Simon Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm going to disagree. Trent's natural instinct is to check down. He has to make the occasional bold decision. Plenty of big plays are made into double coverage. A good QB has to recognize when he has a good shot to make the play, and take that chance on occasion. I agree with that but I don't think that was anywhere near the spot to take that shot. I saw no opening where Trent could have fit a ball in w/o getting Evans killed; all I saw was a high safety sitting on that skinny post praying for an opportunity to either take the ball away or administer a kill shot to Evans. An opportunity that Trent mistakenly granted him. You want to throw a jump ball at TO on 3rd/12 from midfield, or take a shot downfield at Evans on 2nd/2 go for it. But don't throw balls into the teeth of coverage where the bad guys are just sitting on the route waiting for their supper. Perhaps, but another great 6.5 million dollar PR move when you are spending 125 million anyway would be to eat the two mil Jauron contract and sign Bill Cowher for 4.5 mil. Cool, then we can assemble the best roster in the league and maintain it for 15 years before we finally win a Super Bowl, but only after we get LeBeau back and he wins it for us. Love the plan if you'd plug a different name in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Agreed, but Trent has not shown yet that he can throw a good pass that distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFLstyle Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Am I the only one who thought Fitzgerald looked fine last week? I thought he looked alright too. Besides Vick and Griese, who else is out there? Thigpen would be a good choice if he gets cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I don’t see the Bills bringing Vick to Buffalo. It would undermine the commitment and investment in time that they’ve made to Edwards. Brian Griese or Gus Frerotte however, are available options. I’m not saying I know they’re looking around, but if LaCanfora’s sources are giving him accurate information then I think those veterans are more likely options for Buffalo than Vick. source: http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2009/08/12/b...ing-qb-options/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Come on Magox man, the FEW long throws Trent has completed were either underthrown or late. I don't think he has the arm to throw into coverage at that distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIE HARD 1967 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 How exactly does any quarterback look poor in 2 series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 How exactly does any quarterback look poor in 2 series? Well, a QB can look good in 2 series if he leads his team to 2 TD's. This game looked much like the Bills of 08. Not even a single TD the entire game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Philster Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 fwiw, Whitner just tweeted "I'd love to have Mike Vick as a teamate! The guy is unbelievable....he made a mistake but haven't we all?!" Let the speculation begin continue... Donte got hit in the head a little hard Sunday night if he thinks that what Vick did could possibly be classified as a "mistake." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 How exactly does any quarterback look poor in 2 series? How about he plays like schit. What are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 How exactly does any quarterback look poor in 2 series? Err TE only played 1 drive, Fitz 4, Hamdan 3 and Baker 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 "Trent Edwards played poorly in Buffalo's exhibition opener, but we'll guess that this mostly has to do with noodle-armed backup Ryan Fitzpatrick. If Edwards goes down (likely, considering his history), the Bills' offense would almost certainly fall apart. La Canfora suggests Mike Vick as an option." Very interesting... guess they dont have 2 much trust in FITZ, dont blame them... Link He played poorly? He only played one series. I thought he looked pretty good until the INT which was mostly caused by Levitre getting shoved back about 6 yards into his lap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I would like to dispel this rumor. I do not believe that Dick Jauron is on any kind of hot seat. I would also add that I think Dick feels no more pressure to produce this season than he has any other season for the Bills. The corpse is coaching in the first season of a 3 year extension. I say anything better than 5-11 and dead Dick Jauron is manning the sidelines again in 2010. Do you really think that RW will eat $4mil + of DJ's contract and then go out and hire a real coach? No way Jose. Much easier to blame the young O-line for the season's failure, bring in a veteran FA, sell the public on the latest draft class, and the beat goes on. They have only 2 linebackers and jon Corto from Sacred heart College (where is that?) on the depth chart. Five OL. playing out of position with 2 rookies starting. No backup QB and an unproven starting QB. A WR who has been a bit of a problem everywhere he has been. A starting RB who is wearing a 3 game suspension. ... It seems to me DJ has a ton of excused if he does not get it done this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yep. He ought to work on swiveling his head and not letting his gaze telegraph the intent. I see very few Bills games - this HOF game was probably the first I ever spent more that 10 minutes watching. Does TE make a habit of staring at one downfield reciever? - I just don't know. I would have liked to have seen him react to this odd happenstance of a sole lineman being steadily driven back with space on either side, on the pick play. That should set off a signal. Shoumann (#80) was out on the left with not a soul around. A quick flick away. Or take the sack. So, Cincy, if you watch few Bills games, is it safe to assume you see the Bengals some? How did Fitz look last season? Having seen little of him play, but following him via fantasy football, it seemed like he was a kid who had some rough outings, but improved some toward the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I agree with that but I don't think that was anywhere near the spot to take that shot. I saw no opening where Trent could have fit a ball in w/o getting Evans killed; all I saw was a high safety sitting on that skinny post praying for an opportunity to either take the ball away or administer a kill shot to Evans. An opportunity that Trent mistakenly granted him.You want to throw a jump ball at TO on 3rd/12 from midfield, or take a shot downfield at Evans on 2nd/2 go for it. But don't throw balls into the teeth of coverage where the bad guys are just sitting on the route waiting for their supper. Cool, then we can assemble the best roster in the league and maintain it for 15 years before we finally win a Super Bowl, but only after we get LeBeau back and he wins it for us. Love the plan if you'd plug a different name in. (Buffalo) Bill Parcells has yet to associate himself with the Bills... in his "My Last Season" (written when he "retired" from the Jets), Bill does mention that Buffalo was one his favorite places to take his teams, for its' "real football town" feel...said it is hard not to get up for a game in Buffalo...c'mon Bill, make it a clean sweep of the AFC East... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 (Buffalo) Bill Parcells has yet to associate himself with the Bills... in his "My Last Season" (written when he "retired" from the Jets), Bill does mention that Buffalo was one his favorite places to take his teams, for its' "real football town" feel...said it is hard not to get up for a game in Buffalo...c'mon Bill, make it a clean sweep of the AFC East... I'd take Cower over Parcells. But Shanahan would be a good choice, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 OK so if Levitre doesnt get thrown into Edwards and the ball actually goes where it was meant to and Evans finds a way to score.......does this change the outlook on Trent. Anything they want to do on the backups is fine by me.....but there was nothing wrong with Trents play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskik11 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Well, Whitner just "tweeted" that he'd love Vickey Boy as a teammate.... http://twitter.com/DONTEWHITNER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I'd take Cower over Parcells. But Shanahan would be a good choice, too. Yes, I could live with that...but crazy as it sounds, I think Parcells would be more likely to come to Buffalo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yes, I could live with that...but crazy as it sounds, I think Parcells would be more likely to come to Buffalo... And leave the cushy job of building another winner behind a desk in Miami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yes, I could live with that...but crazy as it sounds, I think Parcells would be more likely to come to Buffalo... Probably right. While I think Parcells might be a tad overrated, I would still take him for the Bills in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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