Bills owner Ralph Wilson lamented how different the quarterback situation might have been in Buffalo had the team not traded back into the first round of the 2004 draft to select J.P. Losman with the 22nd pick.
With Losman pegged as the starter, Buffalo passed on selecting current Broncos starter Jay Cutler in the 2006 draft, Wilson said.
Recalling a conversation he had with Tom Modrak midway though the 2005 season, Wilson said the Bills' chief scout was excited by what he saw in Cutler during his senior season at Vanderbilt.
``We would've taken him,'' Wilson said, noting the Bills had the eighth pick in the 2006 draft, three spots ahead of where the Broncos selected Cutler. ``But it was back in the days of Losman. We thought he could be a very good quarterback, so we didn't want to pick another one. So we passed on Cutler. He's a very good quarterback.''
With Losman pegged as the starter, Buffalo passed on selecting current Broncos starter Jay Cutler in the 2006 draft, Wilson said.
Recalling a conversation he had with Tom Modrak midway though the 2005 season, Wilson said the Bills' chief scout was excited by what he saw in Cutler during his senior season at Vanderbilt.
``We would've taken him,'' Wilson said, noting the Bills had the eighth pick in the 2006 draft, three spots ahead of where the Broncos selected Cutler. ``But it was back in the days of Losman. We thought he could be a very good quarterback, so we didn't want to pick another one. So we passed on Cutler. He's a very good quarterback.''
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