Bills trying to sign Josh McCown today

[all3rd]

Report: Bills hope to sign Josh McCown on Monday

Last Thursday on PFT Live, former Buccaneers quarterback Josh McCown opted not to name the teams that had approached him about possibly joining them in the wake of his sudden availability. But the short list of potential destinations for a shot at starting were obvious: Buffalo, Cleveland, and the Jets.

According to Adam Schefter and Mike Rodak of ESPN.com, McCown has taken a trip to Buffalo, with the goal of working out a contract on Monday. It’s a smart move by the Bills, since it would tie up McCown before 32 teams and most agents descend on Indianapolis for the Scouting Combine.

So why wouldn’t McCown wait to see what else emerges in Indianapolis, since it’ll still be three weeks and one day until the other free-agent quarterbacks are available to be signed? However, even if the rest of the class can’t officially be acquired until March 10, plenty of winking and nodding will happen in Indy. If McCown doesn’t bite on the best offer from Buffalo, the Bills may emerge from their trip to Indiana will a wink-nod deal to eventually sign someone else.

Speaking of the rest of the class, the Bills’ interest in McCown jumbles their potential pursuit of Mark Sanchez. The impending free agent played for the Jets for five years under new Buffalo coach Rex Ryan, and many assumed Ryan would try to woo Sanchez to western New York.

Maybe Rex will still do that, with Sanchez and McCown leading the depth chart — and 2013 first-rounder EJ Manuel being put on the trading block.

 

[triplehate]

This is dumb

 

[SoulController]

lol no one trots out more good ol boy QB's than da Bills

 

[Formerly known as...]

I thought they might go for this but didn't think Rex would be so dumb...I thought he had learned about QB's from his time at the Jets

 

[all3rd]

I thought they might go for this but didn't think Rex would be so dumb...I thought he had learned about QB's from his time at the Jets

Honestly EJ is not the answer and odds are Hundley is gone by the time the Bills pick in round 2 so I assumed they would probably take veteran like Hoyer, Sanchez or McCown if any are available.

 

[Formerly known as...]

Hoyer may be a good shout actually, he really isn't bad.

 

[HNIC973]

this really sums up our problem at the QB spot

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[beenz]

I hope this is to be a backup, cuz dude sucks. he's a career backup who had a decent 10 game run in 2013. other than that, he's trash. oh yeah, dude's like 36 years old too

 

[holidayinn21]

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

And they wonder why their franchise hasn't been shyt in years. fukking disgusting

 

[K-Apps]

And this is why I was at the Rex Ryan hiring, dude has no clue what a good QB is

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

And this is why I was at the Rex Ryan hiring, dude has no clue what a good QB is

Who is available, breh? Unless the next Kurt Warner is baggin groceries at Wegmans.

 

[K-Apps]

Who is available, breh? Unless the next Kurt Warner is baggin groceries at Wegmans.

I would rather get an unknown stopgap guy like Ryan Mallett or even Tyrod Taylor, or even Matt Moore than the McCown and Sanchez

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I would rather get an unknown stopgap guy like Ryan Mallett or even Tyrod Taylor, or even Matt Moore than the McCown and Sanchez

I'd rather sign a bum than trade for a bum. Every QB mentioned in this thread is a scrub.