First Round Selection: EJ Manuel - Like it?

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Like it?

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Hey maybe the Bills take another QB with their next pick too!

[SpikedLemonade]

It is a swing for the fence.

I love it!!!

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It is a swing for the fence.

I love it!!!

What makes you love it so much?

[DraftBoy]

It is a swing for the fence.

Every pick is a swing for the fences, the idea of a "safe" pick is completely made up by the media and fans.

[SpikedLemonade]

What makes you love it so much?

He is physically exactly what you want from a QB and a great leader.

He will take time, but we are not in any hurry.

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Every pick is a swing for the fences, the idea of a "safe" pick is completely made up by the media and fans.

Oh come on. The Orange here would have considered Nassib much safer.

[X-Era]

Every pick is a swing for the fences, the idea of a "safe" pick is completely made up by the media and fans.:clap:

[Buddo]

I like it on the grounds that it was made after extensive research into the class - and it represents the guy with probably the most 'upside' of all the QBs in the class. With a few more cohones, they might have got another trade back, but at least they made the first one.
It also seems to me, to be a decent spot to take a guy who will need some time to develop. Top 10, and you expect your QB to start immediately, after 15, I'd say that if he does start, you've got it right, but you are also expecting to have to knock off some raw edges, and a year to be learning how to play in the NFL, isn't unreasonable.
I like that they didn't go 'safe' with the pick, and either Nassib or Barkley, to my mind, could have fit that bill, in respect of Marrone's offense.
Definitely a bit of a gamble, imho, but if they are right, then we will have a guy for years to come, as his physical attributes, are plain for all to see.
Also, if they are right, he's a guy who wouldn't be limited by any one type of offensive system, as he has the tools to play pretty much any of them, and I don't think that that is something that should be ignored, when the balancing is done.

[Novacane]

I like it. Don't know if it will pan out but I like that they are trying.

[BillsU]

I like that it's their guy not a retread.

[coastal]

We could have drafted another DB...

[Night Train]

He has a skill set that fits what Marrone wants to do. Huge and fast. Hello read option. 1-2 reads and the ball is out or the QB is off running.

He stood out among this bunch and Chris Brown wasn't lying when saying the Bills were giving him a ton of attention at the Senior Bowl and seemed to favor him from there on out. They knew he fit their idea of a progressive offense.

If they feel good about him, why is that hard to accept ? Don't tell me Barkley, Nassib or Smith are better because no one even looked at them last night.

[sudzy]

I like the talent and leadership points with EJ. But, I hate the point that people say he has a problem reading defenses. In the AFC East with Belichick and Ryan that is the kiss of death. I give the pick a D. If they would have traded down again I would have given the pick a D+ because they could have got another player to help and EJ is going to need all the help he can get. I think Philly would have drafted him in the 2nd, but I would have taken the trade San Fran gave Dallas.

[Historian]

He has a skill set that fits what Marrone wants to do. Huge and fast. Hello read option. 1-2 reads and the ball is out or the QB is off running.

He stood out among this bunch and Chris Brown wasn't lying when saying the Bills were giving him a ton of attention at the Senior Bowl and seemed to favor him from there on out. They knew he fit their idea of a progressive offense.

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A bunch of us had lunch with Eric Wood on Tuesday, and one thing he confirmed was that this offense will be on the move...pulling, etc, with a focus on speed.

He said the new coaches were really focusing on conditioning, certainly more than all of their predicessors.

[gebobs]

What did the Bills get from St. Louis?

Edit...nvm


In a bold trade, the Rams moved up from No. 16 to No. 8 overall to grab the former West Virginia wide receiver. The Rams sent the No. 16, No. 46, No. 78 and No. 222 pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Austin and the Bills' third-round pick -- No. 71.

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A bunch of us had lunch with Eric Wood on Tuesday
Nice. How did you get an invite to that table?

[Jan Reimers]

I like the high risk/high reward play maker pick a helluva lot better than an offensive guard.

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He has a skill set that fits what Marrone wants to do. Huge and fast. Hello read option. 1-2 reads and the ball is out or the QB is off running.

He stood out among this bunch and Chris Brown wasn't lying when saying the Bills were giving him a ton of attention at the Senior Bowl and seemed to favor him from there on out. They knew he fit their idea of a progressive offense.

If they feel good about him, why is that hard to accept ? Don't tell me Barkley, Nassib or Smith are better because no one even looked at them last night.

I posted in another thread comments that Nix made about this pick and he specifically said he did not think the league was going to go read option like everyone thinks. He felt Manuel could be a pocket passer.

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I like the high risk/high reward play maker pick a helluva lot better than an offensive guard.

That's one way to look at it.

[Night Train]

I posted in another thread comments that Nix made about this pick and he specifically said he did not think the league was going to go read option like everyone thinks. He felt Manuel could be a pocket passer.

Good for him but Marrone/Hackett are reportedly calling an Offense which is the polar opposite of that thinking. Once the pads are on, they run the Offense.

[DraftBoy]

Oh come on. The Orange here would have considered Nassib much safer.

And they would be incorrect to assume that. Nassib's familiarity for Marrone's system is helpful but he still has to adjust to NFL speed, defensive complexity, and coverage.

[SCBILLFAN1]

I can't wait to see him run an option with CJ outside. Not a big fan of the pick. I heard some things about reading defenses but that doesn't concern me. He had a 68% completion rate against decent D's. He can run like a deer and throw well on the run. I don't see him sitting in the pocket and picking D's apart.
Overall the new coach/mgmnt staff have put their careers on the line for this kid. I hope it works out.

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Good for him but Marrone/Hackett are reportedly calling an Offense which is the polar opposite of that thinking. Once the pads are on, they run the Offense.

Is Brad Smith still on the roster?

[Mski]

i like it because they had their choice of any QB in the draft, and he's the one they chose, this isnt a JP Losman "best of the rest" scenerio.

i dont like it because i dont think he was the guy they should have targeted, but thats why they make the big bucks and im sitting on an internet message board istead of a war room

[Mr. Pink]

This is the first first round pick I've liked by the Bills in years.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

A bunch of us had lunch with Eric Wood on Tuesday, and one thing he confirmed was that this offense will be on the move...pulling, etc, with a focus on speed.

He said the new coaches were really focusing on conditioning, certainly more than all of their predicessors.

What is lunch with an NFL lineman like? Does everyone just sit around the table while he eats all your food?

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i like it because they had their choice of any QB in the draft, and he's the one they chose, this isnt a JP Losman "best of the rest" scenerio.

i dont like it because i dont think he was the guy they should have targeted, but thats why they make the big bucks and im sitting on an internet message board istead of a war room

What makes you think they are competent to a good choice?

[Buddo]

What makes you think they are competent to a good choice?

What says that they aren't?

I'm not so sure that their problem previously with not taking a QB, wasn't in identifying them, more in respect of not taking them when they had their earliest opportunity, thinking that they would be around in a later round - when they weren't, regulalry.