BuffaloBlood Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 I live in Atlanta and every thursday at 4pm Mort comes on the radio station here 680 the Fan and does "The Mort Report". When Buck and Kincade asked him about the BUffalo situation he said a bunch of stuff tha we have all heard but he also said that even with the Nix hire that Wilson was still the one making the calls. I know we all hatre MOrt but could this be true and if it is does this mean we are doomed until this man dies?
Beastly Dareus Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 well duh! Wilson does sign off on the contract. Anymore news?
papazoid Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 I live in Atlanta and every thursday at 4pm Mort comes on the radio station here 680 the Fan and does "The Mort Report". When Buck and Kincade asked him about the BUffalo situation he said a bunch of stuff tha we have all heard but he also said that even with the Nix hire that Wilson was still the one making the calls. I know we all hatre MOrt but could this be true and if it is does this mean we are doomed until this man dies? #1- i guarantee you Daniel Snyder made the call on Shanahan. #2- Nix clearly stated in his press conference that he would be taking the two or three best coaching options to Ralph for his approval.
spartacus Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 I live in Atlanta and every thursday at 4pm Mort comes on the radio station here 680 the Fan and does "The Mort Report". When Buck and Kincade asked him about the BUffalo situation he said a bunch of stuff tha we have all heard but he also said that even with the Nix hire that Wilson was still the one making the calls. I know we all hatre MOrt but could this be true and if it is does this mean we are doomed until this man dies? that is not true I heard a press conference where Russ said Buddy was the man in charge how can this possibly be not true?
BuffaloBlood Posted January 9, 2010 Author Posted January 9, 2010 He made it sound like more than that. Like hhe wold be the one picking the coach not Nix.
Lori Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 that is not true I heard a press conference where Russ said Buddy was the man in charge how can this possibly be not true? http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/80428217.ht...deo=YHI&t=a Nix: "We've started whittling the list down, and we'll start interviewing those guys. We'll come up with our two best candidates ranked, three at the most. We'll take them to Mr. Wilson, and we'll have a consensus and come out of there with one."
HurlyBurly51 Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 I live in Atlanta and every thursday at 4pm Mort comes on the radio station here 680 the Fan and does "The Mort Report". When Buck and Kincade asked him about the BUffalo situation he said a bunch of stuff tha we have all heard but he also said that even with the Nix hire that Wilson was still the one making the calls. I know we all hatre MOrt but could this be true and if it is does this mean we are doomed until this man dies? Mort has had it out for Ralph since John Butler shared with him what it's really like in this organization. Not to say he's wrong, but Mort brings it up every chance he gets.
Las Vegas Calling... Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Ralph always hires someone who he can control. Every GM or coach who has stood up to RW has been fired or has quit. Nix will not make any decisions unless RW approves it.
shoveldog Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Ralph always hires someone who he can control. Every GM or coach who has stood up to RW has been fired or has quit. Nix will not make any decisions unless RW approves it. You do understand who OWNS the team, right?
/dev/null Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 If I owned a multimillion dollar asset, I'd want to call the shots how it was run too
BuffaloBlood Posted January 9, 2010 Author Posted January 9, 2010 Ralph always hires someone who he can control. Every GM or coach who has stood up to RW has been fired or has quit. Nix will not make any decisions unless RW approves it. Thats my point! I was not a fan of promoting from within at first. Then I calmed myself down and said "hey lets give the guy a shot" Then I really thought about it again and I'm beginning to believe that unless a coach came in with a big name and total control like what Shanahan would have wanted here that we are doomed until he is gone. No team can flurish with a man over 90 calling the shots..... see Raiders, Oakland
Bills4154 Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Ralph always hires someone who he can control. Every GM or coach who has stood up to RW has been fired or has quit. Nix will not make any decisions unless RW approves it. I agree, and think that is the bottom line.
Fingon Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Thats my point! I was not a fan of promoting from within at first. Then I calmed myself down and said "hey lets give the guy a shot" Then I really thought about it again and I'm beginning to believe that unless a coach came in with a big name and total control like what Shanahan would have wanted here that we are doomed until he is gone. No team can flurish with a man over 90 calling the shots..... see Raiders, Oakland Ralph isn't the one drafting our players, so thats FAR different than the Oakland Raiders. In fact, I doubt that Ralph will even care which coach is selected as long as the guy is reasonably qualified and isn't getting an outrageous salary.
DarthICE Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Its too bad Ralph doesn't have the balls to just let Nix make the hire.
GG Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Mort has had it out for Ralph since John Butler shared with him what it's really like in this organization. Not to say he's wrong, but Mort brings it up every chance he gets. You got the wrong GM on that one. TD is Mort's bffl
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 I live in Atlanta and every thursday at 4pm Mort comes on the radio station here 680 the Fan and does "The Mort Report". When Buck and Kincade asked him about the BUffalo situation he said a bunch of stuff tha we have all heard but he also said that even with the Nix hire that Wilson was still the one making the calls. I know we all hatre MOrt but could this be true and if it is does this mean we are doomed until this man dies? There's no way to know the details, but most, if not all NFL owners would have the final word on HC hiring. The difference is how much hands-on a particular owner chooses to exercise. The Bills made a very public statement at the Nix presser; that the decision was Buddy's to make and, as Lori pointed out, they outlined the process that Buddy would use to bring his recommendations to Ralph. Now, some rumor from a respected, but disconnected ESPN analyst, says it's business as usual. I can't even imagine the PR tsunami at OBD if that were to come to fruition and it was made public. There's a handful people in the world who know what role RW will play in Buddy Nix's first major decision, and that does not include Mort, or likely anyone who talks to Mort.
HurlyBurly51 Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 You got the wrong GM on that one. TD is Mort's bffl I know TD/Mort are buds, and he gave him the inside info to make Mort look good. But it also goes back to Butler, when he left the Bills he apparently shared with Mort the inner workings at OBD, and it was less than flattering to Ralph. Mort likes to bring that up when explaining why the Bills are not an attractive coaching job.
BillsVet Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 If I owned a multimillion dollar asset, I'd want to call the shots how it was run too What if that asset showed a loss ten years running? Would it be okay for the owner to keep calling the shots? The man is 91 years old and he's in charge of a company which is valued at more than 900M? How many fortune 500 CEO's are in their tenth decade of life AND making good decisions? The bottom line is, football people are not allowed to make football decisions in Buffalo. At least not since Polian. For the most part, all of the teams which are run by their owners are colossal flops: Dallas, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Oakland, and Washington. Dallas hasn't won a playoff game since 96, Cinci is in the playoffs for the second time in nearly 20 seasons, and the other have little to show for this decade. RW is holding this team back with his penchant for making bad decisions. He cannot trust anyone and it's killing the franchise.
GG Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 I know TD/Mort are buds, and he gave him the inside info to make Mort look good. But it also goes back to Butler, when he left the Bills he apparently shared with Mort the inner workings at OBD, and it was less than flattering to Ralph. Mort likes to bring that up when explaining why the Bills are not an attractive coaching job. Butler may have shared some tidbits with Mort. Don't know why he would though, as the two never overlapped professionally, unlike TD & Mort at ESPN. Plus, during the TD era Mort was always ebullient in his coverage of the Bills and only started slamming the team and the owner after TD got fired.
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