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    Paper Tigers

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    The heat in Florida will be no more then 70 degrees at game time vs Miami probably more like 65

     

    You must me thinking SUMMER heat.

     

    I just checked my temp outside and it says 62 and its only 7pm

    Sammy Watkins doesn’t practice, Fred Jackson “not ready yet”

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    Posted by Josh Alper on November 6, 2014, 2:40 PM EST

     

     

    After wide receiver Sammy Watkins left practice early with a groin injury on Wednesday, but word out of Buffalo was that he would be ready to go for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.

     

    Bills coach Doug Marrone wasn’t willing to make any proclamations after Watkins sat out Thursday’s practice, however. <SNIP>

     

     

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/06/sammy-watkins-doesnt-practice-fred-jackson-not-ready-yet/

    Kyle Orton: The Greatest Quarterback That No One Wants

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    Buffalo’s Signal Caller Is Statistically One of the Best Journeymen in NFL History

     

     

     

    When the Buffalo Bills replaced EJ Manuel at quarterback with Kyle Orton, they were gambling on a 10-year journeyman faring better than the quarterback they selected in the first round just last year. The gamble has paid off: Orton (pictured right and below) is 3-1 as a starter and has the 5-3 Bills in the playoff hunt.

    But typically, itinerant quarterbacks move from team to team for a reason: They aren’t good.

    Since 1950, 17 quarterbacks have started games for five different teams, according to Stats LLC. Orton has started for the Bears, Broncos, Chiefs, Cowboys and Bills. Only six of those 17 quarterbacks have records better than .500 as a starter, including Orton, who is 38-36.

    When it comes to quarterbacks who aimlessly drift around the league, Jeff Garcia is the gold standard. The former 49er-Brown-Lion-Eagle-Buccaneer-Texan has a 87.5 career passer rating, which is by far the best among quarterbacks to start for five different teams, although he went only 58-58 in his career. Trent Dilfer went 58-55 for five teams and won a Super Bowl with the Ravens, but his 70.2 passer rating makes Ryan Fitzpatrick, who has his fifth starting gig with the Texans this season, look like a Pro Bowler.

    Since the beginning of his career, no team has really trusted Orton. As a rookie, he went 10-5 and led the Bears to the playoffs despite throwing only nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions. In the playoffs, Chicago benched him in lieu of Rex Grossman and promptly lost to the Panthers.

    Even as Orton improved, teams never saw him as a franchise quarterback. He threw 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions for the Broncos in 2010, but went 3-10 because Denver had the worst defense in the league. For his career, Orton has thrown 84 touchdowns and 60 interceptions.

    This year, Orton’s 104.0 passer rating ranks fourth in the NFL. He also ranks in the top five in completion percentage. After signing with the Bills in August, he looks like one of this season’s savviest acquisitions.

    —Andrew Beaton

     

     

    http://m.wsj.com/articles/kyle-orton-the-greatest-quarterback-that-no-one-wants-1415150975?mobile=y&two-bills-drive

     

     

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