Bills sign QB Brian Brohm

[Bash_Gash]

As per Rotoworld.com

 

Bills signed QB Brian Brohm off the Packers' practice squad.

Brohm is unlikely to make a difference in Buffalo, but he's a worthwhile late-season pickup with the Bills going nowhere. The 2008 second-round pick lacked confidence throughout his 1 1/2-year stay in Green Bay. He has NFL-caliber tools, but probably needs a miracle-working position coach to fix his mindset. Brohm will finish out 2009 as Buffalo's No. 4 quarterback.

 

 

Is he worth mentioning and possible backup QB next year?

[Leonidas]

Per http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/09/05/packers...-anthony-smith/: "As a quarterback, he showed no ability to make good, quick decisions. He also had no confidence throwing anything more than checkdowns." Super.

[GG]

Nothing like raiding GB's practice squad for starting material.

 

Can't see them keeping 4 QBs on the roster.

 

Trent on IR?

[Chalkie Gerzowski]

another Green Bay castoff...

 

Ron Wolf been talkin to Ralphie?

[Sisyphean Bills]

Who did they cut to make a roster spot?

[MattyT]

Can he play o-line?

[C.Biscuit97]

Nothing like raiding GB's practice squad for starting material.

 

Can't see them keeping 4 QBs on the roster.

 

Trent on IR?

 

I don't know if you're serious or not, but the Packers have always been loaded with QBs. Farve, Matt Hasselback, Mark Brunell, Aaron Brooks are some former GB backups that have become starters in the league.

 

Brohm was considered a 1st rounder before his senior season and fell in the draft. But in this late in the season to get a still young QB with considerable talent is definitely worth a shot, no matter who you have on the roster. I think it's a great move with nothing but upside. And if it doesn't work, what do we lose? I won't mind using the last 4 games as his audition.

[thewildrabbit]

Can he play o-line?

 

Seriously, what freaking difference can any new QB make to this team at this point, are the coaches that stupid?

 

The O line is in such shambles If I were Edwards I'd fake an injury to sit out the rest of the season, I'm hoping they don't play him and ruin him more then he already is.

 

So this staff of clowns goes out and gets another lamb for slaughter rather then shore up the line, unreal.

[C.Biscuit97]

Who did they cut to make a roster spot?

 

I'm guessing Hamden. If Edwards isn't playing, he has no purpose and you don't want those 2 jsutyakking on the sidelines.

[Sisyphean Bills]

Can he play o-line?

Seriously though, do the Bills even have enough warm bodies to field an OL in practice? The number of injuries at the OT positions has been nothing short of crazy.

 

Corollary: can we fire the strength and conditioning coach now too?

[San Jose Bills Fan]

another Green Bay castoff...

 

Ron Wolf been talkin to Ralphie?

Ron Wolf retired in 2001.

 

Brohm was drafted in 2008.

 

BTW, Brohm would have probably been a Top 5 draft pick had he come out after his junior season. But he remained in school in part to see if he could lead his Louisville team to a national championship. In 2007 he led Louisville to their first ever BCS Bowl win over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl where he was selected as the game's MVP. He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was in high school. He was recruited to play at Notre Dame but elected to sign with his hometown Cardinals.

 

Up until his senior season, he was one of the most decorated quarterbacks in recent history and was pegged for stardom.

 

He's 6'3" and 225 pounds.

[Dawgg]

As per Rotoworld.com

 

Bills signed QB Brian Brohm off the Packers' practice squad.

Brohm is unlikely to make a difference in Buffalo, but he's a worthwhile late-season pickup with the Bills going nowhere. The 2008 second-round pick lacked confidence throughout his 1 1/2-year stay in Green Bay. He has NFL-caliber tools, but probably needs a miracle-working position coach to fix his mindset. Brohm will finish out 2009 as Buffalo's No. 4 quarterback.

 

 

Is he worth mentioning and possible backup QB next year?

 

Great move. Might as well bring in as much QB talent as possible.

[Wilson from Gamehendge]

He was being talked about as a high 1st round pick a couple years ago, but he stayed at Louisville another year. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate and many experts think he has NFL skills. He has grown up in a Quarterback family, and has also had a D1 quality-skilled receiver to throw to his whole life. He was compared (skill-wise) to Brett Favre.

 

 

College:

 

Brohm announced his decision to attend the University of Louisville on January 20, 2004, picking the hometown Cardinals over scholarship offers from the University of Kentucky, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Alabama, Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois and others. Brohm enrolled at Louisville in the fall of 2004 and immediately began competing for the starting quarterback spot with Stefan LeFors.

 

His first season, Brohm was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year, despite not starting a single game. Brohm completed 66 of 98 passes for 819 yards and six touchdowns. After entering the game for at least one series per game as a true freshman, Brohm followed in the footsteps of father, Oscar, and brother, Jeff, by becoming a starting quarterback at the University of Louisville in 2005. His brother, Greg, also played at Louisville as a receiver.

 

In 2005, Brohm passed for 2,883 yards and 19 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a game against Syracuse on November 25. He was forced to miss Louisville's last regular season game (a December 2 matchup against Connecticut) and was still in rehabilitation when the Cardinals lost to Virginia Tech in the 2006 Gator Bowl.

 

Brohm injured his thumb in Louisville's September 16, 2006 victory over Miami. He returned as starting quarterback in Louisville's October 14, 2006 victory against Cincinnati. He had been replaced at starting quarterback by sophomore backup Hunter Cantwell for the previous two games. Before his injury, Brohm was one of two candidates at U of L for the 2006 Heisman Trophy, along with senior running back Michael Bush. The pair, both born and raised in Louisville, were dubbed "The Derby City Duo."

 

In the 2007 Orange Bowl, Brohm earned MVP honors by leading Louisville to its first-ever BCS victory, 24-13 over Wake Forest. Brohm completed 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards, the third highest total in Orange Bowl history.

 

Rivals.com named Brohm as one of the top 10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season.

 

Brohm had an outstanding, injury-free season in 2007, completing 308 of 473 passes for 4,024 yards for 30 touchdowns with 12 interceptions, giving him a QB Rating of 152. Louisville struggled mightily on defense, though, and finished 6-6, failing to make a bowl game for the first time in 10 years.

 

Though The Sporting News projected Brohm as high as the top pick in the 2007 NFL draft, and many other experts had projected him as going no later than the first round, Brohm announced on January 15, 2007, after a long period of speculation, that he would return to the University of Louisville for his senior year.

 

After the 2007 Orange Bowl, he stated that "Right now, coming back and trying to win a national title looks very appealing." Almost all analysts believed that Brohm has NFL talent, however they disagreed about his draft status and whether he should have stayed for his senior season.

 

 

Professional career - Pre-Draft:

 

The fact that the 2008 draft was infused with top-prospect quarterbacks whose playing styles are very similar to Brohm's was also a key argument for Brohm's possible entry in the 2007 draft, where the other first round-bound quarterbacks include the more diverse characters of Brady Quinn and JaMarcus Russell. However, Brohm eventually decided to return for his senior season for another shot at helping the Louisville Cardinals to a BCS National Championship.

 

Brohm scored a 32 on the Wonderlic exam out of the 50 questions, tying Matt Ryan for the highest score among quarterbacks.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Brohm

[IHFO]

He was being talked about as a high 1st round pick a couple years ago, but he stayed at Louisville another year. He was also a Heisman Trophy candidate and many experts think he has NFL skills. He has grown up in a Quarterback family, and has also had a D1 quality-skilled receiver to throw to his whole life. He was compared (skill-wise) to Brett Favre.

 

 

College:

 

Brohm announced his decision to attend the University of Louisville on January 20, 2004, picking the hometown Cardinals over scholarship offers from the University of Kentucky, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Alabama, Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois and others. Brohm enrolled at Louisville in the fall of 2004 and immediately began competing for the starting quarterback spot with Stefan LeFors.

 

His first season, Brohm was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year, despite not starting a single game. Brohm completed 66 of 98 passes for 819 yards and six touchdowns. After entering the game for at least one series per game as a true freshman, Brohm followed in the footsteps of father, Oscar, and brother, Jeff, by becoming a starting quarterback at the University of Louisville in 2005. His brother, Greg, also played at Louisville as a receiver.

 

In 2005, Brohm passed for 2,883 yards and 19 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a game against Syracuse on November 25. He was forced to miss Louisville's last regular season game (a December 2 matchup against Connecticut) and was still in rehabilitation when the Cardinals lost to Virginia Tech in the 2006 Gator Bowl.

 

Brohm injured his thumb in Louisville's September 16, 2006 victory over Miami. He returned as starting quarterback in Louisville's October 14, 2006 victory against Cincinnati. He had been replaced at starting quarterback by sophomore backup Hunter Cantwell for the previous two games. Before his injury, Brohm was one of two candidates at U of L for the 2006 Heisman Trophy, along with senior running back Michael Bush. The pair, both born and raised in Louisville, were dubbed "The Derby City Duo."

 

In the 2007 Orange Bowl, Brohm earned MVP honors by leading Louisville to its first-ever BCS victory, 24-13 over Wake Forest. Brohm completed 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards, the third highest total in Orange Bowl history.

 

Rivals.com named Brohm as one of the top 10 quarterbacks going into the 2007 season.

 

Brohm had an outstanding, injury-free season in 2007, completing 308 of 473 passes for 4,024 yards for 30 touchdowns with 12 interceptions, giving him a QB Rating of 152. Louisville struggled mightily on defense, though, and finished 6-6, failing to make a bowl game for the first time in 10 years.

 

Though The Sporting News projected Brohm as high as the top pick in the 2007 NFL draft, and many other experts had projected him as going no later than the first round, Brohm announced on January 15, 2007, after a long period of speculation, that he would return to the University of Louisville for his senior year.

 

After the 2007 Orange Bowl, he stated that "Right now, coming back and trying to win a national title looks very appealing." Almost all analysts believed that Brohm has NFL talent, however they disagreed about his draft status and whether he should have stayed for his senior season.

 

 

Professional career - Pre-Draft:

 

The fact that the 2008 draft was infused with top-prospect quarterbacks whose playing styles are very similar to Brohm's was also a key argument for Brohm's possible entry in the 2007 draft, where the other first round-bound quarterbacks include the more diverse characters of Brady Quinn and JaMarcus Russell. However, Brohm eventually decided to return for his senior season for another shot at helping the Louisville Cardinals to a BCS National Championship.

 

Brohm scored a 32 on the Wonderlic exam out of the 50 questions, tying Matt Ryan for the highest score among quarterbacks.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Brohm

i love this move and would like to see him get a start by the end of the year

[Wilson from Gamehendge]

i love this move and would like to see him get a start by the end of the year

 

are you being serious, or knocking me for sticking up for the kid?

 

because honestly, i would LOVE to see him start the rest of the year...after a couple weeks to get comfortable.

 

 

(ps. for those who play it...he is pretty darn good in madden, great with 10-15 yard slants, i had better lucky with him than trent...before he got taken off the fa list.)

[Cornerville]

Start him NOW

[Wilson from Gamehendge]

Start him NOW

 

I agree 100%...give him a week to get the playbook though...6 games is alright.

[Sisyphean Bills]

are you being serious, or knocking me for sticking up for the kid?

 

because honestly, i would LOVE to see him start the rest of the year...after a couple weeks to get comfortable.

 

(ps. for those who play it...he is pretty darn good in madden, great with 10-15 yard slants, i had better lucky with him than trent...before he got taken off the fa list.)

With a Wonderlic score like that, he might be coaching the "Arrested Development" offense by Friday.

[IHFO]

are you being serious, or knocking me for sticking up for the kid?

 

because honestly, i would LOVE to see him start the rest of the year...after a couple weeks to get comfortable.

 

 

(ps. for those who play it...he is pretty darn good in madden, great with 10-15 yard slants, i had better lucky with him than trent...before he got taken off the fa list.)

You apparently don't know me very well..I was just posting yesterday about how well GB drafts QB's...brunell, brooks, hasselback, rodgers, etc, etc... i said we should try to trade for flynn or brohm...looks like my wishes came true..kid has legit nfl talent START BROHM

[Steely Dan]

Brohm was a second round pick by GB in 2008.

 

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...yers/13232.html

 

Big East

Ht., Wt.:

6-3, 230

40 Time: 4.98

 

BIOGRAPHY: Three-year starter awarded varying degrees of All-Conference honors since his sophomore campaign. Named Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2005. Senior-year passing numbers included 65.1%/4024/30/12. Numbers as a junior included 63.6%/3049/16/5. Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the MLB draft.

 

POSITIVES: Poised pocket-passer with good intangibles. Displays terrific field sense, goes through progressions, and scans the field looking for the open wideout. Buys time for receivers, makes good choices, and possesses a quick release. Will stand in the pocket to get the ball off and throws with good fundamentals. Sells ball fakes and knows where receivers are on the field. Constantly looks downfield and can roll outside the pocket to make the pass on the move. Displays zip on his shorter throws and puts touch on passes when necessary.

 

NEGATIVES: Cannot escape the rush. Does not have the arm strength necessary to drive deep throws. Gets rattled under the blitz and loses confidence in the face of pressure. Must improve the placement of his passes, as he is usually high or late on timing throws.

 

ANALYSIS: Brohm has been an ultra-productive college quarterback and has benefited from a passer-friendly offense. He possesses the tools to lead a team at the next level, yet he is by no means a franchise quarterback or a sure thing.

 

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/...l#ixzz0XHVbZ7lX

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http://football.about.com/od/nflplayerprof.../brianbrohm.htm

 

Position: Quarterback

 

School: Louisville

 

Status: Senior

 

Height: 6-4

 

Weight: 225

 

40-Yard Dash: 4.95 (EST)

 

Positives:

 

Brohm has a very similar body type to Brady Quinn. He's tall and stands with poise. He moves well around the pocket and his patience allows plays to fully develop. He has speed and can be a threat on the ground if necessary, but also like Quinn, prefers to work with his arm rather than his feet.

 

His arm is as good as they come (just ask the MLB team that drafted him). He throws a great deep ball but more importantly, the majority of his passes have touch, making it easy for his receivers to pick up yardage after the catch.

Often forgotten is that Brohm has been under the microscope since high school. In 2002 he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as one the nations top young quarterbacks. Thus far he is unphased by the spotlight. He doesn't make the mind-bending mistakes that most young QBs tend to when under pressure. His calm and confident nature is the keystone to success as a QB in the NFL.

 

Negatives:

 

There are only two major problems on Brohm’s resume; injuries and touchdowns. Durability is a major question. Anyone looking at Brohm has to be concerned. In 2005 he tore his ACL. Despite the tear, he went through a Carson Palmer-like rehabilitation and was able to start the season opener for his Louisville Cardinals.

Just a few games into the 2006 season, Brohm broke his hand. The hand required surgery and he was forced to sit for a month.

Overview:

When healthy Brohm is one of the best play callers in the nation. He has a Tom Brady swagger with a Carson Palmer-like arm. He's big and strong and makes sound decisions for his team. However, he has a downside that the other top quarterback's don't and that's durability. He appears to be relatively fragile and that could scare teams away from taking him high in the first round of the draft.

 

Projection:

Early First Round

 

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http://cdsdraft.com/profile.php?id=85

 

Overview

Brian has great football bloodlines, and were he able to stay healthy for the entire 2006 season would probably have been a surefire top 15 pick. As it is, he returned to school for his senior year in order to enhance his draft status and get his degree. Unfortunately, the wheels came off for the entire team in 2007, and, as always, Brian took an inordinate amount of blame for his team's difficulties. At Trinity High School in Louisville, KY, Brian was named the USA Today Offensive Player of the Year for producing 10,579 yards and 119 touchdowns during his prep career. Brian was the recipient of the National Quarterback Club's award for the National High School Quarterback of the Year and was voted one of the 2003 National Top 150 Adidas Playmakers while also being named the Gatorade Player of the Year. Brian was named to the Parade Magazine High School All-American teams and ranked as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 2 prospect by ESPN's Tom Lemming. Led the Shamrocks to three state titles and was awarded the Roy Kidd Award. He was a three-time state finals Most Valuable Player. Brian also started for the East squad in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and finished second in state history in career passing yards and career touchdowns. He also set a state record for career completion percentage and threw for 3,720 yards and 33 touchdowns during senior season, completing 298-of-463 passes. Brian passed for 3,777 yards and 47 touchdowns as a junior. 2003 Kentucky Mr. Football. Brian was also MVP of his high school baseball team that advanced to the semi-finals of the state tournament and has been drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the baseball draft.

 

Brian performed well at the Combine, throwing the ball with authority and accuracy and, as a result, he re-enhanced his status as one of the top 3 QBs available for the 2008 NFL draft.

Strengths

Brian is a veteran QB who shared time his freshman year with Stefan LeFors. Is like a coach on the field. Knows what to do, when to do it, and displays a classic delivery, touch, and good arm strength. Ideal measurables. A leader who is a student of the game. Inspires people around him. Makes all the throws. Comes from football bloodlines and has seen it all. One of the most NFL-ready QBs to come along in years. Was more productive every year, and did a fine job even when UL suffered mightily on the field in 2007 versus the preseason bowl predictions. Smart, and makes good decisions most of the time. Very acceptable ball speed and accuracy.

Weaknesses

Footwork and toughness are the only questionable items. He sometimes puts himself in unfavorable positions that expose him to injury. Foot speed is not great, so he will not escape when the pressure gets to him like others might. Pocket presence is shaky at times. Gets rattled and loses focus at times and struggles to make his reads as quickly as he will need to at the next level. A bit streaky and moody. Concentration and level of play suffer when things start to go wrong. Must be protected well in the pocket. Will not create on the wings.

Projection

Should be a Top 15 choice in the 2008 NFL draft.