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After Week Two, Trent Edwards Leads AFC Q.B's

Not that numbers mean everything but I couldn't help myself to notice that after week 2 Trent Edwards is leading the AFC in passer rating by a decent gap, and second in TD's. His completion percentage is 64.3%, and his passer rating is a beautiful 104.9. And after hearing so much about how goooood Tom Brady looked on MNF, I just wanted to tell you Tom is 11th in the AFC and our own QB is number one. I thought it was totally unfair how they hyped Brady up that whole monday night game and forgot to give Edwards "any" credit for the way he was playing. Now, I do want to point out that before the season, and especially after the preseason I was not an Edwards fan. But if I learned one thing this year, it is not to look too far into preseason games. Granted, I did mention it probably wasn't all Edwards fault and equally blamed Dick Jauron and the offensive scheme for Edwards downfalls. However, right now it really looks like AVP has been the "key" to this now what I believe could be a high powered offense. Now, it has only been two games, and I realize there is at least 14 more to play, but I can't help to notice this team is starting to gel. As the weeks progress, you know T.O will find more catches and so will Lee. Just 5 catches for Owens and 3 for Lee after two games is way too little. AVP, in that respect, does need to find a way to get them more touches, they are the playmakers after all. As for Jackson, what can I say, he is playing awesome. And just think, this offense is without its best player (Lynch, in my opinion). Edwards has played great so far and is proving me wrong, and I love it. He has shown he can make all the throws, and the best thing is, he can improve even more on his already stellar play and he knows it. He is atop of the AFC so far, and that is great to see, especially with guys like Brady, Manning, Rivers and Rothlisberger in the AFC. My opinion would be to give this guy a contract extension as soon as possible, because for one: your keeping a what looks to be a future star and B: you could probably get this future star at a inexpensive price. My point- Trent hasn't really proven anything yet, and by signing him now versus this offseason (with his first playoff season under his belt I believe) would cost us less. If it were up to me I'd wait for the season to be over with, just to solidify my feelings on Trent,  but I know how Ralph thinks, and he does count his pennies most of the time. By signing him now, you probably save millions. Q.B's get some of the biggest money out there, and as one of Brian's article links said, "Trent is great value for the money he is making." Just think if he makes the playoffs this year, do you drop a $60 million + contract on him? Wouldn't you like to get a long term deal done now, before he does really well and asks for that kind of money? Well anyways, I am proud of our Q.B thus far and hopes he keeps it up. Remember, he did start very well last year and tanked bad. Take a look at how he ranks in the AFC versus some elite Q.B's and let me now know if you think he is the long term answer for the Bills and what you would do about his contract. 

Passing(Qualified* | All)
RkPlayerTeamPosCompAttPctAtt/GYdsAvgYds/GTDInt1st1st%Lng20+40+SckRate
1 Trent Edwards BUF QB 36 56 64.3 28.0 442 7.9 221.0 4 1 23 41.1 43T 6 1 6 104.9
2 Joe Flacco BAL QB 43 69 62.3 34.5 497 7.2 248.5 5 2 31 44.9 31T 6 0 2 96.1
3 Matt Schaub HOU QB 43 72 59.7 36.0 523 7.3 261.5 4 1 22 30.6 72T 7 2 2 94.8
4 Peyton Manning IND QB 28 38 73.7 38.0 301 7.9 301.0 1 1 15 39.5 39 3 0 1 94.3
5 Mark Sanchez NYJ QB 32 53 60.4 26.5 435 8.2 217.5 2 1 23 43.4 45 8 2 2 91.3
6 Kyle Orton DEN QB 36 65 55.4 32.5 506 7.8 253.0 2 0 20 30.8 87T 9 2 3 90.9
7 Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB 56 78 71.8 39.0 584 7.5 292.0 2 3 31 39.7 34T 7 0 6 85.6
8 Kerry Collins TEN QB 43 68 63.2 34.0 460 6.8 230.0 3 2 24 35.3 69T 3 2 2 85.4
9 Chad Pennington MIA QB 21 29 72.4 29.0 176 6.1 176.0 1 1 11 37.9 21 2 0 4 84.8
9 Philip Rivers SD QB 49 81 60.5 40.5 688 8.5 344.0 3 3 28 34.6 81T 11 2 5 84.8
11 Tom Brady NE QB 62 100 62.0 50.0 594 5.9 297.0 2 2 32 32.0 31 3 0 1 76.8
12 Carson Palmer CIN QB 36 56 64.3 28.0 432 7.7 216.0 3 4 22 39.3 44 5 1 5 75.9
13 David Garrard JAC QB 37 71 52.1 35.5 404 5.7 202.0 2 1 17 23.9 34 4 0 5 72.7
14 Brady Quinn CLE QB 39 66 59.1 33.0 366 5.5 183.0 1 2 19 28.8 26T 3 0 9 66.9
15 Matt Cassel KC QB 24 39 61.5 39.0 241 6.2 241.0 1 2 13 33.3 29T 3 0 2 66.3
16 JaMarcus Russell OAK QB 19 54 35.2 27.0 317 5.9 158.5 1 2 15 27.8 57T 4 1 3 46.6

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Haha, the 3 at the bottom……HUGE surprise there….

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 21, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions  

fix your link – you’re taking us to your college’s OWA

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying

by J2 on Sep 21, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions  

someone must have fixed it, cuz it just worked for me. thanks.

by csc06258 on Sep 21, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

That would be me. :)

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 21, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

ya but….. you didn’t have it open in a new tab/window…… :(

pet peeve of mine :)

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying

by J2 on Sep 21, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey – right click and open in a new tab. Sorry you have to click one extra time – your poor finger. :)

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by Brian Galliford on Sep 21, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

i know – it’s terrible

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying

by J2 on Sep 21, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

They are asking Tom to throw it alot

"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-

by billsoferie on Sep 21, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Trent has been great so far, there’s no denying that. In fairness, it hasn’t been a great start for AFC QBs (and I’m assuming there’s a reason you only listed the AFC guys). Last season, there were 6 or maybe even 7 AFC QBs with a rating in the 100s after two games, including Edwards.

Also, QB rating is a strange system. The formula hasn’t changed in like 40 years and doesn’t make much sense to begin with. Here’s how you calculate a QB rating:

Subtract 30 points from the completion percentage and multiply the result by 0.05.

Subtract three yards from the average yards per pass attempt and multiply by 0.25

Multiply the interception percentage by 0.25

Multiply the touchdown percentage by 0.2.

You add up those four numbers, divide by six and multiply by 100.

So you end up with somebody like Phil Rivers way down the list because INTs are weighted more strongly than TDs and because his TD percentage isn’t high because of all his pass attempts.

by kaisertown on Sep 21, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions  

thats dumb...

they should do away with the system…but also, when its all said and done…high rating usually means good play, and low, well, means crappy play

Jauron’s nuts must have dropped this year….Go Bills!

by killascript on Sep 21, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

QB Rating

I think QB rating is virtually meaningless. Rob Johnson had a better QB rating than Doug Flutie….how’d that work out? Edwards will almost always have an OK QB rating b/c he is a low risk guy. That having been said, I’ve commented earlier that I care about 3 stats: 3rd down conversions, TD passes and interceptions. Trent has done pretty well on these so far. Here’s to hoping the offense “opens up” a little further in the coming weeks. If he’s confident, he’s a darn good quarterback. Also been pretty impressed by the overall effort of the Def. BTW

by bluecollarbuffalo on Sep 21, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

the real numbers.

QB rating def is an unefficient tracking of quarterback play. Although it’s way early, it def is a positve sign that the guys 2 game production translates into a 3,700 yard, 16 Td, and 8 INT season. Keep it up baby!

by Jay Mayne on Sep 22, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Actually

it’d be a 32 TD season….That would be just what the doctor ordered!

~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."

by Kurupt on Sep 22, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

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