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He's still our second best CB as of right now. So, no, not really.

I really only have two concerns at the moment. - QB - Kolb looks like he has PTSD, so I really hope EJ is ready for the regular season. - CB - Outside of Gilmore, I'm pretty worried. Though it sounds like Butler might be coming along nicely. Brooks makes some decent plays at times, but then takes a mental vacation on others. Not sure what to think. Other than that, I think we've looked really solid so far. Not a whole lot of complaints here.

It's amazing how much hate this guy gets. He's one of MANY busts we've drafted over the years, why is he so special? Either way, good luck to him. It's nice to see a NFL Player have a hobby such as painting, instead of, I dunno, drugs and murder.

Drats, but thanks

Any word on if he's going to play in the final two preseason games to get up to speed?

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Didn't we have "high character" teams for much of the last decade? Smoke all you want, Nigel, as long as you actually help us win. I'm tired of losing.

Considering that Marrone said he was looking to get him back "early", I think it makes sense that Manuel will be back practicing well before the season opener. Or at least that's what I tell myself at night to make myself more comfortable.

All's fair on the interwebs.

It's been a long day.

They won both games, so I don't care too much. If it costs them wins, then I'll make a fuss.

Just because I don't think Rogers will make not make the team, does not mean I don't think he'll be a NFL WR with some success. The fact is, we have to play our best guys right NOW, and Rogers (from what we've seen) isn't going to make it into that group. We can stuff him on PS, but like others have said, someone else is going to pick him up. That's not saying that Rogers sucks. It's just saying that he's not ready to contribute as much as others on our squad are. The fact that another team will take him off of PS tells you that he's got potential.

Whoops

Lovely. Hopefully it translates to the regular season!

Good article on Grantland about packaged plays and Marrone/Hackett. Not sure if it's been posted here or not. http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/71569/packaged-plays-and-the-newest-form-of-option-football

Most legendary player since Mount Jasper.

As of right now, I'm really glad we got EJ over Nassib. EJ's highlights looked better to me when I was looking at QBs pre-draft, but since I'm largely ignorant of college football, I figured that if ALL the 'experts' say we are getting Nassib, then we must be getting Nassib. Every practice video and both pre-season games I've seen of EJ, I'm increasingly happy that we got him over, what looks like, another Trent Edwards.

Because both have shown so much so far... Can we get back to EJ being back for the regular season?

Like many others, I think Nix got who the coaches wanted for the most part.

I'd rather us field the best 6-7 WRs we have. Easley is looking like he's going to make it this year. It's nice to see him out there and healthy, and I can't wait to see what he can do for us. --- I want to clarify one thing, too. Just because I think CJ was a luxury pick, doesn't mean I'm not glad that we have him. He's a hell of a player, and I'm excited to see him get more game time. But I still consider him a luxury pick because we had two pro-bowl quality backs on the team at the time. Yes, Lynch was on his way out, because the Bills are all about character above production (or at least were, we'll see what happens going forward). Either way, we have CJ now, and I love the guy. I still have concern about using him for power running plays and pass blocking, but his play making ability is unquestionably great. So to repeat. Being a luxury pick, and being a pick that works out, are not mutually exclusive. At the time we had bigger needs, but CJ has proven to be a valuable part of this team.

Training camp and pre-season does not make a player "good". Is it Carrington's fault he wasn't used last year? We'll find out this year. As of right now, he's a depth player who hasn't contributed too much. If/when he plays well this year, I'll gladly label him as whatever positive adjective you want (and I'll be screaming at the FO to re-sign him ). You've been around long enough to know that training camp and pre-season stars don't always end up being stars in the regular season, so I'm not sure why you're bunching these guys into positive categories without any real NFL results. As far as "luxury", he was a "luxury" pick. There's no arguing it. Does that mean he can't ALSO end up being a good player for us? Nope. The two are not mutually exclusive. I'm not dissing anyone, I'm being objective. Spiller is awesome. Carrington has shown flashes of being someone that COULD be a positive contributor to the team, but he hasn't played much yet. We'll find out if that's because he's not all that great, or if it was poor coaching (hope it's the latter). Troup hasn't done anything but recover from injuries, so again, he hasn't contributed. Easley, too. Troup and Easley COULD contribute, but they haven't YET, so I can't say they are good picks YET. If calling it like it is is "dissing players" and qualifies me as a "blowhard" then I'm not sure what to tell you. We have some good players on this team. We have a lot of unprovens. And we probably have a lot of lower end players. We have also had some poor coaching in recent years. A lot has changed this year, I'm not crowning the Bills until they show results during regular season games. I don't see how that's so utterly negative. Are we only allowed to have positive opinions about this team?

Damn. Hopefully it's his first infraction and he doesn't miss time.

As of right *now*, Spiller is the only good player, and he was a "luxury" at the time. Hopefully, by the end of the season, Troup, Carrington, Easley, and Moats actually contribute to the team... which up until now, none of them really have other than Carrington a handful of times.

I think it'd be cool to find a way to put a NFL stadium on the SW Waterfront with the Nationals Stadium, and the upcoming stadium for DC united.

How about 'KNEEEEEEEEEE', instead?