Trent Edwards: Built to Lead

[The Answer]

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Trent Edwards: Built to Lead
Getty Images		By Tyler Dunne BFR Editor-in-Chief Posted Mar 11, 2008 Buffalo has searched high and low for a franchise quarterback since Jim Kelly retired 11 years ago. But last season, rookie Trent Edwards provided hope that the search may be over. A clutch mentality and textbook fundamentals have Edwards on the fast track to success. Read on for analysis...
There’s something about losing. That regretful repulsion on the tip of your taste buds. Feeling, check that, knowing, that you could have done something more. The blunt reality that a week’s worth of preparation, audible organizing, game-planning, Xs and Os – all of which dominated over class work and college life – might’ve well of been tossed in the trash. An ‘L’ is an ‘L.’ The constant licks from pass rushers. The humiliation of being a campus punch line. No doubt about it. Failure builds layers. And Trent Edwards knows failure........... ~The Answer

[The King]

The Real Deal

[justasportsfan]

I hope our search for the next Kelly is over.

[Kenny]

blah blah blah.... Let's see it on the field first.

[acehole]

I hope our search for the next Kelly is over.

hahaha Jim Kelly was tough...Edwards will never be confused with J kelly

[justasportsfan]

hahaha Jim Kelly was tough...Edwards will never be confused with J kelly

To be fair, TE has huge potential. He's handled himself very well for a rookie qb who was thrown to the wolves. I was impressed, so far . My only concern is his durability.

[Mitchy moo]

To be fair, TE has huge potential. He's handled himself very well for a rookie qb who was thrown to the wolves. I was impressed, so far . My only concern is his durability.

[justasportsfan]

I never disliked Trent. I like the potential of both our qb's.

[acehole]

To be fair, TE has huge potential. He's handled himself very well for a rookie qb who was thrown to the wolves. I was impressed, so far . My only concern is his durability.

I agree he has handle himself well and I wish him well. However I don't think he has proven squat on this team yet. I remain underwelmed. If I am opposing deffense I will put 8 in the box to stop marshawn and send one run blitzer at him..why? A he is not durable B. He has a propesity for int's C. He has not shown(at this piont) he has the arm to make all the throws in the nfl. You need to fire those passes on hot reads.



My hope it that we get a good #2 wr a tight end and a deffense that can stop the run finally......and he improves on what "I" saw in him last year (The above).

My fear is that we have all of those pieces in place and he struggles because of the above.

We shall all see.

[justasportsfan]

I agree he has handle himself well and I wish him well. However I don't think he has proven squat on this team yet. I remain underwelmed. If I am opposing deffense I will put 8 in the box to stop marshawn and send one run blitzer at him..why? A he is not durable B. He has a propesity for int's C. He has not shown(at this piont) he has the arm to make all the throws in the nfl. You need to fire those passed on hot reads.



My hope it that we get a good #2 wr a tight end and a deffense that can stop the run finally......and he improves on what "I" saw in him last year (The above).

My fear is that we have all of those pieces in place and he struggles because of the above.

We shall all see.

I agree. He's not proven. I disagree, he's shown he had the arm to make every throw but needs to do it on a consistent basis . Throwing in bad conditions worries me as well.

[raphael120]

Wow our offense was ranked 27th or worse 5 straight seasons....

Not that I should be suprised but...damn...that's so sad.

[Tatonka]

i hope he does well. good article.

[Captain gameboy]

The bottom line of Edwards vs. Losman is this.

We face multiples more situations where a short completion is required.

I liked Losman, but the guy has accuracy problems on throws that do not involve the receiver running under the ball, ie., long throws. It has been obvious since the day he put on a Bills jersey.

Edwards doesn't have that problem.

There are many questions that I have about him.

First, can he individually challenge a defense?

Second, can he feel the rush. I thought he was too much a dumper last year.

Third, does he have the confidence to wait for a play to develop, kind of like the sentence above.

What I think is that he was so risk averse last year because of his youth and his promoted from backup status, along with the great success he had in his first start against the Jets, that he checked down too early.

I don't want a Bledsoe/Kelly... wait and launch at all costs type, but I want him to be more of a threat.

In short, he looked to me like he played not to lose rather than played to win.

[Mitchy moo]

The bottom line of Edwards vs. Losman is this.

We face multiples more situations where a short completion is required.

I liked Losman, but the guy has accuracy problems on throws that do not involve the receiver running under the ball, ie., long throws. It has been obvious since the day he put on a Bills jersey.

Edwards doesn't have that problem.

There are many questions that I have about him.

First, can he individually challenge a defense?

Second, can he feel the rush. I thought he was too much a dumper last year.

Third, does he have the confidence to wait for a play to develop, kind of like the sentence above.

What I think is that he was so risk averse last year because of his youth and his promoted from backup status, along with the great success he had in his first start against the Jets, that he checked down too early.

I don't want a Bledsoe/Kelly... wait and launch at all costs type, but I want him to be more of a threat.

In short, he looked to me like he played not to lose rather than played to win.

Good QB's know what each play offers as assesses those situations individually. It's the great QB that assess a better majority of their situations presented to them and takes the highest probability for a potentially better outcome.

One of the best plays of the SB was when Eli was faced with low odds of a ~3rd and 20 while losing the game but enough time was left (~20 Minutes to be decided). Eli actually came out of the pocket and seen there was nothing there and immediately threw the ball into the ground. JP would of try to make something of a difficult situation and Old Eli too but something clicked in his head that told him that it's best to play it safer in this situation.

Instant assessment and decisions never followed JP around, he telegraphed most of his passes and never checked off receivers or took a 3rd option look. Trent does stuff like that all day, from day one. He gives himself and the team a higher probability of winning every sunday, henceforth his starter status.

[acehole]

I agree the perception is that Te is more accurate.
But the facts don't back that up....in completion percentage or qb rating.

Bottom line for me is this.

I don't have jp's jersey and am not a fan per se.
However I thought the plug was pulled to early and he wasn't given the best situation to excell.

Trent is a good young prospect whom I believe is/was overhyped...and I think he may do well eventually. Give JP B johnson and a Tight end worth a dam one more year in this offense without that jerkoff Fairchild (Do you know he did not permit audibles?) I think he could turn the corner AI Eli Manning.

I still think based on stats and my own opinion watching the two to date that JP still is a better qb. Until Trent proof otherwise.

If you are talking about that pass in the Meadowland I was there...the wind was whipping and the fact that is was 6 inches underthrown was accurate enough for a TD vs the fieldgoals we were getting from a TE drive.

I am not here to change your mind ..it doesnt really mater.

I think this year will reveal all.

We shall see.

The bottom line of Edwards vs. Losman is this.

We face multiples more situations where a short completion is required.

I liked Losman, but the guy has accuracy problems on throws that do not involve the receiver running under the ball, ie., long throws. It has been obvious since the day he put on a Bills jersey.

Edwards doesn't have that problem.

There are many questions that I have about him.

First, can he individually challenge a defense?

Second, can he feel the rush. I thought he was too much a dumper last year.

Third, does he have the confidence to wait for a play to develop, kind of like the sentence above.

What I think is that he was so risk averse last year because of his youth and his promoted from backup status, along with the great success he had in his first start against the Jets, that he checked down too early.

I don't want a Bledsoe/Kelly... wait and launch at all costs type, but I want him to be more of a threat.

In short, he looked to me like he played not to lose rather than played to win.