NoSaint Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) Yep, he is. But they handed him 3.1M guaranteed in December and signed him for 4 years total. Not a big contract, but for them to sign a guy to decent money and then said player is cut after such a poor off-season. You would expect better from a NFL pro personnel department. and yet it happens. to all kinds of teams. especially with a coaching change. you just dont pay attention to the rotational guys signed/cut around the league like you do ours. if we start doing it frequently and missing on a lot of guys, its an issue but in a vacuum its not a big deal. Edited August 26, 2014 by NoSaint
Heitz Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Well this is turning out to be one cluster !@#$ of a year and it hasn't started yet. Is it though? Is it?
Tyrod's Tailor Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Yep, throwing another 1st round QB into the fire always works! Anyone notice that many of the teams who drafted QB's are reverting to their veteran qbs rather than throwing their guy into the fire? Cassel Henne Hoyer Granted, the rookie may end up taking over at some point throughout the season. If Bridgewater was in Buffalo, and they said "We are starting Cassel over him", there would be riots. Notice how these 3 teams all have veteran options? How its not just a guy with ten starts backed up by non-NFL players?
John from Riverside Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Well this is turning out to be one cluster !@#$ of a year and it hasn't started yet. Top LB and maybe top talent on Defense goes down with an ACL, we trade next years first for a WR when we don't have a QB to get him the ball, All the off the field issues with players, the sell of the team, etc. You got Marone in my opinion losing the locker room, now he is going at it with upper management and to top it off.... we dont have a starting QB worth a **** and the backups are crap. Can we trade Watkins to Cleveland for our first rounder back, because we might be picking first next year and can use a QB that the new GM, HC and owner will be choosing. hey....you talked about something else other then QB....well kinda
The Wiz Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Or maybe Whaley wanted a bigger threat at OC than Hackett? This makes me wonder. Does Whaley have the power to get rid of Hackett and tell Marrone to find a new OC ? I'm sure he does but would a GM really disband a coaching staff over the HC's head.
Superb Owl Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 If Whaley didn't agree with the pick or at least have confidence EJ was the guy he would have done something about it this off season. Like draft one, sign one. Not buying it was Nix's pick alone. No way. Whaley had to agree. And Marrone agreed too. There is a John Murphy show interview where he talks about going to Tallahassee and knowing Manuel had "It" (his words) the first time he saw him
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) hey....you talked about something else other then QB....well kinda But does he ever offer any compelling evidence to support his angry declarative rants about EJ being so terrible? If so, it has escaped me. Edited August 26, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz
Superb Owl Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 Sounds believable. If you're gonna get rid of the only QB behind Manuel who's won an NFL game, you better get me a true #2 instead of Palmer, who's a #3 at best. Massacre was the guy who tweeted a week ago that the bills loved Lewis' practice and was ahead in the backup competition
kickedface Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 i think the music was too loud so they had to shout to hear each other until they realized they could just text each other.
The Wiz Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 But does he ever offer any compelling evidence to support his angry declarative rants about EJ being so terrible? If so, it has escaped me. You must have missed were he said EJ sucks. That's evidence enough, obviously.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 You must have missed were he said EJ sucks. That's evidence enough, obviously. Well on me.
PastaJoe Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 So how long before the heir apparent, Schwartz, takes over. Mid season or next season?
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 The big fight was about bringing in Jordan Gay as punter. They weren't sure how the locker room would handle the Gay guy.
LB3 Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 If the tweet from Rodak on Saturday about Whaley calling Hackett from the tunnel is true, I could see it being about that. I could see Whaley and Brandon wanting to explore other options sooner rather than later and Marrone believing he has the right guy and truly believing that the problem is all execution.
Estelle Getty Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 The coaches and front office sure do have a way with timing. Always good to implode less than two weeks before regular season. Who woulda guessed that EJ was gonna be a ? At QB. That Tuel wasn't an adequate backup. That Hackett's play calling abilities weren't up to snuff. I would say anyone who watched more than 1 game last year. Also it is a little scary that our GM makes it seems like every sentence he puts together is a struggle. For what it is worth
John from Riverside Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 If the tweet from Rodak on Saturday about Whaley calling Hackett from the tunnel is true, I could see it being about that. I could see Whaley and Brandon wanting to explore other options sooner rather than later and Marrone believing he has the right guy and truly believing that the problem is all execution. You might be onto something there......
Mr. T Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!! I think you may have nailed it. Of course everything is speculation but this scenario makes a lot of sense. Hope this doesn't end the same for Marone as it did for Wade when he was given an ultimatum. Edited August 27, 2014 by Mr. T
Mike in Horseheads Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 You might be onto something there...... Well its going to be hard to throw out the 4 play playbook at this point.
The Big Cat Posted August 26, 2014 Posted August 26, 2014 You might be onto something there...... I just can't imagine a universe where that conversation is taking place...on the practice field...in front of the players...in front of the press.
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