BREAKING NEWS: Buffalo Bills Release OL Mike Williams

[Michael82]

The Bills have released offensive lineman Mike Williams. “We are announcing today that we have released Mike Williams,” Bills general manager Marv Levy said. “We appreciate his efforts and wish him well in what lies ahead in his career.” Williams was selected by the Bills with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 Draft and was Buffalo's highest draft pick since Bruce Smith (#1 overall in 1985).

http://www.buffalobills.com/

[Voltron]

According to V Coach Mike Williams was released today!

[Stewie]

yay

[T-Long]

haha you beat me to it! Just got it on VCOACH.

Biggest Bust in Buffalo Bills history.

[Voltron]

Beat me by 1 min Mike :(

Any Admin please delete my thread :sadwalk:

[RedEyE]

Later.

[muestafa1]

If McNally thought there was something inside of Williams that he could tap into I'm sure he would've been for keeping him... Pretty sad when someone known for pulling talent out of a rock doesn't want ya...

[THATHURMANATOR]

good.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Gotta be the biggest bust in Bills History.....

[Night Train]

How is this surprising ?

[THATHURMANATOR]

It isn't it is news that just happened.

[Saratoga Slim]

Goodbye Mike Williams, helllloooooooooo cap space.

They must be trying to work something out with Mouldsie.

[camelcowboy]

A monster of a man with a heart of a child.

[Michael82]

According to V Coach Mike Williams was released today!
Poor Voltron...what ya going to do with your jersey? :rofl:

[ICE74129]

Best damn news in years for the Bills. I said he was going to be a bust coming out of TexASS and he was. Another TD fugg up.

[Devin]

tears of joy.

What a fantastic start to this offseason.

[Devin]

adios fatass.

[Ebenezer]

That's a lot of dead cap.

[Forward_Lateral]

Best damn news in years for the Bills. I said he was going to be a bust coming out of TexASS and he was. Another TD fugg up.

Good for you. Maybe you and your crystal ball should be GM.

[Michael82]

A monster of a man with a heart of a child.
He had a big heart. The only part of him that I will miss is the way he is with fans. He's a nice guy in person, very friendly with the autograph seekers at camp. Good luck, Big Mike. Sorry it didn't work out. :up:

:wave:

[BAM]

Peace out cub scout!

[Michael82]

That's a lot of dead cap.
yeah it is. A ton. Wait until we see the other cuts. More dead cap coming....

[hammerbillsfan]

he was luggage

[THATHURMANATOR]

He had a big heart. The only part of him that I will miss is the way he is with fans. He's a nice guy in person, very friendly with the autograph seekers at camp. Good luck, Big Mike. Sorry it didn't work out. :up:

:wave:
He had no heart on the football field and that is all that matters to me.

[muestafa1]

Thoughts on who is next? Reed?

[ICE74129]

Good for you. Maybe you and your crystal ball should be GM.

I should be, but that is beside the point

[Gunzlingr]

Buh-Bye.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/93/pics/93pbuhbye2.jpg

[Voltron]

Poor Voltron...what ya going to do with your jersey? :rofl:
Tape "BUST" on the back and wear it opening weekend :up:

[Devin]

I should be, but that is beside the point

Negged.

[Jan Reimers]

He had a big heart. The only part of him that I will miss is the way he is with fans. He's a nice guy in person, very friendly with the autograph seekers at camp. Good luck, Big Mike. Sorry it didn't work out. :up:

:wave:
Probably too nice a guy, lacking that "mean streak" that so many good O linemen have. I wish him the best.

[DynaPaul]

Levy and company are making all the right moves so far. Bye Mike!

[Devin]

FA starts March 3?

[tat2dmike77]

haha you beat me to it! Just got it on VCOACH.

Biggest Bust in Buffalo Bills history.

Come on give Erik Flowers some credit to

[Gunzlingr]

Probably too nice a guy, lacking that "mean streak" that so many good O linemen have. I wish him the best.

Just think if he had Turley's personality in that body!

[Jan Reimers]

Come on give Erik Flowers some credit to
You guys are too young to remember the likes of Richie Lucas and Walt Patulski.

[gr8slayer]

The first step in the right direction.

[Bill Brasky]

The Bills have released offensive lineman Mike Williams. “We are announcing today that we have released Mike Williams,” Bills general manager Marv Levy said. “We appreciate his efforts and wish him well in what lies ahead in his career.” Williams was selected by the Bills with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 Draft and was Buffalo's highest draft pick since Bruce Smith (#1 overall in 1985).

http://www.buffalobills.com/

"We appreciate his lazy attitude and ability to rape the Buffalo Bills of a top draft choice. We wish him well in the Ryan Leaf Continental Football League"

[mybills]

i heart marv

[ICE74129]

Negged.

Blow me. Now feel free to neg me again.

[Michael82]

Probably too nice a guy, lacking that "mean streak" that so many good O linemen have. I wish him the best.
That's what I think he missed the most. I saw a bit of it in him in 2004, but last year he struggled again. :(

[Patti120]

I was mesmerized by Hammerbillsfan's post. Could not tear myself away from the "luggage" under his response..........WOW

[BAM]

Ice for GM! Nobody could've seen these things coming!

[Devin]

Ice for GM! Nobody could've seen these things coming!

:rofl: between he and jp-era wed be superbowl contenders in no time.

[TacklingDummy]

Levy and company are making all the right moves so far. Bye Mike!


I love that Marv is taking out the Donahoe trash.

Next year the Losman garbage will be cut.

[RedEyE]

:rofl: between he and jp-era wed be superbowl contenders in no time.

Skooby for prom king!

[Devin]

WOOOOOOOO!

[SquishDaFish]

And tackling for the idiot or donahoe of the bunch

[Mitchy moo]

Skooby for prom king!

WHOO HOO!!!! I'm in!!!!!

[ICE74129]

:rofl: between he and jp-era wed be superbowl contenders in no time.

Had I been the GM instead of TD when Butler left, we would be there by now

[OpIv37]

This is the first smart thing the Bills have done in two years.

[Devin]

Had I been the GM instead of TD when Butler left, we would be there by now

:roflmao:

[Billsrock4life]

thank god i wonder who they're gonna replace him with

[Michael82]

Bye Big Mike! :bigwave:

http://www.billszone.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10004/normal_Photo112.jpg

[FlyingDutchman]

So this must mean Peters is our full time RT. After what i saw him do to jason taylor, i have no problem with that. Screw that fat, greasy underachieving pussy. What a waste of a big body.

[camelcowboy]

Im sure the fast food resturants are crushed by this news

[Devin]

Blow me. Now feel free to neg me again.

Thats no way for an elite GM such as yourself to talk.

[FlyingDutchman]

:lolpoint: All the people who bought a williams jersey.....sweet investment...

[ublinkwescore]

I've got a Moulds Jersey and an RJ Jersey (I think I still have it - I'm not sure, and I'm too damn lazy to go look).

[Michael82]

:lolpoint: All the people who bought a williams jersey.....sweet investment...
Here's one.... :snicker:

http://www.billszone.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10004/normal_BillsvsPatriots-%289-7-03%29%20043.jpg

[Michael82]

So this must mean Peters is our full time RT. After what i saw him do to jason taylor, i have no problem with that. Screw that fat, greasy underachieving pussy. What a waste of a big body.
I disagree. It just means that we don't want him for the money he was due and he wouldn't take a big enough pay cut.

IMO, Jason Peters should be our LT. I think Mike Gandy would be a very solid RT. He'd be good next to Chris Villarrial.

[dolphinssuck]

:bigwave: and good luck. Theres alot more moving around room in Buffalo now.

[FlyingDutchman]

Who buys an O-lineman jersey anyway? Id get a punter or kicker jersey over an O-lineman. It would have to be god on our O-linefor me to buy a jersey, and even then I'd debate the pros and cons of hell. I thought Williams was willing to restructure his contract? Did he not get the chance? Or did the Bills just not care anyway? He wasnt worth his paycheck that for damn sure. He sat out so many games, and sucked ass when he was actually able to play. Good riddence.

[Devin]

if we get Brick, im getting a jersey.

Past that, id agree with you.

[Mitchy moo]

This is the first smart thing the Bills have done in two years.

I would say it's the second, TD getting fired was the first.

[Philagape]

A fitting symbol of the purging of the TD era :flush:

I only hope the door was big enough to shove his ass out.

[OpIv37]

I would say it's the second, TD getting fired was the first.

for once- I agree with you. TD getting fired was definitely smart.

[gr8slayer]

Here's one.... :snicker:

http://www.billszone.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10004/normal_BillsvsPatriots-%289-7-03%29%20043.jpg
Hey ***** I bought a Mike jersey :mad:

[HHURRICANE]

I'm hoping we cut Moulds next. With the uncertainty of the NFL labor contract renogotiating Moulds is stupid. Believe it or not I think we are better off keeping Reed. It makes more sense.

Please save your emotional response and give me a valid financial reason why keeping him makes any sense.

Cutting Williams+ Moulds = 11 milion dollars in free agency!! Bring Hutch to Buffalo and let's run the ball.

[Michael82]

Hey ***** I bought a Mike jersey :mad:
Nice choice. :rofl:

[Mr. Cynical]

Wow. I just got home and read this. Well, as much as I still think Dick is going to be a bust, at least Marv is making the right calls with the dead wood. MW was the #1 problem for this team after TD and MM.

Too fat.

Too expensive.

Too useless.

Good job Marv. :up:

[Tatonka]

part of me is real sad he is going.. not because i want to keep him, but because i hate to see us waste such a huge pick.. when you pick number 4, that player needs to be a guy that is around for 10 years..

the silver lining is that we got peters for next to nothing and he is playing like williams should have played all along.

peters was a TD find too, btw.

[Meathead]

dont let the door smack yo where you got that fat crack yo

[Historian]

part of me is real sad he is going.. not because i want to keep him, but because i hate to see us waste such a huge pick.. when you pick number 4, that player needs to be a guy that is around for 10 years..

the silver lining is that we got peters for next to nothing and he is playing like williams should have played all along.

peters was a TD find too, btw.

I agree Tat.

Even though this wasn't completely unexpected, it's still a pretty bold move on the part of ML and DJ, with a year left on his contract.

What they're saying, by releasing him as opposed to renegotiating/extending his contract, is that they feel he has no chance to improve.

That's saying a lot considering he was taken at #4. It also says a lot about how bad TD's talent evaluation was.

The fish will pick him up...they love sifting through our garbage.

[vicmantak]

The fish will pick him up...they love sifting through our garbage.Garbage? I would say Minnesota now and Seattle many years ago.

[LifetimeBillsFan]

...I thought Williams was willing to restructure his contract? Did he not get the chance? Or did the Bills just not care anyway? He wasnt worth his paycheck that for damn sure....


I disagree. It just means that we don't want him for the money he was due and he wouldn't take a big enough pay cut....

I'm surprised that, especially after last season, Williams didn't do whatever it would take to restructure his contract to a point where the Bills would keep him. I had read articles that said he was willing to switch to guard and restructure his contract accordingly, but I guess he didn't. If that's why the Bills let him go, that was a very stupid move on his part IMHO, because he's going to have a hard time convincing teams that he's worth more than he might have gotten from the Bills based on his performance the last couple of years and his injury history. If he thinks he can get even decent OT money, I think he will find that he is sorely mistaken.

Or, perhaps it was a case where he simply didn't do enough to convince Marv and DJ that would make a determined effort to come into camp and win a starting OG job. If that was the case, that's sad...and not a very smart move on his part, either. He had to know that with his big salary cap number the new regime in Buffalo would be closely scrutinizing him and that he would have to show a desire to stay and win an OG job if they were going to keep him and that it would be in his best financial interests to stay with the Bills at this point.

The only reason that I would consider acceptable for Williams' failure to convince the team to keep him would be if he and/or the Bills' medical staff had concluded that his back injury was serious enough that he would never fully recover or would there would be such a big risk of him reinjuring himself that he would not be worth the risk of keeping. Now, given the nature of back injuries, it is possible that that might be the case, but, if it were, I would have expected the statement from the team announcing his release to be a little different--it didn't sound like his injury played any role in their decision, more like they were saying, "Thanks Mike, don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out!" The announcement that they made was so short and terse that it sounded like they were not happy with him at all and were glad to be getting rid of him and not like his injury was a factor at all.



part of me is real sad he is going.. not because i want to keep him, but because i hate to see us waste such a huge pick.. when you pick number 4, that player needs to be a guy that is around for 10 years..

the silver lining is that we got peters for next to nothing and he is playing like williams should have played all along.

peters was a TD find too, btw.

If Peters continues to progress as an OT, it will pretty much be a wash, but, you are right, T: a team that picks a player that high really needs to have that guy be a really solid player or better for 10 years to be successful. Champions are built on solid picks at the top of the draft, plus the addition of guys, like Peters, who who are obtained late in the draft or as UDFAs or off of waivers or as free agents from other teams. Even if a team finds a guy like Peters, when it loses a high draft pick like Williams, it is really just treading water instead of getting better. Peters off-sets the failure of Williams, but that's all. It's better than if the Bills hadn't found Peters, but it should have added more to the team and put it closer to being a serious contender. Thanks to Williams, it didn't.


You guys are too young to remember the likes of Richie Lucas and Walt Patulski.

Thanks, Jan, for reminding some of the guys who haven't been around that long about some of the other big busts that the Bills have had along the way--the list is so long that I'm having a hard time trying to figure out just where on that list Williams fits. Tom Cousineau's name keeps coming to mind along with Patulski's and Al Cowlings (Cowlings because he really didn't want to be in Buffalo and kept trying to influence OJ and some of the other guys in the lockerroom to quit on the team like he did, potentially doing more damage to the team than simply being a bust himself).

[don137]

When you cut the #4 overall pick from 4 years ago teams usually are going to suck. You build through the draft and the Bills draft under the TD era was mediocre at best.
I sometime wonder what the team would of looked like if the Bills still had Polian or if they hired AJ Smith after Butler was fired instead of TD. I know Smith was a Butler disciple however he has a great football mind.