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Boston/New England Patriots and Raiders, not Chiefs.

That serves as a cold icy dagger to my already broken heart.

That's a good point, and I agree. Nix and Gailey don't seem the type to suffer fools, though, so I wouldn't mind if they took a chance only to cut ties if it didn't work out. It's a gamble, and one more than likely not worth it.

The only way I'd be interested is if the Bills used a 4th or later and converted him to WR/TE, as Tim Graham responded to a Twitter follower. He was totally unimpressive as a passer, in every way, but his athletic gifts are undeniable.

According to an interview he did a few years ago, he grew up a Colts fan. He only lived in Jamestown until 1971, when he was 12-13 years old. Either way, !@#$ him.

ByTimGraham Tim Graham Bills, Dolphins, Colts, Raiders, Bengals interested in Terrelle Pryor sez @AdamSchefter ByTimGraham Tim Graham @ Absolutely. A raw athlete with possibilities. But @ what cost? RT @glazeduck any chance teams like buffalo are looking at Pryor as a wr? TE? SportsCenter clip

Unfortunately, everything you've just described is hard work... especially that last part. The proliferation of lazy reporting/blogging is also making discerning readers a less frequent commodity.

From Merriman's Twitter account: "To answer your question guys im disappointed by a story that was written by a Buffalo writer regarding a routine stop at the Canadian border a few weeks ago. To clarify, there was Absolutely NO steroids found in my vehicle & there were NO charges against me. I've received a great welcome by the community and fans. I've worked my butt off to have a great season."

What would Jauron have done with Vick, anyhow? Vick said one of the things he loves about playing for the Eagles is that the offense is suited to his skills and style, allowing him to play how he wants. Remember what Turk said about Jauron's over simplified "pop gun" offense?

According to Tim Graham, the "true talent evaluators" that wanted Vick were Dick Jauron and John Guy.

Graham's source is not with the Bills, according to a twitter comment posed to Jeremy White a few minutes ago.

It's funny, though, that the 49ers cut Gibson shortly after they expressed interest in signing... Aaron Maybin.

Moran is not a professional so he need not adhere to journalism ethics. He's an Internet douche that lives under Douche Blog Law. On the surface, by saying there was no arrest it sounds as though it implies an incident did indeed occur that did not result in an arrest. I guess it's possible there is simply no arrest record, though. He didn't make it clear if that's the case.

This means something happened, right? If Sal has heard there was no arrest but "cannot corroborate" anything else, he is kind of admitting there was indeed some incident.

I dislike Moran, but what Sal is saying here is no different than Moran. He specifically said Merriman was not arrested.

He's there, but he's not in pads, according to SalSports.

It's funny, there's a poster in the comments section of that article name "skoobyfl". Obviously, either the legend himself or a devoted fan.

Merriman is on the practice field right now, as a spectator--- I highly doubt that, if news were about to break regarding steroids and Merriman, he'd be anywhere near the practice field.

His metabolism is so "crazy" he can lose or gain 10 pounds in a 2 day span? If you weigh him in the morning you'll get a different number than in the evening? That explains the difference between 228 lbs and 255 lbs? The only illness that could account for his not being able to keep weight on is stupidity. Gaughan is right in that Maybin's frame is not right to carry the kind of weight he'd need to carry to be successful in the NFL. Its incredible that scouts all over the league didn't agree he was not a pro football player. He sounds like a sociopath.

I didn't hear the whole show, but he specifically acknowledged that he did tell Vick: "Whatever you do, don't go to Oakland". If he had said this about the Bills rather than Raiders, fans would be going berserk. As it is, Dungy was pushing for the Bills to sign him, if you recall.

+1

I posted this in a different Maybin thread yesterday. It's from a Chris Brown blog from September 2010 before we played the Jets last year: "Jets head coach Rex Ryan knows Aaron Maybin a bit more than the average NFL head coach that doesn’t have him on their roster. That’s because Ryan’s kids went to the same high school as Maybin in Baltimore when he was the Ravens’ defensive coordinator." http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/09/29/ryan-know-maybin-well/

Quotes like that from Kyle require a DEEP VOICE, methinks. :beer: :beer: (one for each round Williams was passed over before being drafted)

Have there been any threads about whether or not the Bills should have signed Vick, lately? I'm sure all you need to do is start one to hear from those that were vocal about not wanting him at the time.

mrags, seriously--- thanks a ton!