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Dear The "EJ Is Not Raedy For The NFL" Crowd And Those Who Like Stat Arguments I have been patient with the board lately as I understand the loss was heartbreaking on Sunday. You are all just as entitled to your opinions as the next guy. But seriously, there really is no reason to be so melodramatic in every argument you try to present to those who do not share your befuddled state of late.
I know that most of you believe that because "experts" did not pick EJ as a legit QB and because of the You Tube clips you found highlighting some of his less appealing games at Florida State, have seemingly took it upon yourselves to label him not an NFL caliber QB. You cite many different things in your argument. From your dissection of his mechanics to his assumed "rattled" state when he is under pressure, and everything in between. And then you like to toss out stats in an attempt to prove your point as being fact based. Stats are something I don't really enjoy basing my point on unless those facts cannot be misleading. There are many stat columns that are misleading and you have to be able to look at the columns around those stats to really determine their worth.
So, without further hesitation, I would like for you to feast your eyes on some common stats that surround the position, from the following QB's I have noted many to use in comparison with EJ Manuel to validate your belief that he is not an NFL QB.
QB #1 - Andrew Luck - First 3 games of his rookie year as a starter he went 1 win 2 losses. Game 1 - Loss 41-21 - 23 of 45 (51%) for 309 yards with 1 TD and 0 interceptions and a rating of 52.9 Game 2 - Win 23-20 - 20 of 21 (64.5%) for 224 yards with 2 TD's and 0 interceptions and a rating of 107.5 Game 2 - Loss 22-17 - 22 of 46 (47.8%) for 313 yds with 2 TD's and 1 interception and a rating of 75.7
QB #2 - Russell Wilson - Yes, the same Russell Wilson "experts" looked over when they decided who could cut it in the NFL. He went 2 wins 1 loss. Game 1 - Loss 20-16 - 18 of 34 (52.9%) for 153 yards with 1 TD and 1 interception and a rating of 62.5 Game 2 - Win 27-7 - 15 of 20 (75%) for 151 yards with 1 TD and 0 interception and a rating of 112.7 Game 3 - Win 14-12 - 10 of 21 (47.6%) for 130 yards with 2 TD and 0 interception and a rating of 99.3
QB #3 - Brett Farve - Going nostalgic here with a QB we all know. He went 2 wins 1 loss. Game 1 - Loss 31-3 - 8 of 14 (57.1%) for 73 yards with 0 TD and 1 interception with a rating of 41.7 (part game) Game 2 - Win 24-23 - 22 of 39 (56.4%) for 289 yards with 2 TD's and 1 interception with a rating of 97.1 Game 3 - Win 17-3 - 14 of 19 (73.7%) for 210 yards with 2 TD's and 0 interception with a rating of 144.6
QB #4 - Jim Kelly - Yes, our beloved Kelly who many refer to as the greatest Bills QB. He went 1 Win 2 Losses. Game 1 - Loss 28-24 - 20 of 33 (60.6%) for 292 yards with 3 TD and 0 interception with a rating of 119.8 Game 2 - Loss 36-33 - 13 of 22 (59.1%) for 228 yards with 1 TD and 2 interception with a rating of 71.8 Game 3 - Win 17-10 - 6 of 10 (60%) for 105 yards with 0 TD and 0 interception with a rating of 95.8
And now for EJ Manuel - 16th overall pick. When it happened many here praised it, but now that he is 1 and 2 as a starter, are flipping their stance. Game 1 - Loss 23-21 - 18 of 27 (66.7%) for 150 yards with 2 TD's and 0 interception with a rating of 105.5 Game 2 - Win 24-23 - 27 of 39 (69.2%) for 296 yards with 1 TD and 1 interception with a rating of 89.3 Game 3 - Loss 27-20 - 19 of 42 (45.2%) for 243 yards with 1 TD and 0 interception with a rating of 71.8
Now, here comes the important part that you have to do (on your own, I am not going to do it for you) in order for you to be able to give these stats more legitimacy and reach a sound determination in your minds about the future of the Bills 3 game old QB. These stats mean so much more when you factor in all the other columns surrounding them. For instance, drop backs, hurries, sacks, knock downs, drops and team rushing yards. Why are they important? Well, quite simply, they tell the remainder of the story as to why a QB's numbers are what they are.
What I can tell you is, looking at these stats alone, the guy is pretty spot on with the rest of the crew here. But the thing that keeps me optimistic is, when you look at his surroundings and environment he is subjected to playing in these first 3 games, a lot could have happened to make his production better, outside his own doing.
I'm not saying he is excused. But I am telling you that if you are going to skew an argument with emotional nonsense, there is no argument. The kid is young. The team is young. The coaches are young. And in order to be successful, everything must work together. We have work to do, no doubt. But lets stop with the constant over reaction to that which doesn't warrant the over reaction. And right now, after 3 games and a combined loss margin of 9 points separating us from 3 wins, is NOTHING.
_________________ Go!Go!Buffalo!
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