Mudflap1
01-05-2005, 02:01 PM
All I read on here is if Drew comes back, he might be ok, or he might stink, so we might squeak into the playoffs, or we'll be in purgatory like we've been the last 3 years, so maybe we should turn to Losman because Bledsoe won't get us over the top. Everyone is expecting that Losman will need a definite learning curve, he could come around sooner than later, but next year might be an ok year (like Cincy's this year with Palmer -- but add in we have a defense) for us, but not spectacular, but then he'll be fine.
Has anyone considered this? What if Losman BLOWS? I mean, he looked totally intimidated, unprepared, and clueless when he was out there this year. Maybe that's just rookie jitters, but maybe he just plain sucks, and has a questionable attitude to boot.
This will never happen in a million years, but I'd love to see the Bills trade Bledsoe, Henry, the kitchen sink, and maybe a pick or two to San Fran so we could get Matt Leinart. Now there's a guy who looks like he's a REAL NFL quarterback in the making. Let Losman and Leinart duke it out, ala Troy Aikman and Steve Walsh in Dallas in 1989. Keep the best guy when you know who that is, and trade the other guy for a 1st round pick, or whatever.
Some other moves I'd like to see, if the pipe dream of Leinart doesn't work out:
--Trade Henry for Joey Porter
--Trade Bledsoe to Dallas for the pick back, OR for a reciever, OR for Flozell Adams or Larry Allen. Parcells loves Bledsoe.
--sign Marco Rivera (G) from the Packers or (G) Andruzzi from the Patriots
--look into signing Plaxico Burress (you know TD will seriously look at that)
--If Edgerrin James goes to the Dolphins (very likely -- that's where he said he's going to go), you trade Henry to Indy for Stokley
--sign someone like Bubba Franks
--If Bledsoe is traded or cut, could sign Kordell Stewart as an insurance quarterback that knows the system
There aren't that many good quarterbacks out there, so the reality is, trading Bledsoe or cutting him to get a veteran that is 'better' is probably not likely. Remember, only two active starters have won the Super Bowl. If we get rid of Drew to upgrade, the goal should be to groom a young quarterback. The good news is we already have one. The bad news is, there's no guarantee he will be any good, and in fact, while it's early, what we've been shown of him has not be extremely encouraging, in my opinion. That's why I say hedge your bets, get another young stud quarterback, and have them duke it out.
Just from that game last night, and seeing him the last two seasons out here in So Cal (I'm a UCLA fan by the way, so I'm not a Tommy Trojan wannabe), Leinart is as close to a lock to be a quality NFL quarterback as you can probably get.
Jon
Has anyone considered this? What if Losman BLOWS? I mean, he looked totally intimidated, unprepared, and clueless when he was out there this year. Maybe that's just rookie jitters, but maybe he just plain sucks, and has a questionable attitude to boot.
This will never happen in a million years, but I'd love to see the Bills trade Bledsoe, Henry, the kitchen sink, and maybe a pick or two to San Fran so we could get Matt Leinart. Now there's a guy who looks like he's a REAL NFL quarterback in the making. Let Losman and Leinart duke it out, ala Troy Aikman and Steve Walsh in Dallas in 1989. Keep the best guy when you know who that is, and trade the other guy for a 1st round pick, or whatever.
Some other moves I'd like to see, if the pipe dream of Leinart doesn't work out:
--Trade Henry for Joey Porter
--Trade Bledsoe to Dallas for the pick back, OR for a reciever, OR for Flozell Adams or Larry Allen. Parcells loves Bledsoe.
--sign Marco Rivera (G) from the Packers or (G) Andruzzi from the Patriots
--look into signing Plaxico Burress (you know TD will seriously look at that)
--If Edgerrin James goes to the Dolphins (very likely -- that's where he said he's going to go), you trade Henry to Indy for Stokley
--sign someone like Bubba Franks
--If Bledsoe is traded or cut, could sign Kordell Stewart as an insurance quarterback that knows the system
There aren't that many good quarterbacks out there, so the reality is, trading Bledsoe or cutting him to get a veteran that is 'better' is probably not likely. Remember, only two active starters have won the Super Bowl. If we get rid of Drew to upgrade, the goal should be to groom a young quarterback. The good news is we already have one. The bad news is, there's no guarantee he will be any good, and in fact, while it's early, what we've been shown of him has not be extremely encouraging, in my opinion. That's why I say hedge your bets, get another young stud quarterback, and have them duke it out.
Just from that game last night, and seeing him the last two seasons out here in So Cal (I'm a UCLA fan by the way, so I'm not a Tommy Trojan wannabe), Leinart is as close to a lock to be a quality NFL quarterback as you can probably get.
Jon