Chilly Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 From http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/...-on-free-agency ORLANDO, Fla. -- At 12:01 a.m. on the opening day of free agency, the Miami Dolphins were arranging to meet with linebacker Karlos Dansby, the New York Jets were burning the phone lines and the New England Patriots were finalizing a deal to bring back franchise nose tackle. I asked Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix what he was doing at that moment. "Sleep," he said Monday while taking a break from the NFL owners' meetings at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes. "They asked me if I was going to be there, I said 'Hell, no. I'm not doing that. I'm going to bed.' " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 Wide Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 and the fuse has been lit....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurlyBurly51 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Confirms what we've long suspected of the geritol crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 All this says to me is that we didn't tamper with any free agents. And you don't exactly get good deals when you sign players within the first ten minutes of free agency. Especially in a year with no cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 All this says to me is that we didn't tamper with any free agents. And you don't exactly get good deals when you sign players within the first ten minutes of free agency. Especially in a year with no cap. Agreed. Donahoe signed a guy at 12:01 AM and it was a bad signing. Buddy wasn't going to sign anyone on day one so wny not get a good night's rest! He's picked up three starters in FA at a fair price to get us going on our transition. Pretty nice work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Agreed. Donahoe signed a guy at 12:01 AM and it was a bad signing. Buddy wasn't going to sign anyone on day one so wny not get a good night's rest! He's picked up three starters in FA at a fair price to get us going on our transition. Pretty nice work so far. Ah, a Jeff Posey reference. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 Agreed. Donahoe signed a guy at 12:01 AM and it was a bad signing. Buddy wasn't going to sign anyone on day one so wny not get a good night's rest! He's picked up three starters in FA at a fair price to get us going on our transition. Pretty nice work so far. Green is a starter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Green is a starter? Do we see someone else that should start over him? I like meridith but i think id rather have a vet in there if possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Confirms what we've long suspected of the geritol crowd. May you die young and avoid such criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 Do we see someone else that should start over him? I like meridith but i think id rather have a vet in there if possible I don't see anyone that we should start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Ah, a Jeff Posey reference. Nice. Donahoe lets the more talented, productive and congenial Pat Williams go and signs the very prickly, over weight and less productive Sam Adams. It is was one bad personnel decision after another for the past decade and more. When will it ever end???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninSixburgh Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Confirms what we've long suspected of the geritol crowd. Hey......I highly resemble that remark! I'd have more to say, but its time for my nap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 boom goes the dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Agreed. Donahoe signed a guy at 12:01 AM and it was a bad signing. Buddy wasn't going to sign anyone on day one so wny not get a good night's rest! He's picked up three starters in FA at a fair price to get us going on our transition. Pretty nice work so far. +1 Buddy seems to be more fixated on finding the players he truly wants and not just grabbing headlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Buddy replied: "well...we can't do it all in one year...or two....or three....and by then I'll be in a friggin nursing home!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Ah, a Jeff Posey reference. Nice. That's the guy - ya Posey at 12:01am beat everyone to the punch. Hey how bout that. Anyone who thinks this is a bad sign is a moron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 And yet we still have made out ok so far....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I think it's interesting that the story Tim posted just BEFORE this one about Buddy Nix was about the Dolphins wanting to get rid of Justin Smiley, a guard they signed at the stroke of midnight the first day of free agency just 2 years ago ..... Dolphins No Longer Want FA Justin Smiley .... maybe Buddy is on to something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VADC Bills Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Agreed. Donahoe signed a guy at 12:01 AM and it was a bad signing. Buddy wasn't going to sign anyone on day one so wny not get a good night's rest! He's picked up three starters in FA at a fair price to get us going on our transition. Pretty nice work so far. Maybe the strategy was not to blow a huge sum of money on day one especially in a year where the number of solid free agents are down...slim pickings. Not many other teams were active as well. This was the worst free agency year in quite some time which is why we have seen more trades. The lack of a CBA agreement is the main culprit here. With that being said why lose sleep over it. We may not have to worry at all about it next year if an agreement isn't reached. The fans will be sleeping through next years free agency start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I've got no problems with how free agency has gone so far for the Bills. I think it's been one of the more solid free agency periods this team has had in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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