many posts have there been that the Bills should give Trent Edwards another year rather than draft a QB. I think Bell & Meredith both have more potential to play well this year than Trent does.

[EDS]

I'ld rather give Bell and Meredith another year than reach in the 1st for the 4/5th best OT.

Do you honestly think going into a season with Bell as the leading candidate for the left tackle position is a good thing?

[Rhettoric]

Do you honestly think going into a season with Bell as the leading candidate for the left tackle position is a good thing?

It is obviously not the ideal situation, but I am thinking long term... every time we reach for a player à la Losman & McCargo and miss, it sets the team back another couple of years.

In my opinion they need to take the BPA. I can live with Bell for another year, but I can't take another decade of mediocrity.

[ServoBillieves]

With only reading the title... Yes. He can. If he could keep his ****ing hand in the dirt and not move pre-snap he can hold his own. RT is my concern at the moment... Meredith showed flashes but wasn't an every-down lineman. Green sucks. If we go Tebow, RT becomes priority #1 unless we flip the line.

[JCBills]

I'ld rather give Bell and Meredith another year than reach in the 1st for the 4/5th best OT.

Me too, I think Meredith has 10x better of a shot, he has much more football toughness.

If Nix was making a serious comment, he would have said Meredith, not Bell, but they don't want to let anyone know anything.

[nateodoms'bff]

Besides the obvious curve balls this time of year, there have been multiple reports that Bells rehab is much longer than Woods and he may not be ready for the beginning of the season.

Is there a link for these reports?

[Ed]

I completely agree that a GM isn't going to come out and say "we don't like this guy, we have to upgrade here." But at the same time did the Bills make any attempt during free agency to even add competition at LT? It doesn't appear so, so I would think that the Bills at least have some confidence in Bell. It may not be ideal to have him as the starter, but he made a lot of progress from his rookie year and he's always had the potential to develop into a very good player.

[TigerJ]

It might be gm speak but I agree with the comment. Bell was extremely raw last year and he can learn to eliminate his penalties with the help of good coaching. You can see he's a very athletic guy.I also agree that it's GM speak. I am not positive Bell can handle LT this coming season, but I believe it is at least possible. Bell is athletic. He can continue to get stronger. If he's coachable, and the Bills give him some solid coaching, I would expect a large leap in the competence of his onfield performance. The problem is, and both Nix and Gailey know it, there's no guarantee. For that reason they will draft a tackle who at least has a chance of starting. Whether it's Bulaga or Trent Williams or Roger Saffold or Charles Brown or some other guy, I don't know, but there will be somebody new.