AP

Bills quarterback Cardale Jones never had a problem speaking his mind during his time at Ohio State with one of the more notable comments coming when he wondered on social media why football players had to go to class when they weren’t in college to “play school.”

A willingness to shoot from the hip verbally is something the fourth-round pick shares with his new coach Rex Ryan and Jones said Friday that he appreciates that Ryan is “not here to B.S. you.” He also joked that the similarity in their personalities has him thinking there may be a deeper connection.

“He might be my long-lost dad,” Jones, who has said in the past that he’s never met his father, said. “I’ve been looking for that guy for 23 years. I found him.”

Ryan pointed out the physical differences between the two men that make that unlikely while discussing his early impressions of Jones on the field.

“You guys have seen me throw,” Ryan said, via Syracuse.com. “I can’t even throw it 30 yards I don’t think. OK, maybe 40. You know what, I’m excited about him. He’s a big, raw talent. Does he have to come a long way? There’s no question about that. But he’s almost in the perfect situation and we’ll see how he develops.”

Jones won’t be seeing the field much if it all in the regular season if all goes according to plan for the Bills, leaving him time to polish that raw talent for a time when the team may need to look in his direction.