YardRat
11-04-2007, 06:09 AM
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071104/SPORTS0102/711040317/-1/COLUMNS
Should J.P. invigorate the Bills' lethargic offense these next two games, Jauron will be faced with a difficult decision. The last thing this young, impressionable Bills team needs is a full-blown QB controversy.
Wide receiver Lee Evans already has stirred the embers by publicly campaigning for Losman. Jauron, meanwhile, said two Tuesdays ago that Edwards was his guy for the long term.
It appears that he is sticking with that decision, but the Yale-educated coach can be an obfuscator at times.
I believe he is handling the situation the way it needs to be handled at this point, but the sledding could become much more treacherous in the not-so-distant future.
Perhaps J.P. plays well enough to improve his trade value and the Bills are able to deal him in the offseason for at least a third-round pick. (Procuring a draft choice that high is not farfetched, considering the dearth of quality quarterbacks in the NFL.)
Or maybe the Bills decide to hold Losman to the final year of his contract in 2008, and he backs up Edwards, who has a history of being injury-prone.
Or perhaps the switch finally clicks on and J.P. becomes the quarterback former Bills general manager Tom Donahoe envisioned when he drafted him in the first round four years ago. In which case, Ralph Wilson will have to break open the bank on a long-term contract extension.
Or maybe J.P. continues to be the second-coming of Jake Plummer and never pans out.
It all makes for good theater, and adds even more spice to a Bills season that's been anything but bland.
Should J.P. invigorate the Bills' lethargic offense these next two games, Jauron will be faced with a difficult decision. The last thing this young, impressionable Bills team needs is a full-blown QB controversy.
Wide receiver Lee Evans already has stirred the embers by publicly campaigning for Losman. Jauron, meanwhile, said two Tuesdays ago that Edwards was his guy for the long term.
It appears that he is sticking with that decision, but the Yale-educated coach can be an obfuscator at times.
I believe he is handling the situation the way it needs to be handled at this point, but the sledding could become much more treacherous in the not-so-distant future.
Perhaps J.P. plays well enough to improve his trade value and the Bills are able to deal him in the offseason for at least a third-round pick. (Procuring a draft choice that high is not farfetched, considering the dearth of quality quarterbacks in the NFL.)
Or maybe the Bills decide to hold Losman to the final year of his contract in 2008, and he backs up Edwards, who has a history of being injury-prone.
Or perhaps the switch finally clicks on and J.P. becomes the quarterback former Bills general manager Tom Donahoe envisioned when he drafted him in the first round four years ago. In which case, Ralph Wilson will have to break open the bank on a long-term contract extension.
Or maybe J.P. continues to be the second-coming of Jake Plummer and never pans out.
It all makes for good theater, and adds even more spice to a Bills season that's been anything but bland.