without a drought Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Good luck to Jake, nice to to see Bills fans taking unnecessary parting shots. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 12 hours 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 mean this might be true if he wasn't a sucky QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Its nice to provide needed help to 31 teams. Just stop in and help yourself to the goodies 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Jake Fromm and Tyler Kroft talk over 'old times' at a joint Giants / Jets practice. (cost saving measures) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 13 hours 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. what if he wants to be a starter? He's on the PS making a few thousand a week and a teams offers him a contract to be the backup QB on active NFL roster. He's supposed to say No? That would be short-sighted 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Take it Fromm me, someday we'll all be free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97bills Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Good for him, I hope he makes it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 10 hours ago, without a drought said: Good luck to Jake, nice to to see Bills fans taking unnecessary parting shots. Do we get to keep the Jake rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 17 hours 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.  How do you figure?  He was on the PS  The Bills could activate him to the 53 man if they really wanted him.  He is now on the Giants 53 man roster  Good luck and all the best Jake.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilthyBeast Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 10 hours ago, without a drought said: Good luck to Jake, nice to to see Bills fans taking unnecessary parting shots. Â This makes as much sense as thinking Davis Webb is a better QB or an NFL caliber player for that matter. Newsflash there's a reason why the Giants didn't pluck him of the PS. Â I'm happy for Fromm and wouldn't be surprised if he ends up starting games for the Giants at some point because he definitely has NFL talent and probably will have a long career as a backup worst case. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thandGoal Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 11 hours ago, without a drought said: Good luck to Jake, nice to to see Bills fans taking unnecessary parting shots. I totally agree... If some are not critiquing others -- they are not happy.  But it would be nice to get compensatory picks for players you drafted that get picked up by other teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 18 hours 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. If a player is claimed off a practice squad, does that player have the right to refuse the transaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, longtimebillsfan said: If a player is claimed off a practice squad, does that player have the right to refuse the transaction?  Yes, practice squad players are considered free agents. They can accept or reject. Now not many players reject - the money on the regular roster, even at NFL "minimum", is hugely better as outlined above. But it has happened!  The only time that is not true is when a practice squad player is elevated more than 2x to the regular roster for just a single game. The first two times he automatically reverts to the PS. The third (or greater) time, he will be subject to waivers and can be claimed by any team in reverse order of their record - just like any other player released from a 53 man roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 13 hours ago, QCity said:  Exactly my point. These guys are competitors - they don't want to be old and gray telling their grandchildren "Well no, I never did make it onto an NFL field, but I made some good money holding a clipboard." It's a lot better to get your shot and fail, rather than never get your shot. And, as others have said, starting experience somewhere, even though you don't win a long-term starting job, enhances your prospects as a backup.   And, let's not forget Fitzpatrick's career.  When he came to Buffalo, fans dismissed him as a "career backup." Fitzy showed that the past is not necessarily the future.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 18 hours ago, Augie said: 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.    . Even since the Aaron Rodgers immunization  scandal the door was open for him to claim his name sake. I guess he’s trying to gain some New York visibility to that end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:  Yes, practice squad players are considered free agents. They can accept or reject. Now not many players reject - the money on the regular roster, even at NFL "minimum", is hugely better as outlined above. But it has happened!  The only time that is not true is when a practice squad player is elevated more than 2x to the regular roster for just a single game. The first two times he automatically reverts to the PS. The third (or greater) time, he will be subject to waivers and can be claimed by any team in reverse order of their record - just like any other player released from a 53 man roster. Thank you for sharing that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behindenemylines Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Watching some Giants games Fromm might be QB#1 sooner than later. Â Brutal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, longtimebillsfan said: Thank you for sharing that information.  Welcome. On the waivers part, I should have written "just like any other player released from the 53 man roster after the trade deadline" Before the trade deadline of course veterans are not subject to waivers.  7 minutes ago, Behindenemylines said: Watching some Giants games Fromm might be QB#1 sooner than later.  Brutal  Supposedly Jones has a sore neck and is questionable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prissythecat Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:  This makes as much sense as thinking Davis Webb is a better QB or an NFL caliber player for that matter. Newsflash there's a reason why the Giants didn't pluck him of the PS.  I'm happy for Fromm and wouldn't be surprised if he ends up starting games for the Giants at some point because he definitely has NFL talent and probably will have a long career as a backup worst case.  What do you base this statement on?  He was a fifth rounder. Not exactly a draft position for someone who is a sure thing (Webb himself was a third rounder I believe).  The Bills also had Fromm as the QB of last resort last year and didn't care to try to keep him when the Giants made their offer. Those facts plus his lackluster preseason play tell me a lot more about his talent ... Edited December 2, 2021 by prissythecat clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 This is the dude that said "only elite white people should own guns", right? Happy trails, Jake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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