Shawne Merriman leaves first Buffalo Bills practice early
I know he's not our guy and no one wishes him further injury, but it serves to evaluate the front office decision to let him go when you see something like this.
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Ha Ha
Broke down. I guess it really WAS the Koolaid.
The more things change, the more they stay exactly the same… I’d bet AJ had Buddy Nix pick Merriman up as a favor. Love him or hate him just don’t get on AJ’s bad side… Buffalo is too cold for Canadians…
Huh
You lead with lyrics from a Rush song and then take a shot at Canadians? You know Buffalo is SOUTH of Canada, right?
by riversformvp on Nov 10, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
It's south of MOST of Canada
It is technically slightly more northern than some parts of Canada.
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Its western NY
But whatever you call it. Its still the brown eye of NFL cities. If you excluded Cleveland I guess
IMO
I guess Oakland
would be the black eye?
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
by SD FTW on Nov 10, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Every morning
I take the Cleveland BROWNS to the superBOWL. Definitely brown-eye.
All the way from Brisbane, Queensland.
by Aussiecharger on Nov 10, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
people in buffaleezy have a perverse pride in their city though.
and the Bills too. May be a cold miserable place, but the people there have pride.
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by Mad_Villain on Nov 11, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Shoot
Even though it would have made the FO look bad, I was hoping he would tear it up again.
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by Brian (DaBolts) on Nov 10, 2010 11:54 AM PST reply actions
Buffalo is basically the Siberia of the NFL
Don’t F with AJ or you get sent to Siberia.
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Reminds me of the John Jefferson days
When Green Bay was synonymous with “Purgatory.”
by Andy (allfield) on Nov 10, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But, but...
JJ got traded to Green Bay. AJ didn’t trade Merriman. Buffalo may or may not be Siberia, but AJ had no way of knowing Buffalo would claim him.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
I'm not buying it
Sounds too much like a conspiracy theory to me. It might make some sense if you subscribe to the theory that AJ is a vindictive bastard who puts his ego before the team (and lots of people on this blog do). However, if it’s true that AJ and Nix plotted Merriman’s exile to Siberia, what do Nix and Buffalo get out of it? They give the guy a roster spot, take on the rest of this year’s salary (and simultaneously let the Chargers off the hook), and take a chance on looking silly or looking like AJ’s stooge? No, sorry, it makes no sense unless Buffalo really wanted him. Even if Nix and AJ are old buds, there’s too much downside and cost to Buffalo for this just to be about screwing Merriman over.
Besides, what if Buffalo won a game or two and wasn’t first on the waiver list? The Chargers put Merriman on the injured list weeks ago. There was no guarantee back then that Buffalo would get first crack. Merriman could have wound up in Carolina or San Francisco if things broke a little differently. The Chargers waived Merriman because they didn’t think he could play anymore, and they didn’t really care whether another team picked him up. It’s not more complicated than that.
Are Marlon McCree and Antonio Cromartie the same person? Just askin'.
Didn't nix "retire" because he couldn't stand AJ.
Or maybe he liked AJ but couldn’t stand his ego?
by Its Mikey!! on Nov 10, 2010 11:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
or maybe he liked AJ’s ego but couldn’t stand AJ…
by Orz on Nov 11, 2010 7:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I get the joke.
But to be serious, Nix left the Chargers because he wanted to be a GM and that wasn’t going to happen here.
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by Zach (maestro876) on Nov 12, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think
anyone ACTUALLY believed there was a conspiracy.
Or is there? Nix could have possibly chosen to lose those games to pick up Merriman. . .
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
I hope he's okay and he gets better soon
He plays with passion and he deserves a chance to lead a defense in the NFL
by not humble enough on Nov 10, 2010 3:38 PM PST reply actions
He had the chance. He had it ever year he was here. He’s done.
by The John Galt Line on Nov 11, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
































