Topas Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 This is one of my favourite football writers. Worth a read in my opinion: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67707330/buffalo-bills-have-ej-manuel-and-need-to-help-support-him I liked that part: There's a "draft a contingency plan" movement in Buffalo right now, and it is exactly incorrect. Instead of bringing in a challenger to split reps, the Bills must give Manuel as many reps as possible, from minicamp through the preseason. We only saw the fractions of Doug Marrone's offense that Manuel and his backups (Jeff Tuel, Thad Lewis, Matt Flynn, Todd Collins, Joe Dufek, Ethel from Human Resources) were comfortable with. What we saw was intriguing: an offensive pace second only to Chip Kelly's, a wide variety of formations and concepts. It's not the kind of system that can be executed well with no experience and little training. (Then again, there are few systems like that.) Manuel showed enough promise, under the circumstances, to be given a full season at the reins. You might disagree with his point about a 'draft a contingency plan'. But "Ethel from Human Ressources" made me laugh ... Although I am not so sure about '[offense showed] a wide variety of formations and concepts...'. Quote Proud adopter of #54 AJ Klein and owner of Lit while sitting in the drivers seat of the bandwagon of The Buffalo Ninety-five Percents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emiller1181 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Problem: Nine years without a winning season. Solution: Don't dwell on those nine years without a winning season. ... Marrone and his staff must emphasize that this is not year nine or 14 of futility, but year two of Marrone's tenure, year 1.5 of Manuel's career, the start of a new era, and so on. The Bills are young enough to be a blank slate, and flooding the roster with veterans is likely to send the wrong message while clogging the depth charts with rental players. Good luck trying to get fans to buy into that. Problem: Nine years without a winning season. Solution: Don't dwell on those nine years without a winning season. ... Marrone and his staff must emphasize that this is not year nine or 14 of futility, but year two of Marrone's tenure, year 1.5 of Manuel's career, the start of a new era, and so on. The Bills are young enough to be a blank slate, and flooding the roster with veterans is likely to send the wrong message while clogging the depth charts with rental players. Good luck trying to get fans to buy into that. Quote Terry Pegula talking about Rex Ryan "This guy right here tells his realtor, 'Where does the most snow fall in the area? I want to live there.' How Buffalo is that?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcw Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It isn't about the fans buying into it. The team has to buy into it, and if they do and start to win the fans will come around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foster Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It isn't about the fans buying into it. The team has to buy into it, and if they do and start to win the fans will come around. This past season had so many moments of hope shattered by another WTF injury moment. If, and it's a big IF, EJ and the Bills stay healthy for a stretch, we could get on a great roll. It isn't about the fans buying into it. The team has to buy into it, and if they do and start to win the fans will come around. This past season had so many moments of hope shattered by another WTF injury moment. If, and it's a big IF, EJ and the Bills stay healthy for a stretch, we could get on a great roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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