Easley

[mert]

How can you say he is a bust? When have you seen him play?

[LINDA_D]

Well... 1) He was cut to be put on the practice squad.
2) He played yesterday... Martin didn't.

Actually, Martin did play yesterday.

[FlaFitz]

We all know that so stop saying what you here others say, are you saying NFL QBs do not posses the skill to make an adjustment so as to get the ball to his receiver??, it is inexcusable that a QB would just throw it to a spot on the field regardless of if his receiver is there or not, what is the QB looking at when he is throwing a pass??

Inexcusable that a QB would just throw to a spot? LMAO - sorry but all QBs do it every game. Geeesh - you act like you've never seen a QB throw it before the receiver made his break. Do you know where the QB is throwing to in those cases? Yes, that's right - to a spot his receiver is supposed to break to.

[FlaFitz]

Actually, Martin did play yesterday.

I was just going to say the same thing.

The only players to dress and not play were Thigpen, Choice and Dickerson. T Jackson, Jones, A Williams, Morrison, Welch, Anderson and Kelsay weren't active.

[Hartfordbillsfan]

Inexcusable that a QB would just throw to a spot? LMAO - sorry but all QBs do it every game. Geeesh - you act like you've never seen a QB throw it before the receiver made his break. Do you know where the QB is throwing to in those cases? Yes, that's right - to a spot his receiver is supposed to break to.

I am not saying that the QB and receiver don't rely on timing, but it would appear some level of adjustment is needed from time to time, no? All quality NFL QBs make these sort of adjustment to accommodate coverage, all of them do it, certainly some better than others, but adjustment are made on the fly all the time in pro football, it is what separates the wheat from the chafe as it were..... those that can innovate succeed, those who don't throw interceptions.

[WilliamsWreckingCrew]

Am I the only one that thinks he could still be good? I don't have confidence in the coaching staff to evaluate its own talent.

Still not sure what to think about Easley, he's certainly seems to be a ST star but then again we've had way too many of those type of players in recent years which has been a large part of the problem.

You know the unsung ST heros that can't play their NFL position worth squat, but somehow come up big in ST play.

I'm sure Easley will stick around next summer and get a chance to finally break through, but at this point he's just another Ruvell Martin to be honest so fans need to temper expectations.

[TheWien]

Remember when Graham made the wrong cut and Fitz threw the INT to lose the Pats game? It's a virtual certainty that Easley is worse running routes than Graham. Easley's biggest plays for the Bills have mostly been kickoff returns, which require speed and instinct, not knowledge.

Which is why I wish we could just use him on Go routes. Big tall target that just stretches the field and out-physicals the DB.

A boy can dream, I guess.

[jcmccall]

Exactly.

That also reminds me of when Gailey was being battered about not playing TJ Graham more, Bailey's response was Graham wasn't ready, as Gailey put it "you just don't run down the field", haha how foreboding was that, might have cost us a game.

Think people why Easley isn't out there, stop with this arrogant smug non-sense that the coaches can't evaluate talent, that you sitting at your computer can do it better, donwright laughable.

But in a season that's for all practical purposes over, why not play him more and Ruvell Martin less? IMO, he had a get return..why not try to build off of that?

I mean why keep the guy on the roster only if it comes down to Martin being hurt, etc? This "next guy up" mentality when it comes to WRs is maddening at times. I mean what the heck has Ruvell Martin done to earn a spot on this roster, let along playing time?

He must be a good practice player as he's not a great in-game player.

Here's my deal with Graham and that play.
1. Why not run him on a route he's used to running?
2. How about a coach or Fitz whispering in his ear how to run the route prior to the snap?
3. How about not calling a play which has Graham the #1 WR on a play. If that happens, you best WR, should be called of the corner fade that our QB can't throw. Let's have a coaching staff that puts our team in a position to win and not hope that a rookie who catches 1 pass and drops 1 pass a game can win us a football game...is that too much to ask?

[TJdeep]

Am I the only one that thinks he could still be good? I don't have confidence in the coaching staff to evaluate its own talent.

he's got all the attributes of a star receiver. perhaps he wasn't good enough for special teams but he's learned he has to play with that unit to stay with the Bills. I still think he could be a star if Chan let's him play. maybe Ruvell Martin's replacement???

[BUFF BANDIT]

as far as easley goes, this coaching staff is clueless on what to do with him and t.jackson which they wasted a draft pick for, but the love for this scrub head coach on here is just laughable at best and they must have become accustomed to losing !

[NCBillman]

Are you saying NFL QBs do not posses the skill to make an adjustment so as to get the ball to his receiver??, it is inexcusable that a QB would just throw it to a spot on the field regardless of if his receiver is there or not.
"It's the QB's problem when he doesn't see the linebacker UNDERNEATH the receiver, like Fitz's interception yesterday. QB has to find that guy and not make that throw" kinda says it all right there aye......

Are you serious ? Throwing to a spot happens ALOT in college and the NFL. Inexcusable ? OMG.

[teef]

as far as easley goes, this coaching staff is clueless on what to do with him and t.jackson which they wasted a draft pick for, but the love for this scrub head coach on here is just laughable at best and they must have become accustomed to losing !

[Jm2009]

I was just going to say the same thing.

The only players to dress and not play were Thigpen, Choice and Dickerson. T Jackson, Jones, A Williams, Morrison, Welch, Anderson and Kelsay weren't active.

Who's Welch?

[FlaFitz]

Who's Welch?

Thomas Welch - he's an OT they added about 3 weeks ago - when Pears went on the IR. He went to Vanderbilt, was drafted in the 7th by the Pats, spent '10 on the Vikings practice squad. He played 8 with St Louis, 3 with the Pats and was released by the Eagles before the start of this season

Oh and he was on the Bills practice squad for a couple fo weeks last year - before the Rams signed him. They waived him in may which is how he ended up on the Eagles.