J.P. Losman or Gibran Hamdan?

I just don’t think a draft choice—likely a mid rounder—is worth the risk of being viewed negatively by free agents for the entirety of Ralph Wilson’s life.

but I wonder if players would really think of it that way. After all, it is not like Loseman has not already had several years and a few games this year to show what he can do. In this case, would players around the NFL really think Loseman didn’t get enough chances? WWJD is not the appropriate question here. A better one might be, “What would the Pats do?” I know what they did with Bledsoe, Law, Milloy, etc. They did what was best for the team. With every game Cassel plays, I bet Brady sweats a little more. The Pats don’t have any problem getting top FAs to play for them, and it is not because of how loyal or fair the Pats organization is to its players. It is because they are competitive and are committed to winning every season. If Buffalo showed the same, the FAs would come.

So, applying that logic to the Bills situation, why would you not play Hamdan. We don’t even know if this guy is a good 3rd string let alone a good backup. We need to get a good look at what he can do. I believe we need to bring in a Vet and draft a QB, maybe as early as the 2nd round depending on how Edwards looks in the last two games. I believe I am in the minority right now.

Next, we should give Hamdan a shot right away. Losman as Joe P. noted above has had several chances to get teams to notice him and see how he plays. As we all have seen, the JP of 2006-2007 is still there in 2008, and I MUST assume all 31 other teams can see that as well.

I say we give Hamdan 3 games and see what he does if Trent won’t be back for the year. Many players will understand the situation with JP, and that will likely not factor in at all in their decision to come here. They know JP had his shots and flunked them, and that the Bills as an organization must see what they got in Gibran. I say start Hambone if Trent can’t go tomorrow.

although i would like to see what hamdan has to offer, i agree with you on the fact losman is going to give his all, seeing this is his tryout. so i think he gives us the best chance to win out there as where hamdan everything is completely unknown. i met him, and he’s a nice dude and trent’s good buddy, but that doesn’t warrant him to start.

obviously, if edwards is healthy, start him. he is the qb of this franchise at least for the immediate future.

I’ve got a lot to say on this one. :)

1. - Loyalty does matter, and Losman has been a good team player this year.
2. - I don’t know where this idea that Hamdan is the “heir apparent” came from, but it’s completely bunk if Dick Jauron is fired. He’s the only coach in the league who would have faith in Gibran Hamdan as his backup.
3. - Edwards will play by season’s end. He’s not that hurt, and he needs the experience. If he can go, he’ll go. Trent’s not mailing it in, and neither are the coaches.
4. - The Bills, believe it or not, are still trying to win games, and Losman gives them the best chance of doing so out of the #2 slot.
5. - Seriously? Gibran Hamdan?
6. - Hamdan’s already taken a handful of reps with the first team this week, so I’m not going to be shocked if he sees some playing time. Starting is an entirely different animal.

So obviously, I went with Losman. I like Hamdan – in particular his relationship with our starter – but that’s about as far as my like goes. As bad as Losman has been, I’d rather watch him suck than Gibran suck.

He is extremely motivated to play well so I think he gives us the best chance. I also agree with you Brian that JP has acted professionally with his benching and has always been ready so he deserves to start.

Hamdan on the other hand will be with the team for a few more years so there’s no rush. I certainly don’t think that sending him out to the wolves is a good idea, the JETs and the PATs are playing for their playoff survivals so it won’t be a walk in the park for whoever is in there. In my opinion we should be bringing in a veteran QB (Harrington, Batch, Ramsay) during the off season and have Hamdan compete for #2. There is no rush.

By playing JP the Bills could spark interest from other teams.

I just want to let everyone know that JP is really a guy of great character. He is actively involved in the community, he didn’t complain about getting benched, and he has been a great leader. I understand that he was not able to thrive with the Bills, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he went to another franchise and helped them win.

The Bills should start JP because the coaches feels he gives the team the best chance to win.

I think this is simple. JP has to start because he gives this team a better chance to win than Hamden does.

I can understand that people want to see Hamden play because they are either really, really down on Losman, curious about Hamden or whatever, but anyone who actually thinks that Gibran gives this team a better chance to win than Losman is overthinking the situation.

If I believed that Hamden had ANY chance to be a succesful NFL QB, this situation would look very different to me. The only reason that Hamden is on this roster is because he is buddies with Trent and because he outplayed the useless Matt Baker and the team kept 3 QBs. He won’t be the number 2 next year and will probably only be on the roster if Jauron is still the coach or if Trent throws a hissy fit to keep his best friend on the team, on the team.

2-3 in favor of Hamdan….fans must REALLY hate Losman.