EJ's progression

[GvilleBills]

I've been very hard on EJ, and I will continue to be when necessary. I have serious doubts that his accuracy and pocket guts can be corrected to a franchise QB level. My hope, as a Bills fan, is that he will.
Today was a step in the right direction. His accuracy, while improved, was still questionable. No doubt the wind was a factor on the loftier throws, and he was helped by some nice shin catches.
Thing is, EJ deserves credit for being more decisive today. His confidence rose, and he became more assertive.
He made mistakes, but today was a step in the right direction.
Nice way to head into the bye.

[jdaltroy5]

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"They were actually really poorly thrown balls.

The wind was knocking his errant passes right into the hands of his receivers."

-Tackling Dummy

[black N yellow]

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I'm not saying EJ is Peyton Manning, or ever will be...but Peyton tossed 28 interceptions in his rookie season.

[BillsFever21]

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It's encouraging but it's only one game. It was nice to finally see him have some balls out there today though. He may have had no choice with Johnson and Woods out though. All we had left was Graham and Goodwin who are mainly just speed guys running the go route. They're not going to move the chains, etc. It's either try and hit them deep or get nothing at all.

[DesertFox24]

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Tom Brady still makes mistakes in games. Look I agree he should never be complacent and always working to be perfect.

[Night Train]

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Bills meet some struggling opponents after the bye and I'm interested to see how Manuel plays.

IMO - He's very raw and needs to roll out more to create some clean passing lanes.

[Crisis]

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It's encouraging but it's only one game. It was nice to finally see him have some balls out there today though. He may have had no choice with Johnson and Woods out though. All we had left was Graham and Goodwin who are mainly just speed guys running the go route. They're not going to move the chains, etc. It's either try and hit them deep or get nothing at all.

I think Goodwin has shown he's capable of playing underneath some as well. His greatest strength is as a burner but he's not purely one dimensional.

TJ Graham is as one dimensional as it gets.

[stuckincincy]

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I've been very hard on EJ, and I will continue to be when necessary. I have serious doubts that his accuracy and pocket guts can be corrected to a franchise QB level. My hope, as a Bills fan, is that he will.
Today was a step in the right direction. His accuracy, while improved, was still questionable. No doubt the wind was a factor on the loftier throws, and he was helped by some nice shin catches.
Thing is, EJ deserves credit for being more decisive today. His confidence rose, and he became more assertive.
He made mistakes, but today was a step in the right direction.
Nice way to head into the bye.

Nice game for the youngster. I didn't see the game, but looking at the stats, this hurry-up stuff has been toned down.

[Novacane]

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It's encouraging but it's only one game. It was nice to finally see him have some balls out there today though. He may have had no choice with Johnson and Woods out though. All we had left was Graham and Goodwin who are mainly just speed guys running the go route. They're not going to move the chains, etc. It's either try and hit them deep or get nothing at all.

I think Goodwin proved today he can do both.

[GvilleBills]

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Holy triple post Batman.

[BillsImpossible]

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So was Lee Evans...speaking of one dimensional.

[BillsFever21]

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We definitely have some weak opponents coming up but we only play one more game in Buffalo. This is a totally different team when it comes to playing at home and playing on the road.

Tampa Bay is also playing much better the past couple weeks and they still only have one more loss like we do. Considering the game is in Tampa Bay that far from makes it a gimmie game. No game is with Buffalo but it makes it even less of a sure thing since we play them on the road.

[GvilleBills]

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Nice game for the youngster. I didn't see the game, but looking at the stats, this hurry-up stuff has been toned down.

It seems to be a better offense when they slow it down a bit. IMO, the OL is built to get physical, just haven't fully dominated. It's fun when they get in a rhythm.

[GvilleBills]

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I actually weigh today a little heavier for EJ. His first chance at revenge, and he came out swinging. Cool points.

[cookie G]

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It was a big game for him, not merely because he came back from a bad showing last week, but because he played well against a team that stymied him the last time out.

The Jets could have easily gotten into his head, but he showed a short memory and didn't let his last outing against them affect him.

That's a huge plus, IMO, considering he'll be facing them twice a year.