Ryan later hinted at the possibility of three of his four quarterbacks getting first-team reps against the Steelers.
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Of course, “first string” would be a stretch.
Bills QB EJ Manuel has been battling all offseason to try and win back his starting job.
“He looked pretty good”, Ryan said. “The guy with the hair is not out there anymore, Polamalu, he’s not out there and Ike Taylor, some of the veteran guys you’re accustomed to playing”. Of course we would have preferred to come out with seven points on a couple of those drives, but we were able to move the ball up and down the field. It was a big moment for Manuel, who certainly needs a few because he seems to be running third in the competition.
“I love having the fans”, he said. Or, it might not. With a smirk on his face, Ryan said to the inquiring reporter, “I’m not going to tip my hand, but you are very intelligent”. “Competitive reasons, whatever. Go for it. We don’t need to tell them”. We’ve known this ever since he was a freshman breakout star at Clemson. But why would we say any difference?
“All three of them are playing really well”, Ryan said. So plan for all three of them.
“I think when people know how deep you are at certain positions they’ll call you, and some of them it’s like ‘Dude, that guys gonna make the team there’s no question – and there’s several like that.’ Will Deonte be one of them?” With Dixon still out with an injury and F-Jax only recently back from his issue, the Bills backfield- they also suffered an injury scare with McCoy earlier in camp- has been badgered by injuries, which bodes well for Williams.
There could still be a lot of time for the Buffalo Bills quarterback rumors to simmer.
See, just like that, we’re reminded that Watkins is one of the best receivers walking around the NFL today.
If Watkins can pull some of those in during a regular season game, everyone will be very happy.
Let’s take a closer look at how the three have fared thus far through two pre-season games.
The Bills are still depleted, though. “We’ve had a great turnout, and I think that elevates the excitement of the practice and the tempo”.
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Ryan reiterated Saturday that he is “cautiously optimistic” that McCoy will return in time for Buffalo’s season opener against Indianapolis. He injured a hamstring last Tuesday and is likely out the rest of the preseason.
