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I have no doubt that Manuel is the odds on favorite to be the Bills starter next season. I'm not arguing that. But why tell him he already is when Marrone himself can't possibly be 110% sure? Marrone just seems to shoot his mouth off sometimes. Granted that comment may not have been meant for the general public, but still, why? Learn from your mistakes Doug.

Wow how did the Bills end up the only team under .500 in the AFCE and 2 games behind the jests and fish? Better be some big changes there Kyle boy, big changes indeed. Lead the charge!

This makes no sense to me at all. So Marrone is saying that if by some miracle Johnny Football falls to the Bills, they will either not take him and take him with "110% certainty" that Manuel will start over him? After this season Marrone shouldn't be 110% sure that HE will be picking the Bills QB next season. What is the point in telling Manuel this?

The officiating this year, and every year is awful. For the most part they are far too old to do a good job. This truly needs to be addressed. Simply having a "war room" to overturn call is nowhere near enough of a change. Sometimes you can understand missing something, There is a lot going on at the same time. But take as an example the blown hands to the face call yesterday that allowed the Bills to score a TD. I mean, it was out in the open, he obviously was looking there as he saw the pats* player do it. But didn't see the Bills player doing the same thing at the same time? Crazy.

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I can't say I disagree with anything here. I would probably add a every down RB as well. FredEX is not getting any younger.

Yup when you look at his total yards and even his YPC of 4.6 for the season it sure says "awesome". But Spiller gets his yards in big chunks. He will rip off a 60 or 70 yard beauty, followed by 10 or 12 plays of little to no gain. That one run is very exciting to watch, but overall that style runner does not help the team over the course of a game or season. That is why I think some would like him gone. As for me, I'm not in the "cut him" camp by any means. But I would not shed a tear if he was traded for good value. And to be honest, i suspect such a trade would be good for Spiller's career as well.

With the money he makes he can afford to hire someone to make sure he gets his ass out of bed.

Dare to dream.

Yeah I added in WR after you quoted me That also helps sell Manuel as well. It hurts some people too much to be analytical after the past 14 seasons. And Brandon certainly does not want Bills fans thinking analytically!

With 14 years in the tank it must be getting harder for Brandon, even if the audience is looking hard for the slightest reason to Billieve, I suspect one coach will be offered up as a human sacrifice ... probably ST but maybe (though unlikely) OC. He will go to great lengths to continue to sell Manuel as the QB of the future. Not sure how, but he is nothing if not a creative guy. The #9 pick will be something sexy, not a lineman or even a LB. Maybe a every down stud RB or WR that he can market. He will be very public about the Bills making every effort in good faith to resign Byrd. Season ticket prices won't go up much, and some might be lowered again. He got a lot of mileage out of that last year. Plus like I said, Brandon is good at his job. I'm sure he has something else up his sleeve that I can't begin to predict.

Didn't he do the same thing at the end of last season and/or the start of this season? And of course he is going to stand up for his coach, at least publicly. Uhhh Firing the ST coach perhaps

So the QB the Bills signed off of another teams practice squad was no better or worse than the Bills first round "franchise" draft pick. That alone is a very scary thought. Some of that comes from being a rookie, while more comes from being injured so much (both knees suspect which is also a concern going forward). But is still not a good sign. I'm certainly not jumping up and down demanding Manuel be cut or that the Bills use their #9 in this draft to take a QB. And I do not have enough knowledge to make a intelligent decision in this matter. But those lines I quoted from you certainly got me thinking.

What makes you think the Bills will sign him?

You can only be disappointed in Marrone if you expected him to do better this season. Not sure why you would have expected that.

Do something in the off season to generate fan interest so season tickets sell. Then strive for 8-8 ... but don't make it. Blame the result on Manuel missing so many games this year and give everyone another year to do the same thing again.

I didn't get laid at halftime.

Yup. Particularly in this case as the backup beat the fish ... twice. It was inevitable.

14 straight years and still not close to the playoffs means they are already going out like the AFC East B word. But that being said, you can't lay down like the OP is suggesting. You can play to win and still give the starters more rest than usual.

Well they are supposed to know much more than us and do have access to much more material on Manuel than we have, so ... But I know what you mean, 14 years and counting of suck can do that to you

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Yup. We as fans have to hope and trust that the FO has a good read on Manuel and will either: a) Correct their previous mistake (or hedge their bet) by getting another QB this draft or b) Know they have a good QB and fill the other holes in the team We only get to see so much, the Bills coaches and FO have much more data to work from.

Unfortunately I have buried several family members in the last few years, one of them extremely unexpectedly, and in my experience 12 days is an exceptionally long time. However given the fact that the game is meaningless, SJ13's chronic injury issues, and the fact that it was his Mom I have no issue whatsoever with him missing this game as well.

I think it is pretty clear that he was a reach based on this seasons performance. You typically would not draft a project with your first pick in the first round. But that isn't to say he still can't develop into a good starting QB. As to the OP's question ... my opinion of Manuel is not tainted. However my opinion of the "new" Bills FO is a little.