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Will Shawne Merriman have a healthy and productive season?
Will Shawne Merriman have a healthy and productive season?
Considering Williams has now signed, do you think there might be a rejuvenation of sorts with Merriman? If he's healthy, it goes a long way towards making our defense much better.
Re: Will Shawne Merriman have a healthy and productive season?
It's all about how fit/healthy he is.
One thing I've been impressed with Merriman about, is his desire to play the game.
Providing his body holds up, he will be good still.
IF his body holds up, we have a front four for all time.
I'm not banking on anything though. He might even get cut Monday, although I personally would take the chance on him getting fit still. There's too much possible upside to having a healthy Merriman in the D.
I'm sure we will be adding more pass rushers in the draft.
I don't want to predict anything tbh, as it's all about his fitness.
Re: Will Shawne Merriman have a healthy and productive season?
I think he'll share the RE role with Kelsay and on passing downs be that guy. Remember with Coach Wannstedt he treats the DLine like Jimmy Johnson did - almost like hockey lines with how many good players he wants. So if the first "line" is Williams-Williams-Dareus-Kelsay, and the second (without mixing) would be Draft Pick/Carrington-Sp. Johnson-Dwan Edwards/Troup-Merriman. That isn't bad.
Re: Will Shawne Merriman have a healthy and productive season?
He will definitely make the roster. i have stated this before a couple times but it is a fact that the Bills do not pay players to not play or play for other teams with no compensation (draft picks coming back) and merriman's salary is fully guaranteed which makes me firmly believe in the nickle defense and 3rd downs as well as 2nd and long situations you will see him on the opposite side of williams rushing the passer and maybe at times standing up on the same side of williams rushing the passer. I believe he will have a productive season but mostly for the simple fact that he will be strictly a full time pass rusher and part time defensive player. 15-20 snaps a game is about right as far as what i envision. I could easily see 6-8 sacks out of him next season.
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