Teddy Bridgewater 1st NFL start...

[Kellyto83TD]

63.3% completion rating, 317 yards. No TD, No INT. But 300 yards? That is something EJ has yet to do. But EJ is learning like Teddy right?

[RuntheDamnBall]

How many people on here were pining for Bridgewater pre-draft? My recollection is that it was precious few.

[Tampa Bob]

Yeah...I watched some. He throws with confidence down the field....puts zip on the ball. Doesn't float it like our soft qb.

[Bangarang]

I remember when fans were getting excited over EJ finally having a good practice half way through training camp. It's so sad to watch rookie QBs and UDFAs put up numbers while our supposed franchise guy with uber talent and potential can't even look like a competent QB.

 

Being a Bills fan can be so brutal at times.

[zonabb]

Helps their running game ran up 240 yards. Not an EJ apologist but one game is not a sample you might want to draw conclusions from.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Yeah...I watched some. He throws with confidence down the field....puts zip on the ball. Doesn't float it like our soft qb.

 

really accurate too. I saw some simple check downs, where he zipped the ball to the guy in stride.

 

That said, I watched a little of the game early, and the playcalling helped him out-- lot of WR screens. Not sure why we don't run those.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

He needs to just play. Stop thinking and play. Geno, cousins, bortles and bridge water all came out with swagger and confidence ( with mixed results). Ej is scared of screwing up, and it seems like he's thinking about his motion on every throw. Let it rip guy!

[Andrew Son]

Injury prone

[IDBillzFan]

63.3% completion rating, 317 yards. No TD, No INT. But 300 yards? That is something EJ has yet to do. But EJ is learning like Teddy right?

 

Does this mean we no longer want Kirk Cousins?

[Garion]

 

 

really accurate too. I saw some simple check downs, where he zipped the ball to the guy in stride.

 

That said, I watched a little of the game early, and the playcalling helped him out-- lot of WR screens. Not sure why we don't run those.

 

One of the biggest OLines in the league probably isn't that mobile.

[Wacka]

He was hurt n a 2 poit conversion.

[Kellyto83TD]

Helps their running game ran up 240 yards. Not an EJ apologist but one game is not a sample you might want to draw conclusions from.

 

Really? Our running game put up nearly 200 on the Bears. Where is the 300 yard game? Time to stop with the Excuses for a crappy QB

[BuffOrange]

How many people on here were pining for Bridgewater pre-draft? My recollection is that it was precious few.

 

Cool story.

[RuntheDamnBall]

Cool story.

Well, pull up the draft threads, dude. Few, if any, were beating the drum for Bridgewater and most accepted the pundits' narrative that his star had fallen.

 

For the record, I was interested in Bridgewater but also understood why they might not have drafted him, at the time, and my posts reflect that. I also thought that Bortles would be a bust, and I'm comfortable with having said that and with being wrong if that's the case.

 

In any case, if the kid succeeds I am sure his many soothsaying fans will come out of the woodwork to tell us "I told you so."

[Chilly]

 

Well, pull up the draft threads, dude. Few, if any, were beating the drum for Bridgewater and most accepted the pundits' narrative that his star had fallen.

 

For the record, I was interested in Bridgewater but also understood why they might not have drafted him, at the time, and my posts reflect that. I also thought that Bortles would be a bust, and I'm comfortable with having said that and with being wrong if that's the case.

 

In any case, if the kid succeeds I am sure his many soothsaying fans will come out of the woodwork to tell us "I told you so."

 

I thought Bridgewater was the best qb in the draft, but there was no way the bills were going to take him.

 

We'll see about next year. Gotta get an ol and qb.

[Max997]

Why would anyone be pining for a player at a position we all knew the Bills wouldn't be drafting?

 

The point was I believe Bridewater and Bortles both looked better in their first start then EJ has in any of his 14

[Gordio]

How many people on here were pining for Bridgewater pre-draft? My recollection is that it was precious few.

 

I was one of them. I said if Bridgewater was there when we pick we should pull the trigger. One game hardly makes a career but he is off to a good start.

[BuffOrange]

Well, pull up the draft threads, dude. Few, if any, were beating the drum for Bridgewater and most accepted the pundits' narrative that his star had fallen.

 

For the record, I was interested in Bridgewater but also understood why they might not have drafted him, at the time, and my posts reflect that. I also thought that Bortles would be a bust, and I'm comfortable with having said that and with being wrong if that's the case.

 

In any case, if the kid succeeds I am sure his many soothsaying fans will come out of the woodwork to tell us "I told you so."

 

I just think it's interesting that semantics about "generic TBD poster's" college QB's evaluation is automatically your first reaction. Who cares?

You may not want our Front Office to be better than "John in Amherst". I do. Don't think that's asking too much.

 

It's mostly a crapshoot anyway. I had no bleeping idea if he'd be good. Nobody did. I didn't really understand the hype about him being the #1 pick his Jr. year. But I know his consensus 'rating' was universally higher than EJ and he was available at #32. That's the exact sort of prospect a team with no qb should be taking a chance on.

[boyst]

The grass is always greener

 

Edited September 29, 2014 by jboyst62

[K D]

let's just pick a QB with every pick next year. it's our only chance