NickelCity

Fantastic pick. Last year Lane told Barkley to target lee as well. Woods has the potential to contribute right away.

Like the way he plays. Hope the DUI was a college thing. Breaking into and sleeping in someone else's place? Nice.

Press conference: http://www.buffalobills.com/media-center/videos/EJ-Manuel-Introductory-Press-Conference/63373ccb-ad49-4e31-9c19-5f8bf213d322 Jimbo talking about EJ: http://www.buffalobills.com/media-center/videos/Jim-Kelly-on-EJ-Manuel/41f382f2-df4f-4072-8930-95998c443e22

Ok I've watched about a half of the Florida St - Florida game so far, and it's not anywhere near as bad as it's been made out to be. Is it good? No. But I've seen a rushing touchdown and a TD pass that was beautiful. The fumble was a vicious hit, but he does need to tuck it tighter. The first interception should have at least been contested by the wideout, who was not looking. I need to look at the next two interceptions (and additional TD run), but so far I was expecting much worse. This isn't rose colored glasses either. Nassib's USC game, for example, was also not as bad as advertised. But who knows, maybe the footage I haven't yet seen will be as abysmal as I have been led to believe, it's certainly possible.

It's funny, many of the talking heads listed Manuel as a 1st rounder, and even entertained the possibility that he'd be the first QB off the board. Then when the draft begins, it's like they revert to the boilerplate magazine rankings and act "shocked" when the draft doesn't follow said rankings. Again, I was pushing for Barkley, but with the trade and grabbing my 2nd rated QB, I'm reasonably pleased.

I want a TE and a either a WR or LB. I think one of our picks in the 2nd will be a DB, however.

In our defense we played like garbage that entire game.

If EJ does indeed pan out, then it'll be us and Miami in a few years.

I heard that too - awesome! Phenomenal.

Will EJ be in the mix to start this season? “Absolutely…He’s now thrown into the mix of competition.” - Doug Marrone

http://www.buffalobills.com/media-center/videos/Nix-and-Marrone-Comment-on-Manuel-Pick/edfd987f-33fb-41b5-a16c-115037cd465c Nix and Marrone on EJ.

Yes! I'm a big Minter fan and I think his game translates exactly the same as you do, apparently. I want no part of Te'o though, at all.

Dang.

Oh man, I forgot Minter was still out there. Either way, I really want Ertz to be our pick at 41. I just don't see us taking him, however.

To be quite honest, McShay's dislike of our pick did make me like it more. McShay is useless as a prospect analyst.

+1

I felt so isolated.

The servers crashing made me realize just how much importance TSW has for many of us on draft day. This is where I do 99% of my Bills talk, albeit virtually. Man, taking a first round QB and the severs go down!

I wanted us to take Barkley, but EJ was my second rated QB. His inconsistency scares me, but it's clear Nix didn't want to miss out on the next "raw but physically gifted qb". What stick out to me are the YPA, arm strength, and WINS. What scares me is the accuracy at times, and panicky forced throws or bad check downs. That being said, he seems entirely coachable from an attitude standpoint. I think the biggest thing will be: at FSU they ran an offense where he was not supposed to step up in the pocket. If he can pick this up quickly (stepping up), it may unlock his potential by fixing his pocket presence. If not, well, we're the Bills of late.

If Ertz is there and they don't select him...oh man. I will not be a happy camper. That being said, I fully expect that scenario to play itself out tomorrow.

If anything, it was fantastic to see how happy he was, and his genuine pleasure at getting the opportunity to play for Buffalo. Welcome to Buffalo, EJ. I hope this welcome message, which coincides with my 1000th post, is evidence of some sort of positive cosmic significance. Or maybe it's just reflects my hopeless Bills fandom.

Shucks. I was high on him for a week. But not anymore. I guess I'll have to talk myself into this one.

Man here we go! ahhhhh!

New favorite draftism (replacing "true thumper")..."he's a dancing bear"

Another small trade down? Man this is fun with how many different QBs various TSW factions want...