‘So yes, the signing of Shawne Merriman did not work on the field for the Bills, no question, but was it the wrong thing to do at the time, absolutely positively not. The Bills needed and still need good football players, but Nix had nothing to lose by giving Merriman a try. The money wasn’t big, they weren’t up against the cap and the upside was high. The DE is injury prone, that didn’t change here, but it was well worth a try and I will never criticize Nix for giving it a shot.’