Damond Talbot Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Check this out, I wrote an article about Shawne Merriman and the passion he brought to our city again. You have to miss it feels good to smile about your team again. http://nomorelinks.com/uncategorized/how-shawne-merriman-turned-the-city-of-buffalo-around/#&panel1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Wow...well maybe instead of cutting him, Whaley and Nix should give him a job and have him send an endless stream of tweets to Calvin Johnson, Drew Brees, Adrian Petersen, and Darelle Revis. Director of Twitter Operations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_wag Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 merriman was a waste a cap space........and general space for that matter........good to see the bills cutting a useless backup, they need to trim so more but got the right idea here.....big black mark for nix but good on him for admitting it, finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Check this out, I wrote an article about Shawne Merriman and the passion he brought to our city again. You have to miss it feels good to smile about your team again. http://nomorelinks....ound/#&panel1-1 he did add some pizazz to the team. Like hey i have a ferrari in the garage, doesnt run well but with a little work.... all the ferrari guys want to take a look. Aint nothing wrong with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 merriman was a waste a cap space........and general space for that matter........good to see the bills cutting a useless backup, they need to trim so more but got the right idea here.....big black mark for nix but good on him for admitting it, finally And yet Chris Kelsay remains go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) I think you might give him too much credit in the article but he was an active Bills booster and I'm thankful for that. It wasn't his fault he was injured for so long, nor was it his fault that he couldn't successfully transition to a 3-4 DE at this point in his career. Nix will roll the dice sometimes and this time it didn't work out. I wish Shawne luck where ever he goes. He was a classy Bill if never a very productive one on the field. Incidentally, here's what Nix had to say about Merriman: "He can play. He did everything. He's been healthy since OTAs. He hasn't missed anything. He's very attentive in meetings. He's worked hard in practice, and he's played really good in spots in the games. He's a hard worker and he's done everything he could do. We think we've been patient, but there comes a point where we felt like we needed to move on and look down the road so these young guys will get a shot." Edited August 20, 2012 by hondo in seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damond Talbot Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 That is true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snamsnoops Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I think you might give him too much credit in the article but he was an active Bills booster and I'm thankful for that. It wasn't his fault he was injured for so long, nor was it his fault that he couldn't successfully transition to a 3-4 DE at this point in his career. Nix will roll the dice sometimes and this time it didn't work out. I wish Shawne luck where ever he goes. He was a classy Bill if never a very productive one on the field. Incidentally, here's what Nix had to say about Merriman: "He can play. He did everything. He's been healthy since OTAs. He hasn't missed anything. He's very attentive in meetings. He's worked hard in practice, and he's played really good in spots in the games. He's a hard worker and he's done everything he could do. We think we've been patient, but there comes a point where we felt like we needed to move on and look down the road so these young guys will get a shot." We didn't try and make a 34 end. I thought we tried making him a 43 end. He was an OLB in the 34? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) merriman was a waste a cap space........and general space for that matter........good to see the bills cutting a useless backup, they need to trim so more but got the right idea here.....big black mark for nix but good on him for admitting it, finally Yeah that waste of cap space really prevented the team from going out to sign the richest defensive contract in NFL history as well as getting him a high-priced defensive sidekick. I really don't see it as a black mark for Nix either. It was a high-risk, high-reward type of thing. A black mark for Nix is Troup and Carrington, but not Merriman IMO. Edited August 20, 2012 by stony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 We didn't try and make a 34 end. I thought we tried making him a 43 end. He was an OLB in the 34? Your facts are getting in the way of my vendetta. Shut up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damond Talbot Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 I would love to see him catch on with another team, he was great as a leader and recruiter here in buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Your facts are getting in the way of my vendetta. Shut up! I took it as a typo. Maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damond Talbot Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 I heard someone today trying to tell me that the only reason Mario signed here was money, and that my friends is a lie. He was pumped when he talked with Merriman and Barnett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Do you always act like this for no good reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Your facts are getting in the way of my vendetta. Shut up! hope you don't mind that is going in my sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I would love to see him catch on with another team, he was great as a leader and recruiter here in buffalo As long as it's not New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba Ba Ba Buffalo Bills Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Do you always act like this for no good reason? Just stating the obvious bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Wow...well maybe instead of cutting him, Whaley and Nix should give him a job and have him send an endless stream of tweets to Calvin Johnson, Drew Brees, Adrian Petersen, and Darelle Revis. Director of Twitter Operations? Disagree. Merriman helped other Veteran players to sign with Buffalo like Barnett. He gave credibility to the franchise with his presence and honest attempt to come back. Unfortunately, he couldn't make the transition. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Disagree. Merriman helped other Veteran players to sign with Buffalo like Barnett. He gave credibility to the franchise with his presence and honest attempt to come back. Unfortunately, he couldn't make the transition. Good luck to him. What are you disagreeing with? That he shouldn't be Director of Twitter Operations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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