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"We know it isn't, wasn't and won't be Tarvaris Jackson, a struggling second-round pick of the Vikings in 2006. But two men with ties to the Vikings say they believe they know the identity of the next young QB who will defy the odds.
"Trent Edwards in Buffalo," said former Vikings quarterback and 2002 NFL MVP Rich Gannon, referring to the Bills' rookie third-round draft pick. "I was very impressed by him. I watched film of his first start, and I wrote in my notes that it was the best debut start by a rookie that I've ever seen."
"Well I drink too much and get punched in the head by fighters for fun, so my memory isn't so great." -OpIv37
I truly think he will get better and better. Many experts are raving about him. Not many rookies QBs can come and be so intelligent in a game. The fact that they went no huddle really impressed me. I know he has not put points on the board as much as we like but the OL needs to step up and Evans needs to shut up and play WR. Points will come with Edwards but we will have to endure some growing pains in the process.
Hydro there is no JPD alum. Theres an alum that would like no QB circus. And will root for anyone they put back there seeing they play for the BUFFALO BILLS
Hydro there is no JPD alum. Theres an alum that would like no QB circus. And will root for anyone they put back there seeing they play for the BUFFALO BILLS
That might be your stance and partially mine, but some people seem to defend JP to the far reaches of the universe.
Does anyone recall any other rookie QB's getting so much good press after their first few starts?
Roethlisberger i guess
What helped Roethlisberger so much is he had a dominant running game and a dominant defense. This helped the Steelers to not rely on Roethlisberger so much. TE does not have that luxory. To get that luxory in the running game Edwards is going to need to spread the defense a little bit to help set up the running game. Once that happens this offense has the ability to take off IMO.
From moment one, and especially in the Dallas game, it was his poise in the pocket that made me realize he was for real. No one should be that comfortable in the pocket that early on, but he is. That will adjust his learning curve tremendously (coincidentally, it's what has slowed JP's learning curve tremendously). He still has a long way to go, but he'll get there much easier with that poise. I'm really excited to see what he looks like this time next year and beyond that. It's going to be a fun ride.
I think when pros like Gannon and Jaws praise Edwards, they're doing it based on the things they see in him that lead them to believe he will develop into a good QB -- the intangibles. They're smarter than bashing the results of what he does in the first games of his career on a bad offense.
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