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Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 10m
And there's the other half of the story >>> RT @buffalobills Marrone: #Bills currently looking into QB options, will look to add.


Tim Graham @ByTimGraham 12m
Doug Marrone says EJ Manuel "out a few weeks" with lateral-collateral ligament injury.

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Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 10m
And there's the other half of the story >>> RT @buffalobills Marrone: #Bills currently looking into QB options, will look to add.


Tim Graham @ByTimGraham 12m
Doug Marrone says EJ Manuel "out a few weeks" with lateral-collateral ligament injury.

I can't see why the Bills would not be interested in him in some capacity. He's a guy who was starting 2 weeks ago, you can't get someone much more game ready than that. I can't see Tuel being a good idea. Of course, it might depend on what he's asking. Somewhere between vet minimum and $6million...there's a lot of room there!

The Browns have Weedon, so less urgency.

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I can't see why the Bills would not be interested in him in some capacity. He's a guy who was starting 2 weeks ago, you can't get someone much more game ready than that. I can't see Tuel being a good idea. Of course, it might depend on what he's asking. Somewhere between vet minimum and $6million...there's a lot of room there!

The Browns have Weedon, so less urgency.

Well, the Bills are far more excited about Manuel than the Browns are about Weeden. And Manuel is coming back in a few weeks

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 4m
On #Bills QB EJ Manuel: My understanding is 6 weeks is a solid estimation of his absence. Could be 4 if he heals quick. Could be more tho.

But even the Browns are now saying they don't want to bother with Freeman.

[Bretsky]

Why would any team want to bring in a shithead with talent in the middle of the season ? IMO you wait til the offseason to tinker with the idea if you have any interest at all

[mraynrand]

Why would any team want to bring in a shithead with talent in the middle of the season ?

"did someone mention my name?"

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"did someone mention my name?"

Did anybody ever make ANY sense at all of his Titans stint?

[Bretsky]

"did someone mention my name?"

Sorry.......I should have added two more words

"A shithead at QB"

This guy needs to have an acceptable attitude and be a team leader
Dude skipped the team picture for gosh sake
Dude slept at some meetings
Freeman has issues

I wouldn't touch a problem at QB during the season

[denverYooper]

I found this sort of interesting.

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/62413842/

Ryan Tannehill is on pace to get sacked 72 times this year.

Having watched film of all 18 of Tannehill's sacks, plus a bunch of the near misses, Game Riffs can offer the following advice to keep Tannehill and the Dolphins out of the record books.

Asking right tackle Tyson Clabo to block quality pass-rushers at this point in his career is a bad idea.

Tying your pass protection in knots so Clabo doesn't block those pass rushers is a worse idea. Charles Clay cutting Robert Mathis at the line, then running a pass route? Bad idea. Rookie tight end Dion Sims versus Osi Umenyiora? It should go without saying, but bad idea.

Inside stunts give the guards fits, and neither running back is making a name for himself in blitz pickup.

The Dolphins probably figured this out 45 minutes into training camp, and pointing it out now feels like rubbing it in, but Jonathan Martin was not really ready to slide over to left tackle.
Tannehill's pocket clock has got to speed up a little, since problems a, c, and d will not solve themselves easily.

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gregg rosenthal @greggrosenthal 1m
No matter where Freeman lands, we've learned the Raiders aren't nearly as high on Pryor as their fans.

ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 2m
Josh Freeman tells @JayGlazer a decision is coming tonight http://wp.me/p14QSB-9ii9

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gregg rosenthal @greggrosenthal 1m
No matter where Freeman lands, we've learned the Raiders aren't nearly as high on Pryor as their fans.

ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 2m
Josh Freeman tells @JayGlazer a decision is coming tonight http://wp.me/p14QSB-9ii9

The most interesting things to me about this is that it reflects very badly on Flynn.

If the Raiders are seriously looking at Freeman, they are obviously not very happy with Pryor as the starter. So it's not that he had a good camp to earn the starting job, it's that they decided Flynn, who was brought in to be the starter, was no good and Pryor got it by default.

[swede]

The most interesting things to me about this is that it reflects very badly on Flynn.

If the Raiders are seriously looking at Freeman, they are obviously not very happy with Pryor as the starter. So it's not that he had a good camp to earn the starting job, it's that they decided Flynn, who was brought in to be the starter, was no good and Pryor got it by default.

A national radio sports talking head said that, other than a pick 6, Flynn played pretty well. He is getting a raw deal. We'll take him back.

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OUCH!

Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 3h
Not good >> RT @JasonPhilCole: Word from a Falcons source is that WR Julio Jones broke the screw that was put in his foot in 2011 surgery.

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Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 3h
Not good >> RT @JasonPhilCole: Word from a Falcons source is that WR Julio Jones broke the screw that was put in his foot in 2011 surgery.

I smell a medical malpractice lawsuit! Screw the screw manufacturer! What a twist to this fatigued story!

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I smell a medical malpractice lawsuit! Screw the screw manufacturer! What a twist to this fatigued story!

Never understood why they don't take those things out after healing. Also don't understand staples for closing wounds.

Getting older and grumpier by the day.

[Joemailman]

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Albert Breer @AlbertBreer 3h
Not good >> RT @JasonPhilCole: Word from a Falcons source is that WR Julio Jones broke the screw that was put in his foot in 2011 surgery.

Not only does his foot hurt, but now he has a screw loose.