Bills Hire GM

by Misfit74 on Dec 31, 2009 10:49 AM PST

The Bills have promoted their college scouting director, Buddy Nix, to general manager. Nix, 70, is the former Chargers assistant general manager.

Cross one off the prospective GM list. This also keeps other higher-profile candidates alive. I'll be following other teams' hires a lot more closely this year. This means guys like Cowher could still be available. I can't say Nix was on my radar, and I'm not sad to see him get hired by a team not named the Seahawks.

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Is Cowher after a coach/GM gig?

And are the Seahawks really willing to give anyone that kind of power in the organization?

by Alec_Mac on Dec 31, 2009 12:37 PM PST reply actions

And doesn't he want to stay on the East Coast anyway, regardless of any desire one may possess to have him here?

Bird Law in this country isn't governed by reason.

by Tyler Jorgensen on Dec 31, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions

I have no idea.

I used Cowher as an example. To clarify, I meant hi-profile candidates in general but the pool of even non hi-profile candidates is also unaffected by this move. I really see no negative consequence to the Bills hiring this guy and it leaves one more candidate available and one less team in need of a similar position that we are looking for in Seattle.

This.

by Misfit74 on Dec 31, 2009 7:04 PM PST up reply actions

Who knows?

But I would say that with Paul Allen around, that is a potential possibility. He did it to lure Holmgren to the Seahawks.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Dec 31, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions

Cross out "potential". Sentence became redundant.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Dec 31, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions

What's up with the Bills constantly hiring people in their 70's?

by Fear on Dec 31, 2009 3:31 PM PST reply actions

Maybe we can get them to trade for Hasselbeck

low blow I know, sorry Hass.

by B.B.Finnegan on Dec 31, 2009 5:50 PM PST up reply actions

Those are the only people willing to live in upstate NY these days.

That region has a serious drain of young people. It’s one of the oldest areas in the nation because of the out-migration of young people. The stereotype is Jerry Seinfeld’s parents moving to Florida, but the reality is more like college grads getting the hell out of the cold.

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Jan 1, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions

ancient owner Ralph Wilson

The oldest owner in the NFL has hired a 70-year old GM. Same owner what brought old Marv Levy out of retirement to “revive” the team a few years ago. Ralph Wilson is 91 and doesn’t like to overpay young whipper-snappers, which seems to be anyone under 60 in his book.

And I’m from upstate NY, I agree that its a place young people should get out of.

Still, ya gotta love a football team that knows how to play in the snow!

"Football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental." - Doug Plank

by Stevo's on Jan 2, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions