maddenboy Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 . . . The Bills and Texans DE Mario Williams have reportedly agreed to a contract in principle which will make Williams the highest defensive player in the league, but the deal has yet to be finalized. . . . I believe the part about highest paid defensive player I believe the part about "agreed . . . that he will be the highest paid." The big blank on the contract is the name of the employer. We all knew he was going to be the highest paid defensive player in the league after the dust settled anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poo Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 This is not going to happen is it. Sorry Buffalo fans no Williams for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sllib olaffub Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yeah - if this happens (at least, Williams) then it just goes to show Nix has the power to really spend when he sees fit - and, last year he knew the team wasn't ready to truly compete, and the best pieces were not there, etc. Not that he could foresee this, but I've got to believe Wanny and Nix and Gailey were thinking this for months, and carried that money over from last year to make this work. Excellent. Nix is turning out to be a very shrewd GM. He got Stevie Johnson for much less than he would have on the market - a few million less a year, I'd say, than a team like Washington would've given him. He's managed to keep the good players, make them happy, and now he's gearing up for a real run. Our young players got a lot of experience these past two years - guys like Aaron Williams, Searcy, Shepphard, and Carrington - who I really hope we keep (I think he'd be a force on the other end of the line, opposite Williams) - all got a chance to get their NFL feet under them, so to speak. Add a few more early round NFL ready players - and a few gems in the later rounds, as we're coming to expect from these guys, and our team will be as able as any to compete for a playoff spot. By the way - we land Mario, and are able to secure a LT with our first pick, a shutdown LT, then our offensive line suddenly is one of the best in the league, to go with two very exciting running backs... and we're going to be trouble for opponents! And, we're a young team! Would a D-line of Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus, and either Carrington/Rookie (maybe Coples?) be as good or better than any in the league, including Giants, Lions? Potentially 3 pro-bowlers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm going to be perpetually crapping myself for the next 24 hrs...I thought this was all about posturing for one or both sides...I had no idea we were serious about signing this dude. I hadn't heard about Meachem before today, so that's a nice surprise as well. This would be a huge signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I believe the part about "agreed . . . that he will be the highest paid." The big blank on the contract is the name of the employer. We all knew he was going to be the highest paid defensive player in the league after the dust settled anyway. Yeah - except that the national reports are also saying that the offers were already put out there and the Bills offered the most - which is why he's in Buffalo right now... Why in Hades must so many Bills fans insist on being so negative...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOKBILLS Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Exactly! Nix is going to aggressively get some sleep the night before and then he will aggressively sign other players cut by teams trying to clear cap space. You guys that think the Bills will even make a legit offer to either Vincent Jackson or Mario Williams are delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonabb Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Is Rusty still in the Navy? Without a doubt the best funniest thread in a longtime! When people are happy and excited the comedy is great! A Vacation quote and I recall a Seinfeld one too, it's great! We need a thread of obscure but hilarious movie quotes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yeah - if this happens (at least, Williams) then it just goes to show Nix has the power to really spend when he sees fit - and, last year he knew the team wasn't ready to truly compete, and the best pieces were not there, etc. Not that he could foresee this, but I've got to believe Wanny and Nix and Gailey were thinking this for months, and carried that money over from last year to make this work. Excellent. Nix is turning out to be a very shrewd GM. He got Stevie Johnson for much less than he would have on the market - a few million less a year, I'd say, than a team like Washington would've given him. He's managed to keep the good players, make them happy, and now he's gearing up for a real run. Our young players got a lot of experience these past two years - guys like Aaron Williams, Searcy, Shepphard, and Carrington - who I really hope we keep (I think he'd be a force on the other end of the line, opposite Williams) - all got a chance to get their NFL feet under them, so to speak. Add a few more early round NFL ready players - and a few gems in the later rounds, as we're coming to expect from these guys, and our team will be as able as any to compete for a playoff spot. By the way - we land Mario, and are able to secure a LT with our first pick, a shutdown LT, then our offensive line suddenly is one of the best in the league, to go with two very exciting running backs... and we're going to be trouble for opponents! And, we're a young team! Would a D-line of Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus, and either Carrington/Rookie (maybe Coples?) be as good or better than any in the league, including Giants, Lions? Potentially 3 pro-bowlers! Agreed. Nice summary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalftimeAdjustment Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 WGR550 is reporting from an unknown source that both Meachem and Williams are expected to be signed within the next 24 hours. This news would not surprise me given the inspired front office move to corner the Mario Williams market by jetting him directly to Buffalo. This is the sort of professional football front office maneuver that, in the past, would occur right after G. Gordon Liddy defected to the USSR. My interpretation of today's events are that Nix, Gailey, Wannstache, and whomever else has FINALLY got through to Wilson that he can't take the $#%&@*% money with him and he owes it to himself to make a run for the Lombardi Trophy. More importantly, they have convinced him that they are the people who can bring it to him if they can get financial latitude. My interpretation is that Nix etc, with the aid of the upcoming CBA provisions that mandate teams spend near the cap, have convinced Littman (and therefore Ralph) that they should be allowed to spend up to the cap, and that they should be allowed to pick the players that will make up that spend. And, because they cheaped out for the last couple of years... they have the money... even under cash to cap. The fact that the cap stayed basically the same from last year could only have helped their case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 kyle williams is also with them Yeah, blame HIM if it doesn't get done. That's Crayonz' job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iccrewman112 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 If we land Williams, there will be a major run on Red turtlenecks and overalls in Western New York. I'm thinking about buying up all the XLs and selling them at St. John Fischer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Caption this: http://prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/BUF/photos/centerpiece-2012/march-2012/williams-visit-cp.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEBuffaloBillsFan Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Listening to ESPN radio earlier, the host made it sound like it would be so disappointing if Mario signs with buffalo. Its like our team/city is not sexy enough?!?!. He said Chicago or New Eng would be a perfect fit. Gimme a break! I was listening to WEEI (Boston) this afternoon on the way home and they said Mario would be in Buffalo tonight. Then these a-holes decided to start putting down Buffalo. "They better put a bag over his head so he does not see what Buffalo looks like"..."Mario won't be out of there anytime soon. There aren't enough flights going out of that Buffalo airport". Crap like that. I hope we sign this guy. Brady would be wetting his pants with the front four we could put up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Caption this: http://prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/BUF/photos/centerpiece-2012/march-2012/williams-visit-cp.jpg "So Mario, do you have any problem wearing diapers and making some "goo-goo" sounds during the press conference tomorrow?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iccrewman112 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Caption this: http://prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/BUF/photos/centerpiece-2012/march-2012/williams-visit-cp.jpg Don't worry Buddy, I brought my own pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) Caption this: http://prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/BUF/photos/centerpiece-2012/march-2012/williams-visit-cp.jpg "Lets go get something to eat, and talk about how rich we're going to make you" Edited March 14, 2012 by DrDareustein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Caption this: http://prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/BUF/photos/centerpiece-2012/march-2012/williams-visit-cp.jpg Mario: "Hey Buddy, who is your tailor? That is some fine jacket" Buddy: "Consider it your signing bonus" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike In Illinois Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Caption this: http://prod.static.b...ms-visit-cp.jpg Buddy: "Y'know, Burt Reynolds let me borrow this leather jacket in 1983." (he then slips a swig of moonshine from the flask he had tucked in his pocket) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Caption this: http://prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/BUF/photos/centerpiece-2012/march-2012/williams-visit-cp.jpg $100 mil ??....brady is a dead man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjmac Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 That's Crayonz' job. And he will do it quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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