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Believe it or not: Bills don't miss Bledsoe
By Connor Byrne ; 10/13/05
Despite a red hot start that is making Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Drew Bledsoe look better than ever, his ex-team, the Buffalo Bills, don’t miss him. It's true that the Bills' starting quarterback duo of J.P. Losman and Kelly Holcomb have combined for just 2 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions, leading many Bills fans to begin missing Bledsoe’s cannon arm. Why? Because Bledsoe has looked tremendous so far this season throwing for 10 touchdowns, 1,351 yards, and a QB rating of 102.0.
After seeing the stats for Bledsoe and for the Bills' two quarterbacks, you must think I'm crazy for saying the Buffalo Bills shouldn’t miss him. The reason the Bills shouldn’t miss him has to do totally with offensive line play. The Cowboys have assembled a solid offensive line that has been above average and given Bledsoe time in the pocket. When he has time, Bledsoe is among the best quarterbacks in football because he's blessed with an incredible arm.
The Cowboys have started the year 3-2 and Bledsoe has been sacked just 10 times. If he was in Buffalo, his passing numbers and sack totals would be far worse. That's a given considering Buffalo's atrocious offensive line. In his three years in Buffalo, Bledsoe was sacked a total of 140 times. It's true that some of the sacks were his fault but most of them were not. With an offensive line that bad, one wonders whether the likes of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady could have even succeeded over that time span. So far this season, the Buffalo Bills' line has surrendered 13 sacks during the team's 2-3 start. It could be a far larger number had it not been for quarterback J.P. Losman's ability to escape the rush during his four starts. Last week, new starter Kelly Holcomb was brought down 3 times in his Bills' debut. If Bledsoe was still with the Bills, he probably would have been sacked 20 times by now. With his lack of mobility combined with the Bills' poor line, he should be thrilled that he was cut by the team in February.
Thus, Buffalo doesn't miss Bledsoe because they would not be getting anything out of him. Cowboys' coach Bill Parcells knows exactly how to utilize his strengths and their offensive line has been really good so far. If he was still in Buffalo, Bledsoe would have continued to be public enemy number one even though his struggles should have been directly attributed to the offensive line.