Bills Offense Has Weapons, but EJ Manuel Showing Little Progress, Development

August 24, 2014   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

The Buffalo Bills have done all they can to give EJ Manuel the help he needs on offense. Now, the second-year quarterback must help himself.
Manuel's faults have been on display this preseason, but he has also shown signs of hope. We saw a bit of both in the Bills' 27-14 loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday, in which he went 19-of-28 for 198 yards, a touchdown, an interception and an 85.1 passer rating.
Manuel looked best in the second half, when the Buccaneers had already pulled their starters on defense. Leading up to that point, though, it was not pretty. Manuel was 9-of-18 for 67 yards, was sacked twice, and committed two turnovers (one fumble, one interception) while the Bills offense put up no points and six first downs on eight possessions.
The numbers don't do the performance justice. It was much worse than it looked.
Manuel has all the physical tools to be a successful quarterback, with the arm strength to make almost any throw a...

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