The Facts: Rex Ryan was formally introduced as the Bills HC on Wednesday during a press conference that was full of all the bold promises and tough talk we’ve come to expect. One of the few moments where Ryan’s confident bravado slipped was when he was asked about his failure to develop a QB with the Jets. Ryan admitted it was something that he needed to do better in his second go-round as an NFL head coach, which naturally led to questions about Manuel. He did say that Manuel “has a lot of traits you look for in a quarterback” and that the Jets saw things they liked heading into the 2013 draft while adding that he’d like to see Manuel use his legs more.

Diehards Line:In the end, Ryan would promise Manuel nothing more than an opportunity to be the team’s starting quarterback in 2015. In general, it didn’t sound too different that what Ryan had to say about Geno Smith over the last two years. The point man in developing Manuel or any quarterback will be offensive coordinator Greg Roman, who Ryan said caught a lot of criticism for helping the 49ers to three straight NFC Championship games. The offense will feature Ryan’s beloved ground-and-pound, but the coach also said that they would be throwing the ball. “Are we going to throw? We have Sammy Watkins,” Ryan said. “Why wouldn’t we?” Well... Mabye because he can't trust Manuel any more than he did Smith. But we'll see.