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Buffalo Bills: 8 worst moves made by the franchise during the drought era

By Theo Bachman

Buffalo Bills Marshawn Lynch breaks an attempted tackle by Green Bay Packers safety Morgan Burnett during the first quarter of their game Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won, 34-7.Mjs Packers20 5 Of Hoffman Jpg Packers20
Buffalo Bills Marshawn Lynch breaks an attempted tackle by Green Bay Packers safety Morgan Burnett during the first quarter of their game Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won, 34-7.Mjs Packers20 5 Of Hoffman Jpg Packers20 /
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LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 6: Derrick Dockery #66 of the Washington Redskins defends against the New Orleans Saints at FedExField on December 6, 2009 in Landover, Maryland. The Saints defeated the Redskins in overtime 33-30. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) /

Signing Derrick Dockery

After Losman was sacked 47 times in 2006, the Bills decided to try and make a big-time upgrade to their offensive line. They made their splash in free agency by signing former Washington offensive guard Derrick Dockery to a mammoth 7 year 49 million dollar contract that made him the highest paid offensive lineman in football. Keep in mind that Dockery had never even made as much as a Pro Bowl. Thinking that signing a guard to a big deal would fix their offensive line woes was a bad process to begin with and the results were even worse.

Dockery only lasted two seasons in Buffalo and the Bills offensive continued to be horrible. Dockery returned to Washington in 2009 on a much cheaper deal than the one he signed with Buffalo (5 years 26 million). Washington also would end up cutting Dockery after two seasons and the handsomely paid guard would eventually finish his career in Dallas.

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