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so i was going through some of the vet QB's available in free agency this year and was taking into consideration that we will NOT be spending big money on one and saw a couple names i really liked and thought i would give them to you along with the one that stood out the most and see what you guys think? keep in mind these are guys that could actually be signed by the bills and are not thinking there coming in to take over trents job, because dick nor ralph will let that happen, at least not this year (ralph has even been quoted as saying he likes trent ALOT).... NO jeff garcia's, kerry collins, rex grossmans, or kyle bollers here, those are guys that either want to start or are young and still want a second chance (not that there is anything wrong with that but this off season it aint happening in buffalo).
1)tim rattay - has over 20 NFL starts and played in over 40 games he is an accurate QB, just no cannon for an arm and also wouldnt break the bank and he does have a career 81.9 rating (not bad for vet league minimum).
2)byron leftwhich- he will probably want a starting gig or at least to compete for one but man he really has looked good this year the chances hes had to play with pit and he was a pretty good starter for a number of years, the reason he is here is because when him and culpepper both went to work out for pit he was the one that completely understood what his job would be there and had no problem with the backup role (all i am saying is after we fill all our needs and he is still around he would come in not ***** about playing time and go to work)
3)patrick ramsey- was a great college QB and just didnt transition to the NFL as a starter, but he does have some nice stuff and we could have much worse behind trent, as well as he has played in the AFC east and knows the division (couple years with the jets)
ok here is my favorite and for a number of reasons...
charlie batch- not flashy and not a stud but the guy can win games, he can play in the snow and has a nack for making a play when nothing is there. he was above average for a few years in detroit and he has been pits insurance policy basically every year that big ben has been there until this year when he got injured. not only would he be a solid backup but since he has had some degree of success and knows the grind of the position he would be great in film study with trent, as well as if trent went down in the middle of december i wouldnt be like "damn here goes the game", actually i would think "well lets see if batch has something left" or "he has come of the bench more than once in pittsburgh and led them to a win so lets go" not too mention then guy is in his mid 30's and isnt going to ask for much more than a 1 or 2 year deal close or just above the vet league minimum and he would be worth every penny, also from pit so he would still be close to home which i would think is very important to a guy getting close to the end of his career.
1)tim rattay - has over 20 NFL starts and played in over 40 games he is an accurate QB, just no cannon for an arm and also wouldnt break the bank and he does have a career 81.9 rating (not bad for vet league minimum).
2)byron leftwhich- he will probably want a starting gig or at least to compete for one but man he really has looked good this year the chances hes had to play with pit and he was a pretty good starter for a number of years, the reason he is here is because when him and culpepper both went to work out for pit he was the one that completely understood what his job would be there and had no problem with the backup role (all i am saying is after we fill all our needs and he is still around he would come in not ***** about playing time and go to work)
3)patrick ramsey- was a great college QB and just didnt transition to the NFL as a starter, but he does have some nice stuff and we could have much worse behind trent, as well as he has played in the AFC east and knows the division (couple years with the jets)
ok here is my favorite and for a number of reasons...
charlie batch- not flashy and not a stud but the guy can win games, he can play in the snow and has a nack for making a play when nothing is there. he was above average for a few years in detroit and he has been pits insurance policy basically every year that big ben has been there until this year when he got injured. not only would he be a solid backup but since he has had some degree of success and knows the grind of the position he would be great in film study with trent, as well as if trent went down in the middle of december i wouldnt be like "damn here goes the game", actually i would think "well lets see if batch has something left" or "he has come of the bench more than once in pittsburgh and led them to a win so lets go" not too mention then guy is in his mid 30's and isnt going to ask for much more than a 1 or 2 year deal close or just above the vet league minimum and he would be worth every penny, also from pit so he would still be close to home which i would think is very important to a guy getting close to the end of his career.
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