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So enlighten me.. What comparisons and/or evidence do you have, that makes Trent better than all of the other QBs on the roster? If we are not allowed to compare players against each other using the past as a barometer, then how are you reaching your conclusion?

How can you, in complete confidence, make a statement such as this one? What has Trent accomplished, on any level of football, that makes him better than any of the other QBs on this roster? He has no accomplishments on the NFL level and was even replaced by the least gifted QB on this roster, Ryan Fitzpatrick, so let's compare Trent Edwards to Brian Brohm and Levi Brown as collegians. Ooops sorry, no comparison. Brohm and Brown were far better players on the collegiate level, both in statistical categories, as well as the all important W/L category...

He looks like a tough mofo, with a strong trunk, legs, and running skills. He looks like more of a TE than a LB, but after saying all of that, his arms aren't much bigger than Roscoe's, so I don't know how that upper body strength will translate. I can't see him pushing off even the Aaron Maybin's of the NFL...

True, true... Or how about we get lucky for a change and the football Gods decide to smile once again upon this once proud franchise. What if we have a diamond in the rough, a rose that grew from concrete, a Phoenix that has risen from the ashes, in the name of Brian Brohm..? Yes, it would take somewhat of a miracle for Brohm to become an even better QB for the Bills, than the one who led the Louisville Cardinals, but these Bills are overdue..

While no one here is debating Trent's off the field intelligence (at least I don't think so...), you can't tell me as a Stanford professor, that every player on that Stanford roster would merit admission to that school based solely on their academic achievements. If this was true, then guys like Marshawn Lynch would never step foot onto a campus such as Cal Berkley. Notre Dame is the only campus that I am familiar with that players avoid, due to the school's academic expectations...

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I believe he reached out to Drew Brees last year and asked him, "how do you continue to do it over the course of the season?" and it was Drew who turned him to this workout regimen. Obviously wasn't able to help him become all pro, because like I stated, Trent's problems are between his ears and not with his body...

The problem with Trent - and why some continue to be enamored with him - is that he looks the part of an NFL QB, but lacks the most important tool needed to be a successful one: a QB's brain. Not saying he is unintelligent, but he has no swagger to his game, no confidence, no killer instinct, and no aggression. He lacks the alpha male personality that the great QBs have. This is a player who is very comparable to Rob Johnson - he has all the measureables you'd want in a QB, but none of the intangibles. At Stanford, he was often sacked, often injured, threw ONE 300 yd game his entire collegiate career, and wasn't a winner. There was a legitimate reason why he lasted until the end of round 3 and those same problems have continued to plague him in Buffalo. He just doesn't have 'it' and most likely, never will..

He was only playing in Buffalo on a 1 yr contract - basically a stop gap, b/c we were losing so many players to injury..

It's a rookie minicamp, with 1st and 2nd year players sprinkled in, so Spiller will be there, as will the rest of this years draft class.. That list is for the non-rookies attending the minicamp.

That's right. I forgot that he came back after week 6 last year, thus constituting a full season. Sucks, because he really could have used the work...

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We'll see if we were fools for choosing Troup over him at some point in the future, but I still think it was a mistake. C'mon Brohm! Regain that Louisville confidence and swagger. The Buffalo Bills NEED you!!

He had stints at 4 different positions, but signed with the Bills as a tight end. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/9638304

That was his brother Chris Leak (University of Florida). CJ Leak was a relatively unknown tight end..

I'm not too sure T.O. would go to New England if given the chance. He and Moss don't exactly get along. T.O. even went so far as to call himself, "the original number 81". I think there would also be too much jealousy between the two, with preoccupations about who's getting the ball thrown their way most often.

In regards to his first two seasons, Lynch's talents equate to a late 1st, early 2nd round pick. His history of trouble lowers that value, but if a team isn't prepared to offer at the minimum what his talent level equates to (2nd round), then they can sniff around other rosters for young pro bowl talent. If you truly want Lynch, pony up fair compensation..

I say we should replace Brown with Gibran Hamdan. Hamdan had a good speaking voice, a personality, and conducted first rate interviews. Hamdan for BB.com reporter!

It was said somewhere that Seattle offered a 4th round pick for him. We balked and they turned their attention towards Lendale White. I wouldn't let Lynch go for anything less than a 2nd.

Quite the contrary, I posted that statement you made to let the others know the type of mindset you have regarding Trent - which is bordering on one of worship. I could care less about "bothering" you. That statement was absolutely stupid at the time it was made and looks even worse today, considering that "true leader" was benched in favor of a limited talent in Fitzpatrick. If Trent does start the season and even manages to finish it behind center, gear up for the #1 overall pick in the draft. You still haven't answered the question: what exactly has Trent done, besides rally against bad teams, that has you sooo convinced he is the Bills best prospect for the future? At what point did you stand up and say, "wow, this is the guy we've been missing since Kelly"? Even Jim Kelly himself is tired of watching Trent behind center. "Nice guy, but I think it's time to move on." Then you have Thurman Thomas tweeting during the game that WRs are open, but Trent's not getting the ball to them. Does any of this not mean anything to you? Brian Brohm posted numbers in college that dwarfs your chosen one. I am more interested in moving on and seeing what he, or Levi Brown, has to offer..

Yes, I too believe that Trent is the fastest checkdown QB in all the land. I think dog14787 is Trent Edwards, his sister, or Dakota Fanning. Who else would make such an asinine statement as this: It's one thing to support a player you believe in, but reading your posts, making statements such as the one above, and hearing your tears hit the keyboard as you support said player "for playing with tons of heart and giving his all" gets a little tiresome. What exactly has Trent done besides play bad and rally against terrible teams, that has you sooo convinced he is bound for the Hall of Fame?!

That is true. We'll eventually find out if the perceived attitude issues were correct. For my own selfish reasons, I now have to hope that Clausen never becomes anything more than an average QB. In light of this decade drought, this franchise has literally been handed gift after gift of great players, but has ALWAYS made the wrong draft selections. For their sake and mine as a Bills fan, I hope they got it correct this time...

I can see selecting Spiller in the 1st b/c this team is devoid of playmakers, but if Clausen becomes the QB that I think he'll be, passing on him for a DT will set this team back - even if Troup does become a good ---> great NT. I know it would've been hard to ignore the trenches in the 2nd, but we had a potential franchise QB staring us in the face. Troup may or may not have made it to the 3rd round, but Cam Thomas may do an equally effective job at the nose and lasted until the 5th I believe.. If I had it to do all over again, it would be Spiller, Clausen, Carrington, Cam Thomas, Wang, et al. We wouldn't get Easley, but I'd make the trade: Clausen for Troup and Easley for Cam Thomas.

Troup really got crapped on - 57 overall rating?! Linval Joseph is a 66, while Terrence Cody comes in at 72. Seriously hope it doesn't play out this way in real life!

Any truth to the rumors that Trent signed up to play "The Tin Man" in the new rendition of The Wizard Of Oz? I think he'll finally receive his heart at the end of the journey, that is, if he doesn't get injured while running away from the flying monkeys..