Josh McCown & Bills to "work out a deal"

[Mr. Miyagi]

Really please name a couple because none on the above list are worth a damn!

I'd much rather have Hoyer or Locker than McCown. This guy has been at best mediocre for all of his career except for 5 games 2 years ago. Like OP always says, exception does not make a rule.

[Night Train]

At least we have a few months to work up a high level of hatred for him. That counts for something with the message board community.

Thank you, Bills.

[YardRat]

Insurance in case Manuel crashes and burns again, might as well pencil in EJ as the opening day starter right now, barring injury. 90% of the QBs available via FA are basically in the same boat as EJ, so there is no need to double down on hope and potential with the Lockers and Malletts of the world. An experienced, vet back-up is apparently what they are looking for, and they got one if he actually does sign. Still expect a draft pick and another UDFA to be added to the mix.

[Skooby]

Insurance in case Manuel crashes and burns again, might as well pencil in EJ as the opening day starter right now, barring injury. 90% of the QBs available via FA are basically in the same boat as EJ, so there is no need to double down on hope and potential with the Lockers and Malletts of the world. An experienced, vet back-up is apparently what they are looking for, and they got one if he actually does sign. Still expect a draft pick and another UDFA to be added to the mix.

I disagree, it'll be unknown FA / McNown / EJ in that order.

[swiper]

Not in any way, shape, or form. A good but brief stretch in 2013 doesn't erase 11 other years of futility, most notably last year when he was tabbed to be the man and failed miserably.

Absolutely better than Manuel or Tuel. So you lose again. Reread what I said about those of average football intelligence. You can ask Santa for yours next Christmas. Along with you EJ Manuel fan club renewal. By then he'll be signing footballs after work at the local Walmart.

[swiper]

Kevin Kolb 2.0. Ugh.

A healthy Kevin Kolb was definitely better than any other current Bills QB.

You just killed your own previous statement.

ROFL.

[swiper]

Does it really matter who they sign? There are no viable QBs out there in free agency, so all they're doing is looking for a stopgap guy until they can figure out what to do in 2016. That's the luxury a new coaching staff has-they get a free ride in season 1. They all know there better be an answer in 2016 when they have a #1 pick.
Paying about $5 million to a veteran QB is pretty much saying they don't have any trust that EJ will earn the starting job.

Bingo.

[swiper]

Could you provide a link? I would like to read that article.

I have seen NOTHING on the Official Bills site, or Two Bills drive or profootballtalk or WGR about this.

I have GOOGLED and GOOGLED and GOOGLED and I just can't find anything.

[Goobylal]

Absolutely better than Manuel or Tuel. So you lose again. Reread what I said about those of average football intelligence. You can ask Santa for yours next Christmas. Along with you EJ Manuel fan club renewal. By then he'll be signing footballs after work at the local Walmart.

A healthy Kevin Kolb was definitely better than any other current Bills QB.

You just killed your own previous statement.

ROFL.

Stop posting. Seriously, you're embarrassing yourself. McCown and Kolb suck equally and are the same type of QB, i.e. each had a brief period of success in a partial season but had suckcess the rest of their careers. Again the 11 TD's and 14 INT's despite being with the Bucs all off-season and pencilled-in as the starter pretty much proves to anyone with even a few neurons that McCown is garbage. Never mind he was throwing to Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans. The irony is they've been in the league for at least 7 seasons and have looked bad, and EJ has been in the league for 2 and you're already ready to write him off. Idiocy.

[notacon]

McCown sucks even more than Orton did. This would be a step backwards on QB.

[BertSquirtgum]

I'd rather have the Sanchez.

[swiper]

Stop posting. Seriously, you're embarrassing yourself. McCown and Kolb suck equally and are the same type of QB, i.e. each had a brief period of success in a partial season but had suckcess the rest of their careers. Again the 11 TD's and 14 INT's despite being with the Bucs all off-season and pencilled-in as the starter pretty much proves to anyone with even a few neurons that McCown is garbage. Never mind he was throwing to Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans. The irony is they've been in the league for at least 7 seasons and have looked bad, and EJ has been in the league for 2 and you're already ready to write him off. Idiocy.

You're the one that needs to stop posting. You and better days can take your circle jerk into some dark corner. Every other post here seems to remember that Ryan and Whaley both said they were looking for veterans to compete with the QBs on the roster. McNown would be just one piece of that puzzle. If you think Manuel can hand off, read a defense, call an audible better than McNown, well then you are clearly the idiot. You look absolutely foolish. As you often do.

[swiper]

Browns still in the mix for Josh McCown

Reports: Browns still in the mix for Josh McCown

Posted by Mike Wilkening on February 27, 2015, 12:09 AM EST

AP

If it’s not the Josh McCown Derby, it’s at least a match race.

The Browns, like the Bills, are vying to sign McCown, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Thursday night.

Furthermore, John Wawrow of the Associated Press reported McCown has engaged in “contract discussions” with Buffalo and Cleveland.

Both reports, it should be noted, said the Bills and Browns were “at least” the teams interested in McCown at the moment. What that means in terms of McCown’s market is unclear.

Now, we wait to see with whom McCown signs and what he garners. The signing team will likely be out of the mix for a veteran quarterback, which could winnow the options for soon-to-be free agents like Brian Hoyer (Cleveland) and Mark Sanchez (Philadelphia).

For McCown, the motivation to get a deal done now is clear. Released by the Buccaneers earlier this month, he’s the only veteran passer currently getting any interest before free agency begins on Tuesday, March 10.

The Bills and Browns have reason to get a contract done, too. Their shopping at the position would be finished, and the cost would be on the books. They could turn their attention to other options when the market opens next month.

[Forward_Lateral]

Why is everyone so high on Locker? The guy is more inaccurate than EJ

[Mace]

Browns still in the mix for Josh McCown

Go Cleveland Go !!!! Browns Browns Browns Browns...Haaaas-lam Haaaas-lam Haaaas-lam.....

[Goobylal]

You're the one that needs to stop posting. You and better days can take your circle jerk into some dark corner. Every other post here seems to remember that Ryan and Whaley both said they were looking for veterans to compete with the QBs on the roster. McNown would be just one piece of that puzzle. If you think Manuel can hand off, read a defense, call an audible better than McNown, well then you are clearly the idiot. You look absolutely foolish. As you often do.

LOL! If McCown can hand off, read a defense, and call an audible better than EJ, I wonder why he hasn't shown it yet? Twelve years in the NFL and he still sucks and won't get better, while his last season as the man was horrid. At least EJ still has a chance to become a good QB, with better coaching than the band of stiffs he was working with the past 2 years.

[CleveSteve]

How Browns and Bills is it if this is true, that we are fighting over the right to sign Josh McCown. Ugh.

[Mace]

How Browns and Bills is it if this is true, that we are fighting over the right to sign Josh McCown. Ugh.

And for 5 million bucks a year besides.