but have seen the light. JP just can’t make the reads under pressure. Even if JP’s light comes on and he becomes the next Farve, it will not be with the Bills. JP will never sign with the Bills again!

Great post. Thanks, mckelvin.

Here’s what I think about J.P. Losman. He is one of the most physically talented quarterbacks in the NFL. Losman can make plays that other quarterbacks will never be able to make. When he’s on the field, he challenges and stretches defenses vertically and forces them to defend the entire field. I could write a long post on the value of arm strength and the impact that it has on the game; it has multiple layers that many fans don’t seem to realize and underestimate its value. Losman has good intagibles: he’s competitive, tough, confident, works hard, and he’s a good teammate.

Here’s what I don’t understand about J.P. Losman. At this point in his career, Losman must know his primary weakness: reading defenses and going through his progressions. He either has seen it himself, and/or teammates and coaches have told him. After everything Losman has been through, he must realize: fix it or else, and if he does fix it, watch out. Yet, this post indicates that he’s still having the same old problems and I don’t understand why. I think reading defenses and going though your progressions is something that can be improved and corrected with coaching and experience. It seems so simple. So what’s Losman’s problem? Intelligence? Bad habits? Greed? Pride?

Ha… anything I can do to help. :)

Thanks for the update on Losman – your report is a stark contrast from what I saw from him a week ago today. Good read.

What is this nonsense? His “presence”? His “game management”? What exactly are you folks talking about and how are you measuring this crap? How can any Bills fan be a “Losman fan” or an “Edwards fan” at this point? Losman had a thoroughly disappointing, star-struck first four years in the league and it’s ridiculous that Jauron has brought him back for a 5th season when the team has benched him four times already in his career. If Edwards got hurt, how can you turn to someone a 5th time to lead your team and expect it to work? Edwards’ 4 games with an offensive touchdown out of 9 starts statistic is so mind-boggling that it borders on insane that Buffalo brought him back without a true fall back plan to lead the team again. I’,m still waiting for a true comparison of a rookie starting QB who was that bad his 1st year and was brought back to start uncontested in his second year. Sure, Edwards youth is nice because he has so much room to improve, but please stop it with the vague compliments about the guy- it’s nothing but ridiculous grasping…Edwards was AWFUL in 2007 so whatever “mental capacity” or “pocket presence” he has displayed to this point has been, like his arm-strength and speed, not good enough for the NFL.

If the guy can’t hack it by then, then get rid of him. I mean, lets look at some other guys out there in crappy situations as well. Alex Smith, and Jason Campell have now both been in 8 different offenses in their 7 years combined in the league. Tavaris Jackson is not that great a QB, but the team is giving him the that 3rd year needed to see if he “gets” the game.

I don’t really care who the hell the Bills QB is if he is a young player, they MUST give them a chance to grow. They didn’t with JP and for that I am angry, and I hope they don’t repeat it with Trent. The team for many years rather just admit we needed to burn the roster to the ground and rebuild went for a half-ass rebuild, but try to compete on the cheap plan of which we are still digging out. Among the casualties has been JPs development as a QB. I thought picking him late in the 1st was a bad idea, but wanted the best for him. The FO screwed it up as did the old coaching staff, and thankfully it looks like DJ is going to sink or swim with Trent.

It sucks for Losman, and it could horribly backfire on us with Trent either getting hurt or being ineffective, but let me point something out. Our team is right NOW built to compete for the next 3-5 years for a playoff spot. The majority of our best players are under long term contracts, and seem happy to be here. All we need to do is give our team’s QB, WHOEVER it is some time to grow.

If its Trent I think we will see some steady but unspectacular progress this season as long as he does not miss long stretches of time, or if DJ goes into yo-yo mode with Trent and JP (btw, Trent was drafted on DJ’s watch, not JP and very very very few coaches will use the old QB if they can have their own, tough to swallow, but JP wasn’t Farve when DJ arrived). Then we find out in the ‘09-’10 campaign whether or not he makes that 3rd year leap. JPs leap was stunted by a FO with a schizoid personality and must be let go, if he recovers and become good somewhere else, good for him. If not, I hope he invested his cash wisely.

Either way, alot of the blame rests with the FO, and we MUST be patient, its like growing plants, you can water, keep it in the right amount of sunlight and make sure it has the right soil and usually you get a nice plant. Or you can forget to water it regularly, put it in nutrient poor soil, and dig it up daily to see if it has grown and by doing so you either have a dead plant (career) or something that is not what it should be (JP anyone?). I know the FO dug up JP on a regular basis, thus a mangled and poor plant. Hopefully with Trent they will water that plant and keep on doing the right things to make him grow as a player.