John from Riverside Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I have been against drafting the back up for some years now, but we are now at the point where every penny counts and later round rookie quarterbacks are on quality controlled cost contracts San Francisco struck gold with Purdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Mitch will be back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigotz Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Hear me out. The year is 2018. UGA is in the Rose Bowl. BIG TIME QB Jake Fromm goes 20/29 for 2 TD and no INT. THEY WIN. In 2019, WINNER JAKE FROM goes 12-2 and puts up INSANE stats. Somehow, he drops to the 5th round in the 2020 draft .... WHAT??? The Bills HAVE TO DRAFT HIM TO BACKUP JOSH ALLEN.... THEY DO!!!! And the rest is history, my friends. We have the chance to do this all over again in 2023... how the heck could we say no? 😎 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 17 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said: STOP IT!! (in my Katt Williams voice) "All day, every day, no problem..." 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 21 hours ago, GunnerBill said: I do think there is merit in the Bills taking a backup QB somewhere later in the draft or at least seeking out a UDFA who has an actual shot to compete in pre-season. But no to Bennett. No to Georgia game managers. I still have Fromm flashbacks. Exactly what I was thinking re: Fromm. In any event, I think we're in UDFA territory on that issue given our relative dearth of picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVilanch Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 23 hours ago, Billz4ever said: All I know is I would hate my parents forever if they named me after cheap cologne. But that commercial with the cowboy riding through the majestic snowy plains while the Stetson song plays in the background was great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, SectionC3 said: Exactly what I was thinking re: Fromm. In any event, I think we're in UDFA territory on that issue given our relative dearth of picks. Can always move one and get a pair of picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 14 hours ago, John from Riverside said: San Francisco struck gold with Purdy they ARE the 49ers, after all!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Bengals should draft him instead. He reminds me of a mini Burrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeFrommStateFarm Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 The comparisons to Fromm are not valid. Stetson is far more mobile and a true run-pass threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haslett_Stomp Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 22 hours ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said: I'd probably rather have Duggan. 22 hours ago, wppete said: I’d rather have the TCU QB. On 2/6/2023 at 10:51 AM, Dr. Who said: I'm an UGA fan, but certainly this is correct. I don't know that we even have the luxury of a late round pick on a qb, but I think Max Duggan could be worth a flier. ^these. My daughter goes to TCU and I watched every TCU game this year. A smaller version of Allen, albeit with a weaker arm. He carried that team this year. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 When you have a young/superstar QB like Josh Allen and Super Bowl hopes, then drafting another QB before Day 3 is really a waste. We only need a backup QB in the event Allen gets injured. And if that happens, I don't want an unproven rookie coming off the bench. I want a veteran who can limit mistakes and avoid a losing streak while he recovers. Guys like Mitch Trubisky and Case Keenum are the way to go. Project QBs are really for teams without a franchise guy... or teams with one nearing the end of their career. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transient Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, mjt328 said: When you have a young/superstar QB like Josh Allen and Super Bowl hopes, then drafting another QB before Day 3 is really a waste. We only need a backup QB in the event Allen gets injured. And if that happens, I don't want an unproven rookie coming off the bench. I want a veteran who can limit mistakes and avoid a losing streak while he recovers. Guys like Mitch Trubisky and Case Keenum are the way to go. Project QBs are really for teams without a franchise guy... or teams with one nearing the end of their career. Given the current construction of the Bills, you want someone good enough to get you 3-4 solid outings, but, in the event it's season ending for Allen, suck sufficiently enough over the course of a season that we're able to draft Ja'marr Chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 10:44 AM, Royale with Cheese said: I already hired him as my tax accountant. Lol. That boy will have a great career selling insurance in Georgia when his football career is over, if nothing else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78thealltimegreat Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 If a guy falls who was graded say in the 4th round what the heck…maybe the Bills find their Brock Purdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 "Six Seven years of college down the drain." https://torontosun.com/sports/stetson-bennett-six-years-college-down-drain 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 3 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: "Six Seven years of college down the drain." https://torontosun.com/sports/stetson-bennett-six-years-college-down-drain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 4 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: "Six Seven years of college down the drain." https://torontosun.com/sports/stetson-bennett-six-years-college-down-drain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 2 hours ago, The Wiz said: Yes they do, they're called Doctors 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, ddaryl said: Yes they do, they're called Doctors Want to see some fun? 😁 * Had he gone to Alabama, Bennett would be working on his second doctorate... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternOHBillsFan Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) His name is Stetson Bennett IV... I'm pretty sure he will be ok at the plantation. Edited May 17, 2023 by EasternOHBillsFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 18 minutes ago, SUNY_amherst said: Missed opportunity, Bennett is a steal in the 4th round who cares about the degree thing. College football is a career now with the NIL rules. Bennett made $1.4 mill last season, he was making more money than any Georgia graduate at his age anyway He ain't go there to play no school! 3 hours ago, The Wiz said: John Hancock?...it's Herbie Hancock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 36 minutes ago, SUNY_amherst said: Missed opportunity, Bennett is a steal in the 4th round who cares about the degree thing. College football is a career now with the NIL rules. Bennett made $1.4 mill last season, he was making more money than any Georgia graduate at his age anyway Honestly that was probably a huge red flag. I mean we've got how many guys leaving college early who still manage to come away with a degree when they come to the NFL and somehow a guy that's there for 7 doesn't playing a position that's one of the most mentally focused positions on the field, how would that not be a huge hit to his scouting report? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 2 hours ago, SUNY_amherst said: Missed opportunity, Bennett is a steal in the 4th round who cares about the degree thing. College football is a career now with the NIL rules. Bennett made $1.4 mill last season, he was making more money than any Georgia graduate at his age anyway So you would have drafted a QB who wouldn't play a down in the 3rd round? Glad you're not the GM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
without a drought Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 10:29 AM, Billz4ever said: Yeah, hard pass. He's like a Doug Flutie without the Doug Flutie, lol. That could be a good thing depending how you look at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Why is this even a thing? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 5 hours ago, SUNY_amherst said: Because he was interviewing for a position as professional football player, not as a chemistry lab instructor For the position that not only has to learn a NFL offense but has to be the one that runs it. How do you even manage to go to college for 7 years to play football without getting a degree without being academically disqualified for stretches of it, I mean you'd have to fail classes right? How do you not get a degree with 7 years of passed classes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Drafting a quarterback in the third, or the fourth round is definitely the definition of a luxury pick Are we really in that situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 20 hours ago, Warcodered said: For the position that not only has to learn a NFL offense but has to be the one that runs it. How do you even manage to go to college for 7 years to play football without getting a degree without being academically disqualified for stretches of it, I mean you'd have to fail classes right? How do you not get a degree with 7 years of passed classes? Usually by taking minimum load (12 hours) and then getting incompletes which do not count toward GPA but do count toward full load necessary to keep student loan lenders from hassling you to repay. A number of people did that in college when I went to UB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 The only qualifications to be a backup QB for the Bills - 1. Are you friends with Josh Allen? 2. Do you golf? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Limeaid said: Usually by taking minimum load (12 hours) and then getting incompletes which do not count toward GPA but do count toward full load necessary to keep student loan lenders from hassling you to repay. A number of people did that in college when I went to UB. does that keep you academically eligible for sports though? seems you’d have tons of athletes doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 39 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said: The only qualifications to be a backup QB for the Bills - 1. Are you friends with Josh Allen? 2. Do you golf? There's a new qualification for 2023: Wingman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 hour ago, NoSaint said: does that keep you academically eligible for sports though? seems you’d have tons of athletes doing this UB did not have a lot of scholarships when I went to college and were in different leagues. I knew a player however who was on team red shirted first year while he took classes to raise his education level to college level (he got acceptable grade in SAT but his high school's standard was low). He then took 5 years of college courses taking only 12 hours per semester with some classes changed to "audit" or "incomplete" and kept his scholarship from a club (may have been Rotary) which paid books + tuition + housing. He was a graduate student / team manager 7th year and did some student teacher assistant work. This was enough for him to play sports and to not be sent back to home country on student visa. Occasionally he was academically ineligible until he raised his grades. He was on more than one sports team and sometimes on two in a year. I met him when he was in my summer ESL class. I was later paid to do tutoring for him but not sure where the money was coming from but it was not him. He graduated and went home to teach and be a sports coach. Disadvantage is you are still only eligible for same number years per sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 hour ago, KDIGGZ said: The only qualifications to be a backup QB for the Bills - 1. Are you friends with Josh Allen? 2. Do you golf? 3 - kinda terrible at actually playing qb and Bennett didn’t get a degree after 15 years in college??? From Georgia???? That is absolutely a huge red flag. How is that even possible? 1 hour ago, Albany,n.y. said: There's a new qualification for 2023: Wingman. Wingman for Josh Allen in Buffalo has to the best job ever: “Hi ladies. That’s my friend Josh. He’s really rich, really good at sports, tall, and just had his heart broken.” almost as effective as my polar bear opener. Almost. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 11:36 AM, without a drought said: That could be a good thing depending how you look at it. You mean like sowing dissension on the team so he could be the starter or pouting like a child on the bench during the Music City Miracle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 3:13 PM, Warcodered said: For the position that not only has to learn a NFL offense but has to be the one that runs it. How do you even manage to go to college for 7 years to play football without getting a degree without being academically disqualified for stretches of it, I mean you'd have to fail classes right? How do you not get a degree with 7 years of passed classes? What was Cam Newton's degree in? Brady? Lamar Jackson? Jim Kelly? I don't understand your point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Is he Baker mayfield 2.0 or Johnny football 3.0 Can’t decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGMcD2 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said: What was Cam Newton's degree in? Brady? Lamar Jackson? Jim Kelly? I don't understand your point. Did they go to college for 7 years and not receive a diploma? I don’t think anyone is saying he needs a degree to have success in life, it’s just the fact that 7 years while remaining eligible to play and no degree is a little odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 1 hour ago, JGMcD2 said: Did they go to college for 7 years and not receive a diploma? I don’t think anyone is saying he needs a degree to have success in life, it’s just the fact that 7 years while remaining eligible to play and no degree is a little odd. Plenty of players enter the league with no diploma. At that level, they aren’t there for the education, but for the exposure that will get them drafted. This has been true for many years. No diploma. Bogus, unearned diploma. There’s no difference. This is suddenly “odd”? It’s how it works. it’s certainly “odd” to consider any of this “a red flag”… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: Plenty of players enter the league with no diploma. At that level, they aren’t there for the education, but for the exposure that will get them drafted. This has been true for many years. No diploma. Bogus, unearned diploma. There’s no difference. This is suddenly “odd”? It’s how it works. it’s certainly “odd” to consider any of this “a red flag”… It’s weird if nothing else. No professor was willing to sign off on the national champion QB to get his degree after 7 years of school? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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