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What's going on is they brought him in for a look to see if he might be better than their other options. Question answered - move on. Not that tough to figure out really.

This guy has already been cut from like six teams. Don't you think there is a reason?

I am baffled by the comments on this thread lamenting the cut of Palmer. Seriously? Are we just complaining for complaining's sake now?

I have not watched last night's game and probably will not bother to watch the NFLN replay either. Nothing to see there. I frankly do not see that anything has changed. I would be more encouraged if the offense had been able to show consistency in the preseason, but from what I have seen: - Our starting Defense is potentially dominating. The play against the run has been great. Very, very promising. - EJ show flashes of what he can be but is not consistent. I am perhaps in the minority here, but this is what I expect of a QB at his stage of development. I am certainly not going to panic over a 3/7 performance in the 5th preseason game, and I am willing to be patient to see if he develops. It really sucks so much time was lost last year, but thats the way it is. - They have weapons on Offense, if Manuel can find his game. I do expect it to be up and down for a while, hopefully not the whole year. - I do not share the prevailing opinion that Marrone sucks. Sorry, just don't. Causes for concern: - Just how bad is Watkins' rib injury? I fear the worst - that his rookie season is essentially lost with a lingering injury, but hope not. They need him. Williams is an upgrade over Johnson but not a game breaker. They need Sammy. - If Manuel goes down, we are clearly done. - I thought the OL would be a strength this year, but so far anything but. Just lack of continuity, or are we really that bad? Right now, they suck.

There should be a lifetime ban from TBD for starting yet another Tebow thread. Please make it stop.

This was not directed at you personally - sorry if you took it that way - just in general as Cousins name keeps coming up on this board despite the fact he is not available, nor has he done anything to warrant all the love he gets. Do I wish they had a better strategy than counting on Thad Lewis? Yes I do. Vick would have been an interesting option, but who knows if they tried.

Did anyone clamoring for Cousins actually watch him play last year? He was awful. He may be a competent back up, but no more at this point and probably ever. That said, the Redskins are not going to trade him - they have nothing behind him - nor are they going to start him over RGIII like their fans are lobbing for now since RGIII has been worse than terrible all preseason. As for Josh Freeman, don't you think there are reasons why no one wants this guy? Did anyone see him play in MN last year?

The Bills are I believe leading the league in interceptions this preseason, so there is that.

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Cheers! Great post I think you should consider being a Cowboys fan.

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There are going to be some very surprised and depressed Bears fans after week one. I am not really sure why Bills fans are not more positive about this game. The Bills match up well here and have the better team overall. Better on both lines, much better defense. The "Cutler advantage" here is overblown. I could easily see a 5 sack, 3 interception performance from Jay. This will be a tough game, but I think it is a win with a strong running game and efficient performance from EJ. For the most part, they have no idea what they are talking about.

I can't imagine it would be seriously considered to move the stadium even farther into the boondocks than it already is. The corporate suite market in Rochester is very much in play with the stadium in Erie County.

Good thing Washington has no intention of trading him.

Exactly - well said. I am sure some people will twist Kelly's comments to mean more than is meant, but it is a pretty accurate assessment so far. I am into patience at this point but expect to see significant improvement by mid-season.

Fair enough. Sorry for the broad brush generalization, but much of what I have read the past couple of days has been mind numbing. I certainly do not fault the OL for all the problems, and EJ certainly has room to improve, but I do think the OL was the bigger problem on Saturday. Perhaps continuity, perhaps lack of talent, but I am hoping it is more the former and we will see more consistent play from the line in the coming weeks. That, more than anything, will help EJ improve.

Wait for it, wait .....

Your argument regarding Hopkins does not make sense. The guy was drafted to replace Lindell who clearly had outlived his usefulness. He did just that and looked great in the process. His injury changed everything, Carpenter has been great, and Hopkins could not regain the job. Hard to find fault with the decision to draft him or the decision to cut him loose now. They needed a kicker, he has great promise which he still may fulfill somewhere else if he can put his groin problems behind him. Move on.

Sensible post but no surprise you are being mauled for it. Once the villagers with the pitchforks are out after a loss, all reason goes by the wayside.

Great post. That is how I saw it but reality is lost in the post game hysteria around here. One small quibble: the pass did not bounce of Spillers hands - he caught it and fumbled. Clear possession. The offense clearly needs work but I do not blame the first half on EJ as most seem to do. Maybe it is just me, but I expect there will be inconsistencies and mistakes in his play in what amounts to the second half of his rookie year. If he can stay on the field and gain experience we should start to see more consistency. There are positive signs. We will know what we have by the end of the year. My biggest concern is the erratic play of the OL which is hopefully due to lack of continuity with all the position changes and will improve. If not, long year for everyone. I am anxious to see the entire offense, including Watkins and the real play book in Chicago.

I think they were already intending to look around given that Lewis has dropped like a rock through the depth chart and right now Tuel is the best they have. They gave Dixon an audition last night over Lewis to see if he might be an option, but he was, well, Dennis Dixon. I am surprised, as I am sure the coaching staff is, by the regression Lewis has shown. I thought that last year he looked like a viable back up, but has been awful so far.

Maybe, but he has not been healthy a full season yet. It sucks for him, but he is a bit of a china doll.

No, it would not.

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