RalphOP83 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I have a few inside sources that tell me merriman has a partial tear in the achilles that will put him out for 6-8 weeks. I'm not going to reveal my sources but I will say that its not a friend of a friend of a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 No wonder that national guy was so confident that he would never sign a new contract with the Bills after the season-Why sign a contract when you will NEVER play again, Shawne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShipUPride Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 This is what happens to guys coming off of steroids. Once you go on them, you have to stay on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 don't be surprised if he NEVER plays a down for Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akm0404 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 This is what happens to guys coming off of steroids. Once you go on them, you have to stay on them. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 don't be surprised if he NEVER plays a down for Buffalo. If this is true, its starting to look that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Point of View Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 My sourse tells me that your source shouldn't guess on injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphOP83 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 My sourse tells me that your source shouldn't guess on injuries. I'm not sure if you misread something? I never said my source guessed on an injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBaumer Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Regardless of any source, this guy should have NEVER been signed to begin with....teaching Maybin? Riiiiiight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffmonster Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Regardless of any source, this guy should have NEVER been signed to begin with....teaching Maybin? Riiiiiight There was ZERO risk in picking up Merriman other then Ralph is out a little money. We are out nothing by him being busted up after 2 practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsRUs Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Million $$ bench warming tutor for Maybin...naice. No wonder he's trying to start up a rap career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frez Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Nice work Buddy Nix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 well it was a risk signing the guy and if this is true it was 1M or so down the toilet. Would have like to see if his addition would add to the D. Could be good news for us we may be the only ones willing to sign him next year assuming we can get the guy rehabbed and ready to play football again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Wow, highest priced cheerleader in the league? He does look good in that NFL issued Bills gear on the sidelines though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 If this is true its too bad, but certainly not the end of the world. There was no downside to giving him a try. I do not understand what people are complaining about relative to this signing. I mean, really, whats your point? Are the Bills spending your money? So Buddy Nix takes a $1.7 mil gamble on a player who if healthy could be a big help. Worst case, they are no worse off than before. Best case, he does recover and becomes a major contributor. I would not write off the Bills ability to resign him either, assuming he does recover, but even then so what? How are they worse off than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastMode54 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not saying I don't believe you heard this news from somebody, but any type of tear occurring in the achilles could put a person out for much longer than 6-8 weeks. If it is a tear in the achilles he's done for almost a year if not more. This coaching staff seemed to make it seem like it wasn't major. I could be wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 It was worth the gamble. If he doesn't play, the worst case, then the gamble doesn't pay off and the impact to the team is nothing. If he recovers and does play, he might improve the LB core a bit. There must be much more than 1.7 mil wasted by at least 10 other things that have happened recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Way to go Buffablow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FistingBot Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Not saying I don't believe you heard this news from somebody, but any type of tear occurring in the achilles could put a person out for much longer than 6-8 weeks. If it is a tear in the achilles he's done for almost a year if not more. This coaching staff seemed to make it seem like it wasn't major. I could be wrong though I gotta agree with this. I actually have a partial tear of my left achilles right now and it's about as frustrating of an injury as you can have. It feels fine most times, you can do the bike, stairs, walk... but as soon as you try to run on it or do any sort of explosive movement (i.e. Merriman practicing for the first time) you realize that it is not right. It is the definition of a nagging injury that just won't heal without significant rest. Shawne is out for the season if it's an achilles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Funny thing is, if this was any other Bills player not named Merriman, Chan/Nix would have been placed him on season-ending IR by now. It seems to be a trend nowadays - if you have any injury that's going to take over 4 weeks to recover, you are placed on the IR. Maybe the Bills did pick him up just to get the comp pic for him leaving during the offseason. Thing is, at this rate, he's not going to get his big payday. No team would be that stupid (except maybe the Bills, they like to pay for trash). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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