LONG LIVE KING THAD. Tuel better watch his back.

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Bills plan to start Jeff Tuel at QB
Mike Rodak

ESPN.com | August 26, 2013

The Buffalo Bills plan on starting undrafted rookie quarterback Jeff Tuel in their regular-season opener if EJ Manuel cannot play, coach Doug Marrone said Monday.

The Bills host the New England Patriots in their opener on Sept. 8.

If Jeff Tuel starts for the Bills in Week 1, he will become the first undrafted rookie quarterback in the common draft era (since 1967) to start a season opener, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

"Right now we're planning on Jeff Tuel playing the first game and we're working with EJ to get back as quickly as possible," Marrone told reporters, according to the team's website. "Meaning New England. Right now that's how we're going about planning on doing it until we know more about where EJ is."

If Tuel does indeed start for the Bills in Week 1, he will become the first undrafted rookie quarterback in the common draft era (since 1967) to start a season opener, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

"That's cool," Tuel said, according to the team's website. "It would definitely be an honor if that's the case. I'm surprised that I'm the first, but if that's the case it's a cool thing."

Manuel remains sidelined after undergoing a minor procedure on his left knee last week. Marrone said that while he hopes the 16th overall pick will be ready to play in Week 1, the team will make preparations for Tuel to start.

" working back so he's actually starting to move around now which is a good sign," Marrone said, according to the team's website. "Then it's just a matter of how he heals and then when he's back he'll be our quarterback."

Tuel went 10-for-17 for 63 yards in Saturday's preseason loss to the Washington Redskins, replacing Kevin Kolb, who left with a concussion that now has him sidelined indefinitely.

The Bills are proceeding as though Kolb's concussion, which was termed "serious," could be career-ending, a league source told ESPN.

Kolb will undergo a battery of tests, and the Bills do not want to rush him back even if he can continue his career, the source said.

The Bills signed free-agent quarterback Matt Leinart and traded with the Detroit Lions for quarterback Thad Lewis on Sunday.

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter contributed to this report.

Tis a game of thrones being played.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/jeff-tuel-maybe-week-1-starter-vs-patriots-175523433.html

Who is Jeff Tuel? Nine facts about the Buffalo Bills’ possible Week 1 starting quarterback

Are you ready for Tuel Time, Buffalo Bills fans?

Bills head coach Doug Marrone delivered the sobering news Monday: Undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel will start for the team Week 1 against the New England Patriots if first-round pick E.J. Manuel's knee is not healthy by then.

The recently signed Matt Leinart — no stranger to backing up an undrafted quarterback — could be No. 2.

We know who Leinart is, all too well. But who the heck is Jeff Tuel? Here's a handy cheat sheet in case you want to look like you know what you're talking about come Week 1:

1. Jeff Tuel did not have a Wikipedia page until Monday afternoon. As in less than an hour before this was posted. No joke. This might be the starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, ladies and gentlemen. Have you seen some of the ridiculous subjects that do have Wikipedia entries? There's one for "Fox Tossing"and another for "Socialist Hair," which is not a band name, mind you. And, in keeping with the spirit of this post, there's one for "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo," which apparently forms a grammatically correct sentence. Welcome to Wikipedia, Mr. Tuel.

2. Tuel is pronounced "TOOL," which is exactly why we led the story off with a cutesy pun involving Tim Allen. We're sure you won't hear too many more of those over the ensuing days and weeks.

3. Tuel went 4-22 in 26 starts at Washington State. Sadly, such a record would put him among the winningest Bills quarterbacks in the past decade.

4. According to Tuel's WSU profile page, his uncle played baseball at Duke. That likely means his uncle is smart. And an annoying hoops fan.

5. Tuel has a Twitter account, and he has a respectable 6,000+ followers. That number is sure to go up this week, although no guarantees on what might happen to his follower total after the Patriots game. Among his most notable tweets in recent weeks (he's been busy with football, apparently):

6. The Patriots actually worked him out before the draft. And they passed on him, essentially, in favor of Tim Tebow. What in the world does that tell you?

7. Tuel joined Drew Bledsoe as the only other Cougar quarterback to start a game as a true freshman, starting five straight in 2009. But his college career got off track from there, as he broke a collarbone, re-broke it a year later, suffered an MCL sprain, had a bout with acute compartment syndrome and later suffered an ankle injury on top of that. So, you know, the Bills liked what they saw and thought he'd fit right in with their other quarterbacks.

8. On the surface, Tuel appears a bit ... bland. (He was a psychology major, for what it's worth.) But there's a fascinating little story about him wanting to petition the NCAA for a fifth year, with the NCAA apparently wanting him to blow the whistle on mistreatment under coach Paul Wulff's watch. Tuel chose against both and entered the NFL, where he was subsequently left off the combine invite list. Looks like Tuel is getting the last laugh, for now.

9. His final college game might have been his best: A shocking upset of rival Washington in the Apple Cup, a game Tuel was barely healthy enough to start. “This was our bowl game,” he said at game's end. But his NFL career might be the start of something even more special — a chance to beat Tom Brady — in less than two weeks time. For now, the Bills are just glad they have this Tuel in their cabinet. (Yeah, we went there again.)

kinda funny.

someone correct me if i'm wrong on that.

repeatedly benched on last place college team -> undrafted -> every other qb on the depth chart dies of ebola -> nfl starter

typical story

Its mad folks that can rock the #1 sitting on the bench.

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Y'all already embarrassed him by making him take that public pay cut - day of Jim says he has the #2 job on lock lol.

Foles

still winning the Super bowl and we will be alright. we are going to whip up on New England regardless who is starting for us. mark it down.

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they better go bail out Hernandez because they gonna need some more hands when we knock them turkeys out. they are coming to our house and we are going to whip them turkeys.

Bills gonna be alright.

>mark it down.

http://tinyurl.com/mizmm

for a serviceable corner (not sure what they have) or a 3rd round pick.

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