Bills to move on without Owens, Denney, Reed

Upon hearing the news, Owens had this to say on his Twitter account:

I would like to thank the great fans in Buffalo, Ralph Wilson & the Bills organization for all their support this past season.

I can see him signing w/ New England or Miami.

Thanks for what youve done in Buffalo you three. But thank god the Josh Reed era is over in Buffalo.

Not quite as dramatic as cutting Bruce, Andre, and Thurman on the same day but Denney and Reed have been here eight years.

Glad to see the log Jam at WR cleared. Was never a fan of Reed but gotta say start to finish Owens handled his time in Buffalo with class.

WR in the draft will be a significant need

Josh seemed like a nice guy, always willing to sign after practices during camp. Always had a smile on his face. I rooted for the guy. Too bad his Bills career had to end this way. I wish him all the best.

T.O., it was fun to watch him this past year. He does hold the longest touchdown catch in Bills history. I wish this year could have turned out differently for him and the Bills. But it was neat to have such a superstar playing in Orchard Park. In fact, I’ll be a fan of his from now on, which I never thought would happen. Good Luck, TO.

But, the only one I might miss is TO. The fact that Reed and Denney have been here 8 years, to me, almost shows that they could have been sentimental hold overs far too long. I’m glad to see moves like this. Its time to move in a new direction and Nix is proving that is what they intend to do as he has said from day 1.

both were second-round picks that year

Lets hope that our next two second round picks have better careers here.

Reed was Edwards’ go to guy, so could this be a sign that Edwards is on the outs? I must say I am relieved that T.O. will be gone. Not sure how much longer he could have behaved himself. I am sure Drew R. had that tweet prepared for him since late December.

that said, how friggin cool was it to have a HOFer like that on the roster

This is fine by me. Not that TO would have been willing to come back, but I don’t see what Buffalo had to gain by bringing him back. They need to develop some WRs and I think that’s easier to do without both Evans and TO on the roster.

I also didn’t see what there was to gain by bringing Denney back. Buffalo can find a better fit at 3-4 DE with the money they would have spent on him.

I thought Buffalo could have resigned Reed to be a reliable option in the slot and give Johnson and Hardy competition on the outside, but it’s probably cheaper to find somebody on the open market. When you’re paying a guy like Denney or Reed 2 or 3 mil a season and go to negotiate a new deal, it’s kind of a slap in the face to offer a lot less than that. But if Buffalo is looking for FAs this spring, they can wait a few weeks into things and offer smaller contracts for backup types at WR and DE to replace these guys.

at least I got it on ebay, so it was cheap. Good luck gentlemen in your future endevours.

I wouldn’t be all that surprised if Reed eventually re-signed with the Bills, particularly if there was a WR injury. He might generate modest FA interest but, then again, he might not. If he’s just sitting around in July (a la Daunte Culpepper before Detroit signed him) and Buffalo has a WR injury I can see CHIX giving him a call. Not being re-signed has to sting more than a little but Reed can’t say he was treated shabbily by the new front office. My guess is that he wouldn’t hold a grudge.

wasnt a big fan of josh reed he drop so many pass’s

Anyone with the list of UFA wide receivers?

I think he is gonna be real good for whoever drafts him trouble is will be in the right position to draft him with our other more pressing needs

Denney came to Buffalo the same year that Reed did (2002); both were second-round picks that year.

That was a very depressing line to read. Second round picks should not be career backups.

“We really like our guys. They work hard and we really like them. They’re good football players.”

I had hoped that TO might stick around for another year, but this was pretty inevitable. Good of Nix to give them fair warning though.

I’m partaking in some very fine white, thank-you, and cheers. I’m so optimistic I’m even thinking we’ll go at the very least .500. Oh that’s white wine, to clarify….

Thanks for the signing with the Buffalo Bill’s. You brought some much needed excitement to a franchise,and fanbase who quite frankly needed it. Statistically you had your worst season, but we don’t blame you. We’ll never forget your 98 yard TD reception against Jacksonville. And thank’s for maybe being the guy who got Dick Jauron fired, with your sideline rant in the Tennessee game. Hopefully you were able to impart your work ethic in James Hardy, and Steve Johnson. Best of luck in all your future endeavors. Hope you get that Superbowl ring you so obviously crave.

Though I wouldn’t of minded seeing Reed/Denney around next year, I am not surprised at all and hopefully this helps the young guys step up.

I can deal with Josh Reed, he was a solid player but his production can surely be replaced.
Denney man, not all players are made to be stars. Thanks for that 3-sack game. Godbless you guys, eight years is a solid block of time in life. We appreciate it.

They zre saying goodbye to the old! It is timw to beinf in a new guard who is not going to accept average. Lets build for the playoffs and beyond.

with Denney and Reed being gone as well slowly Donahoes fingerprint’s onthe team dissapear.

I can still safely say that as a life long Bills fan, thank you Terrell Owens. You made us proud. You came for one year and it wasn’t the statistical success we all hoped but it was a success nonetheless. He was classy and made us proud. From start to finish he was a good influence here. I hope TO walks away with as much love for the city and fans as we gave him. It was awesome to have a hall of famer here in the midst of our struggles was a blessing.

Josh Reed, I’ll miss you brother. As much hate as we gave him, he always gave everything he had and on a franchise that struggles as much as us it was a welcome respite from our losing ways, I’m ready to see him go but I’m sure hes ready to go as well.

Denney, thanks for your hustle, always made us proud. A true fighter.

And finally, Buddy Nix, thank you for doing what is necessary to rebuild this franchise.

I’m breathing a sigh of relief now that TO is gone. I know he had lots of Rumblings support, but he was always a ticking time bomb in the locker room to me. A lot of the discussion is about how he inhibited the growth of young WR, which is true, but I think he also inhibits the growth of young QBs with his demands for the ball and subsequent dropping of passes. The Bills won’t be able to replace TO as a deep threat and will have to figure out a way to block all the defenders that are going to be dedicated towards stopping their run, but hopefully, Chan and the gang will show a bit more offensive creativity than we’ve seen over the last several years.

Reed will definitely be missed by Trent. My mind always wanders back to the catch he made at the end of the Redskins game a couple years ago, but I’m thinking Chix is more interested in big receivers a la Vincent Jackson in SD. The UFA WR list looks relatively strong, so hopefully we can pick up someone decent out of that group.

I’m a bit surprised to see Denney go as people have been saying here that he would be the most reasonable 3-4 DE. Guess Chix saw it differently.

Does anyone else see any significance to these “cuts” happening during the combine?

will miss him.

Hope you get a fat contract somewhere!

Later TO and Denney…….dont really care either way bout these two guys.

But they are Bills, once and forever so I will say good luck.

were both 2nd round choices, who did not deliver for being picked that high. I am glad that Nix is restructructing this team, especially when they were at the bottom in both defense and offense statistically – Now they have money they can use to sign some free agents, who play for other teams, who have talent! – As for T.O. wish him the best!