EJ horribly inaccurate

[Buffalogic]

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All I know is, I watch guys like Luck and Foles and Rivers and Wilson and their passes are between the numbers on the jerseys, not the numbers on the field.

Of course QBs throw to spots on some patterns. But so many of EJs throws are so ridiculously errant that they can't have been intended to go where they do.

I don't care if this is his 12th start or his first start, he has a serious accuracy problem.

It hasn't been as much of an issue thanks to outstanding pass protection--but it's been way more an issue than it should.

What concerns me is that there will be games where the protection isn't as good, and it will wreak havoc on his already shaky accuracy.

And the reluctance to throw anything but short passes will be adjusted to by Defensive Coordinators.

I mean we have our differences, but at least you can see and understand what is going on at the field level. Some of these people either don't want to admit it or just don't understand it. Either way both frustrate the hell out of me.

[ICRockets]

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And the reluctance to throw anything but short passes will be adjusted to by Defensive Coordinators.

Have you actually watched either regular season game? EJ is airing it out on the regular.

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I mean we have our differences

You really don't.

[Dr. Lecter]

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And the reluctance to throw anything but short passes will be adjusted to by Defensive Coordinators.

The Bills are 5th in the NFL in passes over 20 yards

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?seasonType=REG&offensiveStatisticCategory=TEAM_PASSING&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=2&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=PASSING_20PLUS_YARDS_EACH&tabSeq=2&season=2014&role=TM&Submit=Go&archive=false&conference=null&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&qualified=false

His reputation for only checking down was much more deserved last year. Not as true this year

[justasportsfan]

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oh be quiet. We won because our defense played incredible and spiller took a kick to the house.

it was an all around team win.

[swiper]

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Have you actually watched either regular season game? EJ is airing it out on the regular.

You obviously haven't. They shut him down throwing in the second half of the Chicago game. And take away Sammy Watkins catches in the Miami, and add up the WR yards. YOU obviously aren't watching the games.

[swiper]

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it was an all around team win.

No. I don't feel like Marcus Easley contributed enough.

[stuckincincy]

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The Bills are 5th in the NFL in passes over 20 yards

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?seasonType=REG&offensiveStatisticCategory=TEAM_PASSING&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=2&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=PASSING_20PLUS_YARDS_EACH&tabSeq=2&season=2014&role=TM&Submit=Go&archive=false&conference=null&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&qualified=false

His reputation for only checking down was much more deserved last year. Not as true this year

It is encouraging, but this needs to be revisited come game #10 or so. The first few games of a season are filled with all kinds of stats that point good for this club, this player, and poor for that one.

[Dr. Lecter]

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You obviously haven't. They shut him down throwing in the second half of the Chicago game. And take away Sammy Watkins catches in the Miami, and add up the WR yards. YOU obviously aren't watching the games.

Good thing that Sammy Watkins was here. You can't just take them away

[Buffalogic]

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The Bills are 5th in the NFL in passes over 20 yards

http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?seasonType=REG&offensiveStatisticCategory=TEAM_PASSING&d-447263-n=1&d-447263-o=2&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=PASSING_20PLUS_YARDS_EACH&tabSeq=2&season=2014&role=TM&Submit=Go&archive=false&conference=null&defensiveStatisticCategory=null&qualified=false

His reputation for only checking down was much more deserved last year. Not as true this year

0 at 40+ yards. Not good.

[BuffaloRedleg]

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Why are some people always in such a hurry to make such sweeping proclamations around here.

He isn't a pro bowler, he isn't good enough to win us a football game yet, but he is improving and has played well enough to win even when the running game is average.

I'm starting to get more confident in him. For a young QB he is playing how you want him to play. As he gains confidence hopefully the other things will fall into place.

[Dr. Lecter]

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0 at 40+ yards. Not good.

Yep. Although he was spot on when throwing to Watkins this last game.But I am sure that is his fault too.
And it should also be noted that Seattle, Carolina, San Francisco and San Diego also have 0 passes over 40 yards too.

Do their QBs suck?

[WagonCircler]

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Why are some people always in such a hurry to make such sweeping proclamations around here.

He isn't a pro bowler, he isn't good enough to win us a football game yet, but he is improving and has played well enough to win even when the running game is average.

I'm starting to get more confident in him. For a young QB he is playing how you want him to play. As he gains confidence hopefully the other things will fall into place.

Two reasons:

We've become experts at quickly identifying false messiahs at the QB position after having been fed a steady stream of them for a decade.

We have eyes, which we use to watch real deal NFL QBs, and it's night and day, regardless of "he's only on his 12th NFL start" nonsense.

EJ has been asked to do next to nothing and has barely accomplished that.

This team could go to the playoffs with a legit QB. EJ is not one, at this point. Some of us feel that we've seen this exact guy a few times before, but with a different name on his jersey.

[WagonCircler]

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Yep. Although he was spot on when throwing to Watkins this last game.But I am sure that is his fault too.
And it should also be noted that Seattle, Carolina, San Francisco and San Diego also have 0 passes over 40 yards too.

Defenses will figure out a way to stop the short passing game. They always do. They did last year. It's not that difficult when you have no vertical threat.

Last year they were daring the Bills to throw downfield. And they didn't (unless Thad was playing). And we lost.

And it will happen again.

[Dr. Lecter]

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Your short passing game meme has already been shot down

Of course, it is only two games and that is hardly a significant sample size.

But this year has not been a year of constant short passes

[WagonCircler]

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Your short passing game meme has already been shot down

Of course, it is only two games and that is hardly a significant sample size.

But this year has not been a year of constant short passes

*********. If you pay no attention to RAC, maybe. But that would be delusional.

Those slant patterns to Sammy make those numbers what they are, and those will soon be defended against.

Then Trent Manuel will be forced to go vertical. And the Bills will be fuct.