HOUSE Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Getty Images MOBILE, ALABAMA - DECEMBER 22: Tyree Jackson #3 of the Buffalo Bulls throws the ball during the first half of the Dollar General Bowl against the Troy Trojans on December 22, 2018 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) By Ryan Talbot | rtalbot@nyup.com “So is there a chance that nobody wants me?” Doubt crept into the mind of Tyree Jackson after he went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. Jackson’s draft stock was all over the board heading into the 2019 NFL Draft. The quarterback was projected to be selected anywhere from the third round to the seventh round, but he never heard his name called. After going undrafted, he wondered if he belonged in the NFL at all. Jackson’s journey to the league was chronicled throughout ESPN+'s NFL Draft Academy. The eight episode series concluded with the episode Destination Draft and showed the former University at Buffalo as he waited through day two and three to hear his name called. Jackson’s optimism quickly turned into frustration during the episode as he sees other quarterbacks coming off the board. “Did I kill somebody or something?” Jackson asks his agents Brandon Parker and Brian McLaughlin. “Like what I do recently?” His frustration grows further after he sees a report that multiple teams were interested in Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson. After Thorson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in Round 5, Jackson walks out of his living room and slams a door. Jackson is next shown having a conversation with Parker reminding him what he said about the UB quarterback’s odds of going undrafted. “How did we get here though? You gonna get struck by lightning, bro. You said, if you go undrafted, I have a better chance at getting struck by lightning.” No lightning comes, but Jackson goes undrafted and the conversation quickly turns into finding him a home as an undrafted free agent. McLaughlin mentions the Seattle Seahawks’ interest and says the quarterback is high on their list. Shortly thereafter, the Buffalo Bills swoop in to get Jackson. More https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2019/05/buffalo-bills-qb-tyree-jacksons-long-draft-wait-chronicled-in-espns-nfl-draft-academy.html Edited May 5, 2019 by HOUSE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateHookerMD Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 So even if I pay an ongodly cable bill and have an ESPN login this is something ELSE they want me to pay for?? Where is the Xfinity/Charter login? 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I’ve never seen the guy play, but I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of love he got from the ESPN guys post-draft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 He got some terrible advice to go to the draft. He needed another year in school and could have lit it up. 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Is that an ipad on his left wrist? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 A QB that plays very well in preseason won't last long on the practice squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 He should have stayed in school... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 He's gonna have to switch positions if he wants to make it in the league. That windup is just too much. My hunch is that the Bills want to give the Logan Thomas experiment another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) This show alluded to the fact especially the final episode that he got bad advice Off topic but watching the show its hard to not root for Hollywood Brown Edited May 5, 2019 by Cheektowaga Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 He should have played one more year in college. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 2 hours ago, fridge said: He got some terrible advice 1 hour ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: he got bad advice The NFL ADVISED him to stay in school when they said he wouldn't be an early pick. That's all the advice he should have needed. It was just a risky call on his part. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I saw a Twitter video yesterday of Tyree working at Joe Licata's training facility. Looked like he was focused on limiting his stride and maintaining balance through the throwing motion. We know he spent lots of time with Jordan Palmer, Josh, Sam and Stidham? I think. If he can get his throwing motion more under control it will be interesting to see the results. I wonder if the Bills have been able to monitor his progress and that may be related to their interest in signing him. Also, having another QB in camp that throws like Josh might have a good effect on training the receivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 3 hours ago, LSHMEAB said: He's gonna have to switch positions if he wants to make it in the league. That windup is just too much. My hunch is that the Bills want to give the Logan Thomas experiment another shot. Playing behind 2 big, strong arm QBs should help Jacksons progress. Allen and Derek Anderson should give him a template on how to play. If not he could take a swing at TE. 6-7 250 and athletic isnt a bad guy to keep on the team. My guess they try to stash him on P.S. In all seriousness Dorsey was a Qb coach for Newton. Allen is a similar player. For Jackson to grow at the position he is probably at the best place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 There’s no guarantee anything would’ve been different for him next year. But absent a legit minor league system in the NFL, he made a bad decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mat68 said: Playing behind 2 big, strong arm QBs should help Jacksons progress. Allen and Derek Anderson should give him a template on how to play. If not he could take a swing at TE. 6-7 250 and athletic isnt a bad guy to keep on the team. My guess they try to stash him on P.S. In all seriousness Dorsey was a Qb coach for Newton. Allen is a similar player. For Jackson to grow at the position he is probably at the best place. It’s bought a few years on NFL rosters before! (Recently, in fact.) Worth a shot, pray for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StHustle Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said: There’s no guarantee anything would’ve been different for him next year. But absent a legit minor league system in the NFL, he made a bad decision. Ahhhh...hindsight vision. ALL the experts agreed he was a guy good enough to be drafted. Our own GM was surprised he wasnt drafted. So were other GMs. Unfortunately, the teams interested in drafting a later round QB didnt agree. Every decision is bad when things dont work out right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 55 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said: I saw a Twitter video yesterday of Tyree working at Joe Licata's training facility. Looked like he was focused on limiting his stride and maintaining balance through the throwing motion. We know he spent lots of time with Jordan Palmer, Josh, Sam and Stidham? I think. If he can get his throwing motion more under control it will be interesting to see the results. I wonder if the Bills have been able to monitor his progress and that may be related to their interest in signing him. Also, having another QB in camp that throws like Josh might have a good effect on training the receivers. Looking forward to him playing about 8 quarters in the preseason and seeing how much he's improved with the coaching. He was not a confidence inspiring player at UB but he always made big time plays........next steps are obviously doing it consistently and for full performances, finishing strong etc... Not *expecting* him to make it but maybe he can make the 53 or PS.......and should be a lot more fun than watching Derek Anderson play with the 3's or some no-chance camp arm playing out the string. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said: Looking forward to him playing about 8 quarters in the preseason and seeing how much he's improved with the coaching. He was not a confidence inspiring player at UB but he always made big time plays........next steps are obviously doing it consistently and for full performances, finishing strong etc... Not *expecting* him to make it but maybe he can make the 53 or PS.......and should be a lot more fun than watching Derek Anderson play with the 3's or some no-chance camp arm playing out the string. Yeah, a potential reason to not complain about the week 4, home preseason game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Jackson should have stayed in school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Does anyone here think he should have stayed at college another year? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: Does anyone here think he should have stayed at college another year? I think the better question is, does anyone here think he should not have stayed at college another year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 8 hours ago, StHustle said: Ahhhh...hindsight vision. ALL the experts agreed he was a guy good enough to be drafted. Our own GM was surprised he wasnt drafted. So were other GMs. Unfortunately, the teams interested in drafting a later round QB didnt agree. Every decision is bad when things dont work out right? I don't think this was hindsight. It was a bad decision. The other thing was he was a graduate transfer eligible. Could of transferred to a bigger program for his last year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 2 hours ago, eball said: I think the better question is, does anyone here think he should not have stayed at college another year? I agree with all the comments he should have stayed in school. I could see him leaving UB, however, using the NCAA transfer portal. UB lost a lot of his support team around him, and there was no assurance things would go well at UB this year. But, if a major wanted a 1 year QB, he was it, and he certainly should have done it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Aussie Joe said: Does anyone here think he should have stayed at college another year? Does anyone think I thought he should have stayed in school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Who the heck is paying more money for ESPN plus? The normal channel is awful on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 10 hours ago, bigK14094 said: I agree with all the comments he should have stayed in school. I could see him leaving UB, however, using the NCAA transfer portal. UB lost a lot of his support team around him, and there was no assurance things would go well at UB this year. But, if a major wanted a 1 year QB, he was it, and he certainly should have done it. TJ3 was most certainly welcomed back by Leipold if he wanted to return and he would’ve had a good team. 3-4 good RBs, a solid line, the best TE in the MAC and a lot of untapped potential at WR you can always hurt your draft stock but he would’ve have a solid returning foundation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 If that's his regular throwing motion, I think I see the problem right off the bat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/5/2019 at 6:25 PM, Cheektowaga Chad said: This show alluded to the fact especially the final episode that he got bad advice Off topic but watching the show its hard to not root for Hollywood Brown Hollywood will have a hard time playing with a QB who's weak skill is deep passes. John Brown found out last year when Ravens benched Flacco and Hollywood is a John Brown clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, cba fan said: Hollywood will have a hard time playing with a QB who's weak skill is deep passes. John Brown found out last year when Ravens benched Flacco and Hollywood is a John Brown clone. I think hollywood has some potential there on quick timing routes with the Ravens Overall I agree though, still hope he performs well. Seemed like a goofy highly skilled kid that just wants to have fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Nice vid of Tyree throwing to David Sills V. https://mobile.twitter.com/JoeLicataFB Edited May 7, 2019 by ChevyVanMiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: Nice vid of Tyree throwing to David Sills V. https://mobile.twitter.com/JoeLicataFB So does that mean Sills is already in Buffalo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Johnson Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 He should have stayed in school ... but it is not like he is going to really refine his game playing at UB playing against the MAC. He is a giant project now or later. I think he was draftable though and don't mind the Bills taking him as a UDFA. There are elements of his game that remind me a little bit of EJ Manuel - big thick guy, strong arm without a very fluid motion, fast enough to run a decent 40 but not functionally fast, kind of slow to process the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 One more year in school, and he's a top 15 pick, IMO... I don't know his personal circumstances, but it was a BIG risk coming out... Unlike some here, I think he's very talented, and capable... I just believe he needed a larger body of work to get more serious consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Warcodered said: So does that mean Sills is already in Buffalo? Yes, That's UB's field they're throwing on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 ...this kid makes tartare look well done.....didn't they get smoked against upper level MAC competition as well as bowl appearance?......what exactly has he shown to come out early?...size?......may want to ask the Seahawks about SDS's Dan McGuire as their 16th overall pick in 1991.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/6/2019 at 9:52 PM, ChevyVanMiller said: Nice vid of Tyree throwing to David Sills V. https://mobile.twitter.com/JoeLicataFB Is it just me, or is his throwing motion weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Is it just me, or is his throwing motion weird? Yeah, it kind of looks like a baseball pitcher, doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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