johnwalter

guys don't worry, #18 quarterbacks are f**kin legit. i mean they're no #12s, but hey -

*sigh* [ see my post in the pre-draft thread: "Should Buffalo draft 1 of the 3 QBs at #9 if they're there?" ] Posted 23 March 2014 - 03:20 PM if the FO truly believes that EJ has a > 70% chance of becoming our franchise guy then i do not believe that they should draft a qb at 1. (football success is a probability, and i think ~70% is about the threshold that i'm comfortable with.) our FO got woods right, got kiko right, got FA 2013 right, got gilmore and glenn right, and im starting to trust them, so i'm willing to go along with their assessment of EJ. that said, i really hate the idea of passing on bridgewater. i watch a fair amount of college football and i think this guy is a lot more of a sure thing than he's getting credit for in the media right now. i challenge you to find one game from the last two years that makes your nervous about drafting him. maybe it's because of the style of quarterbacks i've seen fail in a bills uniform, but i have more of an affinity for the guys who win by making the right decisions and are comfortable in a muddy pocket than i do for the guys drafted for their physical upside or arm talent. when you read criticisms of bridgewater what are the real reasons given for the authors doubt... that he doesn't 'look like' a quarterback (too skinny)? wilson and brady should have taught you better than that. that he had a subpar pro-day? funny how everyone says pro days don't mean sh*t until a prospect's pro-day performance fits their argument. im starting to get the suspicion that bridgewater is being undersold for two reasons: 1) he's gotten 'boring' because he has been in the conversation for so long, and everyone's just overexcited by new, trendy prospects like bortles 2) 'pocket-passer racism' - that scouts are only comfortable with black quarterbacks when they're five star athletes who they can label as 'mobile' and both of those reason are entirely illegitimate.

CJ Spiller, 2014: Rushing... GP: 4 // ATT: 52 // YDS: 207 // AVG: 4.0 // LNG: 47 Receiving... GP: 4 // REC: 10 // TGT: 10 // YDS: 81 // AVG: 81 // LNG: 25 --------------- 4.0 rushing average is solid, especially with average tackle play and atrocious guard / qb play. his receiving stats look good: 10 rec on 10 tgt for an 8.1 avg (if EJ threw for 8.1 yd/att, he'd still be starting). if anything, to me this doesn't say take CJ off this field, it says: use him differently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPpdJaMlT2A

My mistake, they gave up one of each: "He'll need to play the same way this week against a Jim Schwartz-led Bills defense that has done a good job of limiting the big play the first two weeks. They have only allowed one run over ten yards and one pass over twenty yards so far." http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/95296936/nfl-week-3-panthers-steelers-lions-packers-chargers-bills

every game? try only last week. before philip rivers, the bills had not given up more than 10 yards on a run play or more than 20 yards on a pass play.

Based on their play so far this season... 1. Rivers 2. Ryan 3. Luck 4. Wilson 5. Roethlisberger 6. Manning 7. Rodgers 8. Brees 9. Brady

this week: vernon davis http://www.nfl.com/videos/mans-best-friend/0ap3000000400510/Man-s-Best-Friend-Vernon-Davis

why would you not put a poll on a thread like this?

this is simply not true.

off the field, fitz was one of my favorite bills of the past decade (along with kyle williams). i'm not going to root against the bills, but i'd rather lose to fitz than, say, anyone in the division.

it seems to like EJ's level of play is almost entirely dependent on the play of the offensive line. he's an average quarterback with good protection, and he falls apart when the defensive line is able to get in his face.

i agree with the premise of your thread title, but not the premise of your post itself.

UPDATE: Sammy Watkins has been named Rookie of the Week!

right off the teeth. titan needs to spend some more time in the playbook.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/buffalo-bills/0ap3000000397139/EJ-Manuel-and-Titan ( Also - is that EJ's house? )

is he taking questions - or just making a statement?

wish we had adam silver. he handled the clippers/sterling situation so well id love to see him behind the podium. i have this feeling that if he is ousted, goodell will be replaced by a female commissioner in an attempt to rectify some of the NFL's recent mistakes.

keenan allen pulled a groin. between allen and woods, net benefit to the bills.

this seems unnecessary

yes - he is. he is certainly top 5 and arguably top 2. i love sammy, but if he matches up on Revis in Week 6, I expect him to have a quiet game.

that escalated quickly

as much as it hurts to admit it, tom brady has been my favorite player for over 5 years (closely followed by luke keuchly, aaron rodgers, and andrew luck)

the line between "game-managers" and "non-game-managers" is so blurry that the phase carries little-to-no weight - it's meaningless.

Merge threads? http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/171002-vote-sammy-watkins-as-nfl-rookie-of-the-week/ Go Sammy!