Interview: Brohm ready to compete for No. 1 job

[patmoran2006]

Tyler Dunne sat down with Brian Brohm this week.. good read



Like everyone, Brian Brohm is playing the waiting game. He hears the rumors. An offensive coordinator here, a defensive guru there. He’s waiting and wondering. Any day, the Buffalo Bills will have a new head coach.

“I’m just anxious to see who it’s going to be,” Brohm said, “so we can get to work.”

Because then, Brohm’s strengths take over. Diving into a playbook. Learning the nuances of a scheme. Memorizing audibles. Knowing which on-the-line checks to make and when. Brohm is a self-diagnosed “football junkie.” Laughing, he admits that he rarely escapes the game. Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy once said Brohm picked up his offspring of the West Coast offense faster than anyone he’s ever had.


High praise, indeed. But it didn’t matter.


FULL STORY (http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2010/01/interview-brohm-ready-to-compete-for-no-1-job/)

[ddaryl]

Looking forward to seeing what the kid can do with a full year offseason of prep, and possibly some coaches that are actually good at preparing a young QB

[THRILLHO]

Not to hate on Brohm, cause I want to give him his shot, but havent we had enough of the "smart" QBs?

[hydro]

Not to hate on Brohm, cause I want to give him his shot, but havent we had enough of the "smart" QBs?

Name one good QB out there that isn't smart? That isn't the problem. As long as he isn't tentative and gun shy I am certainly alright with him being cerebral.

[DraftBoy]

Good read, and great to hear about Brohm!

[bigbub2352]

i got to think he has potential
he has to be given a full year in a system that he can get to know his players in, also a real scheme not the crap AVP ran
and oh yeah OLINE

[BidsJr]

Name one good QB out there that isn't smart? That isn't the problem. As long as he isn't tentative and gun shy I am certainly alright with him being cerebral.


JP Losman

[sillenb61]

If the bills hire frazier might as well kill his chances of developing now!

[justasportsfan]

Brohm should pay for a sign out of his own pocket for Grimm to come here.

[elltrain22]

excited to see how good this kid could be.

[realdealryan]

Not to hate on Brohm, cause I want to give him his shot, but havent we had enough of the "smart" QBs?

I've had enough of bad QBs, whatever their strengths may be...

[sillenb61]

If you want him to develop then you need to bring in someone like martz to develop him either as OC or heck even as HC at least he has won in this league before better then frazier!

[Beebe's Kid]

If the bills hire frazier might as well kill his chances of developing now!

Please justify this comment.

This is ludicrous. The OC and QB coach would be responsible for grooming a QB, unless the HC happened to be an offensive guru, and pitched in.

The HC is very important, but equally important is the staff that he surrounds himself with. I am not a Frazier advocate, mainly because I question the staff he could assemble, but to say something like the hiring of Frazier kills Brohm's development is nuts.

[Demon]

Awesome article. I read it on the buf.scout.com few days ago.

Via twitter, Tyler Dunne posted a few quotes which he did not use for the article. Two of the best ones i really like were these....

BROHM: “I like the town, love the fans. To get into Ralph Wilson for the first time was a great experience, just to be in that atmosphere.”

BROHM: "We have the ability to be an explosive offense with the right system in place.”

[Beebe's Kid]

Not to hate on Brohm, cause I want to give him his shot, but havent we had enough of the "smart" QBs?

Smart isn't the issue. It was a set of noots for Edwards, who ended up a mental wreck, and with Fitzy, he just can't throw a football. Throwing a football is a very important quality in a QB.

[sillenb61]

Please justify this comment.

This is ludicrous. The OC and QB coach would be responsible for grooming a QB, unless the HC happened to be an offensive guru, and pitched in.

The HC is very important, but equally important is the staff that he surrounds himself with. I am not a Frazier advocate, mainly because I question the staff he could assemble, but to say something like the hiring of Frazier kills Brohm's development is nuts.

because from some reports he will bring saunders with him who has not done anything since 2005 and was fired from redskins and removed from call playing then went to st. louis where he was for ine year before was fired and how joined balt. this year as offensive consultant and the running game is better this year for them but he doesnt call the plays, i do not think saunders would be a good fit.

[Joe Fo Sho]

Name one good QB out there that isn't smart? That isn't the problem. As long as he isn't tentative and gun shy I am certainly alright with him being cerebral.

I know this is using the term "good QB" loosely, but Vince Young. I hate the guy and he's an idiot, but he wins ball games.

[THRILLHO]

Smart isn't the issue. It was a set of noots for Edwards, who ended up a mental wreck, and with Fitzy, he just can't throw a football. Throwing a football is a very important quality in a QB.

I understand that, Fitz was from Harvard, and Trent was from Stanford, both considered to be "smart." But clearly lacking in true NFL skills such as throwing the ball more than 5 yards, etc. We need some brute instead of brains in here!

[better days]

I understand that, Fitz was from Harvard, and Trent was from Stanford, both considered to be "smart." But clearly lacking in true NFL skills such as throwing the ball more than 5 yards, etc. We need some brute instead of brains in here!

In my opinion, Trents biggest problem is he lacks passion for the game. Fitz lacks physical skills. Brohm in limited action has shown he has the physical skills. So add in the passion & intelligence & Brohm could develop into a very good QB.

[madness]

In my opinion, Trents biggest problem is he lacks passion for the game. Fitz lacks physical skills. Brohm in limited action has shown he has the physical skills. So add in the passion & intelligence & Brohm could develop into a very good QB.

As much as I supported Trent in the past, he bothered me the most when he said he wasn't much of a football fan.

[RockStar36]

(Tyler Dunne is the Publisher of an excellent website called Buffalo Football Report (http://buf.scout.com/), part of the Scout.com network. You can read this article as well as numerous insightful Bills peices regularly by visiting Buffalo Football Report.)

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[Dr. Pepper]

so Brohm is super smart, but Fewell said he wasnt ready to play in our pop warner system??

[homeslice5484]

That was an excellent interview...he gives us something to watch this year.

[TigerJ]

Name one good QB out there that isn't smart? That isn't the problem. As long as he isn't tentative and gun shy I am certainly alright with him being cerebral.I have no problem with smart QBs, but there are some Wunderlic duds who have had great NFL careers. Brett Favre is one of them. Dan Marino was another.

[TigerJ]

I like the comment made about Brohm that he likes to play in the cold. If he starts in Buffalo, he'll certainly have his opportunities.

[trapezeus]

nice interview and a well written piece.

That being said, i hate that for years, we get these interviews about people who talk the talk, but can't walk the walk.

i want just once for one guy to come in and blow us away, like byrd but at a more key position. i want the guy who wins games on his own and lifts others to rise above in close games. we don't have a single guy like that on the roster.

[jamze132]

Is Brohm considered a RFA that belongs to Buffalo? Or is he a UFA?

[DraftBoy]

Is Brohm considered a RFA that belongs to Buffalo? Or is he a UFA?

If his contract is up he's an RFA. I dont think his contract is up though, I could be wrong however.

[Risin]

Is Brohm considered a RFA that belongs to Buffalo? Or is he a UFA?

Pretty sure we signed him to a 2 year deal.

[Thief]

" Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy once said Brohm picked up his offspring of the West Coast offense faster than anyone he’s ever had."

Yet the Bills never gave him the chance to learn ours prior to us throwing it all at him in one week? NTM, the Bills had the least complicated offense in the league.

I do have a question though? How does a coach come in, and day one start implementing an offense? Shouldn't he first assess the strengths of the roster?

[madness]

Pretty sure we signed him to a 2 year deal.

Yep, it was reported a 2 year deal in which GB tried to match.