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Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

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Just now, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

He probably sees it as an opportunity to actually see the field. Daniel Jones is close to bust status, if not already there. Yeah, he could’ve stayed on with a chance to develop into the long term backup here, but there was no guarantee. After riding the unathletic Matt Barkley train for a few years, I think think the Bills prefer an athletic profile more similar to Josh’s traits holding the clipboard so they don’t have to change everything if they need to use him. Which Jake Fromm is clearly not. 

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6 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

 

Wasn't Fromm behind Davis on the depth chart?  So how did he have a good chance to be the primary back up?

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12 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

 

Maybe he doesn't see himself as a career backup?

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But…..who will handle all our insurance needs? 

 

 

A dome team (or at least a team with less challenging weather) might have been a better landing spot for him, but I’m sure he’s just happy to make an active roster. 

 

 

 

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9 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Webb will be a coach soon. He's said as much.

 

perhaps.   but Fromm hasn't exactly looked good.   So if indeed Trubisky goes somewhere else next season and Davis also decides to move to coaching,   the Bills likely aren't going to keep the status quo with sub par backup QBing.

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30 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

Did he have  a  choice?

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6 minutes ago, dwight in philly said:

Did he have  a  choice?

 

Yes, PS players are essentially Free Agents and can sign (or decline to sign) with any team.

 

But the Giants must pay him 3 weeks regular roster money, which is $43k/game or a minimum of $130k.

As a practice squad guy, he earns $9,200/week

So if he stays on their roster only 3 weeks then reverts to a practice squad somewhere, that's an extra $101k

 

Guy just got married, that would be serious money to turn down

 

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40 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

 

The chance to take the field is a bad career decision?

 

Who in hell wants a QB that doesn't want to see the field? Even as your backup?

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2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Yes, PS players are essentially Free Agents and can sign (or decline to sign) with any team.

 

But the Giants must pay him 3 weeks regular roster money, which is $43k/game or a minimum of $130k.

As a practice squad guy, he earns $9,200/week

So if he stays on their roster only 3 weeks then reverts to a practice squad somewhere, that's an extra $101k

 

Guy just got married, that would be serious money to turn down

 

Did not know that.. have yet to hear a PS player ever turning down , or having the opportunity , to so .

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18 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:

Didn’t we cut him in August? Why did we use a 5th for him? Seems like a waste of a draft pick. 

I think a 5th rounder flyer on a successful college QB is worth it. He could’ve turned into a great back up or even been a Mac Jones. Don’t blame the Bills for taking a chance. 

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4 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

I think a 5th rounder flyer on a successful college QB is worth it. He could’ve turned into a great back up or even been a Mac Jones. Don’t blame the Bills for taking a chance. 

I need to disagree with this. The Bills were never going to invest and develop Jake. They could have used that pick on an interior olineman or a DB. 
BTW I am a huge UGA fan. Never thought Jake was going to amount to much in the NFL due to his lack of physical traits. 

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4 minutes ago, dwight in philly said:

Did not know that.. have yet to hear a PS player ever turning down , or having the opportunity , to so .

 

Some have.  I'm blanking on the name, but during a year when the Bills were horribly hurting for QB.....I guess it was EJM's rookie year? 2013?  We started Jeff Tuel and Thad Lewis at QB....anyway we tried to sign a QB from someone's practice squad and he said "Nope, Thanks, I'm Good!"

 

Also it used to be a team could choose to pay a PS player more $$ and I don't think the PS salaries counted against the cap.

 

Now they count, and it's a standard one rate of pay for rookies and another for vets.

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14 minutes ago, Beast said:

 

The chance to take the field is a bad career decision?

 

Who in hell wants a QB that doesn't want to see the field? Even as your backup?

Is there a reason to think he'll see the field this year? He had a pretty clear path to the primary backup job in Buffalo next year, which could have been stable for years.

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5 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Is there a reason to think he'll see the field this year? He had a pretty clear path to the primary backup job in Buffalo next year, which could have been stable for years.

 

He probably won't see the field this year but if you have watched Daniel Jones play you'd know that there is most likely going to be a QB competition with the G-men next training camp.

 

And why wouldn't he have a clear path as the Giants backup?

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58 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Very questionable and shortsighted career move by Fromm. He had a good chance to be the long-term primary backup for a winning organization starting next year. Puzzling as I'm not sure how this helps him except for very short-term financial gain. Now, he goes to a very unstable situation, likely facing offseason upheaval.

I think it's good for Jake. He's not guaranteed anything with us next year and I wouldn't doubt we cut him in the off-season. Get paid to be on the 53 man roster as opposed to practice squad money. And have options next year.

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