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Kenny Britt is a drive killer. Less than 50% catch rate of intended throws over the last two years and a high drop rate. Has the same effect to an offense as some turnovers do. No thanks.

Played some good football for the Titans last year. Three of his better games were against the Jags, Colts and Cards and were losses. Probably some combination of failures in the clutch that we all have witnessed in the past. He actually was more productive in the run game for them than for the Bills. But if he plays much it's very likely he will.............. Help mask problems in O-line play. Get the ball to his teammates and allow them to be more productive. Play without fear to the edge of being reckless and beyond. Take hits and stay in the game. Come up short in the clutch about half the time. Shoulder the blame for failures even when not his fault. I wish him well. He has made the most of what talent he has and I'd like to see him rewarded with some measure of professional success. My opinion was that he was always offered more as a QB than as a passer.

1) The Bills are not still paying him. The 7 million cap number is the remainder of the 10 million of the money already paid to him when he signed. 2) The Bills still thought enough of him to want to keep him on a reworked deal and gave him some time to let him consider his options. He sought a better opportunity elsewhere for pretty much the same deal he would have gotten from the Bills. 3) He can play well enough to make his teammates look good but ultimately he will screw up about 50% of the time in the clutch, His teammates would screw up 50% of the time and a 25% success rate in the clutch will get a coach fired. 4) He's about the best veteran backup EJ could have. He could win some games if needed especially if the defense and special teams do their part. I would feel good about having his voice in EJ's ear about how to conduct himself as a team leader. 5) The Bills would be a better team in 2014 with him in the QB room and that's the only thing that should matter.

Franchise QBs aren't drafted they are developed and drafting 2 in back-to-back years is like claiming to be engaged to two different women at the same time. Finding a guy who's talent and character you believe in and not committing to his development for at least 2 years is blatently dumb. That's why drafting a QB #1 in back-to-back drafts with the thought of having both on your roster hasn't been done before. Manning (E or P,) Flacco or Brees did not have rookie years that screemed Super Bowl winner. So, for TG to suggest that he's in favor of doing this dumb thing "because QB is the most important position" is both rhetorical provocative. So I like EJs sarcastic answer because it properly shows his emotional reaction to the provocation without resorting to baseline behaviour. EJ should be the primary focus es to be the primary focus of all the organizational resources they can muster. Improve the coaching, strengthen the legs, improve the talent around him in order to fully evaluate his potential to keep improving his game performance. I am with the others that say a mid round QB that the Bills think has good value and can improve the QB depth chart is a sensible thing to do.

I was thinking the same. In the entirety of Chan's coaching career he never had a QB with as much raw ability as EJ has. I think he was very good a getting what he could out of lower ceiling talents and he might just get excited over the prospect of developing a top tier talent. His style always seemed more professorial than dictatorial and he would easily manage the QB room.

He just may be Todd Marinovich 2.0. No thank you. Unaware and indecisive is no way to succeed at QB in the NFL. That's how EJ appeared to me at his worst moments but that's how rookies play when they are trying to be careful with the ball. The sideline hit he took in Cleveland was the worst of it. He never saw that guy coming or maybe assumed he'd make the tackle higher. Those extra four yards he gained beyond the first down was not worth the 4+ games he lost. He's lucky it wasn't a total blowout. Like the Gronkowski hit, human knees are not engineered to withstand such forces. I hope he learned something. He's got the tools, smarts and coachability so I am pretty certain he'll be better next year. Then we can debate whether he showed enough improvement to keep the job in his 3rd year.

I'd bet they'll get a holiday extension of the deadline.

I wonder if the Dolphin player that had him locked up and drove him over the pile after the whistle got a fine.

Any analysis that does not compare EJ to other NFL rookie QBs is unrealistic. I'd pick Flacco and Eli Manning as they have recently won Super Bowls with their fans doubting they had what it takes and talking about replacing them right up until they did so. Now they eat near 20 million in salary cap space and may never have a team good enough to win it again. They both had rather unspectacular rookie years as well. EJ often looks indecisive and unaware, especially in shotgun sets. Rookies tend to look that way and some never grow beyond it. It's tough to know when patience ceases to be a virtue and becomes delusional but it's not during the first year.

I think these rankings generally hold true but where the Bills have been weak is in allowing big TD plays. They certainly effect scoring but not 3rd down% (if on 1st or 2nd down) or redzone efficiency. Getting a healthier secondary should improve those numbers. I look for a strong finish from this defense.

As an update I think that the probability of winning one is up to 60% and both is up to 10% (Kiko 50% EJ at 20%). EJ's return to health gives him an improved chance and if he leads the Bills to a hot finish and maybe the playoffs, it will make an impression.

I was skeptical about his lack of production in college. I thought his presence in the offense last year was more hindrance than help and it looks much the same this year. I am a little biased though. I like what Naaman Roosevelt had to offer as an NFL WR and TJ basically bumped him off the roster. Superior hands, reliable routes, can make adjustments to beat defenders to the ball. I'd take that package over "elite speed" every day of the week. I am hoping TJ will eventually prove me wrong.

He doesn't bother me as much as he does some of you by anyone that talks that much is bound to say something less than stellar, much like Tim McCarver's baseball commentary. But I think that accusing Colston of having "alligator arms" on a throw deflected about two feet away from landing in his hands was pretty dumb. He'd have to be Flash for his hands to react that quickly to the change in direction.

It is IMPOSSIBLE to know what every camera angle will or won't show or how willing a referee will be to do some simple geometry i.e. knee at the goal line with upper body leading forward = ????? I personally can't say he was wrong in either case just that there wasn't a camera angle that showed he was conclusively right.

A winning streak that puts them in playoff contention.

That was Buddy on the infamous phone conversation with TB's Dominic. It was Buddy that said they were open to trading down this year. It was Buddy that said that they had identified a "franchise caliber" QB in this year's draft while most others were saying one did not exist in this class. It was Buddy that said before the draft that he wanted to have a franchise QB in place before he retired. I think it was Buddy's show but Whaley was involved with every big decision they made. The reason this matters is that if this draft sets up their roster for future success, as it very well might, it would define Buddy's tenure as one that "set the table." By the way, most of his defensive picks are looking much better under Pettine's coaching. If EJ is a hit, then he did B work in my book. Gailey made chicken salad with the offense to the point where SJ, Chandler, and the o-line were identified as assets. There was enough right with this offensive roster that a rookie could step in with a chance to succeed. The mess on D may have only amounted to picking earlier in the draft but I have to believe that Pettine saw the roster and liked it enough to think this was a good place to improve his resume.

Here in the Jamestown area, there are significant factions of Bills, Browns and Steelers supporters. Two of this group of three is not like the other (Ralph mucked it up when he passed on a dvisional realignment which would have included these two .) Browns/Bills fans have suffered a parallel NFL existence. Most are too young to have seen their championship teams and they've seen their team either be mediocre to pathetic most years or ultimately disappointing those few seasons when they were actually elite. It's hard to hate fans that have actually lived our worst nightmare. We know them very well, both the good and the bad, because we have suffered through much the same fandom experience. There is no other group of fans more like us than them.

Probability of winning 1 is up to 40% and of winning both at 5% is my guess. Still early in the season and the injury scenarios keep the numbers from going higher. So, I guess I am saying that it's worth more mainstream consideration and, if the probablities keep climbing, puts AD7 in the running for TBD post of the year. If the Bills were to be a playoff calibre team, the pro football writers will be inclined to want to explain it somehow. Two RsOY would help it make sense.

Good point. I'd say the better analogs are Eli and Flacco as they are more of the "modern era." Eli was particulaly mediocre for the majority of his first FOUR seasons. The NY fans and media were after him right up until the Super Bowl run in 2007. I would still question Flacco's new contract as I don't think he's in the elite category. EJ struggled and was indecisive but he didn't turn it over (save for one fumble which could not be reviewed) and managed to have his team tied in the 4th quarter. The giveaways usually accompany such struggles and I think it's a good sign that he managed to protect the ball while having these issues. Eli is a turnover machine when things are going wrong with the Giants offense.

Hmmm. Puzzling opinion. Anyways, here's a link to one compilation of rookie stats: http://draftseason.c...l-rookie-stats/

This thread might be worthy of weekly updates as the season progresses. Based on early season events, the chances of this happening have gone up. Some of the rookie contenders have gotten off to slow starts due to injury or poor play while the 3 contending Bills are still amongst the most likely. I'd say the probability of winning one has gone up to 27% and of winning both has doubled from 1/100 to 1/50.

From the scouting report I read he has a hard time throwing to the left.

Nelson has been limited due lingering knee issues. Naaman has a hamstring problem this week but has not gotten much game opportunity. I think he only moves up the depth chart if there are significant injuries ahead of him no matter what he does in practices. I suspect he needs to play somewhere (CFL?) and be megaproductive to get a decent NFL chance.

Supposedly the new CBA limits practice time to the point where a 4th guy will limit reps for the others to the point where it might hamper a rookie's development. The Bills have TWO rookies to consider. I do not think this was a money thing as they have chosen to throw it away in other areas for less important needs and EJ's "procedure" is not likely a long term issue.

I spend much of my time in an area of WNY that is mostly swamp and flood plain. I understood why the Dolphins pulled him after the 3 series as I have often stopped my car and gotten out to either relocate or assist the turtle to the other side. I do not want that picture of an unsuccessful turtle I could have assisted stuck in my brain as I retrace my route later in the day.