It’s pretty amazing how similar the numbers are.

and also a trophy wife

thing Tom Brady and Trent Edwards have in common is they both play in the AFC East…other than that Trent couldn’t carry Brady’s jock.

Well, there are a few things to consider here. Brady’s 2001 season with the Pats was the season that he was promoted from backup to starter in week 2 (poor Drew Bledsoe and his internal bleeding), unlike Trent in 2008, who spent all offseason getting first team reps. Brady had hardly thrown a pass in the NFL while Edwards attempted 269 passes in 10 games in his first season. A better comparison is probably Trent’s rookie year to Brady’s second season or Trent’s 2nd season to Brady’s 3rd season (where Brady lead the league with 28 TDs).

Brady’s WRs at the time were Troy Brown and David Patten with Jermain Wiggins leading the TEs with 14 catches and Antowain Smith running the ball. While Trent’s weapons weren’t all that good last year, Brady’s weren’t any better. It’s also worth noting that while the Pats did go 11-5 that year, they went 11-3 with Brady as the starter and his 18 TDs that season (in 413 attempts) matches Trent’s career (643 attempts).

we gotta give this guy some time to develop. he has a great foundation to build upon it seems, unlike a guy like losman who you could tell had a 10cent head.

BiliCheat coaches to the strengths (and weaknesses) of his roster (and the oppenent’s tendencies) better than any other coach as far as I can tell. He took an average team in 2001, with a new starting QB to a SuperBowl championship and if you didn’t believe it then, they won several more in the next few years.

Notice the evolution of Brady’s game over 2001-2007 as he consistently (1) gained more game experience, (2) got above average talent around him. The play calling last year for Cassel was eerily similiar to Brady in those first couple of seasons but as he progressed and the talent around him increased, he solidfied himself as a premier NFL QB. Remeber the 2007 season – that was scary!

Nothing against Brady (I can’t argue with 3 SB rings), but something tells me the same level of coaching, Trent would be no-brainer starter in this league. He’s got intelligence and sufficient physical tools (arm strength could be better, but he’s generally accurate) to be successful and now he’s going to have more weapons at his disposal. But i’m hoping that that with another year under his belt, an improvement in game calling from Turk (it’s his second year too), Trent can put the pieces together to consistently produce on game day.

To me, this will be a successful season if we know without a doubt that Trent is the Franchise QB that we’ve needed since the K-Gun was locked and loaded. That will mean we are in playoff contention and can maybe end this horrible drought.

TE for Pro-Bowl 2009! GO BILLS!!!!

Trent’s numbers aren’t that bad, and Brady’s are pretty good. Brady was sacked alot…but hey, overall, it is interesting, but I don’t want to be comparing Trent to Hall of famers just yet, even though we are probably all guilty of that.

I wonder why over half of Trent’s fumbles were lost, while only 25% of Brady’s were?

Could be a couple factors – more of Trent’s fumbles could have been on roll-outs, where there are fewer of his own players than in the pocket. Might be that the Bills linemen aren’t as alert to stray balls as the Patriots O-line is. Or it could be Edwards; he only has two fumble recoveries in his career, which is surprisingly low for a QB. He should take some lessons from Fitzpatrick, who led the NFL last year in fumble recoveries (EIGHT!)

First off, I will start by saying that I am not a fan of Mr. Brady at all.

I love this from a fanbase – I get it – but I can’t help but like to watch how that team plays football. They are good – better than watching the crap fest we call Bills football over the last decade. call me whatever – but there comes a point when I just want to watch good fundamental football instead of the crappy product Buffalo puts out each and every year.

I get the comparison idea – but the difference is in the playmaking ability – they do similar numbers as you point out – but go the route that kaisertown said – probably a little more accurate.

Personally I don’t think there’s any comparison – Brady wins this in a landslide until Edwards proves other wise. Its not an exercise in futility – but comparing the two then expectign anything similiar to the 3 super bowls that Brady has isn’t a great avenue for future hopefulness.

regardless – good article – i enjoyed the read – just not going to be thinking that Edwards is going to get us 3 rings – unless of course he does.

i wonder how brady would do if he were starting for another team.

are really reaching here. trent edwards in NOT tom brady and never will be.

that was one of my friends that got on the computer while i was cooking on the grill. i think that trent has the potential to be a pretty good qb in this league. again, sorry about my friend being a jerk.