Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey said today that he’s interested in acquiring a veteran quarterback.
“This is a quarterback-driven league at this point,” Gailey said. “It hasn’t always been that way, but it seems to have become more so in the last decade or so. You have to have a quality player there. It does not have to be a big-name player. You just have to have quality production. That’s the decision you’re trying to make.”
Tim Graham of ESPN.com reports that Gailey acknowledged the rumors that the Bills are interested in trading for a quarterback, including possibly acquiring Michael Vick in a trade with the Eagles. But Gailey said he hasn’t finished evaluating the three quarterbacks he inherited, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards and Brian Brohm.
“The staff got together completely yesterday,” Gailey said. “We’ve been spending the last day and a half going through the evaluation process. I’ve looked at them quite a bit but I want the rest of the offensive staff to look at quarterbacks and let’s get a good evaluation of where we think we are today and where we need to be. . . . Before we get to the first day of free agency we’ll have a good idea of where we need to be.”
Video of Gailey’s press conference today is available at BuffaloBills.com.
Jeff Garcia — on the street – a proven performer
Oh please, Donovan McNabb. You’ll grow to like him, I promise. He can win, just not in the post season. But, you guys don’t need to worry about the post season for a few years anyway. Besides, he’s a Syracuse grad, so there is something in common there. Oh please, pick Donovan, please, please.
Garcia, culpepper, bulger, delhomme all fit the tab
but id go for pennington
I’d rather have Trent Edwards check down to our back-up tight end 10 times a game for the next 15 years before I have that lowlife Vick put on a Bills uniform.
Jeff George is available…
The Ravens will give you Troy Smith for a 2nd rd. pick.
Kyle Boller??? haha
he never said this in his press conference i love how reporters put words in people’s mouths
We’ll give ya Troy Smith……Just send us some Buffalo Wings!
we can trade you Jake for a 7th round pick
Did you just say Chad Pennington to Buffalo?
Marc Bulger will be available for a 4th rounder.
please take derek anderson (away from us)
Carolina will give you Jake Delhomme and a fourth rounder for taking Jake!
Mike Vick….give him a chance…he might surprise you and he’s cheap for a 4th round pick….there is no 4th round pick QB in this draft that will be a stud…take a chance…give him a few weapons and see what happens, you have the runningbacks, got a good wide receiver in Evans, need a TE and another WR thats decent, not T.O. either
Maybe they’ll give us 6 first rounders and a bucket of wings for McNabb or Vick.
Truthfully, I cannot envision McNabb in Buffalo. Not sure why, size of market or weather maybe? He saw enough of that at Syracuse. Arizona would seem to be more his style.
for a buffalo wing,hot dog and a 3rd round pick in sure philly will turn loose vick………………….
Drew Bledsoe is still available and loves the area.
I am not a Bills fan BUT all these posters are dreaming of getting draft picks for their sorry QB’s( Vick, Anderson, Delhomme, Troy Smith, Bulger etc)
But here’s hoping they do!!
fine:
Garcia, bulger, Vick, McNabb
Maybe: Fitzpatrick, Brohm (no idea where he is in terms of talent)
no: culpepper(INTs) delhomme(INTs) Edwards, Favre
Quarterback made of Glass: Pennington
i CAN’T believe you guys are neglecting to mention gus frerotte…
J.P Losman is surely available for a 6th round pick…
Snuff Smith = Jason Whitlock
That being said, I am less opposed to the move than I would like to be.
pullpecker sucks. STDs are also available and would do just as good as pullpecker.
Some of you guys seem to have gone completely overboard with the idea of cashing in on their team’s (backup) QB’s…
No team in a half-decent state of mind would ever give a 2nd rounder for Troy Smith (unproven, with question marks as a passer), nor would any team give away anything more than a 6th or 7th rounder for banged up guys like Bulger or Delhomme (both might get released anyway, so why give away picks if you can get someone for free?).
As a Dolphins fan I do not like the Bills. But the idea of adding a proven veteran QB to offer leadership seems to make sense. Just look at what Pennington did with the Dolphins…
troy smith for 2nd rounder? f u. thats stupid. i agree losman for a 6th…… hahahhahahaha, las vegas getting the 6th.
According to ESPN, the present assumption is that Vick will be released by the Eagles as opposed to a trade. The rumor is that Vick will be going to St. Louis.
While I think a trip to Buffalo would be beneficial for Troy Smith he is not, what one would call, a experienced quarterback.
GO STEELERS!
that’s three shitty QB’s that he has to finish evaluating…
I’ll do the evaluation.
Fitzpatrick: shouldn’t be in the league. Not even the UFL.
Edwards: Could be decent if he had a good coach. Whoops, don’t have a good coach. Trade him.
Brohm: See Fitzpatrick.
But to be kinda fair, they should go after Jason Campbell from Washington. He’s not that bad and he’s young. Him and Edwards in a QB battle wouldn’t be horrible. Throw in a rookie like Colt McCoy or Tony Pike.
Jason Campbell for a 3rd or 4th round pick, please take that Buffalo.
Truthfully, I cannot envision McNabb in Buffalo. Not sure why, size of market or weather maybe? He saw enough of that at Syracuse. Arizona would seem to be more his style.
Seriously, you wanna believe Buffalo weather is so much worse than Philly weather. Check the news.
vick makes the most sense,considering we dont have a lt tackle and vick is a lefty. draft jevan sneed and let him watch 4 a year until we replace jason peters.otherwise,jason campbell would be a a nice addition.i”d even take tyler thigpin,gailey made him into a decent qb in kc.made the offense fit his streangths.someting we shulda done with JP.
Thigpen is under contract in Miami who gave up a 5th rounder for him before the season.
Philly fan is DREAMING if they think that they are going to get anythign other than an 8th or MAYBE a 7th for Vick… puh-lease!
same with Troy Smith… a 2nd rounder? are you serious? laughable….
“Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey said today that he’s interested in acquiring a veteran quarterback.”
Paging Michael Vick?