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whaley: encouraged but not satisfied.

that is called passer rating (not QBR) it doesn't give credit to QB's who are able to keep plays alive with their feet or penalize qb's who are too dumb to avoid a sack, like total QBR does.

Johnny Manziel says he has to stop acting like a jackass The Browns quarterback said he didn't throw a party that caused him and teammates to miss team activities. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/12/29/7463257/johnny-manziel-browns-party-rumors-josh-gordon

Before ending his press conference, Marrone cracked a smile. "You're stuck with me," Marrone said. "Fortunately or unfortunately." http://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2014/12/doug_marrone_michigan_football_coaching_job_youre_stuck_with_me_buffalo_bills.html

top 30 ranked QB = 9-7 (orton 26th & EJ 32nd) top 25 ranked QB = 10-6 top 20 ranked QB = 11-5 top 15 ranked QB = 12-4 top 10 ranked QB = 13-3 top 5 ranked QB = 14-2

if CJ was staying it would already be done. he's gone.

whaley said he would have taken Ebron at #9

Kyle Orton went to a 'meeting' and never came back Did you seriously expect Kyle Orton would leave the NFL any other way? He wasn't going to hold some lengthy press conference or issue a tearful statement. Dude was going to smash and grab his way out the league without telling a soul. http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/12/29/7461095/kyle-orton-bills-left-retire-smash-and-grab

adds up to Orton is somewhere between not good enough and sucks.

straight out of the brett farve playbook... skip training camp.....come back at last possible moment.

strength of schedule not the same system to break ties for the playoffs.

let's just hope he stays retired this time..... unless of course one of our afc east opponents want him.

this link says #50 (not sure if correct) http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftorder2015.php

why do people use facts to get in the way of a good story ?? (sarcasm)

1. *Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2. **Jameis Winston, Florida St. 3. Bryce Petty, Baylor 4. *Brett Hundley, UCLA 5. *Connor Cook, Michigan St. 6. Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 7. *Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. 8. Cody Fajardo, Nevada 9. Shane Carden, East Carolina 10. Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2015/story/_/id/11703111/mel-kiper-top-10-ranking-prospects-every-position-nfl-draft-2015

Official top-20 2015 NFL Draft order: NFL DRAFT ORDER W L T SOS 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0.486 2 Tennessee Titans 2 14 0.506 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 13 0.514 4 Oakland Raiders 3 13 0.570 5 Washington Redskins 4 12 0.496 6 New York Jets 4 12 0.543 7 Chicago Bears 5 11 0.529 8 Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0.482 9 New York Giants 6 10 0.512 10 St. Louis Rams 6 10 0.531 11 Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0.475 12 Cleveland Browns 7 9 0.479 13 New Orleans Saints 7 9 0.486 14 Miami Dolphins 8 8 0.512 15 San Francisco 49ers 8 8 0.527 16 Houston Texans 9 7 0.447 17 San Diego Chargers 9 7 0.512 18 Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0.512 19 Cleveland Browns (BUF) 9 7 0.516 20 Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0.490 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24920800/nfl-draft-top-20-draft-order-is-set

1. Tampa Bay (2-14, .486 strength of schedule) 2. Tennessee (2-14, .506) 3. Jacksonville (3-13, .514) 4. Oakland (3-13, .570) 5. Washington (4-12, .496) 6. New York Jets (4-12, .541) 7. Chicago (5-11, .529) 8. Atlanta (6-10, .482) 9. New York Giants (6-10, .512) 10. St. Louis (6-10, .531) 11. Minnesota (7-9, .475) 12. Cleveland (7-9, .478) 13. New Orleans (7-9, .486) 14. Miami (8-8, .512) 15. San Francisco (8-8, .527) 16. Houston (9-7, .447) 17. Kansas City (9-7, .510) 18. San Diego (9-7, .512) 19. Buffalo (9-7, .516) 20. Philadelphia (10-6, .490)

Marrone has a three-day out clause, but is expected to stay with Bills http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/28/marrone-has-a-three-day-out-clause-but-is-expected-to-stay-with-bills/

#50 - Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA

Orton's Cap hit next year is $7 mil he either agrees to a lower number or he is gone.

and tomorrow he signs with michigan for $50 mil

"PANIC" is not the right word. i'd say there were two motivating factors #1- survival - to swing for the fences knowing his window of oppurtunity to impress the Pegula's is short. #2- judgement - he truly feels Sammy will be an Elite talent and worth the premium he paid. my conclusion is that i always prefer to trade down, pick up an extra premium 2nd round pick and spread the injury risk and cap hit over two players. having said that, i think Sammy will be an All -Pro player after his third season. he is truly special. he was hindered this year with chit for QB's and the injury bug.

with the exception of EJ, i'm for ALL backups playing including tuel. 2015 starts now.

his 2015 Cap Hit is $7 mil with $1.5 in Dead Money if cut. he's getting cut or redone for backup money. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/kyle-orton/ EJ is a "developement" QB. it's in everyones best interest to start fresh in 2015. it's the right decision to play orton this week.

in this case, they must do BOTH qb & o line. fixing one without the other will not end our playoff drought.