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EJ is a project. I hope he improves next year, but who knows. There is a reason that most people thought he was a third or fourth round prospect in the draft. I hate the fact that we always seem to try to show that we are smarter or know more than the other teams in evaluating talent. This is not the case, and picking EJ in the first round proves it.

The Bills could use a true #1 wide receiver with some height and a pass catching TE. On defense, another CB or two would be helpful. But the real need is an above average QB. I hope EJ is the guy, but if we draft high enough this year, I would still take a QB in the first round. Below average to poor QB play has plagued this team for years. It needs to end.

After 14 years of not making the playoffs, the sky fell. At best, EJ is a project, and it is hard to be patient after not making the playoffs for such a long stretch and seeing other QBs play well in their first year. I strongly believe the Bills need to honestly assess EJ at the end of the season and figure out if they need to draft another QB in the first round in April. I don't think we can go through another season or two of this kind of QB play. The front office needs to be convinced that his play will improve or else we need to address the QB situation as our first priority. This team will go nowhere without a decent starting QB, as we have seen over the last 14 years.

We need to see how EJ plays for the rest of the season, but if his play is similar to his play today, the Bills would be foolish to not take a QB in the first round in April. Do I think the Bills would do this? No, not under any circumstances, which is unfortunate since we will likely draft early in the first round and the class of QBs coming out this year is potentially very strong (unlike last year). This year's team is not particularly strong, but if they had good to excellent QB play, the team would be at least at .500.

EJ has shown poor accuracy on his throws, including short throws. This is very worrisome. I would feel better about his play if he at least showed something, like excellent running abilities or good pocket awareness. I have not seen much at this point, even if he supposedly has excellent physical abilities.

EJ was awful today. His short passing was terrible (he did not throw any long passes, so who knows if he would have been terrible throwing long as well). His pocket awareness and accuracy were poor. When he did complete passes, he was late, almost getting his receivers killed. I understand the rookie thing and coming back from injury, but I am just not seeing enough flashes to make me think that he will be successful. I hate the Jets, but Geno Smith has shown much more ability with his passing so far compared to EJ. Same thing with Glennon.

Why were we down to this guy as our 4th string qb? He is not NFL ready at this point. This year is more frustrating in some ways than past years. We have a bit more talent, but the record is about the same as it has been to start many of the previous seasons. This is one year where we really can say that with above average qb play (or maybe even average qb play), we would have a winning record.

I am not sure any teams have three good qbs, but the third qbs on every team is probably better than Tuel. He belongs on the practice squad at best.

Graham has speed and that is about it. He is not reliable and should not be starting. Maybe a depth guy and that would be about it. Goodwin looks like he has more potential and overall ability.

Things we don't know at this point: 1. Whether EJ is our QB of the future. There is a lot to like about him, but it is unfortunate that he has been injured. I am not sure about his accuracy and I would not be averse to the Bills drafting another QB in the next draft. Too early to tell whether EJ will be the guy. 2. Is Marrone a good/excellent head coach for the Bills and has he hired good assistants. Again too early to tell, but some of his decision making during games has been suspect and frustrating. Players seem to play hard for him, which is a postive. I have no idea what to make of Hackett. I don't think the playcalling has been particularly creative or impressive, but the Bills have been scoring points, even with EJ/Thad and a very young group of WRs. Hate the hurry up at the end of the half which has resulted in giving the ball back with too much time after three and outs on a couple of occasions. I like Pettine's attack defense, but I think there is still room for improvement. Things we know at this point: 1. This past draft was strong. Alonso has been great and he has exceeded expectations. Starting in the middle and calling the defensive plays is especially impressive for a rookie. Woods and Goodwin have looked good at WR. If EJ turns out to be a quality starter, this draft will be a grand slam. 2. The Bills seem to have closed the talent gap a bit. Over the last number of years, the Bills have seemed to be overmatched in talent and coaching. With an improved D-line and defense overall, it seems the gap between us and other teams has narrowed. Some good pick-ups at relative bargain prices have helped (Branch, Lawson and Hughes). WRs will hopefully improve, and when Spiller gets healthy, this will help as well. O-line has been okay, but the loss of Levitre has hurt. Good to see Mario playing well overall. 3. Losing Levitre and the potential loss of Byrd are negatives. As noted above, losing Levitre has hurt, and the front office had ample time to figure out a better replacement than Colin Brown. This was poor planning. His play really hurt the offense when he played. Byrd is probably a goner, and the front office may end up losing both Levitre and Byrd for very little in return. With the amount of cap space the Bills have, they should have been able to keep one or both of these guys and instead will likely end up losing both. 4. Fred Jackson has a ton of heart. Not much more to say. I am glad he plays for the Bills.

He should not be playing until he can use his hand on that side. Does not make send to me that he is in there.

Front office does not get a pass, nor do they deserve one. Going with a rookie undrafted free agent as the back-up QB to start the season has proved to be a disaster. Not replacing Levitre is inexplicable. The Byrd situation is not going to end well. No depth with $20 million in cap space to spend. Just because they finally seemed to have drafted a couple of good players (Kiko and Wood) they are doing great? Our standards are way too low. We should expect better.

Sorry, but I must disagree with the original poster. Why should we relax? This season is close to becoming unsalvageable after only six games, which would mean another season of not making the playoffs. There are some bright spots this year, but it is always one step forward and then two steps back with the Bills. Another very disappointing start to the season.

This will be an unpopular view, but I would definitely take a QB in the first round if there is a very good one is available. I have read that some scouts are already projecting that nine college QBs will have first round grades going into the draft. I think competition is a good thing, and we may not have an opportunity like this in the near future.

Whether we can have success and make the playoffs in the next number of years will come down to whether EJ develops into an above average starting NFL quarterback or better. At this point, we have no idea if this will happen.

How do we have a "great" receiving corps? It is, at best, a work in progress.

Not happy with the front office. No excuse for Brown at guard. $20 million in cap space should have been used in some fashion, otherwise you are wasting one of your most important assets and advantages over the other teams in the league. Should have picked up a veteran QB as soon as Kolb was injured (one that could make the team). The Byrd situation is another disaster and will likely result in a trade that will not return fair value. One step forward with what may have been a good draft and two steps back with odd moves and the failure to take advantage of our cap space.

Geno does throw a beautiful ball and can be very accurate, but something about the way he carries himself does not seem to fit with being a leader on the field. Not sure whether either or both of Geno and EJ will be top quality QBs in the league. Was not a great year to draft a QB in the early rounds.

This is a disaster. Tuel and White. Yikes. This is embarrassing. How are we going to win any games with this duo? One is an undrafted free agent rookie and the other could not make an NFL roster out of training camp. Someone in the front office should be fired for this because it is going to cost us four losses or more.

He was the only one of the available QBs who would have been a potential upgrade. Too bad. Tuel/White will be a disaster.

This could be one of the worst secondaries ever fielded for an NFL game. Rogers, Williams (at CB), Leonhard and Searcy. Pettine really has a tough task today. Byrd needs to go. Bills probably cannot get much for him with his injury and impending free agency (plus known contract demands), but having him on the roster is way too detrimental for a young team and new coach.

Doesn't Mario count for $20 million under our cap next year? If this is correct, I wonder if the Bills will evaluate whether he is worth the cap hit going forward.

We all knew the depth at the CB position going into the season was poor. Same with guard. The injuries to Gilmore and Brooks confirm the lack of depth at CB. Even with a healthy group of CBs, the Bills should have picked up another veteran CB before training camp. There was a large pool of available free agents at CB and the Bills had the money. There really is no excuse for this or thinking that Brown would be serviceable at guard. I understand playing your young guys, but only if they have the potential to develop. I don't think that Brown, Rogers, Robey or Burton fit in this category.

EJ was not throwing accurately yesterday, but it is not like the WRs were getting open even with 1:1 coverage.

If you have a quality player (near Pro Bowl caliber), $20 million in cap space, and there is no adequate replacement for the player available (for whatever reason), then you pay the guy.