Comments on: Chan Gailey: Brad Smith is a quarterback like Kordell Stewart

By: macjacmccoy

macjacmccoy — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:03:55 +0000

Actually sounds interesting. He might be a very valueable guy if he can pull it off. The only person even coming close to doing that much is Desean. He has ran for a couple touchdowns, returned a couple, and caught a couple but he aint throwin any. Obviously hes not on the same level as Desean is well except maybe at returning but if he can really throw the ball like Kordell, Gailey might be on to something.

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:56:58 +0000

could be exciting… having a player like Smith that contributes from all over the field is invaluable…

By: rabidbillsfan

rabidbillsfan — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:46:26 +0000

I love how single-minded the “fans” on this site are. I’m pretty sure the reason they listed Smith as a QB is because of the Log-Jam at receiver. Now with Smith taking the 3rd QB spot, he doesn’t have to lose one of his “pure” recivers on gameday. No matter what way you look at it, thats a genious move. Brad Smith is a Wild-Card. When he is on the field, Defenses will have no idea what is going to happen. So what about this scenario, 4 wide, Smith and Fitz in the Gun. Ideally, either player could get the ball snapped to him, and just because Smith gets the ball, doesn’t mean Fitz could bounce outside for a Flea-Flicker type play. This team is trying to get as far away from “one-dimensional” as possible. Brad Smith will help this team become “Multi-Dimensional”. In the 7 close loses last year, the Bills lost by a combined 35 points, 5 point avg. per game. Thats a single score per game, that wirth the addition of Smith, the Bills could overcome.

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:13:48 +0000

Kordell Stewart was hype with a weak arm.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:50:08 +0000

All the people making such nasty comments are either afraid of a Bills resurgence or have no idea what Kordell accomplished (with Chan’s help) as “Slash,” including helping us get to a Super Bowl. If he’d stayed in that role, he’d have had a monster NFL career. And cup1981, I don’t cringe nearly as much at the mention of Kordell the QB as I do at the mention of O’Donnell.

Gailey is a smart, creative coach, and the Bills are better than their record. Chan wouldn’t be giving Smith a QB spot if he didn’t know the kid had the skills to mix things up on occasion. He’s not planning to annoint him the next Jim Kelly. This makes me look forward even more to seeing what the Bills have in store.

By: mommydrank

mommydrank — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:54:25 +0000

Gimmicky offenses don’t have long term success in the NFL, and they never win championships. So this offense is perfect for Buffalo.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:33:26 +0000

Kordell had his place – but not as a starter. If Smith truly is ‘like Kordell’ he would cause some wrinkles that the predictable Bills haven’t seen in …….well…… a very long time.

@daburgher – Chan may be a smart man, but when you run his stats, he’s just not been highly successful in the NFL and OC or HC, even when the teams he coached for did well.
Buffalo’s running game will improve, passing game will not. Overall mediocrity. That maybe why he likes Smith – he may envision Smith bringing linebakers up for some quick slant success. He better have a decent blocking full back though for the blitz when Smith is taking snaps. We’ll see if he’s come up with a formula that’s escaped him thus far in his NFL career.

By: thesilverbandit

thesilverbandit — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:16:19 +0000

I really believe the knowledge and optimism that Chan Gailey brings to the Buffalo Bills will help them be much more exciting than Bills teams in recent past. Not only picking up Brad Smith from a division foe, but utilizing him in a way that they didn’t will present a challenge for everyone in the AFC East. Bills are not limited on the offensive front with Fred Jackson and CJ Spiller as both are elusive Running Backs, and with a plenty of speedy Wide Receivers such as Steve Johnson, Roscoe Parrish and Lee Evans. That alone should lend itself to an exciting season. There are still a few wholes in the defense which need to be evaluated, especially with the loss of Paul Posluszny, and the question marks surrounding Shawne Merriman and how much he will contribute this year. On the last note, there seems to be a lot of negativity from opposing fan bases about the move acquiring Brad Smith. Well all I can say as a Bills fan is that I’m excited to have him and our team and that I’m sure that Jets fans would love to have him back after that failed attempt of Nnambi Asomugha.

By: ampats

ampats — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:46:26 +0000

phinheads calling someone a loser. As the saying goes,takes one to know one.

Bufffalo just jumped ahead of the circus(team that plays its home games at SunLife) in the AFCEast.

And I don’t mean the Jets.(SunLife)

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:44:50 +0000

“He can come in and out.”

By: nickster2k

nickster2k — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:43:01 +0000

merc13 says:
Jul 30, 2011 7:19 AM
People don’t realize smith can’t throw the ball, other teams gotta know this, every time he’s in at qb it’s gonna be a run.

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well….Kordell couldn’t exactly throw the ball either

By: richm2256

richm2256 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:24:19 +0000

Kordell Stewart was such a huge success.

By: mfclock

mfclock — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:23:34 +0000

if dude was a qb in college, do u really think he hasn’t thrown the ball in practice or in the off season with the hope he’d someday get to showcase his skills in a regular season game?? c’mon son, he’ll be ready.

By: emersonbigguns

emersonbigguns — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:20:31 +0000

Does that mean he is rather “light in his cleats?”

By: cup1981

cup1981 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:06:51 +0000

Dear Chan,

Using “Kordell Stewart,” “quarterback” and “good” in the same paragraph makes us cringe. Please refrain from doing so in the future.

Sincerely,
Steeler Nation

By: EJ

EJ — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:44:47 +0000

Gailey is saying that Smith will be a versatile player for Buffalo. Nobody said that he was gonna take over at QB ceo4eva. Why even comment phinheads? I don’t even know why the person in charge of approving our comments lets that go through.
Go Bills!!!

By: qdog112

qdog112 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:43:25 +0000

So you think Smith can’t throw and ole Chan must be crazy? I think you’re wrong and he’s right. Smith can throw an he does present a multi-skilled issue for defenses. His passing stats (TD/INT)compare favorably to Ponder 49/30; Gabbert 42/18; Locker 53/35; Smith56/33. The guy is a football player who represents a changing skill-set of today’s QBs. You have to be able to do more than sit in a pocket.

By: romeisfallingagain

romeisfallingagain — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:32:14 +0000

This is the type of thing that would work a lot better on Madden than it actually does in real life.

By: polishkingski

polishkingski — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:18:58 +0000

see?….we are better than the eagles now. superbowl, here we come! this is pathetic.

By: depotnator

depotnator — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:00:17 +0000

Smith must have been desperate for coin to exile himself to the hinterlands. Maybe he just likes Niagra Falls.

By: ceo4eva

ceo4eva — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:37:28 +0000

dumb… someone doesn’t just play QB after 5 years removed

By: phinheads

phinheads — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:29:43 +0000

losers

By: ghostshock

ghostshock — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:21:03 +0000

The Bills are craaaaaaazy.

By: merc13

merc13 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:19:54 +0000

People don’t realize smith can’t throw the ball, other teams gotta know this, every time he’s in at qb it’s gonna be a run.

By: daburgher

daburgher — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:19:13 +0000

Chan is a smart guy… this is going to be fun to watch