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- Trent Edwards had just won the biggest game of his NFL career. Naturally, he was talking about his teammates. He called Fred Jackson a quarterback’s dream. Then, as if a light had gone on in his head, Edwards paid homage to his offensive line.
I don’t know what was more impressive — that Edwards thought to mention all his interior linemen or that, in the excitement of the moment, he managed to click off all seven names without a slip. It was calculating and kind, a sure sign of an emerging leader.
Rob Johnson once stood up there and said he didn’t want to lead. He wanted to be one of the guys. J. P. Losman tries hard, but it seems forced. His mind always seems to be racing and allowing his ego to get in the way.
Edwards gets it just right. He has the quick mind and easy temperament of a successful NFL quarterback. Now, two games into his second season, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that he has the game, too.
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