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Sorry I don't buy this.... I think Merriman stayed with Buffalo because they gave an injured player on the downside of his career a pretty sweet deal.

The liability is that Merriman will not be great in a 4-3. Look at a guy like Joey Porter. He sucked with Wannstedt's 4-3 but was a hero when they switched back to a 3-4. If you put Merriman in a situation pass rusher, teams know he's gonna blitz. If they leave him in coverage, they're gonna get smoked as Shawne can't cover worth shite. Honestly he doesn't fit in

I'm very concerned with what Shawne Merriman's role is going to be on this team. He can't play LB in a 4-3 that's for sure. I'm not so sure whether he can play DE however. How many career sacks does "Lights Out" have with his hand on the ground? Pretty sure it's not too many.

6 year deal according to Schefter. Kudos to Buddy Nix for pulling off this coup

The thing is he COULD have left earlier tonight on a private jet and met with any team tomorrow, but he decided to stay overnight in Buffalo and he's meeting with the folks at OBD again in the AM. This is obviously not the best sign, but really, it isn't the worst sign either. Like Paul Peck said, as long as he's in Buffalo, it's a good sign

PFT is WRONG again. I've been reading since Tuesday that he'd be leaving Buffalo that same night to "meet with at least three other teams." This has not been the case. I really used to like PFT but are finding that they are very unreliable with this story. For more reliable news I stick with John Clayton and Adam Schefter at ESPN

One thread is NOT enough for this topic

He hasn't been able to stay healthy for two years....what makes you think he can stay healthy this season? We need a deep threat.

It doesn't look good for Buffalo if Williams leaves for other interviews. It's clear that he did what many people on message boards said he was doing - using Buffalo as leverage to get the most money possible. In my opinion you can pretty much kiss his butt goodbye. And if he does sign a monster deal elsewhere let's hope his injury problems continue -- good riddance. You CANNOT blame Buddy or anyone else in this organization though. They've attempted to do what this team NEVER has tried to do -- go out and get the best player available to help this team.

This guy was an awful WR... He was by far the worst WR on the team. If he sticks to ST's that's cool but don't let this jobber anywhere near the field.

According to ProFoitballTalk.com Buffalo Bills are seriously interested in VJ and might break the bank to get him here! http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/bills-rumored-to-have-interest-in-vincent-jackson/ Keep your fingers crossed dudes

Check this article out. It's from Bob Matthews in Rochester who advocates that Buffalo should trade a slew of picks to St. Louis. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120229/SPORTS0101/302290052/twobillsdrive Read this pathetic list of Bills draft picks then you will understand why: Williams and Dareus look pretty promising in comparison. Can you find any top-two picks in consecutive seasons that add up to the long-term value of a franchise QB? WARNING: This list is not fun to read: 2000 — DE Erik Flowers (26) and FS Tavares Tillman (58) 2001 — CB Nate Clements (21) and DE Aaron Schobel (46) 2002 — OT Mike Williams (4) and WR Josh Reed (36) 2003 — RB Willis McGahee (23) and DE Chris Kelsay (48) 2004 — WR Lee Evans (13) and QB JP Losman (22) 2006 — S Donte Whitner and DT John McCargo (26) 2007 — RB Marshawn Lynch and LB Paul Posluszny (34) 2008 — CB Leodis McKelvin (11) and WR James Hardy (41) 2009 — DE Aaron Maybin (11) and C Eric Wood (28) 2010 — RB C.J. Spiller (9) and DT Torell Troup (41) 2011 — DT Marcell Dareus (3) and CB Aaron Williams (34).

Right....this team needs a target that can stretch the field and go deep. Why do you think our offense was so stagnant last year? Teams realized we had no WR that could go deep. Our QB's erratic throws....well that's another issue.

He's actually the type of player we need in the offense to stretch the field. Would he be worth a #1? I might pull that trigger!

I don't know....Having Kelsay as a starter is not necessarily the best thing. He's shown that he is a very marginal player and unfortunately part of the reason we haven't made the playoffs for the past 12 years is because our roster has been filled with MANY marginals players. I am really hoping this team can find someone better to start in front of Kelsay, or at least someone to push him to produce.

SOrry but I am just not sold on Merriman. How many sacks has he had in his career with his hand on the ground. They guy is not a DE and I have little faith that he can play an entire season, much less generate a pass rush.

I rented the documentary "Tim Tebow: Everything In Between." which follows Tebow after his senior year in preparation for the 2010 NFL Draft. If you recall there were a handful of teams very interested in drafting Tebow - one rumored to being Buffalo. After Tebow was selected by Denver, Mel Kiper stated that he thought the Bills were devastated that he was off the board and that Tebow was probably going to be their pick. Of course, at the end of Day One when Buddy was questioned by reporters he claimed that the team was NOT interested in Tebow, nor any other quarterback in that year's draft class. However, watching the documentary you can see it's not the case. At one point in the film at Tebow's pro day, you can prominently see Buddy Nix is almost every shot. Yes there were a lot of scouts there but Buddy (not so coincidently) is standing right up in the front. Later when Tebow's agent show's the first round draft board, he has starts by a number of teams but lists Denver, Buffalo, and Jacksonville as very interested teams. FInally as he's discussing potential first round landing spots he says that Buffalo has been going back and forth with him all week about drafting Tebow in the first two rounds. One day they wanted to, and the next week they didn't. So not a knock on the Bills or Buddy, but after watching this I think this lends more to the credibility to the reports that the Bills were very interested in drafting Tim Tebow. It definitely would have been fun to see that one play out!

Where does Chris Kelsay fit into this 4-3 scheme? Is he going to be a high priced back up DE?

Thanks Erik....I would say it's a good bet that Scott will move on. He was a great player for us.

Stevie signing would be fantastic....but we can't lose sight of the fact that we still need a WR to compliment him that can stretch the field. We saw last year that David Nelson and Donald Jones weren't good enough to do that.

Out of this group....Scott is the only one that I would consider to be a "solid" player. I'd call the others "The Expendables" because really they are. We would be able to get more production out of UFA's that from some of these guys.

More importantly...what if Patrick WIllis was a Buffalo Bill? He was super high on our draft board but was selected ONE pick before we took Marshawn Lynch. With Willis gone, we resorted to our plan B and took another guy Marv was in love with....Poz. It didn't work so well. We seriously could have built a defense around Willis...Poz, not so much.

WGR is reporting otherwise.....I'd trust them http://wgr550.com/Source--Stevie-Deal-Not-Expected-Saturday-Night/12377536

I think that Easley is a huge questions mark. A heart condition in professional sports is nothing to play around with. I think the fact that he missed an entire season shows the severity of his situation. Really, I think we should plan to move ahead without him

SWEET...One step in the right direction