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I think the Bills get him for one more year at least there are other really good Cords out there that will be in line for a HC job too. Guys that have already interviewed in the past for the position. I doubt Pettines phone rings too much this off season. Next year if the D looks better he will get interviews. I think after the 2015 season IF the D plays great will be when he gets his shot.

To our point 10 Bill-The fact that EJ bounced back the way he did is a very good sign. It shows determination and ability to go out in those conditions and produce. Now lets see EJ and the entire O focus and get ready for an awful Falcons D. The Bills should hange 35+ on the Falcons. I want to see EJ have two back to back good games.

I been Hackett's biggest critic and by no means am i ready to say after one game i was wrong. The injury excuse guys have been using for Hackett's O being bad is not a good one. EJ just had his best day with out his 2 best recievers in the game. Point is Hackett did call a nice game yesterday. IF he does it more consistently and the Bills O looks like it did yesterday then i will admit i am wrong. Till then jury is out on him. Kudo's to the staff trying something different with Hackett on the sideline. And the wait and see approach to an OC is just silly. The guy should be good or he should not be an OC in the NFL! There are only 32 of those jobs in the world. You should either be one of the best 32 for the job or not have it. You are ready to be one or not. Guess we are so use to losing as Bill's fans we will even allow our coaches to take time to develope like a player. Sad.

I would trade CJ in a heartbeat. It could be our mini Herschel Walker trade to some team who believes they are missing a dynamic game changer type of guy. I know CJ is a great talent but i just do not think he will be here after his contract ends and i also am not sold on him being the 20 touch a game back. If the Bills could get a couple picks for him i would be for it. I do like SJ and think he should be kept. I could see SJ and Woods turning into a great 1-2 wr tandem for some time to come.

He was never convicted of rape. There where no charges even filed against him for the accusations in Georgia. As for the Nevada 'incident' it was settled with a non disclosure of what the settlement was. It was a civil case. I am not saying Ben did not put himself in bad positions which opened himself up to some questions, but calling the guy a rapist is just unfair. Focus on his ability. He has 4-5 years left in him i think. He is a qb who will frustrate the heck out of you at times and then wow you others. He could flourish here. The Bills have some very good weapons he could use. I am not sure what the play would be, but if it could be done for a first and a player i would go for it. I doubt the financial ramifications will allow it though.

Wow! I would love to see wher ethe Falcons two rookie DB's rank in there. Atl spent a 1st and believe 3rd rounder on CB's in this years draft.

You are correct in quetsioning that. the injury he sustained in the first game and he also has missed parts of others may contribute to the lower targets.

This would be to appease the NFLPA. Really every player would be playing in one more game then currently, except the one you designate your franchise guy(QB most likely). The entire team gets a bye. Expand the roster. Maybe to 60 players. If everyone is doing this then you would not have any disadvantages really. You would have to denote the players you are going to sit by Monday at 3pm before the game. You can not sit the same guy twice. Think about it. Everyone would win. The owners get what they want, 2 more high priced regular seasons games, which could offset the additional salaries. Poke holes in it please. I am just thinking outside the box. maybe it is crazy.

I believe Fitz lost the Titans the game last week in similar fashion we witnessed. The guy is a mush. Brings you to the point of winning just to break your heart. \ Watch him light it up and cause the Titans to think he may be their better option at QB.

Yep. We have a history of making no names and has beens look like all pro's. The other thing is it will be the lead for Sports Center and everything else if Reed gets a pick 6.

maybe. But being out of work for a couple days probably did him some good. Who knows really? You would have thought his eyes would have been opened when he went undrafted. maybe he 'gets it'. Maybe Luck will help him turn into a good WR.

18 week season. expand the roster. stay with one bye week. But make it so the team has to make every player on your team inactive for one more game. You can have one player be exempt from the inactive list, your QB?

If he fails to make that throw then either- A. Work on it a lot in practice and get him to make it. B. If he struggles with it figur eout what he does do better and draw up players that suit that. In the preseason and even first couple games EJ had that same 'moxy' you are saying Lewis had. Now EJ for sure did not have it against Pitt. But the one thing everyone said/says about EJ is he has the 'it' factor. Maybe Hackett and his inability to work with EJ has crushed some of EJ's confidence? Not sure. But i do think Hackett and EJ to this point have struggled to work well together,

So you do not buy that it is an attempt to grow the brand and thus secure the Bills in Buffalo for a longer period of time?

I see you are coming around to Hackett being an issue. I believe we got into it in another thread over this earlier in the year. hackett has to go and Marrone has got to get a QB coach and OC who understand the NFL. IF this team had an OC as competent as Pettine they would be pretty darn good. The talent is not too far off.

So far EJ looks like a guy that should have been picked in the third round. Now EJ also has the potential to be a guy that could be the next franchise QB. EJ has all the ability and the presence to be that guy. I have got to wonder at what point does the fact Hackett is maybe not a good QB coach and OC come into play here?

Very sad indeed. He was a very good TE. Would you guys say he was one of the first to specialize in the 'pass catching' category of TE? Prayers to him and his loved ones.

Got to agree with you. The fact the Bills are willing to help grow the NFL to Canada should mean the Bills get at least a fair schedule. That is another way to look at it Simon. I know it also helps the Bills but let us not forget the NFL gets more exposure too

If that is th ecase the Bills will have a new HC AGAIN in after the 2015 season. Hackett is not a good QB coach or OC. And the special teams are soft and sad. Pettine will bail after next year and the Bills will be the worse team in the league in 2015. Hope i am wrong but if Marrone keeps his staff intact after this year he has started the clock on how long he has to be a HC in the NFL.

It proabaly opened his eyes up when the Bills cut him. Hopefully he realizes how fortunate he is and has a great career that never costs the Bills too much!

Thank you for a great laugh to start the day!!!!

Big difference between Manziel and Farve or Manning is size. Manziel is a small guy who can not take those beating in the NFL. He gets banged up no win college. Not enough to be out of an entire game but nicked up. He also throws a lot of jump balls that his WR Evans bails him out on. My point is there is not one clear cut 'great qb' coming out this year like a LUCK. He was a once in about 15 years type of guy. Another P. Manning. I hope Hackett and Marrone open it up and use the next 6 games to evaluate EJ. See what he can and can not do. Whaley has to may this directive to his staff. Tell them we need to see if EJ can do it. I am not as concerned about winning games as i am about seeing what talent we have on the entire team. See where we are weak and what we need. It starts at QB. With EJ being out 5 weeks the FO needs to push the coaches to force EJ to make all the throws he can.

very true post. You almost wonder how good this team could be if they all played a great game for th eentire 60 mins. I do not think we have seen that once this year. Cleveland game and Pats game was mayb ethe closest. In both those we found a way to lose. Cleveland was more about EJ's injury.

My granfather worked for the Bills. he worked with Hojo and Woodie who is still on the sidelines. I grew up going in the locker room and hanging around bugging the players for autographs and such. This was back in the late 70's and 80's. The Bills where pretty much the only thing my father and i could talk about. Both my dad and grand dad are gone now. I keep thinking one day the Bills will win one Super Bowl. I will cry like a baby while smiling the biggest smile. I come back every year out of pride and i have no other team i care nearly as much about as the Bills. I love football and i live and die with the Bills every Sunday. I have learned to put it in perspective as i have gotten older. The sting of a lose only lasts about an hour afterwards. But that hour is the saddest of the week usually! ha

Very good job of summing it up. WAY to conservative by everyone yesterday. The Bills are 3-7 with little to no chance at making the playoffs. Cut it lose for crying out loud. Let EJ throw 12 picks over the next 6 games. If it means he also throws 12 t.d's and avg 250-300 yds and 40 attempts. Lets see what EJ is. Also give the ball to Spiller 20+ times a game every week. See if he can handle it over the next 6 games. if can not you got your answer for how to approach his contract talk.