E.J. Manuel struggling in practice at Bills camp

The Buffalo Bills drafted Florida State quarterback E.J. Manuel in the first-round of the 2013 NFL Draft in the hopes that he would be their franchise player at the position for years to come. His tenure got off to a rough start though, as he battled through injuries in his rookie training camp and season.

Manuel is looking to put all that behind him heading into the 2014 NFL season, but he is struggling in practice according to reports.

From WGR 550:

"The same EJ Manuel that was seen during Tuesday’s practice reappeared on Wednesday. For the second straight day, Manuel was apprehensive, indecisive and mostly inaccurate. His most common course of action on any given play was to look for his first read to be open, pat the ball in the pocket and either take a sack or throw an inaccurate pass. The inconsistency in going through his progressions has to be the most maddening part for the coaching staff. If the light goes on, Manuel could be a different quarterback and find more comfort and poise in the pocket. On Wednedsay Jeff Tuel was throwing the ball a bit crisper and was going through his progressions, but don’t read anything into that fact. The Bills won’t even consider benching Manuel in the early going, no matter how Tuel looks throughout training camp and the preseason."

The Bills worked to surround Manuel with weapons so he can not only succeed but thrive in the offense. With one of the best running back tandems in the league between C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson, and trading up to draft a quality wide receiver like Sammy Watkins who has remarkable and potential to be among the all-time greats, Manuel is short on excuses.