C.Biscuit97 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 It still could be a young guy starting, but I understand the reasoning if they choose Cassel to start the season. The pressure of starting knowing you're just a bad pick or two from being yanked is brutal for a youngster. EJ melted under that heat last year. A veteran will be able to handle it better knowing if he gets benched he still has value as a mentor backup who could be called upon again. That's a fair post. Hopefully, we aren't coaching the Qbs to play scared. That said, does it seem like we are throwing more deep passes in camp? In a perfect world, you run the ball a ton and hit deep passes on play action. 8-5: DOUG WHALEY AT CAMP ON WGR (16:30) @WGR550 I LOVE Whaley (minus the Brown trade). So happy he is here and not the assistant to the assistant GM in Jacksonville.
Big C Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 That'll make it interesting who they keep for RB's. Still believe Boobie is a proven ST beast and can make the roster on that alone. We shall see.
Chicken Little Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I love the avatar pic! I love your self imposed punishment and think that we should share the pic and anytime someone has a freak out they would put this as their avatar for 24 hours CBF I most strenuously disagree.
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I still think they keep Boobie, just because he helps with STs and his contract is such that we really don't save any cap space. Still, next Williams up!
26CornerBlitz Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 @buffalobills The battle wages on. #BillsCamp
quinnearlysghost88 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Is there coverage of today's practice?
YoloinOhio Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I love the avatar pic! I love your self imposed punishment and think that we should share the pic and anytime someone has a freak out they would put this as their avatar for 24 hours CBF haha! I think I'm back to myself and ready to change back. I agree uncharacteristic freak outs should need to make it their avatar until they simmer down. Lol
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Again, with all the fear going on here, Cassel only needs to be about as good as Alex Smith. He won't be as mobile, but even then Smith was rarely asked to be. Still need to see preseason action before judging the guys fully. Like that EJ is improving. Smith wasn't all bad in 2010, the year before Harbaugh and Roman. But to be honest, going completely by the stats I'm seeing 2010 Smith > 2013 EJ > 2013 Cassel.
Heitz Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Booo! @JaySkurski Cyrus Kouandjio walked off the practice field when a trainer a short time ago. #Bills
26CornerBlitz Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 @buffalobills Live from #BillsCamp, coming up next on @FirstTake: Rex! Hello Molly!
The Wiz Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Is there coverage of today's practice?Define coverage. Will there be tweets sent out randomly about something good/bad, yes.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 @ChrisBrownBills Canisius product TE Chris Manhertz off the PUP list and practicing for 1st time today. #Bills
GG Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 You can't accuse someone of not trying to improve a position when there were no improved options available. You can offer an opinion that QB X is better but it's still just an opinion. Drafting QBs and giving them one OTA to win the job is not a strategy. That's baloney. Going into training camp with EJ, Lewis, Dixon and Tuel and not moving a muscle to improve on that position is reckless, especially in the deepest QB draft in a while. If Whaley had the same urgency about the position in 2014 as he did this year, he'd at least have crossed off another possible body. Your revisionist histrionics don't work with me.
quinnearlysghost88 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Define coverage. Will there be tweets sent out randomly about something good/bad, yes. I just felt there was more play by play last practice. This practice is only another hour, right?
The Wiz Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I just felt there was more play by play last practice. This practice is only another hour, right? That was Murphy doing the play by play. Probably happen again on Saturday.
26CornerBlitz Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 @JaySkurski A Charles Clay sighting: Matt Cassel completes a screen to the #Bills' big-money tight end in 11-on-11 work. EJ Manuel follows Matt Cassel with the starters. #Bills Manuel's first pass attempt is a screen that gets knocked down by Alex Carrington.
EmotionallyUnstable Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Where are all the anti-EJ tweets from Joe B?
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 That's baloney. Going into training camp with EJ, Lewis, Dixon and Tuel and not moving a muscle to improve on that position is reckless, especially in the deepest QB draft in a while. If Whaley had the same urgency about the position in 2014 as he did this year, he'd at least have crossed off another possible body. Your revisionist histrionics don't work with me. Not really going to get into here but EJ was the guy going into 2014 and Lewis looked to be a good backup qb after 2013. You might not agree with it but it was their plan. Obviously, it didn't work out great.
quinnearlysghost88 Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 That was Murphy doing the play by play. Probably happen again on Saturday. Ah, okay! @JaySkurski Manuel's first pass attempt is a screen that gets knocked down by Alex Carrington. JJ Watt fever dreams
GG Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Not really going to get into here but EJ was the guy going into 2014 and Lewis looked to be a good backup qb after 2013. You might not agree with it but it was their plan. Obviously, it didn't work out great. And that plan deserves to be ridiculed, because no objective person would think that was a sound approach to the QB position last year, and look how quickly it blew up in their faces.
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