This is a complete fabrication. The Bills had 17 players on IR. Most were backups.
Whatever works for ya.
Here's some facts though.
The talent in 2001 consisted of: Jim Miller, Marty Booker, Dez White, Anthony Thomas, Olin Kruetz, James Williams, Brian Urlacher, Rosevelt Colvin, Keith Traylor, Mike Brown, Daimon Shelton, RW McQuarters, David Terrell, Marcus Robinson, Leon Johnson, Paul Edinger, Brad Maynard, Shane Matthews, among others.
The talent in 2002 consisted of: Jim Miller, Marty Booker, Dez White, Anthony Thomas, Olin Kruetz, James Williams, Brian Urlacher, Rosevelt Colvin, Keith Traylor, Mike Brown, Daimon Shelton, RW McQuarters, David Terrell, Marcus Robinson, Leon Johnson, Paul Edinger, Brad Maynard, Shane Matthews, among others.
And the big difference between 2000 and 2001? Newly hired GM Jerry Angelo traded locker room cancer and starting QB project Cade McNown away for almost nothing.