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FWIW, here is a link to a story ESPN did just prior to the Draft speaking with Buddy Nix about his thoughts on the QBs in that draft class:

http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2013/story/_/id/9211442/2013-nfl-draft-buffalo-bills-gm-buddy-nix-hopes-land-franchise-quarterback

 

Another link on NFL Network about trading "up" to get a QB....he seemed pretty intent to me:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000111083/article/buddy-nix-buffalo-bills-should-trade-up-for-qb-in-draft

 

And here's another where Buddy owns the EJ pick along with refusing any idea or notion of when he would step down:

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Buddy-Nix-Doug-Marrone-comment-on-Bills-2013-Draft/1cdcc444-216a-4d1a-8d4e-d459ff58c670

 

And another, this will be the last one for now, where Buddy talks about how he picked EJ and what they liked and didn't:

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Buddy-Nix-and-Doug-Marrone-comment-on-drafting-EJ-Manuel/f1c81a79-1804-4e0e-99dc-48a109e7ff6f

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Considering all three know this may be their last season* unless they produce a successful team, it wouldn't be surprising to see frustrations come to the surface.

 

(* please note, I'm not saying it will be their last season, or even that it should be... but with a new owner coming in, and our 14 year drought, they gotta be nervous)

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And there are those who will say, "Well, what do you expect him to say?" but then that's assuming information rather than allowing what is plainly stated speak for itself: EJ was Buddy's pick and to what extent DW had a say in that decision none of us may ever know, and if we do it will be much after the fact...so again, I submit EJ was Buddy's pick and DW was essentially forced to make it work and now there is some panic involved and DW is starting to hit the re-set button, at least possibly having his finger quivering over that re-set button....

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And there are those who will say, "Well, what do you expect him to say?" but then that's assuming information rather than allowing what is plainly stated speak for itself: EJ was Buddy's pick and to what extent DW had a say in that decision none of us may ever know, and if we do it will be much after the fact...so again, I submit EJ was Buddy's pick and DW was essentially forced to make it work and now there is some panic involved and DW is starting to hit the re-set button, at least possibly having his finger quivering over that re-set button....

 

even under that scenario, then what the hell was Whaley doing about QB THIS offseason, when he was the GM? The answer is nothing.

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And there are those who will say, "Well, what do you expect him to say?" but then that's assuming information rather than allowing what is plainly stated speak for itself: EJ was Buddy's pick and to what extent DW had a say in that decision none of us may ever know, and if we do it will be much after the fact...so again, I submit EJ was Buddy's pick and DW was essentially forced to make it work and now there is some panic involved and DW is starting to hit the re-set button, at least possibly having his finger quivering over that re-set button....

 

This has been debated add nausea since last year, and the conclusion was fairly conclusive that while Nix made the nominal pick, Whaley was the ultimate decider.

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Good lord you people are irritating, with all of the speculation and guessing games.

 

Clearly, Marrone is complaining that Whaley took them to Chef's for dinner on Monday night while he wanted to eat at Tempo.

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even under that scenario, then what the hell was Whaley doing about QB THIS offseason, when he was the GM? The answer is nothing.

 

Hey, I'm not arguing about the fact that Aaron Murray went in the 4th or 5th round and the BILLS remained silent or Mettenberger or others, I'm just saying regarding some of the reported tension between DW and Marrone with Brandon in the mix, that I think some of it has to do with DW believing he was saddled with EJ and thought the best course of action was to basically *force* EJ into a state of psychological calm in hopes of boosting his confidence and letting him play....will it work? I have no idea...but my doubts are growing...

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And as evident by the OP: virtually no mental acuity to assume otherwise.

 

What would your takeway be from Rodak's report that Marrone was tossing loud, choice words at Whaley & Brandon on a practice sideline that's attended by reporters?

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This has been debated add nausea since last year, and the conclusion was fairly conclusive that while Nix made the nominal pick, Whaley was the ultimate decider.

 

Fair enough...but "fairly conclusive" by whom? Did Nix say that? Did DW? Did Russ Brandon? And maybe they did and I just missed it...but unless one of those 3 come out and say exactly that, or there is a tell-all biography done some time in the future that refutes these statements by Nix, we can only go by what we *DO* know and not what we can speculate, at least that's how I feel...I can read what is written and postulate an idea or hypothesis but facts remain...

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What would your takeway be from Rodak's report that Marrone was tossing loud, choice words at Whaley & Brandon on a practice sideline that's attended by reporters?

 

That it wasn't that important. Because if it was: THEY WOULDN'T BE HAVING THE !@#$ING CONVERSATION ON THE PRACTICE FIELD IN FRONT OF PLAYERS AND PRESS!

 

Rodak has more than adequately shown himself to have proclivities for mountainizing anything which even resembles a negative-leaning molehill.

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I give BigBuff423 props for subscribing to the notion that if you keep repeating something often enough, you're likely to get people to start believing it's the truth. Good luck with that.

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That it wasn't that important. Because if it was: THEY WOULDN'T BE HAVING THE !@#$ING CONVERSATION ON THE PRACTICE FIELD IN FRONT OF PLAYERS AND PRESS!

 

Rodak has more than adequately shown himself to have proclivities for mountainizing anything which even resembles a negative-leaning molehill.

 

So you are just going to ignore the fact this has now happened twice in less than a week? Once during the Bucs game and once on the sidelines at camp. With all the other questions about an already questionable staff, there seems to be a lot of smoke.

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Fair enough...but "fairly conclusive" by whom? Did Nix say that? Did DW? Did Russ Brandon? And maybe they did and I just missed it...but unless one of those 3 come out and say exactly that, or there is a tell-all biography done some time in the future that refutes these statements by Nix, we can only go by what we *DO* know and not what we can speculate, at least that's how I feel...I can read what is written and postulate an idea or hypothesis but facts remain...

 

It was from accounts from people who were familiar with the process.

 

You cannot go by what the people said in public, because the Bills have excelled in disinformation. If you only take the team's comments as truth, what's your take on Brandon's insistence that Buddy is set here for a long long time?

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My spidey sense is that it's not about the players but the play calling/offensive practice. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to hear Marrone is getting serious heat to either call plays in lieu of Hackett or to do a Turk Schonert. The play calling isn't getting the job done on the field and the offense keeps practicing the same crap that has shown it doesn't work when it counts.

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