AxelRipper Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 i'll take him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Ah yes, Herr Berchtold taking over the conference. This guy has been at OBD forever, what a gig he has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog69 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 nix: we arent far away ralph: it will take a lot of time I agree that the Bills are not that far away. Other than hiring a decent coaching staff, they need a QB, Left Tackle, Pass Rush help at DE and LB. The problem is QB, LT and dominant DE seem to be the toughest positions to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 He cracked me up...but he did say a lot of the right things...I can actually say I am happy with this hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 it doesnt sound like they are going to pay for.... i mean draft a QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I hope I helped anyone who could not watch it...and those who may have missed a little bit of what was said or want a quote. I was typing as fast as I could. I believe that Nix clearly knows where his place should be in this organization. I agree with his views on many things, including FA. How many times do you see the FA pan out? Too many times teams overpay for guys who have a low impact. Nix's emphasis on the OL really made me happy. As a former OL I know how important and underappreciated this position is. Now I have to get back to three weanlings that need some attention. My poor neighbors are probably po'd at all the bawling by the calves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 He cracked me up...but he did say a lot of the right things...I can actually say I am happy with this hire. they say these things because they know the pulse of the fans, as the CEO is a marketing guy. Once they take the field next year to one failure after another, itll be the same thing and maybe that is when they will pull the fire Modrak/Guy card. how many times in the PC did I hear the distinction between marketing guy and football guy? It was like I was listening to them address the message boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 No wonder Ralph likes this guy--he doesn't like spending on free agents. The returns on spending massively in FA has been very poor in the NFL. You have to strike gold by getting those middle tier FA that go on to have a great career. There have been very few big time FA acquisitions that have been successful. Even Adalius Thomas who was considered the dream FA and no less signed by the big time Patriots is waiting to get in the Unemployment line at the end of the season. The only success stories that come to mind is Drew Brees and Reggie White. The Bills themselves stuck gold with the mid level FA such as Bryce Paup and failed miserably in many FA acquisitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 This guy has been at OBD forever, what a gig he has! Him and Chuck Lester must know where Ralph hides the bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I hope I helped anyone who could not watch it...and those who may have missed a little bit of what was said or want a quote. I was typing as fast as I could. Yes, great work.....tks...you could be a stenographer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 They hired Nix and he has had no input or knowledge of the head coaching list. And, here I was hoping they were hiring him because they wanted to nab their next head coach straight out of the oven. Nix is a good guy and a straight shooter. For those that prefer smoke being blown up their posteriors, he'll be a major disappointment for sure. I like how he didn't PC around Jauron with comments on leadership, direction, and having to have an experienced staff "not saying anything about what's gone on here before, mind you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 No, he likes keeping their OWN free agents. That's straight from John Butler's playbook. Of course, back then, we had FAs worth keeping. After reviewing the roster, he may decide he needs to rethink that answer. Too bad we couldn't see Ralph's, Overdorf's or Smither's face when he said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drg2021 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 The returns on spending massively in FA has been very poor in the NFL. You have to strike gold by getting those middle tier FA that go on to have a great career. There have been very few big time FA acquisitions that have been successful. Even Adalius Thomas who was considered the dream FA and no less signed by the big time Patriots is waiting to get in the Unemployment line at the end of the season. The only success stories that come to mind is Drew Brees and Reggie White. The Bills themselves stuck gold with the mid level FA such as Bryce Paup and failed miserably in many FA acquisitions. I think they did alright with Chris Speilman also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadKat Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 They hired Nix and he has had no input or knowledge of the head coaching list. And, here I was hoping they were hiring him because they wanted to nab their next head coach straight out of the oven. Nix is a good guy and a straight shooter. For those that prefer smoke being blown up their posteriors, he'll be a major disappointment for sure. I like how he didn't PC around Jauron with comments on leadership, direction, and having to have an experienced staff "not saying anything about what's gone on here before, mind you." He said we have a list, but he hasnt been closely involved in the coaching search up to this point. I'm sure he has seen the list.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Marty got fired after going 14-2........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 it doesnt sound like they are going to pay for.... i mean draft a QB Good, this year's QB class is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 He said we have a list, but he hasnt been closely involved in the coaching search up to this point. I'm sure he has seen the list.... He hasn't been involved in the process. There's a big difference between getting down and dirty and seeing a picture in a Playboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadKat Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 He hasn't been involved in the process. There's a big difference between getting down and dirty and seeing a picture in a Playboy. Isnt that what I said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I hope I helped anyone who could not watch it...and those who may have missed a little bit of what was said or want a quote. I was typing as fast as I could. I believe that Nix clearly knows where his place should be in this organization. I agree with his views on many things, including FA. How many times do you see the FA pan out? Too many times teams overpay for guys who have a low impact. Nix's emphasis on the OL really made me happy. As a former OL I know how important and underappreciated this position is. Now I have to get back to three weanlings that need some attention. My poor neighbors are probably po'd at all the bawling by the calves. Excellent point. Look at Drayton Florence. He becam a free agent in 2008 and the Jaguars signed him to a big contract. After one season, the Jaguars were not happy with Florence's play, so they cut him. The Bills then sign Florence for much less than the Jaguars did, and surprisingly, Florence turned out to be the best player we signed this past offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 This guy has been at OBD forever, what a gig he has! Its because he does a good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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