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ublinkwescore
06-26-2005, 07:34 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/3713834

juice
06-26-2005, 08:27 PM
UBlinky no Linky I thinky.:const:

ublinkwescore
06-26-2005, 09:22 PM
i posted a link

ublinkwescore
06-26-2005, 09:23 PM
Who is J.P. Losman?
Better yet, the question should be: Why did the Bills hand over a playoff-ready team to a second-year guy with five career NFL passes?

Can J.P. Losman, basically a rookie, lead the Bills to the playoffs? (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
One reason is that Buffalo felt they had seen enough of Drew Bledsoe at quarterback. Nothing against Bledsoe personally, but the Bills have watched the veteran impersonate a statue in the pocket in taking sack after sack the past three seasons without the Bills sniffing the playoffs once.

Losman, who scored 10 rushing touchdowns (in addition to his 60 TD passes) in only two seasons in college at Tulane, plays like a waterbug at times and is certainly at the opposite end of the mobility chart — which should help him avoid some of those Bledsoe-type sacks and quickly endear him to his O-linemen.

It's not that Bledsoe can't make plays anymore. It's just that he needs max protection at almost all times to keep from landing on his rump, which can severely limit what Mike Mularkey envisions for his wide-open offensive style. Remember it was Mularkey who was the Steelers offensive coordinator for the Tommy Maddox-led pass-happy attack in Pittsburgh for two years before he was hired to coach the Bills.

Still, is Losman ready to take the controls of a near-playoff team on the rise? Or will he delay the Bills' postseason march a couple seasons a la Carson Palmer while learning the NFL on the fly? That is a possibility, sure, but so is the chance of surrounding a young quarterback with a talented team to lessen the burden, not increase it. See the Steelers for the perfect example, as Ben Roethlisberger had plenty of support to lean on in his rookie season.

The big knock against Losman during the pre-draft months of 2004 was his reported arrogant nature that turned off some league folks, giving teams an itchy case of "Ryan Leaf"-itis. But thus far in Buffalo, Losman has been the anti-Leaf with his leadership and especially his work ethic — he has buried himself in the Bills' film room almost every day since the season ended in preparation for his big chance.

Well, here it is. And he's not alone, with RB Willis McGahee to hand the ball to and a cast of fleet feet to throw to in Eric Moulds, Lee Evans and Company. Plus, not a bad defense to depend on either. Actually, this is a playoff team for sure if Losman can avoid being the Buffalo Bust.

that's all they had to say about us.

ublinkwescore
06-26-2005, 09:23 PM
Who is J.P. Losman?
Better yet, the question should be: Why did the Bills hand over a playoff-ready team to a second-year guy with five career NFL passes?

Can J.P. Losman, basically a rookie, lead the Bills to the playoffs? (Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)
One reason is that Buffalo felt they had seen enough of Drew Bledsoe at quarterback. Nothing against Bledsoe personally, but the Bills have watched the veteran impersonate a statue in the pocket in taking sack after sack the past three seasons without the Bills sniffing the playoffs once.

Losman, who scored 10 rushing touchdowns (in addition to his 60 TD passes) in only two seasons in college at Tulane, plays like a waterbug at times and is certainly at the opposite end of the mobility chart — which should help him avoid some of those Bledsoe-type sacks and quickly endear him to his O-linemen.

It's not that Bledsoe can't make plays anymore. It's just that he needs max protection at almost all times to keep from landing on his rump, which can severely limit what Mike Mularkey envisions for his wide-open offensive style. Remember it was Mularkey who was the Steelers offensive coordinator for the Tommy Maddox-led pass-happy attack in Pittsburgh for two years before he was hired to coach the Bills.

Still, is Losman ready to take the controls of a near-playoff team on the rise? Or will he delay the Bills' postseason march a couple seasons a la Carson Palmer while learning the NFL on the fly? That is a possibility, sure, but so is the chance of surrounding a young quarterback with a talented team to lessen the burden, not increase it. See the Steelers for the perfect example, as Ben Roethlisberger had plenty of support to lean on in his rookie season.

The big knock against Losman during the pre-draft months of 2004 was his reported arrogant nature that turned off some league folks, giving teams an itchy case of "Ryan Leaf"-itis. But thus far in Buffalo, Losman has been the anti-Leaf with his leadership and especially his work ethic — he has buried himself in the Bills' film room almost every day since the season ended in preparation for his big chance.

Well, here it is. And he's not alone, with RB Willis McGahee to hand the ball to and a cast of fleet feet to throw to in Eric Moulds, Lee Evans and Company. Plus, not a bad defense to depend on either. Actually, this is a playoff team for sure if Losman can avoid being the Buffalo Bust.

that's all they had to say about us.

LtFinFan66
06-27-2005, 06:36 AM
That is a good read.

ryjam282
06-27-2005, 06:45 AM
Good read thanks. :up:

The King
06-27-2005, 06:47 AM
Nice!