Report - Manuel Option Not Picked Up ?

[Night Train]

Could be wrong but this guy says Ian Rapoport stated they passed on the 5th year. Updated 30 minutes ago.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...rstround-picks

[The Jokeman]

Could be wrong but this guy says Ian Rapoport stated they passed on the 5th year. Updated 30 minutes ago.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...rstround-picks

Manuel's 5th year is 2017 and if was picked up have to pay him average of top 20 paid QBs. It makes perfect sense.

[Ed]

Not surprising. There was no way they're going to guarantee EJ $11+ mil for one season.

[swiper]

The crying's almost over.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15...tion-ej-manuel

The Buffalo Bills declined to exercise quarterback EJ Manuel's fifth-year option for the 2017 season, according to multiple reports.

Manuel, the 16th overall selection and the first quarterback taken in the 2013 draft, would have been due a $11.357 million salary in 2017 if the team had exercised the option. That salary would have been guaranteed in case of an injury until the beginning of the 2017 league year next March, at which point it would have become fully guaranteed.

With the Bills declining Manuel's fifth-year option, the fourth-year quarterback will be due a fully-guaranteed $2.827 million base salary this season before becoming a free agent next spring.

[Scumbag College]

Now we have to franchise him to keep him.

[YardRat]

A lot of teams have been passing on the fifth year option according to the NFLN crawl today.

Mingo in Cleveland, Joeckel in Jax, Milliner in NJJ, Warmack in Tennessee, Elam in Baltimore.

[Mace]

A lot of teams have been passing on the fifth year option according to the NFLN crawl today.

Mingo in Cleveland, Joeckel in Jax, Milliner in NJJ, Warmack in Tennessee, Elam in Baltimore.

None of them big surprises either.

[jills]

But but but he has all the tools, he will develop, he showed flashes of greatness!

LOL

[DraftBoy]

That's Cardale Jones spot in 2017.

[YardRat]

Merged.

[Fixxxer]

None of them big surprises either.

Really? I remember fans and media drooling with Warmack as a OG prospect. Joeckel is a suprise too.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Jarvis Jones in Pittsburgh, same thing. Just a bad year for NFL draft overall. Hindsight is 20/20. Should've traded picks for next year.

[Yasgur's Farm]

Not surprising... That option year is expensive for a projected back-up. But don't be surprised to see him re-sign for a modest salary in 2017.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...nuel/#comments

Manuel started 10 games at a rookie, four in 2014, and two last year. His 2015 starts came when Taylor was injured.
For his career, Manuel has a 59.1-percent completion percentage, 3,371 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes, and 15 interceptions. He also has lost four fumbles.

Those stats mentioned actually complete an entire 16 game season... 59.1%, 3,371 yards, 211 yards/game, 19 TD's, 15 INT's, 4 fumbles... Not terrible regardless of the hate.

Go ahead... Flame away.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Not surprising... That option year is expensive for a projected back-up. But don't be surprised to see him re-sign for a modest salary in 2017.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...nuel/#comments


Those stats mentioned actually complete an entire 16 game season... 59.1%, 3,371 yards, 211 yards/game, 19 TD's, 15 INT's, 4 fumbles... Not terrible regardless of the hate.

Go ahead... Flame away.

He may, but I'm not sure the Bills want to. I'm predicting the Bills will draft another QB 2017.

Just seems to me that the organization has put more resources on finding a QB (could be from the Pegulas?).

[casdhf]

I would extend him with a 2-year $5 million deal.

[trapezeus]

Not surprising... That option year is expensive for a projected back-up. But don't be surprised to see him re-sign for a modest salary in 2017.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...nuel/#comments


Those stats mentioned actually complete an entire 16 game season... 59.1%, 3,371 yards, 211 yards/game, 19 TD's, 15 INT's, 4 fumbles... Not terrible regardless of the hate.

Go ahead... Flame away.

would be good had he been a winner. And pedestrian as a losing qb. Jax sealed his fate for me. I wanted to see him develop, but he didn't. It'll be ok if cardale follows the same path, but for a first rounder, it hurts. Though not one qb from that class has played well for long stretches. So it's not like we took the wrong guy

[Buffalogic]

Why in god's name would they even consider picking him up? His guaranteed money is the only thing keeping him alive today.

[Joe Fo Sho]

If our defense holds on the last Jags drive, EJ would have led the Bills to the 2nd greatest comeback in their history after being the sole reason for the comeback to be necessary.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

would be good had he been a winner. And pedestrian as a losing qb. Jax sealed his fate for me. I wanted to see him develop, but he didn't. It'll be ok if cardale follows the same path, but for a first rounder, it hurts. Though not one qb from that class has played well for long stretches. So it's not like we took the wrong guy

I'm warming up to Whaley for this reason - unlike Nix, Whaley seems to be more willing to let draft coming to him than forcing things to happen.

Nix has long stated when he took the GM position that he wanted to build D first, then go after a QB so as not to put undue pressure on the new QB. EJ , as a result, is the classic failure of this approach when you are at a point you need to draft a QB and yet there is really no QB to be drafted the whole draft class. Some of his forced draft picks like Torrell Troup in my view falls in the same category.

Whaley, on the other hand, seems to picking in draft class's strength. 2014 was a banner year for WR. he went head strong in that direction. 2016 is flush with D line talent, the Bills got 2 in the first 3 rounds; QB class is deep (may not be top heavy), the Bills got one in the last day of draft.

My complaint, as I stated before, is he seems to be a little trigger happy, which may not be unexpected for a young and new GM. A more experienced GM may handle the Watkins trade or Ragland's trade better.

[BuffRanger]

Manuel is terrible.