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  • Tatonka
    Registered User
    • Jul 2002
    • 21289

    This is why Losman is starting..

    Don't tell J.P. Losman it was only a preseason game. The Bills' quarterback didn't want to hear about patience after his difficult, 9-for-18 passing outing against the Bears. He was not happy with himself.

    "The coaches sit there and tell me this is because you're young, things like this are going to happen," Losman said. "Well it's not going to happen. I've got to pull the trigger. This team is too good for them to be waiting for the quarterback to pull the trigger. So we've got a couple more weeks here until we get to the real thing, and I've got to figure it out by then."

    On the third-quarter field-goal drive, Losman did a nice job of scrambling out of the pocket but then overthrew an open George Wilson in the end zone.

    "I make that throw every day in practice for touchdowns," he said. "For some reason it sailed on me. When I threw it, I was trying to not miss. And you can't do that as a quarterback."

    Losman described another frustrating play: "Lee (Evans) was wide open and Eric (Moulds) was wide open . . . and I said, "Lee's open; Eric's open; who do I throw it to?' Just throw the ball. It's open."

    Losman's fumble of a snap from center for a 20-yard loss in the second quarter was a play that called to mind the late stages of Jack Kemp's era. The Bills took possession on the Bears' 3 and settled for a 38-yard field goal.

    Coach Mike Mularkey seemed more philosophical about Losman's night.

    "I think that's going to be the case here early on right now," he said. "Each start there's going to be some things you wish you could (have back, and) go, "Why did you do that?' There were other times he made some pretty good throws."
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    i never heard bledsoe show that much emotion or give that much of a crap the entire time he was here.. he sat on the sidelines with that dead to the world look on his face, game after game, when he blew it for this team.

    I am confident that JP will correct the small things and over the coarse of a game he will help us more than hurt us..

    and he has the total and complete support of everyone on this team..

    that is why his the starter.. his abililty.. his attitude.. his drive..

    now the JPD demands that all the JP bashing stops now.. or citations will be dispersed.
    "All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie Howe
  • Tatonka
    Registered User
    • Jul 2002
    • 21289

    #2
    Re: This is why Losman is starting..

    "All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie Howe

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    • Tinboy
      Registered User
      • Aug 2004
      • 656

      #3
      Re: This is why Losman is starting..

      Good stuff! Losman seems like a good kid, give him time.

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      • juice
        Registered User
        • Aug 2003
        • 3538

        #4
        Re: This is why Losman is starting..

        Sounds good and makes for a good read but time is becoming an issue, the practice sessions and preseason is coming to an end - it's now or never to get it done.


        "Hey, I was always aggressive. I always had lots of energy, thats why my teammates on the Bills started calling me Juice" PLAYBOY Dec.'76

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        • ScottLawrence
          Registered User
          • Jan 2004
          • 1450

          #5
          Re: This is why Losman is starting..

          Losman's starting to make TD look good, but Honestly I don't think JP is ready.
          You're right, I am a coward! I haven't any courage at all. I even scare myself.

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          • casdhf
            Registered User
            • Jul 2002
            • 17542

            #6
            Re: This is why Losman is starting..

            Good read
            Originally posted by BillsZone Mod
            cas,

            I'm just letting you know that you have been given 2 points for telling Wys AKA Mark to kill himself.

            BillsZone Mod

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            • Tatonka
              Registered User
              • Jul 2002
              • 21289

              #7
              Re: This is why Losman is starting..

              no qb with zero game experience is ready.. no one. period.

              you have to play to learn what it is like when the bullets are flying.

              if you guys think jp will get better by sitting on the bench.. your insane.
              "All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie Howe

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              • AndreReed83
                Dink or dunk, Mularkey just plain stunk.
                • Mar 2004
                • 1621

                #8
                Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                Originally posted by juice
                Sounds good and makes for a good read but time is becoming an issue, the practice sessions and preseason is coming to an end - it's now or never to get it done.
                I don't want to seem like I'm harping on you, but "now or never" for what? I don't understand that. QB's don't usually take the league by storm their first season of starting. Let's give him more then one preseason starting to completely hone his skills at the NFL level.


                "Look it up Thurman!!!" ~Marv Levy~
                "It's like someone walking into your house and punching your mother RIGHT in the the face." ~Darryl Talley ~

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                • im4bflo
                  the EPITOMY of PATHETIC
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 7000

                  #9
                  Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                  Good read!
                  If that don't make you feel better, then you're just a stubborn basher with his mind set, enjoy your bitter season. GO BILLS!

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                  • Throne Logic
                    Terry Tate - Outside Linebacker
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 2052

                    #10
                    Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                    Much more concerned about the OLine opening holes in the run game than with JP's learning process.
                    Still searching for that offensive rhythm.

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                    • sdbillsfan2
                      Registered User
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 1164

                      #11
                      Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                      Originally posted by Tatonka
                      no qb with zero game experience is ready.. no one. period.

                      you have to play to learn what it is like when the bullets are flying.

                      if you guys think jp will get better by sitting on the bench.. your insane.
                      Great post, and I agree that patience will be rewarded in the long run!
                      I'd still rather suffer thru JP's growing pains then watch Bledsoe,RJ or Flutie disgrace a Bills uniform any day !

                      " I'd try to see things from your point of view but..........there's only room up your a** for one head ! "

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                      • DynaPaul
                        Registered User
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 7540

                        #12
                        Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                        Originally posted by sdbillsfan2
                        Great post, and I agree that patience will be rewarded in the long run!
                        I'd still rather suffer thru JP's growing pains then watch Bledsoe,RJ or Flutie disgrace a Bills uniform any day !
                        I second that emotion. Hopefully with JP we'll have a franchise QB who TRULY inherits the honor from Jim Kelly. All the other guys since Jim's departure have been pretenders.

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                        • chernobylwraiths
                          Registered User
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 41838

                          #13
                          Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                          I couldn't care less how animated the QB is. Some of the really good ones never showed emotion. Unitas and Montana weren't kick em in the ass type of guys. All I care about is wins. Bledsoe has some wins but not enough. Plus, his biggest drawback was never really addressed. He needed a very good offensive line to succeed usually. He was never really given that. Now he is gone and we have a new QB that I want to succeed. Good luck to him.

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                          • Jan Reimers
                            Thank You, Terry and Kim, for Saving the Bills. Now, Work on the Sabres.
                            • May 2003
                            • 17353

                            #14
                            Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                            Originally posted by Tatonka
                            no qb with zero game experience is ready.. no one. period.

                            you have to play to learn what it is like when the bullets are flying.

                            if you guys think jp will get better by sitting on the bench.. your insane.
                            Great post.
                            Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?

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                            • chernobylwraiths
                              Registered User
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 41838

                              #15
                              Re: This is why Losman is starting..

                              Originally posted by Tatonka
                              no qb with zero game experience is ready.. no one. period.

                              you have to play to learn what it is like when the bullets are flying.

                              if you guys think jp will get better by sitting on the bench.. your insane.
                              you're

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