Big Gun Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/700-level/report-st-louis-rams-interested-trading-nick-foles?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo Bills interested also? Maybe Bradford to the Bills? Edited January 26, 2015 by old school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Come on over to Buffalo, Mr. Bradford! Foles is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I feel like Bradford has a longer resume of playing time and shwon he can play, but also a longer resume of showing he has trouble staying healthy. That being said, I'd be OK with Bradford, and maybe Sanchez as an additional backup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Come on over to Buffalo, Mr. Bradford! Foles is awful. Meh. Bradford isn't anything special either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The Rams owe Bradford about 18 million, or they can renegotiate his deal. They've already done this a few times, and he has yet to pay off for them. I think they will cut him if they get Foles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I think Foles has a slight edge over Bradford at this point in their careers. Bradford might still turn out ok but he can't stay on the field long enough to find out. Either one is better than anyone we have so I don't care either way. We just need a veteran QB for the next 2-3 yrs and in the meantime we need to groom our next QB. All of the great teams have a guy that drafted and groomed from the beginning. But we are in a unique situation where we have the entire team built up except for a QB so we definitely need a veteran in the meantime to get us over the hump and into the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Meh. Bradford isn't anything special either. Bradford is better than Foles, more experience and has (possibly) a much higher ceiling. What Bradford has going against him is a large contract and a very long history of injury. He's a HUGE risk at his current number... but if the Bills can get him for cheaper, Bradford has the best upside of any of the FA QB possibilities out there in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bradford's knees are made of paper mache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Meh. Bradford isn't anything special either. You know what? He's got a great arm, and is a really good talent. But every time somebody breathes in the general direction of his knees, he's out for the season. I am certain he will be super motivated to reach his potential, but he will need a cast iron solid line in front of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 My one hope is that Roman and Rex get "their guy." I don't want them to say they failed in Buffalo because of the QB situation. Pick the guy you want, fit him into your scheme, win some games. I don't want to hear any excuses. It sounds like the front office is going to do whatever it takes to get someone so I like where this is going. It just better be the right guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Does a long history of injury necessarily predict future injury? I seem to recall a great many people here doubting Eric Wood the same way, and he's now gone two straight full seasons, and has only missed two games in the last three years. The one exception I would say is for concussions, but I don't think that's Bradford's problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'd like to see us try to obtain Bradford, One of the more accurate passers to come out of college. Something we greatly need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I mean...you can't tear your ACL three years in a row right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'd take Bradford over Foles. Bradford has proven that he can hold up over a 16-game season (he did so in two of his first 3 years in the NFL); Foles has never started more than 12 games in any of his 3 seasons, and has been injured in 2 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'd take Bradford over Foles. Bradford has proven that he can hold up over a 16-game season (he did so in two of his first 3 years in the NFL); Foles has never started more than 12 games in any of his 3 seasons, and has been injured in 2 of them. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You know what? He's got a great arm, and is a really good talent. But every time somebody breathes in the general direction of his knees, he's out for the season. I am certain he will be super motivated to reach his potential, but he will need a cast iron solid line in front of him. Do you know if he wore knee braces, especially for the second one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Does a long history of injury necessarily predict future injury? I seem to recall a great many people here doubting Eric Wood the same way, and he's now gone two straight full seasons, and has only missed two games in the last three years. The one exception I would say is for concussions, but I don't think that's Bradford's problem. It doesn't, but it does dictate how careful you need to be with the position. The Bills are a perfect example. At least based on rumors, the Bills didn't draft EJ expecting him to be ready to start right away, so they brought in Kolb. Kolb had a history of injuries, but the Bills didn't make any other preparations in case Kolb went down and EJ still wasn't ready. IMO, that decision set EJ back BIG time and really changed the course of the Whaley/Marrone era. Bradford wouldn't be a bad pickup, but if he is brought in, he sure better not be the only option before getting to guys you know shouldn't be starting. Edited January 26, 2015 by Acantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwalter Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 bradford is my number one choice among our realistic options. if he stays healthy, we've got ourselves a team - if he doesn't... we do what we'd do without him and throw EJ out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67 Lion Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bradford is my preferred QB candidate in the off season. He is virtually impossible to trade because he is the last of the big rookie deal QBs. St. Louis has made it clear that they want him back IF he is willing to renegotiate his deal. Given all the teams needing a QB, he has ZERO incentive to renegotiate. There will be several teams interested in signing him when he becomes a FA. He will have some options to select from. The chance to come in and start for a Bills team with talent at WR, strong defense and special teams should be enticing. On the down side given his injury problems, the state of our OL will be a concern. Beyond Bradford, Sanchez is probably the next most attractive candidate for us....but there is a huge drop-off in talent and upside potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bradford is my preferred QB candidate in the off season. He is virtually impossible to trade because he is the last of the big rookie deal QBs. St. Louis has made it clear that they want him back IF he is willing to renegotiate his deal. Given all the teams needing a QB, he has ZERO incentive to renegotiate. There will be several teams interested in signing him when he becomes a FA. He will have some options to select from. The chance to come in and start for a Bills team with talent at WR, strong defense and special teams should be enticing. On the down side given his injury problems, the state of our OL will be a concern. Beyond Bradford, Sanchez is probably the next most attractive candidate for us....but there is a huge drop-off in talent and upside potential. I agree with you up until the point about Sanchez. I want no part of Sanchez, he's a turn over machine. I'd rather roll into the season with EJ and Tuel than Sanchez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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