Well of course I hope with all my heart that Dick Jauron will prove this season that he's as great an NFL coach as he is a human being, but the whole d-back thing - especially w/Graham Harrell still available in round 7...
When I chatted with Tech coach Mike Leach late in the draft, he laughed when I asked for his thoughts about Harrell still being available. Leach, who reiterated his stance that Harrell was the best quarterback in the draft, said he was no more surprised than when Tom Brady slipped to the sixth round.
"The truth of the matter is that the NFL drafts quarterbacks notoriously bad," said Leach, pointing to all the late-round and undrafted quarterbacks that have become elite players. "That's indisputable. ...
"I don't have an answer for why they don't have a skill for drafting a quarterback. Well, I think the priorities are out of order. Accurate and makes good decisions needs to be a priority, not something they need to teach him, because they don't do that very well.
"Arm strength is so overrated. I've got defensive ends with great arm strength, but they aren't accurate. Hey, maybe Brandon Williams can help them at quarterback. He's got a really strong arm."
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"The truth of the matter is that the NFL drafts quarterbacks notoriously bad"
As a Bills fan, that's a tough one to argue with (Collins, Losman, RJ - yeah I know we didn't draft him, we just gave up a 1st that we woulda used to draft another POS QB).
I do think Edwards can be 'accurate and make good decisions' - I just wish it was Leach running the offense instead of Jauron/Schonert.
GO BILLSSS!!!!!