Just in Atlanta

You can slice and dice data. You think SJ sucks, so be it. The data I'm looking at shows a decent figure, despite having three different QBs and injuries.

In the oft chance your question is sincere :-0 the first two are Manuel and the third one is SJ.

One analyst called it "slow eyes." Apropos. That, and of course his penchant for busting his knees on nondescript plays. I look forward to seeing where he can take his game come September. I don't know. All I know is I loved his hustle (never stopped, even when he wasn't the designated target) and route running ability, and he seemed to love playing for the team and living in Buffalo.

My point: He's not as bad as some fans here think. There are others with higher drop rates on this team. He's right in the middle of NFL receivers. Which isn't bad considering he's had to play with more QBs than I can even count.

SJ's completion percentage is average. Some fans have a selective memory due to high profile drops. And there are other players on the Bills (Choice, Graham) with higher drop rates. Losing SJ is going to hurt. http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/drops/2013/

Is he cheap?

Because this is clearly a Congressional issue.

The Goat Island Bills. Nice ring to it. Would have to do something with the Tesla monument though. And then there's this :"The western end of the island is slowly being eroded by the falls and the entire island will eventually disappear as the falls erode further upstream." An analogy to the Bills? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_Island_(New_York)

And with the first pick of the 2015 draft, the Buffalo Bill select ... A Pair of Healthy Knees.

OK. But what does Hostetler Jr. think?

I'm all in, but I'll say it again -- those story lines are for Bills fans. Now if Cyrus Kujo would come out of the closet or something, then we'd have something.

If the Bills make the playoffs this year, and don't win the Superbowl, I'll send you $5 to recoup your cost ... just for having faith.

OK. I'm sold. Something special here.

Great movie. They don't make em like that anymore. All CGI, over produced and underwritten.

Nice.

You could be a producer. You produced solid story lines...for Bills fans. People don't care about them. The Browns or Eagles will be getting it this year. As for distraction, I'm all for it. Buffalo needs some national exposure. Zero worries about any media distraction.

Great recap. The Atlanta game hurt. I seem to recall Game 3 vs. the Jets as horrible. Big picture: Conservative playcalling on O. This was a super boring offense last year, sans FJ and CJ. That, and an inexperienced /oft-injured QB. I would add a distant second to be bad special teams. We gave up a boring, predictable defense with Wanny and got the same on O, albeit fast-paced, with Hackett. I hope we open this mother out come September.

Honestly, I haven't moved on from EJ. There's nothing to move on from. He hasn't shown anything, positive or negative, other than his penchant for injuring himself on mundane plays. All he has is potential. And that is why the sane thing is to bring in a stud -- as a backup or as a competitor. If "all in" means cashing all your chips on one square, I'm all out -- that's a bad strategy in any game.

Sink or swim with this admin. Let's hope we swim. It's impossible to argue the logic of drafting insurance to the people who think it means automatically means replacing EJ. Mindboggling that we don't have a backup to a guy whose shown nothing thus far.

Seriously -- it's up in the air if we have a legit starter. Lewis seems like a third stringer. Jeff Tuel is a long ways away. And I don't even know who the fourth guy is. Kolb? Is he even still with us? I think you could find one of these to drop for an Aaron Murray like talent.

Good point.

Disappointed, but not surprised. This decision to go all cards in has a 50 percent chance of screwing us. You have your choice between a potential elite QB to at least serve as a backup, and potentially as competition, and we go for depth. Seems screwy.

This thread is gay.

Yes, Murray has potential. Grab him by all means.

Wait, am I behind you guys? The Bills here in Atlanta have not picked yet.