Frostbelt City Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) The Buffalo News confirms that free agent SS Donte Whitner "appears certain to sign elsewhere" after five seasons as a Bill. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article498961.ece and Rotoworld.com: Whitner is one of the top run-support strong safeties in football, but the Bills are going cheaper at the position with Jairus Byrd and George Wilson. Whitner just turned 26 years old on Sunday, so he should have plenty of solid seasons left in the tank. The Browns have been floated as a possible suitor. Edited July 25, 2011 by Frostbelt City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The Buffalo News confirms that free agent SS Donte Whitner "appears certain to sign elsewhere" after five seasons as a Bill. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article498961.ece and Rotoworld.com: Whitner is one of the top run-support strong safeties in football, but the Bills are going cheaper at the position with Jairus Byrd and George Wilson. Whitner just turned 26 years old on Sunday, so he should have plenty of solid seasons left in the tank. The Browns have been floated as a possible suitor. Yea he is pretty good at tackling the runner 5-10 yds past the line of scrimmage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The Buffalo News confirms that free agent SS Donte Whitner "appears certain to sign elsewhere" after five seasons as a Bill. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article498961.ece and Rotoworld.com: Whitner is one of the top run-support strong safeties in football, but the Bills are going cheaper at the position with Jairus Byrd and George Wilson. Whitner just turned 26 years old on Sunday, so he should have plenty of solid seasons left in the tank. The Browns have been floated as a possible suitor. And all of the opposing TE's on Buffalo's 2011 schedule release a collective sigh of disappointment. Seriously though, I wouldn't be surprised to see Searcy get some substantial snaps before the season is over, especially in the event of an injury (god forbid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hasn't the Whitner saga been played out enough on this board? Regardless, the Buffalo Snooze didn't "confirm" anything -- it's Mark Gaughan's opinion. And if Whitner gets the money he wants elsewhere good for him. Behind an improved front seven I believe Whitner would be an asset; he's just not a game-changer on an otherwise mediocre defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 See ya. More money to sign Poz and Florence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappy Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I will not shed one Twitter tear to see that man go, too much talk with not enough results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Nix basically said that Florence is their priority and Whitner and Poz aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Nix basically said that Florence is their priority and Whitner and Poz aren't. When/where did Buddy say this???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Nix basically said that Florence is their priority and Whitner and Poz aren't. Nix did say resigning Florence was a priority, but he never said resigning Poz wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hasn't the Whitner saga been played out enough on this board? Regardless, the Buffalo Snooze didn't "confirm" anything -- it's Mark Gaughan's opinion. And if Whitner gets the money he wants elsewhere good for him. Behind an improved front seven I believe Whitner would be an asset; he's just not a game-changer on an otherwise mediocre defense. I think Buddy made it abundantly clear that Donte Whitner would not be a Buffalo Bill next season. "Drayton Florence, absolutely not," Nix said when asked if the two were done in Buffalo. "We think Drayton wants to be here, and we want him here. We're going to try to sign Drayton Florence. Donte Whitner, I don't think wants to be here, and he probably won't." My link I agree, however, that the "Whitner saga" has been played out long enough on this message board. Let the guy walk and play mediocre football for some other team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Nix did say resigning Florence was a priority, but he never said resigning Poz wasn't. Of course, back when these comments were made, no one knew for sure whether Poz would be restricted or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I may be wrong about Poz. But apparently Poz said he wants to test the FA market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I may be wrong about Poz. But apparently Poz said he wants to test the FA market. Yes, but he also said the Bills were his top priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB2004 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The Buffalo News confirms that free agent SS Donte Whitner "appears certain to sign elsewhere" after five seasons as a Bill. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article498961.ece and Rotoworld.com: Whitner is one of the top run-support strong safeties in football, but the Bills are going cheaper at the position with Jairus Byrd and George Wilson. Whitner just turned 26 years old on Sunday, so he should have plenty of solid seasons left in the tank. The Browns have been floated as a possible suitor. Well, we can now start talking about football again. Whitner seems like he does not want to be here anymore, so like some posters have said, if he gets the money he is looking for, good for him. He is a solid safety at stopping the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Greece Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Resign all three of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Thank God...take Poz with you Donte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Resign all three of them Whitner can resign...I hope we re-sign Florence and Poz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 We can't afford to let Poz go. Whitner walks, we have george wilson and bryan scott. Florence leaving would hurt, but alteast we still have mckelvin, williams and mcgee. But if we let Poz go, we'll have an old, mediocre andra davis and an unproven Kelvin Sheppard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 See ya. More money to sign Poz another player and Florence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Why the animosity towards Poz? We have tons of money to use up, so why are we freaking out about overpaying for him? He's one of our few consistent players and more importantly he plays at a position we're not particularly deep at. We need him back, end of question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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