The Buffalo Bills resign Merriman

So what do you do with a guy that nobody else wants, and a guy who has of yet has not played one down for your football team? If your answer is resign him to a two year contract extension maybe you should dust off the old resume and sent it to the Buffalo Bills. Maybe that is a little harsh, but I do not see the reasoning behind this. Merriman is a bad guy who is way past his prime; the Bills need to find the leaders of tomorrow, not the has beens of yesterday.

His base deal is for 5.25 million a year, but it can grow to nearly 10 million a year on incentives. My best guess is as of right now Shawne Merriman never plays a down for the Buffalo Bills. In terms of risk, there doesn’t seem to be much for the team, but I see no upside for the team here either. They already tried the has been route with Terrell Owens and that didn’t work, so why do this?

I cannot see this guy making a significant impact on this team, I also seen him being a distraction and a negative on the young players that will be coming to the Bills via the NFL draft. The Bills have no core of young players and that should be the first goal, once that is accomplished adding a veteran or two to the mix makes a lot more sense.

Of course maybe I am wrong and Merriman has something left in the tank, and will give this team is all. It does not seem probable, but stranger things have happened.

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