The cursed quarterback class of 2007 just lost another player for the season.
Bills quarterback Trent Edwards will not play again due to a high ankle sprain, according ESPN’s Tim Graham.
Unlike Brady Quinn, who was placed on injured reserve earlier this season, Edwards has occasionally showed promise as a potential “franchise quarterback.” At least until this season.
Hamstrung by a woeful offensive line and a failed plan to run a no huddle offense, Edwards became more gun shy as the season wore on. He was very hesitant to throw downfield.
Edwards missed two games at midseason because of a concussion, then lost his starting job for good when Perry Fewell took over as interim head coach. Edwards wasn’t seen until he hurt his ankle during a brief appearance Sunday against New England.
Ryan Fitzpatrick and Edwards are both under contract in 2010, but the next Bills coach will surely want to add more quarterback talent in the offseason.
With Ryan Fitzpatrick also hurt, the Bills may have to turn to Brian Brohm Sunday.
I remember when he used to torch all the high schools in San Jose.
Much to the chagrin of alllll Buffalo fans.
I remember when he was drafted in the 2nd round by the Packers and then got overshadowed by a 5th round draft pick QB.
He has potential to be a franchise qb but the next Bills coach will surely want to add more quarterback talent in the offseason.
Next you will say trent edwards is a tall short skinny fat man.
Just covering all your angles Rosenthal?
well…brohm was drafted higher than both of them, i guess.
at this point, it doesn’t really matter either way. put dick cheney in at QB, they’re still out of the playoffs.
I wouldn’t say I’ve been “MISSING” work, Bob!
Great opportunity to kick the tires on the all new 2009/2010 Brian Brohm.
Better yet, behind this terrible line, put in Harry Reid and let him get crushed!
Classic example of a guy with potential being thrown to the dogs in the NFL. He did show lots of poise. But that was derailed this year when they couldn’t get a decent no-huddle scheme going in the offseason and subsequently jettisoned their OC right before the start of the season. And this year, unlike years past, he just didn’t adapt quickly enough.
Situations like this highlight the inconsistent logic behind qb development. I remember when Brees struggled his first few years and was essentially one year away from being dropped. Of course that was the year he started to play well. And where is he now?
It’s takes time to develop qb’s. Guys like Ryan and Flacco are exceptions. When you get in a cycle of giving your young qb a year or two only before moving to the next rookie you’re cutting short that part of the learning process where gains start to be apparent in favor of repeating everything from the start. It’s irrational. That doesn’t mean you should extend the process with young qbs who rarely show skill – you should drop those guys. But when a guy shows that he has command of the offense hey, you know, maybe you should give him a decent chance. In a league where maybe a third of the starters are quality qbs, the majority of whom were given sufficient development time, it ain’t like the stats are in favor of this carousel approach.
is there any room for Trent in the UFL? Maybe he can takeover JP Losman’s Job in Las Vegas.
Bills nation is glad to not have to sit through another Trent Edwards start.
The guy did not grow as QB or a player. Injury prone since college and doesn’t take chances. Edwards lost the respect of his teamates and coaches for not taking chances.
There is a reason he is known as Trentative and Checkdown Edwards.
Trent Edwards has looked good in the past, but no QB could look good playing for this years Bills. No O-line, no offensive plan, the OC was fired before the season began, etc. Add in the fact that T.O. drops half the balls thrown his direction, and it’s no wonder he’s afraid to throw downfield.
Unlike Brady Quinn, who was placed on injured reserve earlier this season, Edwards has occasionally showed promise as a potential “franchise quarterback.”
Yea- Brady got a fair shot on a stable, promising team with loads of talent on which a new NFL quarterback can build on. Its not like he was trying to win on a team with offensive inferior talent this year or anything. It not like the team traded away two of its best offensive pieces recently to help him succeed or anything.
Yep- Brady was set up to perfectly succeed under a coach who is a certified genuis and known for developing QBs and downtrodden teams. Typical well analyzed and fair treatment of a player by PFT and Greg “I am developing into Florio Jr.) Rosenthal.
Trent Edwards only showed promise in 2-3 games in 2007 and only through the first 6 games in 2008, from that point foward he has been one of the worst QBs in Bills history.
He plays scared, not scared to get hit but scared to take risks, when I say scared, I mean truely afraid to do anything but check down. I feel sorry for the next team that gets him as anything other than a backup.
# ZombieRevolution says: December 22, 2009 2:28 PM
Yea- Brady got a fair shot on a stable, promising team with loads of talent on which a new NFL quarterback can build on. Its not like he was trying to win on a team with offensive inferior talent this year or anything. It not like the team traded away two of its best offensive pieces recently to help him succeed or anything.
Yep- Brady was set up to perfectly succeed under a coach who is a certified genuis and known for developing QBs and downtrodden teams. Typical well analyzed and fair treatment of a player by PFT and Greg “I am developing into Florio Jr.) Rosenthal.
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If Brady Quinn had gotten his @ss into training camp on Day 1, instead of holding out like an idiot, he might have actually developed into a QB. Instead, his holdout allowed Derek Andersen to further entrench himself as the starter.
When will rookies learn that they do themselves no favors by holding out?
Be a lot of fun to watch Trent compete against Mike Vick in next years Bills training camp.. and don’t go all PETA on me. Its not like Trent or Ryan are better than Vick.. and this is a more serious no bs Vick.. Can Buffalo or Carolina not afford to investigate the possibility??