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[Mike in Syracuse]

Per Jay Glazer

Jay Glazer ‏@JayGlazer
Bills have informed Shawne Merriman that they are releasing him today.

Full story:
http://www.buffalobi...ee-659b2f4e96c4

Edited by Mike in Syracuse, 20 August 2012 - 09:55 AM.

[Alphadawg7]

I just got the text from BR...WTF?  All we heard was how good he has looked...

Edited by Alphadawg7, 20 August 2012 - 09:41 AM.

[Captain Hindsight]

Damn i had high hopes for him this year

[QB Bills]

https://twitter.com/JayGlazer

bummer...i was hoping he still had something left..doesn't seem like it

[bills_fan_in_raleigh]

wow did not see that one coming but could mean they may be out searching the wires for LB support.

[5 Wide]

Ummmm I though he was looking pretty good.... and the good reviews from the staff.... curious

[TaskersGhost]

Alphadawg7, on 20 August 2012 - 09:39 AM, said:

I just got the text from BR...WTF?  All we heard was how good he has looked...I wonder if there is something that happened or a failed drug test.  Makes no sense to cut him otherwise

A perfect example of why talk is cheap.

All we "heard" was how good he looked.  He'd become a veteran project.

He sucks and has sucked for years.  They also don't need him as a DE which is where they were going to use him and they have depth there, much better depth.  There may be another reason, but ultimately, that's why, because they have several "Merrimans" on the team that don't have the injury history as a ball-and-chain.

With Bradham and Carder, and whomever loses the other OLB starting job, either Moats or Merriman, they also don't need the issue-laden Merriman either.

This is a perfect example of why not to believe anything coming from team or fan sources in the preaseason.  All 32 teams appear to be headed for at least a .500 season right now.

Edited by TaskersGhost, 20 August 2012 - 09:44 AM.

[BuffalOhio]

I guess they like Kyle Moore's upside.  I just don't get it, though.

[TaskersGhost]

5 Wide, on 20 August 2012 - 09:43 AM, said:

Ummmm I though he was looking pretty good.... and the good reviews from the staff.... curious

Yeah, funny how that works, huh.

LOL

Could be the staff.

Edited by TaskersGhost, 20 August 2012 - 09:45 AM.

[dhg]

Bummer. I really was hoping for a glimmer of his former self for the Bills.

[CodeMonkey]

Thanks for helping us recruit players, and oh yeah ... clean out your locker.

I suspected this might happen based on when he played in the Vikings game.  Well Buffalo gave him more than a fair shot the past couple seasons.  Too bad it couldn't work out.

[l< j]

When I saw the topic, I thought for sure this had to be a joke: "Bills release Merriman... a new Merriman video interview, that is" or something like that. Stunned, not because I was sure I knew something but because there were no whisperings of this coming.

kj

[Canadian_Bills_Fan]

This makes me scratch my head.

Why not see how he plays this year and then decide?

Reports said he had surgery that finally corrected his lingering injury and Merriman has said how great he feels.

They must not see the same



CBF

Edited by Canadian_Bills_Fan, 20 August 2012 - 09:50 AM.

[BuffalothruMyVeins]

Could this be to keep someone else at DE who has looked as good, but younger (higher ceiling)?  Who else is surging at DE? Carrington is at DT, kid from USC looking okay? Any ideas? At work now so don't have roster in front of me to make educated guess (so why am I even posting?? Hah)

[over 20 years of fanhood]

Strange he looked good vs min..... Injured again?

[Best Player Available]

So the final tally is over/under one million per sack? Maybe some reality hits this board on the move to cut his useless body.

[freester]

how much money does this save?  hopefully it clears up funds to give long term extensions to worthy players.  I think there will be other surprises.

[eball]

Gotta admit this is a shocker after what we've been hearing.  Feel a little bit bad for Merriman after working so hard to get back.

Respect for Nix/Gailey goes up another notch, if they are willing to let him go when it doesn't really even save the team a lot of money.  They're looking for players who will help them win.

[Kelly the Dog]

I sure didnt see it coming. They have to eat a lot of salary. And most all of the reports said that he has looked pretty good and pretty healthy. That was an experiment and attempt by Buddy that just didn't end up working. You can't be right on them all.

[Ryan911t]

According to Glazer, "Bills feel he's much better suited for a team that uses a 3-4 than a 4-3. Just texted w Merriman who confirmed they have released him."

I can totally understand that reasoning for cutting him.