Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

[YardRat]

Buddy told the entire free world the Bills needed a QB, and they were going to draft one.
The personnel department poured over game tape.
They saw potential picks play at the college level, in person.
They scrutinized the recruits at the combine, and at their pro days.
They brought in their short list for visits, a few of them more than once.
They had their 'pick of the litter', and snagged the man they thought was 'the best' with their first pick in the draft.

More than any other move Buddy has made anytime, anywhere, how EJ Manuel pans out will define Nix's legacy.

[justasportsfan]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

agreed

[RedEyE]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Isn't Nix gone this year anyway?

And the article I read the other day was that the Bills draft by commitee. Which means that the coaches also get their two cents in. I think if this draft ends up being a true game changer then its really more about Marrone, Hackett, and Pettine and less about Nix.

[Night Train]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

That's true with ANY GM that picks a QB in Round 1. Comes with the territory.

[coastal]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Nix's legacy can be summed up when he tried spam calling who he thought was Tampa's GM back like a butt hurt teenage girl who just got dumped after putting out at the prom.

[RedEyE]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Nix's legacy can be summed up when he tried spam calling who he thought was Tampa's GM back like a butt hurt teenage girl who just got dumped after putting out at the prom.

That was my lowest point as aBills fan. So ****ing embarrassing.

[coastal]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

That was my lowest point as aBills fan. So ****ing embarrassing.

Then leading into the draft he was quoted as saying that they had been receiving more calls this year than pervious years when questioned about possibly trading out of 8.

Thought that went through my head is whether or not he yet realizes it was even a prank.

[TacklingDummy]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

4-12
6-10
6-10
???? Probably 6-10 or worse

That's his legacy to me.

[X-Era]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Buddy told the entire free world the Bills needed a QB, and they were going to draft one.
The personnel department poured over game tape.
They saw potential picks play at the college level, in person.
They scrutinized the recruits at the combine, and at their pro days.
They brought in their short list for visits, a few of them more than once.
They had their 'pick of the litter', and snagged the man they thought was 'the best' with their first pick in the draft.

More than any other move Buddy has made anytime, anywhere, how EJ Manuel pans out will define Nix's legacy.

I don't know Yardie.

I mean the Spiller pick is such a positive and the QB's are so risky anyway that I could see many considering it a "meh" if Manuel is a bust.

If he was #1 overall or even if we hadn't traded down it would be much more of an issue.

One thing that also makes it less of an issue is that Barkley and Nassib dropped to the 4th. If 3 went before the Bills 2nd rounder and Manuel became a flop we would hear about how we traded down, had our pick of the litter and didn't take the right guy in that group of 3 or 4. Instead it looks like we took the best of the bunch and there is a big drop off after Manuel.

I don't feel that's really true but it could look that way. It would be interesting to hear where the other QB needy teams had Manuel graded. I know the Eagles really liked him. But thats the question for me. Is it truly a situation where Manuel was just way better than the other prospects at QB. Because looking at where they were taken, it appears that way on the surface.

[better days]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

4-12
6-10
6-10
???? Probably 6-10 or worse

That's his legacy to me.

Time to show us the BABY. LONG OVERDUE.

[imbondz]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Nix's legacy can be summed up when he tried spam calling who he thought was Tampa's GM back like a butt hurt teenage girl who just got dumped after putting out at the prom.

lol. agreed.

[feldspar]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Isn't Nix gone this year anyway?

And the article I read the other day was that the Bills draft by commitee. Which means that the coaches also get their two cents in. I think if this draft ends up being a true game changer then its really more about Marrone, Hackett, and Pettine and less about Nix.

LOL, and if it's a bad draft, then it's all Buddy's fault?

Buddy Nix is the GM. He makes the decisions. Period. There is nothing else. Nobody does it alone, but he makes the picks and not anybody else.

Nix is not stepping down...said so yesterday.

[better days]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

LOL, and if it's a bad draft, then it's all Buddy's fault?

Buddy Nix is the GM. He makes the decisions. Period. There is nothing else. Nobody does it alone, but he makes the picks and not anybody else.

Nix is not stepping down...said so yesterday.

Like the QB, the GM gets the credit & the BLAME.

[feldspar]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

Like the QB, the GM gets the credit & the BLAME.

Yeah, but you have people here that are prepared to give him all the blame and no credit, depending on which way it swings.

[RedEyE]

Re: Nix's legacy/reputation hinges on Manuel

LOL, and if it's a bad draft, then it's all Buddy's fault?

Buddy Nix is the GM. He makes the decisions. Period. There is nothing else. Nobody does it alone, but he makes the picks and not anybody else.

Nix is not stepping down...said so yesterday.

You're reading too much into my words. And yo are 100% WRONG about it being Nix's decision. He said himself that everyone gets a voice to discuss the options. I'm not protecting Nix here, far from it. But what you fail to understand is that IF this draft happens to be better perhaps that could be attributed to the new coaching staff and their opinions and NOT have anything to do with Nix himself.