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ORCHARD PARK, N. Dikembe Mutombo Jersey .Y. - Bills quarterback EJ Manuel has no intention of taking the first benching of his career sitting down.Manuel on Thursday accepted his demotion as something he has to live with and acknowledged having plenty of room to develop. More importantly, the 2013 first-round draft pick plans to work harder to improve his game and vowed Im not going to hold myself back when the next opportunity to start presents itself.I just want to cut it loose, man, Manuel said in his first comments since losing the starting job to veteran backup Kyle Orton on Monday. I think at some point in your career, when youre mad or you just want to open up, you just go out there and let it rip. You dont worry about the repercussions.And, he added: If something happens, at least you went down guns loaded or guns blowing or whatever.Manuels failure to let it rip was among the key reasons behind his demotion, which came after two consecutive losses dropped Buffalos record to 2-2.Manuel was knocked for being hesitant, struggling with his accuracy and having difficulty finding open receivers downfield.The last straw came in a 23-17 loss at Houston on Sunday, when Manuel went 21 of 44 with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Though he completed an 80-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams, Manuels next longest completion was a short pass over the middle to Fred Jackson, who turned it into a 14-yard gain.Manuels first interception was costly. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt returned it 80 yards for a momentum-swinging touchdown that put Houston ahead 14-10 early in the second half.A day later, coach Doug Marrone handed the job to Orton, who will make his debut as Buffalos starter at Detroit (3-1) on Sunday.It is a tough pill to swallow, Manuel said. But at the same time, Im going to always be positive with myself. And I still believe Im a good football player. And I know theres tons of room for me to grow, and Ill get there.The question is when.Orton has quickly made a good impression with his teammates two days into practice.Receivers Sammy Watkins and Robert Woods both noted Orton for having a quicker release and how he immediately established a presence in the huddle.The demotion is the latest setback for Manuel, whose development was stunted already by three separate knee injuries that limited him to playing just 10 games last year. Its also a setback for the Bills, who were counting on Manuel to grow into a position thats been mostly unsettled since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly retired after the 1996 season.Manuel, who led Florida State to four bowl victories, was the first quarterback taken in the 2013 draft when the Bills selected him 16th overall.He refused to allow the benching to be a distraction for him or the team.The teams bigger than I am. And whatever (Marrone) feels is best to help the team, well go with it, Manuel said. Im not going to be one of those guys around here moping.Hes also confident he will bounce back.When I am back out there, I want to be a different player, Manuel said. I think in the long run, Ill look back at it as something I can say that helped build me, and helped me become a stronger man.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Custom Denver Nuggets Jerseys .35 million, avoiding arbitration. 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"Were talking to teams, but at the end of the day were going to do what makes sense to us and to try to help Ryan out," Benning said. "If we dont think we can get a fair deal for him, then were going to keep him and hes a Vancouver Canuck. And were happy to have him back because hes a great player." Kesler has reportedly given the Canucks a list of potential teams he would join, with some suggesting that list is growing shorter. Benning says dealing with a smaller pool of potential trade partners is more difficult but "that is what it is." "Were talking to the agent on a daily basis annd were talking to teams and were hoping to figure something out thats hes happy with and were happy with. Alex English Jersey. " Kesler had 25 goals and 18 assists in 77 games last season. "If were going to go down that path, we want to try to get NHL-calibre players back to help with that," Benning said of losing Keslers offence. Asked about looking for a veteran goalie, Benning said: "Were going to look at all of our options on that." "Weve said before were happy with the progress that Eddie (Lack) made last year. But as free agency comes up, were going to look at options and then if it makes sense for us, well do that." The Canucks also have Jacob Markstrom in goal. Benning said he is not hung up about trades within his own conference. "I dont think that has any bearing on what were trying to do in Vancouver," he said. "We want to try to get some younger players here this next few years going forward. We have (forward) Bo Horvat who we drafted last year and were going to have the sixth pick this year. So were getting some building blocks." 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