Kelly the Dog Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I'd love to be an observer in one of these situations once. I can't figure out what would take so long. Nix makes an offer, Williams either wants to play for Buffalo or he does not. If he does they negotiate contract terms which shouldn't take a large amount of time. If he does not he says no thank you and moves on. Seems like that's how it was for a lot of the other FAs, what's the difference here? Unless he is waiting for other offers to drive the Bills price higher, or using the Bills offer to drive someone elses offer higher? Like I said, I'd love to see how one of these situations works from the inside once. It's easy, IMO, to see why it would take so long. Basically, this is one of the two biggest decisions in his life so far, and it is tied intimately to the other one, getting married this summer. He didn't decide where to get drafted. Now he has to decide where to live and play the next seven years, the first seven years of his marriage, and where he wants to raise a family. He probably knew nothing about Buffalo. He needs to find out, he needs his fiance to be on board with this, it takes more than 24 hours to know.
GG Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I leave for 3 minutes and this all I get? WTF? Did you go to the fridge to check on the wife?
Malazan Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Rich Smith (for what it is worth) is reporting the Mario deal is done: https://twitter.com/#!/ALLsportsINTEL
CodeMonkey Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 BTW, today is Steak and BJ today - in case you forgot. Maybe Mario is waiting for the 2nd half of the deal? If that's true they should have left his fiancee at home
Joe Miner Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 BTW, today is Steak and BJ today - in case you forgot. Maybe Mario is waiting for the 2nd half of the deal? One of those was supposed to be Medium Rare, and one was supposed to be Well Done. I hope they get it right.
SDS Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Did you go to the fridge to check on the wife? You are supposed to freeze stuff, not stop all molecular motion... Visited SabreSpace to check on our other team...
5 Wide Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 If that's true they should have left his fiancee at home Good point, once the ring goes on all you get is the steak... and that's if you feel like grilling.
D521646 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 This seems to be Plan - B Redding to ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts have reached a three-year, $10.5 million agreement with veteran defensive end Cory Redding, according to a league source. Redding, 31, played for Chuck Pagano last season with the Baltimore Ravens when Pagano was the defensive coordinator prior to being hired by as the Colts' head coach. Redding's addition could potentially spell the end of defensive end Dwight Freeney's tenure with the Colts. Freeney could be released or traded. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/2012-NFL-free-agency-tuesday-roster-moves-signings-031412 Tim-
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Rich Smith (for what it is worth) is reporting the Mario deal is done: https://twitter.com/#!/ALLsportsINTEL That is so page 50 of this thread.
Deep2Moulds46 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I think it's time to reminisce about some of the "key" free agents the Bills have signed that, if we all took truth serum, we would all admit two things. Prior to coming to Buffalo we had never heard of them. And 5 minutes after signing with Buffalo, we convinced ourselves we just got a star! I'll start us off.... Chris Villarial
scribo Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Rich Smith (for what it is worth) is reporting the Mario deal is done: https://twitter.com/#!/ALLsportsINTEL Yeah! Is he legit?
whateverdude Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I think it's time to reminisce about some of the "key" free agents the Bills have signed that, if we all took truth serum, we would all admit two things. Prior to coming to Buffalo we had never heard of them. And 5 minutes after signing with Buffalo, we convinced ourselves we just got a star! I'll start us off.... Chris Villarial Mario Williams
Malazan Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 That is so page 50 of this thread. Seeing as he is saying it is 'done' now as of a few mins ago, this thread must be picking up steam
NickelCity Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Good point, once the ring goes on all you get is the steak... and that's if you feel like grilling. hahaha...oh wait I'm sad now
HurlyBurly51 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Yes. You are the only one. Guess not. It's the women. The Bills players & wives have to go convince his fiancee now. They always delay everything. We all remember what happened with Drury. If he had been single, he would have stayed.
CodeMonkey Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 It's easy, IMO, to see why it would take so long. Basically, this is one of the two biggest decisions in his life so far, and it is tied intimately to the other one, getting married this summer. He didn't decide where to get drafted. Now he has to decide where to live and play the next seven years, the first seven years of his marriage, and where he wants to raise a family. He probably knew nothing about Buffalo. He needs to find out, he needs his fiance to be on board with this, it takes more than 24 hours to know. Hmmm that seems reasonable. But yesterday wasn't the first day he knew about Buffalo's interest. That part of it could have been determined beforehand. But yeah I guess having his fiancee on board would be a big consideration, and showing her the area she would be spending at least half the year in makes sense. Still think it shouldn't take so long, but I have never been in his situation either.
Deep2Moulds46 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Mario Williams Let me explain the rules again
Malazan Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 The top free agent generally has the deal done before free agency begins
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I think it's time to reminisce about some of the "key" free agents the Bills have signed that, if we all took truth serum, we would all admit two things. Prior to coming to Buffalo we had never heard of them. And 5 minutes after signing with Buffalo, we convinced ourselves we just got a star! I'll start us off.... Chris Villarial Jeff Posey
GOBILLS78 Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 I think Murph just tweeted that the fiancee is getting shown around town by Bills officials. So if that's true, it'll be at least a couple more hours before anything's signed. I have TweetDeck up at work, and the tweets are flying by a mile a minute --- I think it was Murph.
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