JohnC Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 This is the age old traditional posturing pablum. Blame everything on the last guy fired while claiming without evidence that the guys still in the building that were involved were just innocent bystanders. Claim that an organization was run entirely by an ousted individual while the rest of the organization had to stand around, helplessly tied to the mast of the ship as it sailed through the horrors. In a word: scapegoating. But, even if one were to suspend their disbelief and accept your theory, what you are really saying is that the Bills management was on different pages, completely dysfunctional, and each member of management was taking the team in a different direction. Since Buddy was the boss, this theory leads directly to the conclusion that Nix is a bumbling incompetent as a leader who has no idea how to build and work with his staff. By the way, a GM hires a head coach of his own choosing precisely because he can relate and shares a common vision and feels like they can work together. The GM and HC discuss the coaching staff and the direction they want to go in. The GM and the entire coaching staff get together with scouting to discuss and evaluate players and specifically which players can help improve the team. And, yes, it is up to the coaching staff to observe every facet of practices and meetings and determine who makes and does not make the final roster. For some people a generation of excuses is not enough. The GM has a body of work lasting for three full years that included draft selections, free agent selections, roster and cap decisions and the hiring of the HC. His record is 16-32 with a team virtually incapable of beating a team with a winning record. In three years he has not only not been able to find a franchise qb in the draft or free agency but he linked the team to an obvious second-rate qb with a generous contract while passing on excellent prospects in the draft. The Jauron/Levy era clearly outperformed the Nix era. Anyone who looks at this thin roster that he has assembled and believes that he has done a good job or is not responsible for his own work needs to be ignored.
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