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I think most of you are way to caught up in what EJ has accomplished so far considering I've still only seen a one dimensional offense like the one Gailey ran with mostly quick, short passes. (With an occasional mid deep pass, for 27 yards) The one thing we all learned over the last 3 years that a one dimensional passing offense doesn't win many games. Granted, EJ has done his job at QB very well despite the fact that it was against mostly 2nd & 3rd stringers, and he has exceeded most everyone's expectations so far. But, he still has yet to face a #1 defense for 4 QTR's, so I'm not ready to throw Kolb under the bus just yet. That Minnesota defense was in the playoffs last season so the starters aren't exactly god awful. The very last thing I want to see is the Bills with 2 rookies at QB going into the 2013 season...that's just nuckin futs.

My take is EJ is doing an excellent job so far in the offense the Bills coaches are having him run. The coaches are also doing an excellent job setting up a simplified offense for the rookie. The idea is to let him gain some confidence while he is learning how to run a pro offense and read defenses. That 2 min drill at the end of the first half against the Colts was downright brilliantly run by EJ. I don't care if it was against the 3rd stringers as he showed he could run it to perfection. Lets not forget the Colts owner whining about how his team lost that game was classic. Gotta hand it to Marrone and Hackett so far as they are guiding EJ the right way.

Direct TV is playing hardball on the NFL package this year with most customers because they had their fees raised. So its tougher to get a deal this season, AND if you verbally agreed to a 2 year deal last year you are now locked in. I just told them I can't afford another 44.99 / 59.99 on my monthly bill for the Sunday Ticket, so I asked what programming I can cut out and still get the Sunday ticket. They wanted me to give up HBO, and I said no way. Eventually they cut some scrub channels and gave me Starz for free for 6 mo, and Sunday ticket max for 29.99. While cutting 29.99 worth of channels I don't ever watch, which worked for me.

The improved coaching really showed up in this game vs past coaching regimes. The coaches took their time with EJ and ran an up tempo, short passing scheme that kept pass rush pressure off EJ & Tuel. This allowed both QB's to gain confidence as the game went on, starting with short passes and then going a bit deeper. The biggest thing that stood out to me was the 2 min drill at the end of the half with EJ going 10 plays, 92 yards in 1:36 which was brilliant. This was a complete reversal of what we saw last year with Fitz / Gailey against the Titans, 4 downs and out for the loss. CJ averaged 9.0 on 4 carries. The WR corps looking great. The defense finally looked like they knew what they were doing. Only week one in the pre season... but, a very promising start to this year. The win, plus the fact that the Colts owner whined about the results was nice to hear after so many years of losing badly

The thing is, we don't yet know if Marrone / Hackett will install a very similar passing offense to Gailey's or not, and if Kolb / EJ can't find the open receiver as quickly as Fitz could. The line could be just fine if the offensive passing system is predicated on a quick strike offense again. Its just that in Gailey's passing offense things were so one dimensional in terms of not being able to throw deep because of both Fitz's arm / accuracy limitations and the lack of deep 5-7 step drop backs. Same thing with the running offense as they ran great from passing sets and sucked in closed sets trying to make a 3rd and short. Kinda why Gailey almost always threw in those situations. OTOH, should the Bills want to utilize all the deep speed at WR they now have it might take some 5-7 step drop backs to get the job done. If this is the case we might just see how well the line legitimately pass blocks in a complete offense. Again, same thing with the running game as I know the Bills will run the ball more then Gailey did, but I'm not certain as to how effective they will be trying to block from closed sets, as Gailey did most of his running plays from passing sets. Gailey's smoke and mirror act along with the spread formation allowed Spiller / Jackson to take advantage of the opposing defense being in constant nickle / dime coverage. Which also allowed more big gains because of that spread formation. It should be very intriguing to see what kind of offense Marrone / Hackett will field, and with which QB.

Anyone else recall that week 10 disaster against Miami in 2011? You know, the week after Wood went down for the season. The Bills couldn't even get a snap off properly most of that game...It was truly pathetic. It shows how smart Marrone is as an ex O line coach by giving players reps at other positions to make them more valuable. Injuries are going to happen, and it just makes sense to be prepared for them.

Man the kool-aid drinkers are out in force in this thread. Sleep easy guys knowing that Ralph Wilson loves you all. I don't have great expectations for this year. Anything better then what Gailey did in his first season would show an improvement.

The thing is, just like a QB needs time to develop (3-4 years) sometimes it does take a few years for all NFL players to hit their prime and fully develop their respective skills. Take OG Jim Ritcher for example, a guy who was drafted in the first round in 1980 and 16th overall. Ritcher played on special teams and filled in here and there but didn't actually become a starter until 1983, almost four years after being drafted. Granted they already had guys at guard position on the roster like Conrad Dobler, Reggie McKenzie, Jon Borchardt. Reggie was another very good guard for the Buffalo Bills and only made all pro once in his career. So this is an example of what some other posters have pointed out, that unlike recent coaching staffs, Chuck Knox planned for the future. Basically Knox didn't draft Ritcher for a specific need like a lot of other coaches might have done. He saw a talent and drafted him for the future needs of the team. Recognizing that teams need quality backups on the line, and for special teams. Andy Levitre might not be the very best OG in the NFL at this point in time. But he had one thing in common with those other names, Shaw, Delamielleure, Ritcher, and that is he happened to be very durable in his time with the Bills. Which is exceedingly important in giving a players time to develop his skills and the proper continuity with his fellow linemen. Center Eric Wood might be a better overall player then Levitre at this point. But Levitre is now playing for Tennessee Titan HC Mike Munchak. Who, if ya didn't know was a #1 pick for the Houston Oilers in 1982, a 10x time pro bowl left guard, and is in the pro football hall of fame. So if anyone can help Levitre become a better player I would think it would be Munchak. Now only that, what does it tell you how about the situation knowing Munchak's history of playing LG at such a high level and wanting Andy Levitre for that same position. Strange how the Titans didn't think they were over paying for a guard when they signed Levitre away from Buffalo. Not only that, the Titans also selected Alabama guard Chance Warmack with their #1 pick this year.

Dunno why some of you put such low value on the guard position. Because as I see things it was the dominance of a guard that helped OJ get his 2000 yards. The first ever RB in the NFL to hit that 2000 yard mark, and he was a Buffalo Bill. Guard Joe DeLamielleure a 1st round pick, the 6x time NFL pro bowler who was a central figure in that famed "electric co" O line that paved the way for OJ. He is on the Buffalo Bills wall of fame, and also in the NFL hall of fame. Who is Billy Shaw again? A 2nd round pick at guard that played in the AFL for the Buffalo Bills back in the 60's when the Buffalo Bills won 2 AFL championships, and although he never played in the NFL... yet he is still in the pro football NFL hall of fame. A guy who is on the Buffalo Bills wall of fame. Look at the names in that 65 chamionship line Stew Barber, Billy Shaw, Dave Behrman, Al Bemiller, Dick Hudson, and ALL first team all pro Jim Ritcher, a 1st round pick by Chuck Knox in 1980 who went on to play 14 seasons as a guard for the Buffalo Bills. A 2x pro bowler who not only helped Knox get to the playoffs. But he also helped the 90 Bills get to 4 super bowls. In my view he was instrumental in helping RB Thurman Thomas get into the NFL hall of fame. Guard Jim Ritcher and center Kent Hull are both on the Buffalo Bills wall, and in my view should both be in the NFL hall of fame. I think the main reason as to why the Bills have failed to win games is not only their lack of a top QB. Its also the lack of a decent O line to help any of their QB's achieve success. How many #1 picks and high draft picks have been spent on DB's the last 13 years and how much success have they had because of all those DB's? 24 DB's drafted since 2000. Only 16 O linemen taken in that same time period and most of those were later round picks. Exactly how many #1's or #2's of each? 2000 DE-DB 2001 DB-DE / RB 2002 T-WR / DE 2003 RB-DE 2004 WR-QB 2005 WR-TE 2006 DB-DT 2007 RB-LB 2008 DB-WR 2009 DE-C / DB-G 2010 RB-DT 2011 DT-DB 2012 DB-T 2013 QB-WR / ILB 7 DB's selected in the first and second rounds over the last 13 years, and only 4 O line players taken in the first two rounds over that same time period. Mike Williams in 2002. recently Eric Wood, Andy Levitre in 2009, Cordy Glenn in 2012. Think about how many years went by while the bills neglected that line. Somewhere along the lines the Bills keep forgetting what brought them the success of the 60's and 90's, and its not drafting multiple DB's every other year.

Whats wrong with renting a guy for a year to protect that 1st round pick at QB. It also seems to me that Moore would be way cheaper then Levitre (perhaps 1/2 the price) and what looks like as much, if not more talent.

"Updating a previous item, free agent G Brandon Moore says he does not intend to retire. Considering Moore was a 2011 Pro Bowler and graded out as PFF's No. 4 overall guard last year, retirement wouldn't make much sense. He says he's "in shape," "ready to go," and just waiting for the right opportunity. In other words, Moore wants starting-caliber money. It remains to be seen if he'll get that at age 33" http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/875/brandon-moore

So true, good points. It just amazes me that even with supposed new younger, brighter minds in charge (GM) that the exact same things keep occurring year after year. This is in regards to letting Levitre walk and then finding less the adequate talent to replace him. Another thing that amazes me is that while quite a few Bills fans think Buddy Nix was a moron... yet endorse his sentiments about player positions. With the thinking that guards are a dime a dozen and just not a very important position. Yet there is a reason that there are 15 guards in the HoF, and there are more O linemen in the hall (39) then in any other position. The Bills have addressed the line in free agency and the draft over the last few years. Although, clearly just not as much as some of us would like. The only player I'm content with at their respective position is Eric Wood, who is a stud at center. But what good is he if the team starts making a playoff run and he goes down with another season ending injury, just like he has every year since he was drafted. LG remains a big question mark in my view and there is a reason Doug Marrone is calling out some players to step it up. I know I'd feel more confident with the line with Brandon Moore in there at 4 mill per rather then Legursky. I agree with the bolded, and I know that i'm mostly alone with the thought that I won't be happy until the Bills line is as good as the 49ers

Interesting note from NFL network "inside training camp live" covering the Bills this morning. They (studio cast) mentioned that the new Jets GM stated to the media that he will have a heavy hand in deciding who the starting QB will be for them this year! Meanwhile, they also mentioned that when they asked Doug Whaley the very same question he stated that while he will have some input, and his assistants will have input. But, that it was Doug Marrone's call, he is my leader and I picked him as my coach. announcer Heath Evans laughed when he said the Bills have it correct and the Jets have it all wrong. They were all laughing at how dysfunctional the Jets are for their GM making that statement. Then went on to say it could disrupt the entire chemistry of that team if the GM over rides Rex and forces him to start the rookie ( Geno Smith ) Who Brian Baldinger recently stated was embarrassingly out of shape in running gassers at the end of the Jets practice the other day. On another note both Kolb and EJ looked pretty bad while on TV. Stevie Johnson had his man beat and Kolb under threw a pass, and then fumbled the snap on the next play. Then EJ made a reverse out and botched the play flubbing a hand-off. Perhaps its the new pace of the practice, and trying to keep up the speed. (I know, I know its only day 3)

That is the thing with me, neither Jauron or Gailey had ever figured out how to win consistently. If ya can't make a first down by running when needed or can't control the clock with either the run or pass then they will lose more then they win. It all comes down to winning those mini battles to make a first down after first down and moving the chains. To me, the game is won or lost at the line of scrimmage. It went bad quickly with Gailey and his smoke and mirror 5 WR shotgun sets with only one decent receiver along with Spiller making big plays between the 20's and Choice getting the ball in the red zone. Couldn't run a 2 min drill against the Titans crappy defense was just unbelievable. Not to mention the Bills defense has been the joke of the league for the past 7 years. Lets hope Marrone knows how to build a team that can win.

Simply because they will now be forced to spend money on players doesn't mean they will magically gain the the football acumen needed to find, develop the proper talent at any position. Super Mario is a recent perfect example on how inept this franchise is at finding specific talent in the draft, and how they overspend on one position because they lack the wherewithal to find that talent. Like I said,"In my view it all starts with the GM / HC, find top talent at those positions and it becomes easy to find top player talent. Top coaches don't need an entire team of superstars, just a top QB, and the rest a bunch of blue collar players will get it done." Since this Org either doesn't care or want to spend the money on a top GM / coach, then I don't see anything changing.

The really tragic thing is even if that scenario did happen I would expect this team to re sign very few of those 10 pro bowlers, if any. I look at the Bills over the last 13 years and it just seems so lame the way this org does things, and continues to do things. I suppose a lot has to do with the lack of a top GM since John Butler departed for San Diego in 2000. Is rookie GM Doug Whaley going to be the next Polian, Butler for Buffalo or another Buddy Nix? As usual, I remain highly skeptical as the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. In my view it all starts with the GM / HC, find top talent at those positions and it becomes easy to find top player talent. Top coaches don't need an entire team of superstars, just a top QB, and the rest a bunch of blue collar players will get it done.

That statement I quoted from him was utterly absurd as the mental game is still a very large part of playing in the NFL. Kinda why every team out there graded Andrew Luck as the next Peyton Manning. The league is always encountering QB's that lack the mental acuity to adapt to the QB position in the NFL, and always will be. Jeff George, JP Losman, Vince Young with a wonderlic of 6 http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-vince-young-may-not-be-smart-enough-to-play,1909/ Reading defenses, setting line protections, being able to audible and or call your own plays, knowing the rule book, and usually why it takes four years to develop a QB. Almost all of them enter the NFL with the physical ability to play the position, and some have much more physical ability then others as with the case of those three QB's I mentioned, and all three have strong arms. Its their inability to mentally adapt to the position in the NFL that caused their failure.

Really? So what happened with Vince Young, JaMarcus Russell, Tim Tebow?

You keep referring to Tannehill as a QB who made the transition from college to the NFL quite easily, and yet ignore the fact that his college head coach is now his offensive coordinator at Miami. Something which greatly helped in his transition. That is also something that has never happened in the history of the league afaik. Besides, like I pointed out Tannehill didn't have that great a rookie year, not with a 7-9 season, and 12 TD's 13 INT's. Miami also has a pretty decent defense and O line with 2, #1 picks at tackle. Cam Newton, RG3, Russell Wilson,and Colin Kaepernick are all super gifted player athletes / QB's that are playing in the new vogue read option offense, and its because of their duel threat ability to run on any given play that is also making them so successful. Two of those QB's are playing on very, very good teams with some of the best O lines currently in the NFL in SF, Seattle, and Washington is ranked #7 in run blocking. Now, lets look at the QB's trying to play mostly from the pocket on somewhat decent teams, Ryan Tannehill, Matthew Stafford, Josh Freeman, Christan Ponder, and now the bad teams, Jake Locker, Blane Gabbert, Brandon Weeden, Mark Sanchez and Sam Bradford. Which tells me that success in the NFL is determined by the quality of the team each QB plays for, and not simply because the NFL is now easier then college. Which really is an utterly absurd statement. This is just simply not true, if that were really true then why did Tim Tebow fall on his face, or Vince Young, or JaMarcus Russell? Some of the greatest college QB's ever! Also, tell this to Jake Locker, Blane Gabbert, Brandon Weeden, Mark Sanchez, Sam Bradford. The QB's playing on bad teams with bad coaching, schemes and players. Matthew Stafford suffered his first two years in the league, playing only 10 games his first, and 3 his second year. Michael Vick is always getting injured, and beaten up. QB's on bad team have just as much chance as getting beaten up now as they did 8 years ago. Have the NFL rules changed over the last 20 years to allow more passing and to protect the QB more, in a word yes! Have they changed that much since 2005 when JP Losman started at QB or 2007 when Trent Edwards started playing, not really, not that I've seen. Players on bad teams still get their a$$ handed to them every year, game after game. Its not assertion, previous to the Senior Bowl EJ wasn't even ranked as a top 5 QB by ANYONE. EJ moved up because of his play in the senior bowl and by getting senior bowl MVP honors in a very, very weak QB draft class. Cmon man, here are his stats for that game... 7 of 10 for 76 yards, 1 TD passing, 1 TD rushing, 1 INT http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000146289/article/mike-mayock-alters-position-rankings-for-2013-nfl-draft Wow, that last bolded statement is another utterly absurd statement. QB Andrew Luck was the #1 overall pick as he was ranked as the next John Elway / Peyton Manning because of his ability as a pure pocket passer, and not primarily because of his physical ability. Actually one of his weaknesses was not having a cannon for an arm. "Player Comparison: Peyton Manning. The main reason why pundits, analysts and evaluators liken Luck to Manning is the intelligence. Both quarterbacks are play-callers who have a fabulous understanding of defenses. Luck is the most advanced quarterback mentally to enter the NFL since Manning, and the Stanford product may be ahead of where Manning was coming out of Tennessee. Luck does not have Manning's arm strength, but he makes up for that with excellent mobility. Manning has never been one to scramble well or run, but Luck is phenomenal at moving out of the pocket, throwing on the run or picking up yards with his feet." It isn't fair to expect Luck to be as good a quarterback or have as prolific career as Manning. However, he's a future franchise quarterback who has the capacity to be one of the elite players in the NFL." http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2012aluck.php

More importantly didn't replace him with anyone even close to his talent. Not in the draft, and not in free agency. Now, how long will it take for the Bills to find another LG as good, as durable? Like I said... same stuff, different year.

Actually the Patriots owner stated that they offered Welker more... ""When you come right down to the bottom line, he accepted a deal in Denver that is less money than what we offered him. “In fact, he has a one-year deal in Denver for $6 million. Our last offer, before we would have even gone up and before we thought we were going into free agency, was a $10 million offer with incentives that would have earned him another $6 million if he performed the way he had the previous two years. But in Denver, he’s going to count $4 million against the cap this coming year and $8 million the second year. There is no guarantee that he plays the second year there. He will get $6 million the first year. Our deal, he would have gotten $8 million the first year, our last offer to him. “So in fact, our offer was better than what in fact he got from Denver.” It was Welker's choice to leave New England, and is more then likely very happy to be out from under Belichick's thumb. Brady is probably still fuming over this move http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/03/18/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-everyone-wanted-wes-welker-back/r9qpt0z9FvmepKwwowRxBP/story.html The Buffalo Bills overpaid for Super Mario because they didn't have the ability to find a pass rusher in the draft. Arakpo over Maybin Clay Matthews, JPP, JJ Watt, or even Ryan Kerrigan.

No way is the NFL more QB "friendly" now! The NFL is much faster, players hit way harder as they are grown men and not boys still developing into men. The NFL is also less forgiving when you make a mistake. Those players you mention are on some pretty good teams and not doing it all on their own. Both Newton and Tennehill still haven't gotten past 7-9 yet and the latter's number kinda stink at 12 TD's & 13 INT's. Kaepernik plays behind the very best O line currently in the NFL. Wilson is also on a very very good team. Two things you seem to not to get. First, EJ and his footwork and throwing mechanics need further development or he will look very bad in an "NFL" pocket Lets not forget that EJ was graded as a 4th round "project" QB by most teams before the senior bowl. So because EJ got the MVP of the game in a very weak QB class doesn't mean this guy is another Kaepernick or Wilson. Like I said, the NFL is much less forgiving when you make a mistake. Not getting protections right, not reading the defense, not finding the proper receiver, over throwing or under throwing will make this rookie look really bad. Should things not go so well it could ruin his confidence very quickly. AKA Losman & Edwards. Second, we certainly don't know what kind of team Marrone will field, nobody knows. I can tell this for a fact, there is no way the Bills offense is going to be as good as either the Seahawks or the 49ers. In fact, that line probably won't even be as good as last years line without Levitre. Lets be realistic here, this is the 6-10 Buffalo Bills were are talking about, with bad bad teams the last 13 years. Go back to 2010 when Gailey first got to Buffalo, and every one here thought there was no way Chan could possibly do worse then skeletor. Then the Bills went 0-8 to start the season with Fitz virtually running for his life game after game, and Fitz was pretty good at running for his life. Now think about what an unprepared rookie QB would have looked like in that offense. Look what Trent Edwards looked like! New set of receivers, different line, and an entirely different offensive scheme the entire team needs to learn. Kolb is very familiar with that new scheme, and I'd rather see the experienced QB out there finding the flaws and weaknesses in the offense so that the rookie doesn't get pounded into dust while the coaches figure things out. So, why put undo pressure on a rookie QB to perform unless you have the proper conditions for him to succeed and excel? Perhaps I'm being overly apprehensive about the situation. Perhaps the coaches will have the team operating like a Swiss watch. They will have EJ's flaws corrected in training camp as he picks up the new offense and how the NFL works fast enough to have Kolb getting splinters in his butt. (We can only hope!) But ya know what, I'd rather the coaches err on the side of caution and take things slowly with a rookie QB playing in a new scheme with new players, new coaches. Rather then have that 1st round pick end up concussed and running for his life. I've seen enough of the already. I'd much rather see Kolb out there getting his a$$ handed to him then the rookie.

The Dolphins hired Texas A&M HC Mike Sherman to be their offensive coordinator last year so Tannehill was coached by his college head coach to make his transition into the NFL easier. So i don't think the comparison to Tannehill is very relevant at all, particularly considering Tennehill is more of a pure pocket passer. EJ would probably be used more in the read option which is in vogue with QB's like Russell, RG3, Newton, and kaepernick. Mostly because I think EJ is no where near ready to be a starting NFL pocket passing QB, not with the flaws I previously mentioned. Or are those flaws supposed to magically disappear simply because Bills fans want them to? The quickest way to ruin a rookie QB is to throw him into the fire on a bad team. At this point nobody knows what type of team the 2013 Buffalo Bills will be, and all we as Bills fans can do is hope Marrone knows what he is doing. It is clear that Williams, Mularkey, Jauron didn't know, and the supposed QB guru Chan Gailey knew less then Jauron.

My take is this coaching staff needs to find out exactly what they have in term of protection for any QB they choose. Kevin Kolb is not as bad as many here make him out to be. My reasoning, simply think about the 2012 season and the Arizona Cardinals starting out 4-1 with Kolb at QB, and who they beat to get 4-1. The Seahawks, a playoff team, the Patriots, a playoff team, the Eagles, and the Dolphins. Now think about what happened to that Arizona team after Kolb went down. The Cards only won a single game the rest of the year after Kolb went down, and that was against the Lions. Now, think about just how bad that Cardinal O line was against the very average 6-10 Buffalo Bills team in which the Bills knocked Kolb out for the season. It shows me that Kolb knows how to get by with some shoddy protections, at least for awhile. The Bills line should offer better protection and a far better run game. I can visualize Kolb doing better in a new offense simply because he has some decent prior NFL experience. With Kolb what you see is what you get, and perhaps Marrone / Hacket can hopefully help further his development somewhat. OTOH, EJ is very raw and will need time to develop as he has issues with his footwork, he tends to cut his drop backs short, and doesn't thoroughly rotate his hips to transfer his weight properly which leads to bad ball placement. Also, he tends to lift his back leg when he throws to generate power, and this causes balls to fall short. Footwork and technique can be corrected by the coaches. The NFL is all about being a pocket passer, and although some new QB's are doing well with the read option stuff...its also gets them injured. (RG3) How many torn ACL's before those 3 first round picks are wasted? None of these running QB's have won a SB yet , and I doubt their careers will last very long once NFL defenses learn to cope with so many QB's running now. Cam Newton has yet to even see a winning record 6-10 / 7-9 But hey, it is up to the coaches and I hope they take it slow with EJ as I've seen enough young QB's thrown to the wolves in Buffalo the last few years

I look at Kolb and think exactly the opposite that you do. He is already a pro and a somewhat seasoned starting NFL QB who fits in perfectly with a WCO scheme that Marrone / Hackett want to run here in Buffalo. I would much rather see Kolb behind that O line then a rookie who might end up running for his life over and over to his ultimate demise. Both EJ and Bills fans deserve better. In regards to that last statement, I think that has been the mindset of the Bills previous regimes, and I hope to heck that the new coaches don't waste that first round pick by letting him get killed in a new system behind a suspect line. I would be much happier watching Kolb set that offense up (good or bad) for the rookie to step in. The last thing I want to see is another young Bills QB becoming shell shocked and continually concussed. I get the reason the Bills went after EJ over the other QB's in the draft, in that he has the arm strength to put a tight spiral on a ball that will cut thru those crazy winds at the Ralph. Plus he is also squeaky clean intangible wise, and a sorta a Cam Newton clone without the bad history behind him. This kid could be the "real deal" franchise QB Bills fans have been dreaming of since the Jim Kelly days. But he is no where near ready to be a starting NFL QB right out of the gate IMO. He needs to study a ton of film, work on his footwork and mechanics, and pick Kolbs brain for all the intricate details of playing in the NFL. The speed of the NFL game is sometimes very difficult to adjust to. Like JohnC mentioned above, I'm really hoping this new staff sits, and grooms EJ like the 49ers did with Colin Kaepernick.