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Pressure on Edwards to produce for promising bills
Pressure on Edwards to produce for promising Bills
 | By Vic Carucci | NFL.com Senior Columnist |
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- He strode down the tunnel and onto the field, just as he had countless times before. There was a little less hair on his head, a little more of a bulge in his belly, but the larger-than-life persona was unmistakable -- even in a golf shirt, shorts, and sandals.
He stood on the sidelines of Ralph Wilson Stadium, taking in all of the non-contact action during the first practice of the Buffalo Bills' minicamp just like any spectator. But he wasn't just any spectator. He was Jim Kelly, the greatest quarterback in the history of the franchise. And by his mere presence, he served as a reminder of the enormous gap between past glory and present mediocrity.
The Bills are well into another offseason with another quarterback they hope will be another Kelly. They'd love Trent Edwards to put up the kind of numbers -- while leading a dominant offense on a dominant team -- that made Kelly a first-ballot selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They'd settle for the kid to have half of Kelly's accomplishments (okay, minus the 0-4 Super Bowl record) and be half of the leader Kelly was.
For now, all we can say with any conviction about Edwards is that, beginning his second offseason with the Bills and his first as their starter, he seems ready to lead. He seems ready to be the type of quarterback the team desperately needs to improve on last year's 7-9 finish and fulfill widespread hopes that, with a fairly solid core and some key additions through free agency and the draft, the Bills have the makings of a playoff team....................
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