dave mcbride Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 C'mon reporters - there's a story here! AJ Smith may be abrasive, but he's one helluva GM. What's the scoop? http://www.buffalonews.com/452/story/909161.html "Nix had some kind of falling out with Smith in 2008, which never has been publicly explained. "The first 6½ years was great and then the last six months was a little strained," Nix told The Buffalo News in March." http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns...ory/909457.html "... an old, familiar face who was hired out of retirement after being forced out in San Diego a year ago." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnutinphoenix Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Marty was let go..he was his friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cocktosten Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Marty was let go..he was his friend... Classic AJ Smith. He does his job very well but he is an incredible douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasBB Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 This SD fan says Buddy Nix was the "real architect" of the SD teams: http://forums.chargers.com/showthread.php?t=74947&page=2 I gather from this link that they used to refer to Buddy Nix as "The Duke" in SD: http://www.footballforum.com/nfl-draft/814...t-thread-2.html One fan in this forum calls Buddy Nix "AJ's secret weapon" in his signature (a nice cheerleader shot, too!): http://bolttalk.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15886 http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/sports/ch...99-1s30nix.html OK, all anecdotal evidence, but sure seems like Buddy was much, much more than just AJ's right-hand man. Some interesting fan perspectives on problems between AJ Smith and Marty: http://bolttalk.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6364&page=3 Read the comments at end of this article: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/20...nt-office-staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Marty was let go..he was his friend... Yeah, but Nix implied that things were hunky dory in 2007. Plus he'd been with Smith for too many moons for one coach firing to erase everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBillsDrive Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I gather from this link that they used to refer to Buddy Nix as "The Duke" in SD:http://www.footballforum.com/nfl-draft/814...t-thread-2.html The Duke! I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasBB Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The Duke! I love it Yeah, I liked that, too. I could see how that name would fit him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Maybe Buddy called AJ's daughter (or perhaps AJ himself) a @$#%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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