nucci Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Why not try tweeting some enthusiasm for having him in B'lo instead of taking a crack at him? Do you want our LB to suck? The guy is here because he is looking for job and his options are dwindling. The Bills will offer him a contract but he will not sign until fans start tweeting that we want him here. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Lions just signed Stephen Tulloch to a 5 year deal. Damn . Well that officially makes Barnett the best ILB available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Barnett is a perfect fit. We need two good years out of him so Sheppard and Batten can take over. Remember, this is the guy who kept AJ Hawk on the bench. Great signing if Buddy can make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoretalk Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Barnett is a perfect fit. We need two good years out of him so Sheppard and Batten can take over. Remember, this is the guy who kept AJ Hawk on the bench. Great signing if Buddy can make it happen. I think we may see Sheppard in there early this season ... but Barnett would be a really good pick up and now that Detroit is out of the picture ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Yikes! I saw a reference to Barnett getting a garbage plate but it must have just been inferring that he was in the Rochester area. I didn't click on the link for the pic but put 2 and 2 together and came up with 5! Anyway, I still don't see this as some knock on Buffalo as was feared earlier by some. Agreed. Plus it was Rochester... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 (edited) Barnett's visit to Detroit was cancelled and he is still talking to Buffalo. I think he found himself a new home. However, the Seahawks asked Lofa Tatupu to take a pay cut and he has asked to be released. He is a 3 time probowler but played through knee problems last year and had surgery on both knees at the end of the season. Here's the link. We could possibly add both linebackers and have some serious firepower at that position if they are healthy enough to play. Edited July 31, 2011 by Rockinon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappy Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 However, the Seahawks asked Lofa Tatupu to take a pay cut and he has asked to be released. He is a 3 time probowler but played through knee problems last year and had surgery on both knees at the end of the season. Here's the link. We could possibly add both linebackers and have some serious firepower at that position if they are healthy enough to play. Another small guy with heart that gets injured a lot, sounds like POZ 2 the revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 sounds like POZ 2 Nothing about pro bowls sounds like Poz lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Another small guy with heart that gets injured a lot, sounds like POZ 2 the revenge. Gets injured a lot? Up until 3 years ago, he'd missed no more than a game a season (and I didn't check to see if those were season-enders). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 The fact he hasn't signed yet doesn't bode well for us. I feel like agents use us to get the bidding higher Of course they do. These guys do not want to be in f ing WNY if they can get similar $$$ in a place they actually want to be living in/playing in 6 months of the year. Bills are a small market team with a small market organization and small market goals. Teams like the Eagles, etc. are trying to win a title. Bills are trying to keep from opening 0 - 8 again. If you are a pro player and you have to pick where to spend your 6 to 7 year NFL career and the money is the same (and it is with the new CBA, everyone can match whatever the Bills offer) you do not sign with the Bills. We have to pray guys like Wrotto, Easley, Dareus, Merriman and Danny Batten can play and stay healthy. They are all we are likely to have. Same old Bills . Looks like the same old Bills to me. Out of their league. Again. Can we move to the NFC West where the competition isn't so good and talented and well organized/coached? Bills = Kansas City Royals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Greece Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Nothing about pro bowls sounds like Poz lol Poz would have made the probowl a Couple years ago in the NFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Gets injured a lot? Up until 3 years ago, he'd missed no more than a game a season (and I didn't check to see if those were season-enders). Surgery on both knees at the end of last season is what's worrisome. And Barnett has had some injury problems too. Would be just like Buffalo to take a gamble on them. Think Merriman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Surgery on both knees at the end of last season is what's worrisome. And Barnett has had some injury problems too. Would be just like Buffalo to take a gamble on them. Think Merriman. Well at least in Barnett's case, he had an ACL injury in 2008, and came back and had a really good 2009. Last year he had a wrist injury which is much easier to come back from. Tatupu had bilateral knee surgery, but it was arthroscopic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 The Tatupu news might help the Bills actually, right? i mean if you are Barnetts agent you see another LB about to hit free agency, compounded with the fact Detroit signed someone else? Correct me if i am wrong. The Bills should offer him a solid base deal, with incentives. Could get to $5-6 mil if he plays whole year and hits 100 tackles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigc14120 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 So Nelson left training camp to drive to Buffalo to have dinner with Barnett? I thought they were under fairly strict oversight during camp with Gailey. When you recruit, you do these sort of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 The Tatupu news might help the Bills actually, right? i mean if you are Barnetts agent you see another LB about to hit free agency, compounded with the fact Detroit signed someone else? Correct me if i am wrong. The Bills should offer him a solid base deal, with incentives. Could get to $5-6 mil if he plays whole year and hits 100 tackles. There's a flip side to that as well, now Barnett can sign with Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckisoursavior Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 So close! Get him Buddy! http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/15379785 "Free agent LB Nick Barnett briefly talked to GM Buddy Nix after watching the team conduct a walk-through. Said Barnett with a smile: "You on the phone?" The Bills are currently negotiating with Barnett's agent, Chuck Price." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 There's a flip side to that as well, now Barnett can sign with Seattle. True, I was thinking that timing and him being at practice and all this news hitting, might be a good sign for Bills and his agent to try and keep him in town for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defend Greece Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Nothing about pro bowls sounds like Poz lol Poz would have made the probowl a Couple years ago in the NFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 So close! Get him Buddy! http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/15379785 "Free agent LB Nick Barnett briefly talked to GM Buddy Nix after watching the team conduct a walk-through. Said Barnett with a smile: "You on the phone?" The Bills are currently negotiating with Barnett's agent, Chuck Price." Awsome news. Another hole filled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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