Beerball Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Oh? @jchenelly: .@TyrodTaylor was looking for a team to give him a legit chance to earn the starting #QB job. He gets that chance w/ #Bills. #ThreeWayBattle Let the best man lead the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How many of you saying this is a great signing ever saw him play or even knew he existed before today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Not sure about this guy. Looks like he had a 58% completion rate in college, and hasnt ever played in the NFL. I wonder if Tuel beats him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 He's a FA and Flacco never gets hurt so he won't see the field. He will have a legitimate shot at playing time here. I would leave also. You can't say your starter will never get hurt. Are you arguing they don't need a backup? Or that they could just get any warm body to take his place? If so, why didn't they just trade him to the Jets when Rex was after him? At least they would have gotten something before letting this cheap backup walk. They can't force him to stay. No, but the point is that if he was so valuable a year or 2 ago that they wouldn't even entertain Rex's trade talk, why not re-sign him--a year ago even? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How many of you saying this is a great signing ever saw him play or even knew he existed before today? <-- This guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How many of you saying this is a great signing ever saw him play or even knew he existed before today? my guess is very few. but I'm an idiot so what do I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's Tailor Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Apparently Harvin doesn't want to be a gadget player, just a true WRDidn't know that thanks. Hopefully he comes off that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How many of you saying this is a great signing ever saw him play or even knew he existed before today? Tons of us. He's been getting hype as flaccos backup for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 If they want interesting they should go back and find that guy who had the trick shot video, throwing into moving trucks and such...Tanney or something like that? Bzzzt no. We brought him into training camp for a look and then moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Not sure about this guy. Looks like he had a 58% completion rate in college, and hasnt ever played in the NFL. I wonder if Tuel beats him out. That's why he's not just handed the starting position. I bet Cassel and EJ get the majority of #1 reps in this competition, while Taylor will need to impress with the scraps he'll be given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Oh? @jchenelly: .@TyrodTaylor was looking for a team to give him a legit chance to earn the starting #QB job. He gets that chance w/ #Bills. #ThreeWayBattle I'm still trying to figure out who Joe Chenelly is other than a guy with a twitter account and a square jawline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 This signing wont get a lot of press but just watch and see what happens - Has a game that emulates Russell Wilson.....which it looks like the bills are trying to emulate anyway - Has had FOUR YEARS of sitting behind Flacco to improve his craft - Now that we have signed him I dont see us signing a QB in the draft this year - Rex Ryan tried to trade for him last year and was rejected. its a QB competition folks......so if EJ has not SERIOUSLY improved his game then Cassell probably starts........but Tyrod will be in the bullpen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 No, but the point is that if he was so valuable a year or 2 ago that they wouldn't even entertain Rex's trade talk, why not re-sign him--a year ago even? He wanted to have a chance at starting. There was no way that was happening there. Even if they wanted to re-sign him (they could have), he could have said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm still trying to figure out who Joe Chenelly is other than a guy with a twitter account and a square jawline. He's from Fairport. Maybe he knows Kim Pegula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I know but under 60% in college is not good. EJ is thought of as inaccurate and almost completed 70% of his passes his senior year. Doesn't matter- he's someone else therefore he must be better. Get with the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 You can't say your starter will never get hurt. Are you arguing they don't need a backup? Or that they could just get any warm body to take his place? If so, why didn't they just trade him to the Jets when Rex was after him? At least they would have gotten something before letting this cheap backup walk. No, but the point is that if he was so valuable a year or 2 ago that they wouldn't even entertain Rex's trade talk, why not re-sign him--a year ago even? That's just stupid. "If he was so valuable a year or two ago they wouldn't have even entertained Rex's trade talk." Do you really think a Ozzie is going to hang up the phone if a GM comes calling asking about his backup qb? Maybe you would, but I'd listen to offers for any player. Doesn't mean you have to trade him, but if a deal comes along that you can't pass up, you take it. Regarding locking him up a year ago, it takes 2 to tango. Maybe he didn't want to be there and wanted a chance to compete to be a starter and make some big boy money. If his accuracy, footwork and ability to read defenses have improved since college, he's probably just as good as Ej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 https://youtu.be/MwPLQ43JVYU I like that people are excited about Taylor having had 4 years to develop, while in the same breath basically saying EJ is a bust Glad to see added depth, and more possible competition. May the best man win! Hopefully it's a close competition because they all kick ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gun Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 This signing wont get a lot of press but just watch and see what happens - Has a game that emulates Russell Wilson.....which it looks like the bills are trying to emulate anyway - Has had FOUR YEARS of sitting behind Flacco to improve his craft - Now that we have signed him I dont see us signing a QB in the draft this year - Rex Ryan tried to trade for him last year and was rejected. its a QB competition folks......so if EJ has not SERIOUSLY improved his game then Cassell probably starts........but Tyrod will be in the bullpen I'm betting Cassel wins the starting job for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 He wanted to have a chance at starting. There was no way that was happening there. Even if they wanted to re-sign him (they could have), he could have said no. True, he could have. But no one in th NFL thinks he's a starting caliber QB. OK, maybe one guy--but that guy has famously struggled to identify a starting QB in his HC career so far.. Better to be Flacco's backup than cut from the Bills camp in late August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) This signing wont get a lot of press but just watch and see what happens - Has a game that emulates Russell Wilson.....which it looks like the bills are trying to emulate anyway - Has had FOUR YEARS of sitting behind Flacco to improve his craft - Now that we have signed him I dont see us signing a QB in the draft this year - Rex Ryan tried to trade for him last year and was rejected. its a QB competition folks......so if EJ has not SERIOUSLY improved his game then Cassell probably starts........but Tyrod will be in the bullpen wtf does this guy have in common with russell Wilson? Rw was a 70% passer his senior year in college. Tyrod was 59%. Vick maybe, not rw. Maybe roman is thinking keap... Edited March 12, 2015 by over 20 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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