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jp played bad, if not terrible, in the 1st NE, detroit, miami, and GB games and we managed to win 2 of them.

 

if he played just OK we would have won 4 of them and have been 5-3.

 

if he played very well against the jests (as opposed to well in parts, but with bad errors in others) we would have won that too and be 6-2 with losses to NE and the bears on the road.

 

if JP was an average to good quarterback we'd be a winning division contending young team right now.

 

he isn't and we aren't woth considering in the NFL landscape.

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Pats O-line stinks. Out goes Bledsoe, in comes Brady. --> They look good

 

Chicago's Oline stinks. Out goes Orton in comes Grossman --> They look good

 

Chiefs O-line stinks. Out goes Green (injury) in comes Huard --> They NOW look good

 

Jags O-line stinks. Out goes Leftwich in comes Gerrard --> They looks good.

 

The Chiefs O-line looked terrible. Difference? Huard plays better, quicker and the defense has to adjust. Look at how dumb some of the responses are when you ask if JP should block, be the RB, etc. when in fact the RB and the O-line would look better if the QB was better.

 

If the defense blitzes 7 guys on a 5 man O-line does the O-line automatically stink if they can't block everyone? Nope. When that QB gets rid of the ball quickly to burn the D then all of a sudden the O-line looks good because the D respects such talent. Without it the pressure is coming and you better think quickly.

 

Huard looks good for the reason why Bulger looks good. Cerebral QBs with mediocre arms improve their game on the bench. They watch, fill in, play some games as a back-up, and get good around 28. Gerrard looks ok and he's been a back-up for a long time. He's got better. It's just that simple. Players can develop from thinking on the bench. McNair, Brady, Young et al. are proof.

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Terrific post, though I'd cut Green some slack having played a half game this year.

 

Really though, the protection in the 2nd NE game was the same for both QB's, but Brady makes plays when he has time even with crappy WR's. When your QB doesn't make plays when given time, the TBD "zomg no time!" group-think is out in full force with their selective memory.

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Never mind the fact he had Wicky Williams in the backfield.

 

Let's put it this way, Gnome....

 

Bills QBs in reverse order since Kelly's retirement:

 

Losman

Bledsoe

Johnson

Flutie

Van Pelt

Collins

 

Is it just a sad coincidence that all these guys sucked or is it that they've had NOTHING to work with OL- and offensive talent-wise?

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Both.

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