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LOL. Manning/Brees/Brady wouldn't look good in Buffalo. And that's the sad truth. In fact, they wouldn't be startable in FF.That's what Edwards is up against, but yeah, I do believe he's got talent & could surprise somewhere else. I hope he gets that chance at some point.
Fatal heart attack.
Whoa, after looking at Fitzpatricks career game logs, he instantly qualifies for the other thread "who is the worst starting qb in the nfl". I knew he had some stinkers, but i had no idea how bad he really is. Damn, maybe Spiller can play QB, atleast he would get some touches.
I agree with everything that you are saying except for the criticism of Ralph Wilson. Since Bill Polian was promoted to GM in the mid-80s, Wilson has shown a commitment to fielding a competitive team. He opened the checkbook to keep the core Superbowl team together until the late '90s. He opened the checkbook again to bring in guys who were thought to be franchise quarterbacks (Johnson and Bledsoe). He hired a well-respected president/GM (at the time) in Tom Donahoe and green-lighted the hiring of two well-regarded coaching prospects in Gregg Williams and Mike Mularky. Yes, none of those moves panned out, but they were all logical at the time they were made. The return of Levy and the Jauron was a mistake, admittedly, but that was a reaction to ceding too much control to Donahoe. It's too early to judge the Nix/Gailey regime.
Buddy Nix said they wanted to take Okung or Williams with the first pick, but both were already off the board.The Bills reportedly offered Jason Peters the same contract that the he received from the Eagles, but Peters refused and was insistent on leaving Buffalo (despite Buffalo twice renegotiating his contract to appease him). And they did draft Mike Williams (the OT from Texas) in 2002 who was one of the biggest draft busts in history.
Louisville homer who hopes he gets a shot and really, since it appeared to be a close 3 man race for 1st-3rd string throughout camp and the pre season. it makes sense for the Bills to give him a shot. They have quite a bit of history with the other 2 as a starter and they both were terrible. I am not saying Brohm would do better but he certainly couldn't do worse. I think he has more talent than either of the other 2 it is just that he has never caught up to the game speed of the NFL yet. Whether he is the answer (my GUESS is there is no answer currently on the roster) or not can not be determined without him seeing the field.
Tyler Thigpen is the ultimate "scrappy-QB-who's-always-making-something-out-of-nothing". He's like a rich man's Trent Edwards.
The situation in Buffalo just reminds me of how good Owens' 55-830-6 ttd season really was.
I think there's 3 main reasons:1). Terrible offense lines ruined him. It's amazing how a terrible offensive line can make a QB jittery and conservative. Look at how much it messed up Carr.2). **** Jauron. Jauron's offense was terrible. I imagine he constantly preached short conservative passes to Edwards. This not only lead to him becoming Captain Checkdown, but made him doubt his own abilities. The lack of any adjustments to defenses certainly didn't help.3). That vicious hit he took that gave him he concussion. He has never been the same since that hit. I think he's afraid of taking another one like that. He's been totally unwilling to stand in and throw downfield since then. It happens in baseball to guys sometimes when they get hit by a pitch. I think the same thing happened to Edwards. And you can't be an effective NFL QB if you're afraid to get hit. Especially behind Buffalo's o-line.All that, and I'm not sure he was ever as good as we thought he was. He just seemed to make better decisions than JP Losman. Not exactly a huge achievement.I just don't understand Edwards' regression. As a rookie, he showed remarkable poise in the pocket, a surprising ability to quickly read defenses and handle the blitz and wasn't afraid to make tough throws. Since the second half of the 2008 season, however, he's been the complete opposite... awful pocket presence, a slow release and an inexplicable unwillingness to stretch the field. He has just absolutely sucked. Coaching did have something to do with it... the Bills were the most predictable team in terms of game planning and adjustments (or lack thereof) that defenses always knew what was coming and when. Maybe that's what really sapped his confidence.
And of those 55 games, 37 were when the leading passer for the Bills had less than 200 yards passing. Of those 37 games, 18 were when the leading passer for the Bills had less than 150 yards passing.Its sad times as a Bills fan. Everyone knows what Fitz can and can't do...I fail to understand why they refuse to let Brohm run with the big boys and see what happens.
Well he certainly was the reason that they benched Flutie for Rob Johnson based on a fluky week 17 performance.He's a joke.
Well he certainly was the reason that they benched Flutie for Rob Johnson based on a fluky week 17 performance.He's a joke.
That team was not going to win in the playoffs with Flutie. They barely eeked out a string of wins versus inferior teams during the regular season when Flutie was the starter. People quickly forgot how awful the offense was that year with Flutie. Teams had him figured out and were able to crowd the line of scrimmage knowing that Flutie could not stretch the field.
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