starrymessenger

I mean the other 30 teams too. Agree with your comments re Brees though. Saw a 2002 Chargers game. No question that guy could already play at a high level.

Don't know about this. You don't try to "hide" a much decorated QB prospect whose bursting with talent on the PS. It would seem also that there was no deal with the player re matching any offers and joining the active roster. I also wonder why he sat there for two months before the light went on somewhere (at OBD). Teams comb PSs for help meticulously.

Don't understand the comment in the article that he is really very competitive but hides it well. I have never known a competitive football player that can or feels that he even needs to hide it. The idea is more like showing it. That is called leadership. Brohm had a great college carreer, no question, including in his senior year when Loiusville fell out of bowl contention because of defensive, not offensive woes. One problem is that the Cardinals used a one read scheme for the QB. He knew exactly where he was going with the ball before taking the snap. No reads, progressions etc... none of the things that the pro game, and pro defenses, impose on the QB position. He has to date not shown that he can handle these demands. Hope things work out for him here in Buff or elsewhere, since he seems to want to play. No question he has some skills.

An elite coach. One of the finest men in, or out, of the game. Nuff said.

ok lets saw it off. They are both equally bad, and I mean terrible. Nothing against RF personally, but he does not have the tools to dissect his dinner, let alone any NFL secondary. He is just a really poor, read inaccurate passer: poor mechanics and inadequate arm strength. Problem is you cannot win in the NFL without decent QB play - and it is even more important than good O-line play (which I understand also to be important, as you say). Ben R has played well behind some pretty inadequate lines. In fact he won a superbowl. The better the line however, the less good the QB probably can afford to be. But he cannot be flat out bad, or if he is you simply will not win in the NFL.

Ryan's throws were so bad they could not even be intercepted. Sanchez was the only QB last night who made sound decisions and made good throws.

With respect, I disagree. The line is/was bad. RF was/is worse than the line.

Believe him, Mr. WEO. He is right. I was at the game, 24 rows behind the Bils bench exactly on the 50. RF really was that bad. Horrible. You are right Clemens was bad also, but he has an excuse (has not played all year). What's RF's excuse? Want of skill I think is his only excuse.

The line was not good. RF was/is worse than the line.

With a quarterback who has a prayer of delivering the ball properly TO and Evans each have touchdowns tonight.

NoNoNo- He was worsethan the line. He was horrible when he had time.

Cablelady Ryan Fitzpatrick sucked tonight - and believe me that is why we lost. A half way decent QB performance and we win tonight.

Mark Sanchez was the only quarterback who made half way decent decisions and good passes tonight. At least Clemens hasn't played this year. What Ryan Fitzpatricks excuse for serving up this total garbage?

Ryan Fitzpatrick is AWFUL. You are one of those robots who doesn't understand that with NO QUARTERBACK YOU CANNOT WIN. Where were those balls going????? He was awful EVEN WHEN HE HAD TIME. Thats the point Promo. He made one good pass to Evans - one- and then missed all of his receivers all night long. HORRIBLE.

QUATERBACK!!! THE BILLS DON'T HAVE A GOD@*#M QUARTERBACK!

Was at the game. Wake up Bills fans!!! What the Bills need is a quarterback. I don't think I have ever witnessed a more disgusting display. Ryan Fitzpatrick is horrible.. With anything close to half way quaterbacking the Bills would have won. WoW! Where the hell were those balls going?????

Looks like you are right. The leagues broke off negotiations in 2008 due to the Bills in Toronto series. Interestingly, the parts of the agreement dealing with NFL access to players in Canada entering the option year of their contracts appears to have survived the formal agreement that terminated in 2006 since it applied to Cam Wake who joined the Dolphins over the summer. Probably his contract was entered into when the agreement was still in place. The Agreement never dealt with the situation of coaches however.

Yes there are lots of other possibilities needless to say.

As some of you will know Trestman is under contract to the Montreal team for another year. Their GM has already said that they will not release him. A payment or other consideration could resolve this of course but without an agreement between the Bills and the Allouettes he is not going anywhere. Commisioner Goodell would definitely not permit it and there is a deal between the two leagues that I believe governs such matters.

ok, thanks. I suppose it makes more sense if Ted Rogers was getting something for his money. He was definitely one of the sharpest business heads ever up here.

Don't understand this relocation fee thing. If the Detroit Lions moved to Toronto, I might see Ralph being entitled to something because its in his market (maybe another 78MM). But if the Bills were bought and moved to Toronto don't see why there would be a fee payable to anyone. My take: the Bills are not moving to Toronto. After a couple of years whatever stadium they were playing out of would look like Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville did last week. As a business matter, the Bills best asset is its fanbase, which is Buffalo & Western NY, so why alienate it?

I live in Montreal but work at Front & Bay. Can't believe how dead this whole Bills thing in Toronto is. Brandon and Ralph are true geniuses. Incredible that Ted paid USD 78MM for this. And that stadium is the pits. Reminds me of the atmosphere in the Big O when the Expos were playing there. Its what killed the franchise.

While Brohm did not cost much (other than a roster spot and the resources that will be expended in trying to bring him along) it is right to avoid having high expectations. Had he come out his junior year there were some (Sporting News) that projected him as high as #1 overall. He had a lousy combine, particularly in the passing drills and wound up going late in the second round (56th I think). Some people think that he should have had a leg up because they think Louisville's offence was "pro-style". I think it was still very much a system. While his drops should be well rehearsed its when he comes out of them that you have a problem. B. Petrino's offence was a "one read" scheme for the QB, which is the farthest thing from replicating the demands that the pro-game (specifically NFL defences) impose on the QB position. And sure enough he has to date been unable to adjust to the speed of the game and been unable to read NFL defences or see the field. Hence lots of checkdowns and a reluctance to go downfield. Sound familiar? He obviously has some skills and here's hoping that he will be successful but he is probably facing an especially step learning curve because I suspect that he needs not only to learn to transition well but also perhaps unlearn certain things as well.

You are quite right in saying that the chance to turn this deadbeat franchise around has to be a powerful incentive for any man eager to cement his reputation as a football genius. The problem is that there are other deadbeat franchises, like Washington, where he would face a comparable challenge.

Yes, that is one problem. And the reason he had this problem is because he does not do a good job evaluating defensive talent.