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By John Wawrow
The Associated Press
PITTSFORD — Trent Edwards could turn out to be a steal.
Marv Levy thought so in April when the Buffalo Bills — despite already being set at their two top quarterback spots — made the eyebrow-raising decision to select Edwards in the third round of the NFL draft. A few weeks later, the Bills general manager received a curious phone call that confirmed he made the right decision.
Just weeks before his death, Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh was on the line touting the Stanford product.
“It’s the first time he’s done this in all the years I’ve known him,” Levy said Monday, referring to his friend and former colleague, who died last month. “But he called me and said, ‘Marv, you’ve got yourself one heck of a quarterback.’”
Four weeks into training camp, Edwards is showing signs he’ll prove Walsh correct and the Bills astute for drafting him. Bills quarterbacks coach Turk Schonert has even more reason than most to respect Walsh’s judgment: he played under him at Stanford in the 1970s.
“For Bill to say that, it gets you excited. And then when the player comes in here and lives up to or exceeds it, it’s even better,” Schonert said. “He’s been everything we thought he would be on film and more.”
By John Wawrow
The Associated Press
PITTSFORD — Trent Edwards could turn out to be a steal.
Marv Levy thought so in April when the Buffalo Bills — despite already being set at their two top quarterback spots — made the eyebrow-raising decision to select Edwards in the third round of the NFL draft. A few weeks later, the Bills general manager received a curious phone call that confirmed he made the right decision.
Just weeks before his death, Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh was on the line touting the Stanford product.
“It’s the first time he’s done this in all the years I’ve known him,” Levy said Monday, referring to his friend and former colleague, who died last month. “But he called me and said, ‘Marv, you’ve got yourself one heck of a quarterback.’”
Four weeks into training camp, Edwards is showing signs he’ll prove Walsh correct and the Bills astute for drafting him. Bills quarterbacks coach Turk Schonert has even more reason than most to respect Walsh’s judgment: he played under him at Stanford in the 1970s.
“For Bill to say that, it gets you excited. And then when the player comes in here and lives up to or exceeds it, it’s even better,” Schonert said. “He’s been everything we thought he would be on film and more.”
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