Archives for May 12, 2011

‘I’ll be living in Mississippi. I’ll be on the road and be a mobile director and do everything pretty much on the road. I’ll get a chance to meet in here in December and February.’

‘How impacted will the Bills be by the work stoppage? On a scale from 1 to 10 (with 10 being the most significantly impacted), the Bills rate a 4, which is pretty impressive for a 4-12 team.’

‘"If you keep doing the same thing the same way and get the same results every time," Nix said during Wednesday’s news conference, "sometimes you need to make a change."’

‘”We are real proud of him and happy,” Gibbons’ father, Jim, said. “He has worked hard. Things are happening pretty fast. He was just in San Diego for 18 days before the draft. He is busy.”‘

‘"He’s known me long enough to know the way that I evaluate players and I know what kind of players he likes," Gibbons stated. "It’s easy both ways, that he understands when I’m writing reports and what I’m saying and when I’m out looking at players, I know what he’s looking for — what kind of players he’s looking to bring in here. When you have that kind of relationship it makes it a lot easier."’

‘Gibbons was a college scout for the San Diego Chargers the past seven years after spending 12 seasons with the Bills as a college and pro scout starting in 1992.’

‘The shuffle in Buffalo’s personnel department continued Wednesday with the hiring of Tom Gibbons and Chuck Cook. Bills Executive Vice President and General Manager Buddy Nix named Gibbons the team’s new Pro Personnel Director, while Cook will serve as Director of College Scouting.’