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I'm with you. Maybe not December. But we'll know what we have by Halloween for sure. I like the homespun football wisdom that Nix and Gailey seem to exude, but that means nothing until it translates to something positive and tangible on the field. Don't forget that the same dysfunctional organizational fungus still permeates the halls of OBD. I didn't use to believe this, but now I feel like nothing will change until there is new ownership. And by then we're probably looking at relocation of the team. Everything the team gets from me from this point going forward has to be earned... C

I got nothing against old guys. Just stupid old guys. Right now, as much as I like Nix and Gailey as personalities, the process by which they were hired (both GM and coach) was idiotic. Just for the record, I love my grandparents. All this talk about giving them a chance - we don't have much of a choice now, do we? But I'll give this franchise a chance and trust them when a decision they make reaps dividends. Until then they deserve and should expect our skepticism. C

Or get a great DT ala Ngata. Maybe that McCoy guy if he's there. Then watch as the LBs suddenly get better. C

I'm sure the answer is a lot more complicated. But I heard Jim Irsay part of the way on Mike and Mike this AM. He says part of the reason the Colts have been successful is that the FO (see him and the Polians) got the "pillar" decisions right. He said one of the "pillar" decisions was to build the O-line first before drafting Manning. This ensured that Manning could be more successful out of the gate than if they hadn't. That being said, if Manning is there when I'm drafting, I take him regardless. Maybe sit him the first year and have him watch while some grizzly vet runs the O behind a so-so line. To me the Colts and Bills are the same franchise except for some key pillar decisions. One of them of course being letting Polian go. C

I think Catavolos has mad coaching skillz.

We need the NSA. The Bills have been awfully weird with news. Late at night. New Year's Eve. WTF?

Vote yes...

I think Bates will be fine. If we hire him. Bit of a weird looking dude though...remember those Coke bottle glasses? Anyways,I don't know why everyone equates 4-3s to the namby pamby T2. The 4-3 can be aggressive and high pressure if you put some big fat guys in the middle. See the version Baltimore and Minnesota play. I'll take that. C

I think you maybe right. But I would hate to use a #9 pick on a player who can't immediately contribute. But between the Gailey hire and Nix's Florida connections I wonder if they're putting things in place to design an offense around Tebow. When our pick comes around, I hope they survey the landscape and choose the best value lineman, preferably OL, at that position. If Bradford falls that far, I'd give it a long hard look. His injury history would give me pause. If not, I'd trade down for an extra 2nd. Pick a lineman. Then use both 2nds and trade back into the 1st for Tebow, if they're crazy about him. If not I'd go DL or LB next or hold for Pike or Tebow (if he falls that far). I personally don't think there's much to choose between the QBs after Bradford. I personally think the best value QB in this year's draft is Pike. If they friggin' pick McCoy I'll slit my wrists... I'd try and trade for McNabb for a 2nd or 3rd. Then use our first pick for a franchise LT. C

Really, you think Nix's only real is judging talent? Take a look at Bill Polian and see what a great prototype GM should look like. He came up as a scout and yes judging talent is a big part of the job. But a GM's job is to run and manage the entire football operations of a team. Our model is a joke. Nix has been fond of saying how there's no school/course for being a head coach. Well, there ain't one for GMs either. Guess what folks, as much I think Nix is likable, we're on his learning curve as a GM. His PCs prove it. Hopefully all of that will be overcome by his ability to judge talent - coaching, players and otherwise. Where's my rosary? C

Anyone remember Wade Phillips saying he slammed his fist on the table of the "financial guys" when they said he had to let Ted Washington go? He said something to the effect of "Ted Washington can still play. As long as I am coach here he has a job." And I think that was the year the let some team stalwarts like Thurman Thomas go. God I miss Wade. C

He's in the right age group...

Until we win he is right.

IMHO Modrak is not the issue. The guy is a good evaluator of talent. He doesn't pull the trigger on selections. He & Nix are cut from the same cloth - kinda. I'd like to see a list of players he was hot for and didn't get selected by the Bills. But I think he did the best he could under the chaos in the FO. I do wish he would spend more time at OBD though. he might be a good influence. He was the guy who picked Donovan McNabb. If we want to see McN here, he's our link. C

Good call, dude.

There is a God. To me this was more important than any other termination at OBD. C

Normally the pro personnel guy is "next in line" for GM at most franchises. I hope they hire a great up and comer from a well run organization (Pipe dream I know). So that when Nix retires (which should be any day now since he didn't want this job), there is someone waiting in the wings. C

I emphatize. Feel better. C

He wasn't offered the job per most media sources. They can't not until his team is done in the playoffs. That's not to say they could not have had an "understanding" with him. C

Yes!

Sounds like Alex may be staying on.

Who has done this a long time? Min age 60. Ready to retire.

You know in the long run, I'm happy for Frazier. He deserves a lot more than what the abomination of a franchise called the Bills would have gave him. He'll be a superstar coach ala Dungy with Dungy probably partnering with him somewhere where both their stars will shine brightly. And we'll be wondering of what might have been... Again... C

I live in the South. The Titans are the home town team. You can bet the pressers are no way near "Deliverance" as the Bills' was this PM. The guy was hired because he fits the present culture at OBD. Make no mistake about it, it's old guys feeling comfortable with other old guys and not wanting to step into the 21st century. That would necessitate an in-touch with the NFL GM (there were many of those candidates available). Cowher recommended Gailey because he would fit what the GM & Owner wanted. Not because he was the best thing for the franchise in the long term. Our credibility just went thru the floor. Our only positive is that we are better than the Raiders. I'm not sure for how much longer. C