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When fans are booing a first half preseason performance, on kids day no less, then it think you can be pretty sure that this forum will not be the site of reasoned discussion if the Bills lose week 1.

Well said, and by the way, also all too predictably, Joe B has started the media barrage on EJ not being named captain.

Plenty of players have spoke out in support of EJ. The premise of the post is flawed.

I think this actually a good matchup for the Bills. There are certainly question marks for the Bills offense but the Chicago D is average at best. I do not fear Cutler like some do. He is prone to big mistakes as much as big plays. A strong pass rush and stuffing the run game keep this one close. Bills 20 Bears 16.

No, you are not. Despite all the armchair experts who have decided EJ is a bust, I still see what I expected to see: a young quarterback who lacks experience but demonstrates strong skills and an ability to learn. This was always going to take time and nothing has changed in that regard. He is going to look good at times and bad at times. What I expect is that we see progress as the season progresses and increasing consistency. It is a shame that injuries derailed his rookie year, but if he stays relatively healthy, I think we will see a much more polished EJ by season's end.

Lawson - no question. Agreed, but there is no reason to believe he is better than the depth we have already.

Thankfully, no Parker, so reason may prevail.

Orton does not start unless EJ gets hurt, nor do I want him to. Manuel needs to play. That is what is in the best interests of this team in the long term. People are delusional if they think Orton was brought in to challenge the starting role. Great move as a backup and insurance policy. I am feeling much better about the position now, knowing they have someone who can actually play if EJ goes down.

Agreed. He is prone to big mistakes under pressure. If the Bills can score 20 points I think they win this game.

They have not made the final cuts yet, but supposing Hogan does make it, would you rather have six WRs or five DTs?

I have certainly read a great deal of ignorant carp on this board but this about takes the cake.

Entirely possible. I have to admit I have seen signs of this.

No

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.

Sunday 7:00 am

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

Content free thread.

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.