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Trent Edwards looks like Bills’ quarterback of future after strong rookie season
By Mark Gaughan
NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Trent Edwards’ welcome-tothe- NFL moment came 20 minutes into his first regularseason game for the Buffalo Bills, at New England in the third week of the season.
“We were backed up on our own 1-yard line, and we called a QB sneak to the right,” Edwards recalled. “And [Patriots linebacker] Junior Seau is sitting right there in the ‘A’ gap. That’s where I was supposed to be sneaking, right into his gap. I’m looking right into his eyes, and thinking he’s been playing the game for 17 years, and I’ve watched him play while I was growing up. The crowd was going crazy. Your responsibility is to run a sneak right at Junior Seau. There’s no experience at all in college that would compare anything to that.”
Edwards stared into the eyes of NFL competition this season and proved that the pro game is not too big for him. Five of the Bills’ seven wins came in games he started. He was poised and accurate. The Bills’ offense, as limited as it was in the weapons department, showed a semblance of continuity with Edwards at the controls. Edwards’ emergence was the most significant on-field development of the 2007 season for the team. Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. stated repeatedly this year the team needed to come out of the season having identified its quarterback. It wasn’t the one many were expecting, J.P. Losman. But the Bills’ coaching staff and front office believes the team has found its answer at quarterback in Edwards.
“We are really happy with Trent, how far he’s come, and we do believe he’s just going to get better,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said.
Trent Edwards looks like Bills’ quarterback of future after strong rookie season
By Mark Gaughan
NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Trent Edwards’ welcome-tothe- NFL moment came 20 minutes into his first regularseason game for the Buffalo Bills, at New England in the third week of the season.
“We were backed up on our own 1-yard line, and we called a QB sneak to the right,” Edwards recalled. “And [Patriots linebacker] Junior Seau is sitting right there in the ‘A’ gap. That’s where I was supposed to be sneaking, right into his gap. I’m looking right into his eyes, and thinking he’s been playing the game for 17 years, and I’ve watched him play while I was growing up. The crowd was going crazy. Your responsibility is to run a sneak right at Junior Seau. There’s no experience at all in college that would compare anything to that.”
Edwards stared into the eyes of NFL competition this season and proved that the pro game is not too big for him. Five of the Bills’ seven wins came in games he started. He was poised and accurate. The Bills’ offense, as limited as it was in the weapons department, showed a semblance of continuity with Edwards at the controls. Edwards’ emergence was the most significant on-field development of the 2007 season for the team. Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. stated repeatedly this year the team needed to come out of the season having identified its quarterback. It wasn’t the one many were expecting, J.P. Losman. But the Bills’ coaching staff and front office believes the team has found its answer at quarterback in Edwards.
“We are really happy with Trent, how far he’s come, and we do believe he’s just going to get better,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said.
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