Chuckknox Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think the "budget" for the backup QB just went up. It will be way too risky to go in 2009 without some solid QB's on the team. Maybe a good QB will fall to us during the draft, or maybe we move up if someone looks worth the gamble. Look at all of the lucky QB picks recently by teams last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't have a list of who's available but let's consider Trent has not had a veteran to mentor him. I think it would help his game significantly even in year three. The past 2 years all he has had to listen to is JP and that itself drops your QB rating by 15 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't have a list of who's available but let's consider Trent has not had a veteran to mentor him. I think it would help his game significantly even in year three. The past 2 years all he has had to listen to is JP and that itself drops your QB rating by 15 points. Blaming JP for Trent sucking. Finally, a new twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I would agree with this. Trent seems to be injury prone. We went from concussion to a groin injury to a sore shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manateefan Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think the "budget" for the backup QB just went up. It will be way too risky to go in 2009 without some solid QB's on the team. Maybe a good QB will fall to us during the draft, or maybe we move up if someone looks worth the gamble. Look at all of the lucky QB picks recently by teams last year. Good call. Especially now that they came out with that Trent has a "sore shoulder"!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Might want to reconsider the declaration, "We've got our franchise QB!" Of course, Buffalo hasn't been so great at finding and developing franchise QBs. Joe Ferguson ... Jack Kemp ... man, it's been a while. A long while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I'd be thrilled with Jeff Garcia as a backup, if he's interested. He is an UFA. Kerry Collins is also an UFA. Finally, Charlie Batch could be a decent backup and is an UFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I'd be thrilled with Jeff Garcia as a backup, if he's interested. He is an UFA. Kerry Collins is also an UFA. Finally, Charlie Batch could be a decent backup and is an UFA. garcia would be perfect....and backing up trent would be reassonable for the first time for him because of his age.but these are the buffalo bills. don't expect great creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShirley Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 garcia would be perfect....and backing up trent would be reassonable for the first time for him because of his age.but these are the buffalo bills. don't expect great creativity. I think Garcia would be a great choice, but unfortunately I think his price will be way too high......I would rather spend the money addressing some of our other needs. I would like them to target Ryan Fitzpatrick........he certainly can move around and make plays with his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 garcia would be perfect....and backing up trent would be reassonable for the first time for him because of his age.but these are the buffalo bills. don't expect great creativity. Because Garcia is older he would be willing to back up Trent? Payton Manning is getting up there too. Why not him? I realize Manning is 50 times better than Trent and Garcia is only 25 times better but old is old right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Because Garcia is older he would be willing to back up Trent? Payton Manning is getting up there too. Why not him? I realize Manning is 50 times better than Trent and Garcia is only 25 times better but old is old right? manning will be 33 in march.....garcia will be 39 in feb.....-thats quite a difference.But TE gets hurt a lot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I would agree with this. Trent seems to be injury prone. We went from concussion to a groin injury to a sore shoulder. Don't forget hang nail and ingrown hair follicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Because Garcia is older he would be willing to back up Trent? Payton Manning is getting up there too. Why not him? I realize Manning is 50 times better than Trent and Garcia is only 25 times better but old is old right? Garcia will fit in nicely with the Bills, he is injured almost as often as Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I would agree with this. Trent seems to be injury prone. We went from concussion to a groin injury to a sore shoulder. I agree. Quality backups are a must in the NFL. The quarterback position is even more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Blaming JP for Trent sucking. Finally, a new twist. Better to blame Jauron for them both sucking. Anyone else notice that the longer both QBs have played for Dick, the worse they have played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Garcia will fit in nicely with the Bills, he is injured almost as often as Trent. Hmm. Let's see, if we trade and cut some OL then our line will be worse. So, we have a brittle starter and a brittle backup. Something is missing though... I got it! Let's get rid of Marshawn Lynch because we won't need a running game in this scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't have a list of who's available but let's consider Trent has not had a veteran to mentor him. I think it would help his game significantly even in year three. The past 2 years all he has had to listen to is JP and that itself drops your QB rating by 15 points. It sure would be nice if the Bills could sneak Turner Gill in for some private tutoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 manning will be 33 in march.....garcia will be 39 in feb.....-thats quite a difference.But TE gets hurt a lot.. When you're 39 do you suddenly start wanting to be an underling to someone who is incompetent? I have a feeling that if Garcia ever came here it would be with an agreement for open competition. He would probably view that competition as being about as tough as having a "math off" with an average Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Blaming JP for Trent sucking. Finally, a new twist. People give you a lot of crap, crayonz, but more often than not you're an oasis of insight in a desert of ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Might want to reconsider the declaration, "We've got our franchise QB!" Of course, Buffalo hasn't been so great at finding and developing franchise QBs. Joe Ferguson ... Jack Kemp ... man, it's been a while. A long while. Maybe it should be changed to "We've got our backup QB!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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