EJ's first day at Minicamp

[Skooby]

Manuel
Segment 1:
--Option hand-off to C.J. Spiller
--Fumbled snap (Manuel dives on ball)
--Shovel pass to Robert Woods
--False start penalty
--Defensive offsides penalty

Segment 2:
--Completion to Chris Gragg in right flat on a Manuel rollout
--Fumble (botched hand-off)
--Completion to Woods along left sideline (gain of 15-20 yards)
--Hand-off to Ronnie Wingo

Segment 3:
--Incompletion to Sammy Watkins left side (ball thrown behind receiver)
--Manuel scramble for no gain
--Dropped catch by Tony Moeaki across middle
--Incompletion to Woods right side
--Hand-off to Bryce Brown

Segment 4:
--Interception by Deon Broomfield (intended for Watkins on deep sideline pattern, underthrown into double coverage)
--Manuel QB keeper left side
--Completion to Watkins short right
--Defensive offsides penalty
--Hand-off to Anthony Dixon

Segment 5:
--Dropped catch by Woods deep left side
--Hand-off to Spiller
--Sack
--Hand-off to Fred Jackson
--Completion to Moeaki down left seam

Segment 6:
--Hand-off to Dixon
--Hand-off to Dixon
--Hand-off to Brown
--Completion to Brown on designed screen pass

http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bill...bills-minicamp

[Night Train]

June

[Skooby]

June

June 2013 / June 2014.....same as it ever was.

[Night Train]

June 2013 / June 2014.....same as it ever was.

[Skooby]

I just have to look who's posting to know if there's a Homer post waiting for me.

[GreedoII]

Didn't like the pick last year and still don't like it. They felt the need to draft a QB because of the pressure and failures. Too bad all the QBs were garbage last year. Now they are stuck with him until they are forced to pick another one in the 2nd rd next year and he will be bad too...ugh...

[BillsImpossible]

First day of minicamp folks. It was 90 degrees and humid as hell.

Minicamp is a joke. Every player is thinking to themselves, "don't get injured before training camp."

Manuel and the entire offense including the rookies are being given open access to the entire playbook. Mistakes are going to happen.

Muscle memory and repetition. The light will soon go on for EJ Manuel and when it does it's going to be like Lite-Bright in Buffalo.

[better days]

DOOMED !!!

[The Jokeman]

Didn't like the pick last year and still don't like it. They felt the need to draft a QB because of the pressure and failures. Too bad all the QBs were garbage last year. Now they are stuck with him until they are forced to pick another one in the 2nd rd next year and he will be bad too...ugh...

4 of Manuel's INTs last year came in one game. One thing with Manuel is he wasn't as reckless as say Geno Smith was with the ball. Which to me is a sign of a good QB. The biggest concern for me and Manuel was his inability to stay healthy and some of his slow starts in games. Yet if you toss his injuries aside and prorate his numbers over a full 16 game schedule I think he played above average for a rookie. Time will tell but considering he wasn't even supposed to see the field last year but was forced to when Kolb got hurt I think we have a bright future.

[Fletch]

June 2013 / June 2014.....same as it ever was.

But it'll all be different in November, right?

[Skooby]

But it'll all be different in November, right?

Sure, with whoever is physically able to perform.

[Fletch]

4 of Manuel's INTs last year came in one game. One thing with Manuel is he wasn't as reckless as say Geno Smith was with the ball. Which to me is a sign of a good QB. The biggest concern for me and Manuel was his inability to stay healthy and some of his slow starts in games. Yet if you toss his injuries aside and prorate his numbers over a full 16 game schedule I think he played above average for a rookie. Time will tell but considering he wasn't even supposed to see the field last year but was forced to when Kolb got hurt I think we have a bright future.

The biggest concern for me was his inability to put anything even remotely close to 4 quarters of solid football together. By my recollection the best he did was 2 quarters.

That's obviously inadequate in the NFL.

[The Jokeman]

The biggest concern for me was his inability to put anything even remotely close to 4 quarters of solid football together. By my recollection the best he did was 2 quarters.

That's obviously inadequate in the NFL.

and again he was a rookie last year that by all accounts was supposed to stay on the bench but forced to start because of injury and he himself came off an injury all considered I think EJ did good. Was it enough to say he's our long term answer? Nope but saw sparks that you look for but he has to show improved play this year before I'm anointing him the solution to our QB woes.

[TacklingDummy]

Great, he looks like shLt against our scrubs.

And we don't have a 1st round pick to replace him next year.

Just friggin great.

[Skooby]

and again he was a rookie last year that by all accounts was supposed to stay on the bench but forced to start because of injury and he himself came off an injury all considered I think EJ did good. Was it enough to say he's our long term answer? Nope but saw sparks that you look for but he has to show improved play this year before I'm anointing him the solution to our QB woes.

He's a rookie last season, now he has a new playbook & then we'll hear about the tough break. 14 years of tough breaks / excuses.

[BillsImpossible]

Great, he looks like shLt against our scrubs.

And we don't have a 1st round pick to replace him next year.

Just friggin great.

It's going to be okay, bro. Just step off the ledge. Manuel is going to be good to go come September. Step back and take a deep breath. Everything is going to be fine. If the Bills need a 1st round draft pick to replace him next year, Whaley can always trade the 2016 #1, but I really do not think that will be necessary.

Holy crap, you guys got your panties in a huge bunch over EJ Manuel's first day at minicamp.

Have a beer, lighten up and enjoy the weather.

[BillsImpossible]

and again he was a rookie last year that by all accounts was supposed to stay on the bench but forced to start because of injury and he himself came off an injury all considered I think EJ did good. Was it enough to say he's our long term answer? Nope but saw sparks that you look for but he has to show improved play this year before I'm anointing him the solution to our QB woes.

You are totally right. EJ wasn't supposed to be the starter last year. Kolb slipped on a mat and then suffered a concussion in a meaningless preseason game.

I wouldn't be surprised if Marrone and Whaley thought it would be best for Kolb to be the starter in 2013.

Manuel definitely showed sparks. He started 10 games, won 4 and should have won 5....all on 1 leg.

Manuel was injured before his rookie season even started.

[GingerP]

It really is all how you look at it. Yeah, you could say Manuel is struggling in OTA's, but you can also say the defense looks great!

[BillsImpossible]

Cheers to GingerP!

[ServoBillieves]

Deon Broomfield for MVP