LA Grant Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The reality is the writing's on the wall for EJ, and we should move on and find a different back-up QB and developmental prospect for next year. You're not going to make it far with your backup QB in general but EJ single-handedly cost us the London game. It's not happening for him in Buffalo. It's wasting everyone's time to keep pretending it will somehow reverse trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Just trade the guy, at least get something back from the bad investment. buy high (first rounder). Sell LOW. Could we get a 7th round pick for old Knee-J? I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Imagine if EJ's first 5 minutes was against the Jets defense and not Jacksonville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Imagine if EJ's first 5 minutes was against the Jets defense and not Jacksonville His first 5 minutes were against the bengals defense which isn't to shabby either. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Imagine if EJ's first 5 minutes was against the Jets defense and not JacksonvilleImagine if the rest of the game after the infamous 5 minutes was against the Jets defense and not the Jacksonville prevent defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 The day EJ is released everyone wins. Having him here is just a fault line in the fanbase. People have their sides and want to be right. He is not going to be the guy here. It's over. The sooner he gets a fresh start the better for him and us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 The day EJ is released everyone wins. Having him here is just a fault line in the fanbase. People have their sides and want to be right. He is not going to be the guy here. It's over. The sooner he gets a fresh start the better for him and us. Speak for yourself. I like both EJ and Taylor, and when they're on the field I want them to be best they can be to help the team win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 The day EJ is released everyone wins. Having him here is just a fault line in the fanbase. People have their sides and want to be right. He is not going to be the guy here. It's over. The sooner he gets a fresh start the better for him and us. EJ is the backup QB. Apparently for some mysterious reason Rex wanted Johnson active as the backup. Maybe EJ had the same illness Mario Williams had and the Bills didn't want the Word out they were suffering a team epidemic and half their players could be "had" by a well-timed punch to the guts? Johnson's 9 days with the Jets in August/September thought to give him the inside skinny vs Bowles? Or maybe it was a Roman "warning shot across the bow" not to repeat his mistakes of the Jax game. But "everyone wins" because EJ is a fault line in the fan base and is not going to be "our guy"? Have you looked, I mean really looked, at the state of QB'ing around the league, especially back-up QB'ing? The day our coaches release a QB because "people have their sides and want to be right" is not the day our team management wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 @BuffRumblings Rex Ryan: "EJ Manuel is our backup quarterback." http://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2015/11/13/9728504/rex-ryan-ej-manuel-buffalo-bills-backup-qb-josh-johnson He said that about Cassel as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 EJ is the backup QB. Apparently for some mysterious reason Rex wanted Johnson active as the backup. Maybe EJ had the same illness Mario Williams had and the Bills didn't want the Word out they were suffering a team epidemic and half their players could be "had" by a well-timed punch to the guts? Johnson's 9 days with the Jets in August/September thought to give him the inside skinny vs Bowles? Or maybe it was a Roman "warning shot across the bow" not to repeat his mistakes of the Jax game. But "everyone wins" because EJ is a fault line in the fan base and is not going to be "our guy"? Have you looked, I mean really looked, at the state of QB'ing around the league, especially back-up QB'ing? The day our coaches release a QB because "people have their sides and want to be right" is not the day our team management wins. I think our coaches will release EJ because they'll have no faith in him successfully managing a game by not self-destructing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 EJ is horrible. And since he was a 1st round pick he is going to want to have a shot somewhere else. It couldn't be any more clear that this coaching staff has no faith in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayman Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 EJ is horrible. And since he was a 1st round pick he is going to want to have a shot somewhere else. It couldn't be any more clear that this coaching staff has no faith in him. EJ will be out of the league within the next 2 years (maybe in the next 2 months). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loedward22 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) I woke up this morning and it occurred to me - I bet EJ is color blind. That would fit perfectly with what happened with the last minute healthy scratch, with Rex going right back to him being the number 2 and explaining it was special circumstances. Were there any other times in his career when he struggled and that could have been a reason? Edited November 14, 2015 by loedward22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Speak for yourself. I like both EJ and Taylor, and when they're on the field I want them to be best they can be to help the team win. But you do realize that EJ doesn't have the ability to play consistently decent football & it's time to move on? EJ is the backup QB. Apparently for some mysterious reason Rex wanted Johnson active as the backup. Maybe EJ had the same illness Mario Williams had and the Bills didn't want the Word out they were suffering a team epidemic and half their players could be "had" by a well-timed punch to the guts? Johnson's 9 days with the Jets in August/September thought to give him the inside skinny vs Bowles? Or maybe it was a Roman "warning shot across the bow" not to repeat his mistakes of the Jax game. But "everyone wins" because EJ is a fault line in the fan base and is not going to be "our guy"? Have you looked, I mean really looked, at the state of QB'ing around the league, especially back-up QB'ing? The day our coaches release a QB because "people have their sides and want to be right" is not the day our team management wins. he needs to be (& I'm confident he will be) released for his own good and the good of the team. There is no way his teammates have confidence in his ability to win games and there's no way EJ has confidence in his own abilities at this point. Both sides will move on IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 But you do realize that EJ doesn't have the ability to play consistently decent football & it's time to move on? I'd venture the counterpoint is: even assuming he does accept that -Do you realize that there aren't many guys who do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I'd venture the counterpoint is: even assuming he does accept that -Do you realize that there aren't many guys who do?read my reply to Hopeful, it should answer your questions. If not, backup QBs are a dime a dozen. Pray that your starter doesn't miss significant time & that if needed your backup can not lose 1 out of every 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) read my reply to Hopeful, it should answer your questions. If not, backup QBs are a dime a dozen. Pray that your starter doesn't miss significant time & that if needed your backup can not lose 1 out of every 3 games.Then seems fair- I missed that one. The way I've looked at it is even worst case I think EJ can fill that role, and we are already paying him either way. I don't particularly see a benefit in going out and getting a mediocre to bad guy for 2-3m and eating EJs cash leaving us in the same spot at a higher price. If tyrod plays well maybe a qb in the 2nd-3rd could be a reasonable option. Otherwise, I'm fine letting EJ be the guy in the short term and not exercising his option. He doesn't come with RG3 style baggage as far as we know (definitely not the initial investment) Edited November 14, 2015 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I woke up this morning and it occurred to me - I bet EJ is color blind. That would fit perfectly with what happened with the last minute healthy scratch, with Rex going right back to him being the number 2 and explaining it was special circumstances. Were there any other times in his career when he struggled and that could have been a reason? that has to be it!!!!! Makes more sense than anything else sexy Rexy has done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 JMO, but it has to be elsewhere. Wish him well, hate that it didn't work out, but it didn't. Don't hate the FO for the pick (hate them for allowing the team to get into such a desperate situation by prior inaction). Hopefully a lesson learned and they take QBs early & often until they get the right developmental guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) the guy that has scored 2 or more TD's in 2 losses this season, and outperformed Andy Dalton when he faced the undefeated Bengals. Yeah, that guy sucks. He's the backup and not challenging TT for the #1 spot. get over it Edited November 14, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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