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  • Meathead
    Insufferable ***** and perpetual crybaby
    • Jul 2002
    • 21349

    Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

    buddy said pretty emphatically "We’re going to get one in free agency. We’re going to bring in a quarter back and we think a good one. We were poised to draft one and he just wasn’t there."

    so will the bills bring in? he seemed pretty confident it would be a significant talent added, did he have someone in mind? will it be a veteran to replace pigpen or a young qb to groom at qb3 and move brad smith out of that role? are there even any young qbs available to groom that they would feel comfortable slotting at qb2?

    prior to last season i wanted them to go after vince young instead of pigpen. i figured a stable veteran team with good internal leadership under the guidance of a qb guru like gailey he stood his best chance to put his early career failure behind him and emerge. but he flopped badly in philly and had his worst season as a pro on a team that was supposed to be good, so im not sure he has anything left to give at this point that would be better than pigpen

    who else is left? everybody i can think of has already been added to somebodys roster. kyle orton, jason campbell, and david garrard all would have been quality backups but they are all signed somewhere now. anybody else i can think of would be simply craptastic and not any better than pigpen, likely worse

    i suppose they could go for an udfa qb but those guys are such super longshots that it hardly seems possible they would be worth anything but camp fodder. besides, theyve got smith as qb3 already so any udfa would probably have to win qb2 to stick, which is extremely unlikely. plus chans already said he doesnt like to have a qb4 because they get no practice reps. unless they are ready to move smith out of the qb3 slot, unlikely, they appear to have no place to put an udfa that would stick

    so who is it gonna be?
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  • Meathead
    Insufferable ***** and perpetual crybaby
    • Jul 2002
    • 21349

    #2
    Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

    and if you say john beck im gonna punch you right in the face
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    • scartown
      Registered User
      • Dec 2008
      • 435

      #3
      Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

      Aaron Corp

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      • mrbojanglezs
        Registered User
        • Jan 2010
        • 1465

        #4
        Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

        Bills added UDFA Aaron Corp

        @BoyensJC: Aaron Corp to Buffalo Bills. The BIlls got a steal right there!

        6'4'' 215 runs a 4.7

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        • Mark Miller
          Registered User
          • Dec 2008
          • 73

          #5
          Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

          Does anyone have access to the list of available FA QB's?

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          • Demon
            Registered User
            • Mar 2003
            • 4047

            #6
            Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

            Im gonna guess Vince Young. With Kafta in Philly, and them drafting Nick Foles, is all but guarantees the Eagles not to re-sign Young.
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            • Meathead
              Insufferable ***** and perpetual crybaby
              • Jul 2002
              • 21349

              #7
              Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

              lets be realistic about aaron corp - its very unlikely he makes the team. theres no way they would put him it at qb2, just no chance at all. that means theyd have to give up on brad smith as the wc qb in order to free up the qb3 spot to carry corp and give him any development reps as the scout qb, also extremely unlikely. they might have done that had they drafted a qb in rounds 2-5 but theres only a one in a million chance theyd ever do that with a low round draftee or udfa

              corp is added mostly to have another arm in training camp. they will also evaluate him to see if lightning strikes and they feel they just cant cut him, but thats a super long shot. and if they do the unlikely and add him to the ps he would just get released once they find a position player they want to keep, or later on when they need that spot to add insurance when an injury bug hits

              so realistically corp is about 99% likely to not solve any qb issues on this team. if they are going to change the qb dynamic behind fitz before final cutdowns its going to have to be either a veteran fa that is still available or a very young veteran castoff that chan thinks he can ressurrect

              those are the guys im asking if anybody has any ideas on
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              • The Jokeman
                Registered User
                • Dec 2003
                • 9995

                #8
                Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                Originally posted by Demon
                Im gonna guess Vince Young. With Kafta in Philly, and them drafting Nick Foles, is all but guarantees the Eagles not to re-sign Young.
                I think management doesn't want to disrupt with the thought that Fitz isn't our franchise QB. As bringing in a guy like Young might bring in some undo media attention. I think we're stuck with Fitz for this year but if he fails to lead us to the playoffs with the improved D we could be looking to drafting a QB sooner than later next year.

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                • The Jokeman
                  Registered User
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 9995

                  #9
                  Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                  Originally posted by mrbojanglezs
                  Bills added UDFA Aaron Corp

                  @BoyensJC: Aaron Corp to Buffalo Bills. The BIlls got a steal right there!

                  6'4'' 215 runs a 4.7
                  Gread size for a WR! Someone give this guy a sandwhich or two. This kid needs to gain about 10-15 pounds.

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                  • FlyingDutchman
                    Registered User
                    • Apr 2005
                    • 5074

                    #10
                    Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                    I dont get Vince Young. He has a world of talent but just seems to be a mental midget. I've seen him completely take over games, and give some away. Id still like to see him come in and compete, and hopefully catch a 2nd wind to his career. He has the ability to be very good.
                    Last edited by FlyingDutchman; 04-28-2012, 10:32 PM.

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                    • The Jokeman
                      Registered User
                      • Dec 2003
                      • 9995

                      #11
                      Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                      In terms of free agent QBs, here's the list

                      QB John Beck UFA (Cut) Washington Redskins Free Agent
                      QB Kyle Boller UFA Oakland Raiders Free Agent
                      QB Mark Brunell UFA New York Jets Free Agent
                      QB Kerry Collins UFA Indianapolis Colts Free Agent
                      QB Jake Delhomme UFA Houston Texans Free Agent
                      QB Dennis Dixon UFA Pittsburgh Steelers Free Agent
                      QB A.J. Feeley UFA St. Louis Rams Free Agent
                      QB Luke McCown UFA Jacksonville Jaguars Free Agent
                      QB Donovan McNabb UFA Minnesota Vikings Free Agent
                      QB Billy Volek UFA (Cut) San Diego Chargers Free Agent
                      QB Vince Young UFA Philadelphia Eagles Free Agent

                      Read more: http://www.kffl.com/static/nfl/featu...#ixzz1tOqa3lOY

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                      • thenry20
                        Registered User
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 844

                        #12
                        Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                        Originally posted by FlyingDutchman
                        I dont get Vince Young. He has a world of talent but just seems to be a mental midget. I've seen him completely take over games, and give some away. Id still like to see him come in and compete, and hopefully catch a 2nd wind to his career. He has the ability to be very good.
                        I don't get it what's the fascination with Young? I knew that if he couldn't decipher pro defensive schemes on the fly he wouldn't amount to much. Before any idiots accuse me of racism, this is true for the majority of QB's regardless of their skin color.

                        Just say no Buffalo.

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                        • Dozerdog
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                          • Jul 2002
                          • 42586

                          #13
                          Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                          I'd see if we can get Young

                          If not- Kerry Collins / Billy Volek sound decent as a 1 year insurance policy

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                          • ServoBillieves
                            The Voice of Reason
                            • Jul 2007
                            • 6106

                            #14
                            Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                            I wouldn't be surprised if it were Dennis Dixon. Call it a hunch, call it crazy... I just can see Dixon on the back of a Bills uni. There's trash in UDFA, if we can pick up one of the young hombres here in cast offs it has to be better than Thigpen. As of now it is still Fitzy - ? - Emergency Smith. If/when Fitzy goes down, there's a glaring "HELP US" position of need.

                            Dixon, Boller, or Volek I wouldn't be surprised with, I'd be surprised with McNabb or Delhomme, the rest I still think are better than the joke wearing the 4 card.
                            Bye Bye Brady...

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                            • YardRat
                              Well, lookie here...
                              • Dec 2004
                              • 86272

                              #15
                              Re: Which FA QB will the Bills pick up?

                              Barring a few others becoming available prior to the start of training camp I don't see anybody out there that would be worth bringing in or....yes, I'm going to say it...really are any better than Thigpen. Maybe 5 years ago on some of these guys, but not now.
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