Not getting any younger and confident he's put in place a young foundation capable of turning the Buffalo Bills into a winner, Buddy Nix called this the right time to step down as general manager on Monday. "I think at some point, you've got to step aside and let young guys that are qualified have their shot," Nix said during a hastily called news conference shortly after Bills completed a voluntary minicamp practice. "I never put a timetable on it. I always felt like I'd know when it was the right time. "And I think it's the right time." The 73-year-old Nix will not be leaving the team entirely. He'll instead move into a newly created role as a special assistant. Nix steps down two weeks after overseeing his fourth draft with the Bills, which the team opened by selecting its quarterback of the future in Florida State's EJ Manuel with the 16th pick. And his departure comes with Buffalo in the midst of yet another start-from-scratch overhaul under new coach Doug Marrone. "I feel strongly that the team is on the right course for success," Nix said. "I think the thing that probably I'm the most proud of will be the next two or three years. I think we've got a really good young roster. I love our head coach. I think he's a guy who's going to win a lot of games here for a long time." Read more http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9270258/buddy-nix-steps-buffalo-bills-general-manager
