You can argue whether the Bills should have drafted a running back with the ninth overall pick in 2010, but you can't dispute Nix selected a good one in C.J. Spiller. (James P. McCoy/News file photo)
By Tim Graham
How will we remember Buddy Nix's tenure as Buffalo Bills general
manager? With the help of beat reporter Mark Gaughan, we look back on the past
three seasons and four drafts under Nix.
Here are his five biggest hits:
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By Mark Gaughan
The hope offered by a new coaching staff is a cycle that repeats itself on every NFL team whenever a new regime takes over. The new staff is bound to be an improvement over the old staff.
The Bills, not surprisingly, expressed enthusiasm over the tone set by Doug Marrone's new regime on the first day of offseason conditioning.
Said running back C.J. Spiller on new offensive chief Nathaniel Hackett: "I just love his enthusiasm. He’s very energetic, he kind of reminds me of Dabo Swinney back at Clemson, a guy that has a lot of energy and that kind of feeds onto your players. Even though it’s the professional level, you still get that sense of feeling when the offensive coordinator’s excited about what’s going on, when he’s getting excited about drawing up a play."
Said defensive end Mario Williams of Doug Marrone: "My first impression is expectation. I think he's definitely an advocate of changing the tempo, the whole demeanor of how things have been here the last however many years. Just trying to get us upbeat and focused on expecting to do better, and more accountability."
Said defensive tackle Marcell Dareus: "They bring a little more upbeat to the organization. I'm kind of excited about it and can't wait to see what they've really got for us."
Here's how the cycle has repeated in Buffalo the past dozen or so years:
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Newly signed defensive lineman Alan Branch speaks at One Bills Drive on Tuesday. (John Hickey/Buffalo News)
By Mark Gaughan
Defensive lineman Alan Branch looked around at the players on the Buffalo Bills' defensive front and decided he has the chance to look good this season in their uniform.
Branch became a new piece of the Bills' defensive puzzle by signing a one-year contract today. Branch started the past two seasons for Seattle. He's a 324-pound run stopper who adds to the Bills' ability to play a 3-4 front.
Now the Bills can put Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams and Branch on the defensive line, flanked by Mario Williams and Manny Lawson at outside linebacker. Fourth-year man Alex Carrington can push Branch for time. If fourth-year man Torell Troup comes back from back surgery, all the better.
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February 14, 2013 - 3:14 PM
By Tim Graham
Pro Football Focus tweeted an amazing stat this afternoon.
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller last season missed one
tackle on 576 passing snaps and one tackle on 339 running snaps. The average
distance downfield that Miller made a tackle was 0.25 yards away from the
line of scrimmage.
With that in mind, I wanted to see who the Buffalo Bills' most
efficient tacklers were in PFF's play-by-play review.
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