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Losman out
There is growing talk that Buffalo may be ready to part ways with quarterback J.P. Losman. There has been some quiet talk about the team trading him for whatever it can get after the front office, now under the guidance of former coach Marv Levy, determined that Losman doesn’t have a lot of support on the team.
Beyond that, the signing of backup Craig Nall wasn’t simply to be a third-stringer. Nall was told when he signed that he would be competing for playing time. That’s surprising considering the direction the team appeared to be going last season with Losman.
But Losman is an excitable player who doesn’t understand the finer points of simply winning games. He is much too caught up in pleasing himself. When he was at Tulane, teammates groused that he was more concerned with showing off his arm strength than actually running the offense.
The unfortunate part about this is that former general manager Tom Donahoe, who made the 2004 trade up to get Losman, is pretty much shot when it comes to getting another job of authority around the NFL. Donahoe’s four first-round picks with Buffalo are prototypical boom-bust stuff. He took solid cornerback Nate Clements in 2001, but followed that up in 2002 with offensive lineman Mike Williams, a colossal bust.
Donahoe rolled the dice in 2003 on running back Willis McGahee and then got wide receiver Lee Evans in 2004 before the move to get Losman. To get Losman, Donahoe gave up a second rounder that year and a first-round pick in 2005. Now, after only two years (and really only one of actually playing), Losman appears to be history.
There is growing talk that Buffalo may be ready to part ways with quarterback J.P. Losman. There has been some quiet talk about the team trading him for whatever it can get after the front office, now under the guidance of former coach Marv Levy, determined that Losman doesn’t have a lot of support on the team.
Beyond that, the signing of backup Craig Nall wasn’t simply to be a third-stringer. Nall was told when he signed that he would be competing for playing time. That’s surprising considering the direction the team appeared to be going last season with Losman.
But Losman is an excitable player who doesn’t understand the finer points of simply winning games. He is much too caught up in pleasing himself. When he was at Tulane, teammates groused that he was more concerned with showing off his arm strength than actually running the offense.
The unfortunate part about this is that former general manager Tom Donahoe, who made the 2004 trade up to get Losman, is pretty much shot when it comes to getting another job of authority around the NFL. Donahoe’s four first-round picks with Buffalo are prototypical boom-bust stuff. He took solid cornerback Nate Clements in 2001, but followed that up in 2002 with offensive lineman Mike Williams, a colossal bust.
Donahoe rolled the dice in 2003 on running back Willis McGahee and then got wide receiver Lee Evans in 2004 before the move to get Losman. To get Losman, Donahoe gave up a second rounder that year and a first-round pick in 2005. Now, after only two years (and really only one of actually playing), Losman appears to be history.
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