Depth at QB?

by NDbuffalo on Mar 3, 2011 8:20 PM EST

So i just got to thinking about the QB position in Buffalo behind Fitzpatrick, and got a really bad feeling. It seems to me that the Bills are lacking depth pretty badly right now.

Brian Brohm, it seems, might be a dead end. He has never thrown a TD in the NFL. His two starts for the Bills have been horrid losses (Atlanta and the Jets), and I am starting to believe that there is a reason the Packers left him on the practice squad. In my opinion, it might be time to let him go (I believe he's slated to become a FA whenever that all will start with the new CBA). I cringe thinking about something happening to Fitz and having Brohm come in as a replacement.

Levi Brown was the 3rd stringer this past season. I don't know much about him, as most people forget about 3rd stringers after the preseason. Brown was a project when the Bills drafted him. The Bills also cut him in the final round of cuts before the season started, then brought him back after the Bills let Trent Edwards go. He saw some time against the Jets after Brohm was yanked, but it was a lost cause and Brown threw a pick. Brown likely can still be classified as a project player at best.

Which leads me to my question: What do we do? Do you guys feel that the team should stick with Brohm as the backup? Cut one of the two backups and draft a rookie? Cut both?

I feel that we should cut AT LEAST one and go out once the new CBA is in place and get a veteran backup. There are some adequate backups out there, some even with starting experience. I favorite this move even if the Bills feel the need to draft a QB early, or even in later rounds. It seems most of this years QB class will benefit most from one or two years of bench time to learn. This also relieves any pressure if the starter goes down. You plug in your veteran backup, and let him manage the game.

Thoughts? I know i didn't name any names, and won't but you guys are free to throw around any names you feel like.

Just another great fan opinion shared on the pages of BuffaloRumblings.com.

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we will draft a qb

but not in Rd 1 – my guess

by freddyjj on Mar 3, 2011 8:40 PM EST reply actions

Without a doubt

we will be drafting a QB this year. And it will be early.

by CBATL32 on Mar 3, 2011 9:21 PM EST reply actions

well draft a QB somewhere for sure

and then theyll decide between brohm and brown for the final roster spot. my guess would be levi because at least hes still got upside. i think its a safe bet brohms done with the team

by boomsauce on Mar 3, 2011 9:38 PM EST reply actions

Most teams would be screwed if their starting QB went down. If you draft QB in the top two rounds, you’re doing more than adding depth, you’re signalling to the starter that their days are numbered.

by JapanJohn on Mar 3, 2011 10:41 PM EST reply actions

I'm starting the Tyrod Taylor in the 5th campaign

Would anyone else like to join?

The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun

by mob16151 on Mar 3, 2011 11:35 PM EST reply actions

I'm good with that...

He really stood out for me during the combine. Most definitely peaked my interest.

by blknites on Mar 5, 2011 9:37 AM EST up reply actions

Tyler Thigpen FA

back up to Fitz, won’t need much time with the playbook because of his prior experience with Gailey but will need time with the players. Brown stays at least for another year, maybe even on Practice Squad. The guy has a rocket arm, I mean rocket. Still drafting a QB in the 2nd or 3rd. Can you imagine drafting a Colin Kaepernick or Christian Ponder with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tyler Thigpen to comepete with. Both Vets no Gailey and his system and could stream line the younger two QB’s.

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by VanScottM on Mar 4, 2011 12:16 AM EST reply actions

didn’t the dolphins just tender him? I think we would have to give up a pick to get him…

by astrazz2 on Mar 4, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

no Thigpen please

We don’t need that bum. Let’s spend that $ on D. Let’s draft Newton, Gabbert, Kaepernick, or Ponder plus Fitz and Brown. We don’t need 4 qbs

by Jasey on Mar 4, 2011 12:58 AM EST reply actions

Brohm is done as a Bill

Levi showed more in the Jets game than Brohm, there is a reason Brohm wasn’t tendered an offer. I think Brohm is done with the Bills

A new QB will be drafted next year, my best guess is at this point is Christian Ponder in the 2nd, and who ever is drafted will fight it out with Levi for 2nd string.

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by The Buffalo Kid on Mar 4, 2011 4:07 AM EST reply actions

I agree with you

I want a vet. brought in for the #2 spot through FA. They will let Brohm walk, and draft a QB in the second I hope. I am fine with keeping Brown around one more year as a project on the PS. T. Thigpen would be an option but I have not even looked to see who all might be available.

Please base your arguments in provable facts instead of pulling stuff out of your rear. -CanadianBillsFan- This is why talk is cheap because the supply always exceeds the demand.

by jbbillfan on Mar 4, 2011 9:07 AM EST reply actions

The Bills need to draft somebody and let him backup Fitz. I couldn’t be any less interested in a veteran backup. What difference is a vet really going to make in that role? If Fitz misses five games, is going 2-3 with Tyler Thigpen backing up really going to be any better than going 1-4 with some rookie taking his lumps? The Bills need to build a roster for the long term and worry less about their record next season. At the QB position, more than any other spot on this team, the Bills need to use roster spots on players with real long term potential.

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by kaisertown on Mar 4, 2011 1:24 PM EST reply actions

If Fitz misses five games, is going 2-3 with Tyler Thigpen backing up really going to be any better than going 1-4 with some rookie taking his lumps?

If those two wins are what’s needed to help secure a playoff spot, then the answer is — yes.

by go_buff on Mar 4, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

The problem I have with sticking a rookie into a game is the effect it might have on their development. I don’t see any QB in this draft, except maybe Ponder, who would be an adequate backup. Gabbert, and Newton both worked out of the shotgun and will need time to transition (ProDay will be a big test for Gabbert).
Locker’s accuracy issues have me worried about his mechanics or even his ability to read a D(does his accuracy suck because he can’t make a quick read and ends up second guessing himself mid throw?).
Kaepernick worked out of the pistol, so he will need to get used to being under center.
And Mallett, well, he can sure throw a football, but i just don’t know about him (I’m not a fan of Bobby Petrino’s system and leads me to question his QBs’ abilities. We’ve had one on the roster, a guy who people had high expectations and he flopped…coughcoughBROHMcoughcough)
I just dread throwing a rookie into a pressure situation in year one. It’s a good way to ruin a guys confidence. I prefer the sit ‘em and let them learn approach. So that’s why i want a veteran.
for the future good of the team, not just an extra win or two next year.

by NDbuffalo on Mar 5, 2011 1:22 PM EST up reply actions

Backup Qb

Yeah i have thought of this to. Not sure what is best to do. Only hope we spend a 2nd round on Qb as I think the earliest a Qb dserves to be selected is late 1st. Ponder or kap are my best guesses unless locker is still there. Brohm hasn’t played much though and if I remember correctly fitz had a mediocre game against the jets as well. Definetely agree though that he is not the future of this organization. QB selections this year seems hard to call. Will see what scouting department is earning there pay when these guys start that’s for sure. Go bills.

by billleve on Mar 4, 2011 1:40 PM EST reply actions

Whatever QB gets picked in this draft

and wherever he is picked, spells the end for Brian Brohm in Buffalo.

by go_buff on Mar 4, 2011 1:51 PM EST reply actions

agreed

by billleve on Mar 4, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions

I wouldn’t be surprised if Brohm was pretty much done in the NFL. There’s an inescapable stink attached to QBs who get spit out the bottom of Buffalo’s roster.

It can always get worse. Let me tell you how.

by Ron From NM on Mar 5, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions