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First of all, I'm not going to be two faced and say the Bills should've drafted Matt Leinart. I didnt think he was a good fit before the draft, so I'm not going to lie and say I had him pegged all along. IN fact, I remember writing a piece before the draft (and arguing with many others) that Cutler or Young was the guy the Bills should take should one of them be available.
But.. Watching Leinart play last night was the perfect example and re-affirmed to me absolutely EVERYTHING that I despise about JP Losman..
All "some" of you people talk about is arm strength and the ability to make ESPN plays. There are few people in the NFL who have a stronger arm that Losman. There are few people in the league capable of making the kind of TD throw Losman did Sunday to Parrish (though if the DB turned around earlier it was picked)..
But man, can't you guys see the DIFFERENCE between leinart and losman, and leinart has made all of TWO starts..
Leadership.. Confidence.. POISE (and I mean a lot of it)... Patience... Intelligence..... Trust and belief from your entire organization...... Leinart ALREADY has it.. Losman BARELY has any of it.
Forget the numbers.. We all know Leinart had a good game against a great defense.. But did you see his PRESENCE out there? Did you see him on the sidelines? He is an absolute, UNDISPUTED LEADER on that team at the most important position. You can just smell WINNER on him.
Meanwhile, losman makes a mistake and sulks on the bench.. How often do you see him on the sidelines in his linemen's face? How often do you see him communicating with his WR's on the sidelines..
And dont give me any crap about an offensive line, anybody who knows anything about Football knows how horrible the Cardinals offensive line is.. last night was the FOURTH starting combo they've used in six games. Its the team's major weakness. And whether they play in CHicago, Arizona, Hawaii or Alaska, that was STILL the Bears defense where Leinart looked like a 10-year pro out there against..
Did I mention Larry Fitzgerald didn't play?
Losman physically is gifted, but watching Leinart last night is just further evidence that Losman doesnt have the MENTAL tools to be a good quarterback, and for that reason I really hope we go after a different quarterback through FA or the draft at season's end.
Watching Leinart LEAD that team last night reminded me of the days when we had the same kind of leader in Jim Kelly. I'm not talking about arm-strength (though you people who say Leinart didnt have the arm for Buffalo makes me laugh)-- I'm talking about leadership and a winner's presence.
The hand-holding all you do for Losman is OVER... If you blow last night off as nothing, then it just proves how biased and homerrific some of you are.. Losman has started SEVEN TIMES more games on a team that is overall better than Arizona, and Losman at least 50% of the time still looks like he's playing for Tulane.
Again, I cant say that at the time I wanted Leinart to be a Bill. But I'm also not the GM. SPin it anyway you want boys and girls, taking a safety over Leinart (or maybe Cutler too) is going to go down as one of the single biggest mistakes in Bills history.
But.. Watching Leinart play last night was the perfect example and re-affirmed to me absolutely EVERYTHING that I despise about JP Losman..
All "some" of you people talk about is arm strength and the ability to make ESPN plays. There are few people in the NFL who have a stronger arm that Losman. There are few people in the league capable of making the kind of TD throw Losman did Sunday to Parrish (though if the DB turned around earlier it was picked)..
But man, can't you guys see the DIFFERENCE between leinart and losman, and leinart has made all of TWO starts..
Leadership.. Confidence.. POISE (and I mean a lot of it)... Patience... Intelligence..... Trust and belief from your entire organization...... Leinart ALREADY has it.. Losman BARELY has any of it.
Forget the numbers.. We all know Leinart had a good game against a great defense.. But did you see his PRESENCE out there? Did you see him on the sidelines? He is an absolute, UNDISPUTED LEADER on that team at the most important position. You can just smell WINNER on him.
Meanwhile, losman makes a mistake and sulks on the bench.. How often do you see him on the sidelines in his linemen's face? How often do you see him communicating with his WR's on the sidelines..
And dont give me any crap about an offensive line, anybody who knows anything about Football knows how horrible the Cardinals offensive line is.. last night was the FOURTH starting combo they've used in six games. Its the team's major weakness. And whether they play in CHicago, Arizona, Hawaii or Alaska, that was STILL the Bears defense where Leinart looked like a 10-year pro out there against..
Did I mention Larry Fitzgerald didn't play?
Losman physically is gifted, but watching Leinart last night is just further evidence that Losman doesnt have the MENTAL tools to be a good quarterback, and for that reason I really hope we go after a different quarterback through FA or the draft at season's end.
Watching Leinart LEAD that team last night reminded me of the days when we had the same kind of leader in Jim Kelly. I'm not talking about arm-strength (though you people who say Leinart didnt have the arm for Buffalo makes me laugh)-- I'm talking about leadership and a winner's presence.
The hand-holding all you do for Losman is OVER... If you blow last night off as nothing, then it just proves how biased and homerrific some of you are.. Losman has started SEVEN TIMES more games on a team that is overall better than Arizona, and Losman at least 50% of the time still looks like he's playing for Tulane.
Again, I cant say that at the time I wanted Leinart to be a Bill. But I'm also not the GM. SPin it anyway you want boys and girls, taking a safety over Leinart (or maybe Cutler too) is going to go down as one of the single biggest mistakes in Bills history.
That's JP's fault?
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