Report: Bills Still Interested In QB Adam Weber

by Brian Galliford on Jul 5, 2011 8:30 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills News

Back in mid-March, well over a month before the start of the 2011 NFL Draft, the National Football Post reported that the Buffalo Bills were one of several teams interested in Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber. The draft came and has long since past, and thanks to the NFL lockout, Weber is still available, as he went undrafted in April.

Now, the Star-Tribune in Minneapolis is reporting that once the lockout ends, the Bills are expected to make a "strong bid" to sign Weber as an undrafted free agent.

As we've discussed throughout this elongated off-season, the Bills are desperately thin at quarterback, and will probably look to sign two when they have the ability to do so. Weber would not solve the team's backup quarterback problem, but he'd be able to compete with 2010 seventh-round pick Levi Brown for the third-string job in camp, at least.

Weber was a four-year starter at Minnesota, where after a very promising sophomore season he regressed as a junior, but then came on for the best season of his career as a senior. The 6'1", 209-pound Weber is a solid athlete with plenty of experience, but his athleticism and production have always left something to be desired.

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YAHOO!

A chance to re-beat my favorite draft-day dead horse!

Louisville QB Adam Froman.

Those are all Sunday afternoon big-boy throws. Got hurt (against Wannstedt and Pitt) early in his senior season after having been a JUCO transfer, so nobody really got to see him last year. He’ll play. Not the immediate answer to the backup QB riddle for 2011, but a guy you want around.

Also, red-headed, which mattered (I guess) in evaluating Andy Dalton.

by Brian in Shortsville on Jul 5, 2011 8:58 AM EDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4iHTWC7hE

by Brian in Shortsville on Jul 5, 2011 8:59 AM EDT reply actions

I think we should strongly consider Pat Devlin, thats all.

by BuffaloSpaniard on Jul 5, 2011 9:46 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

The odds of any UDFA QB making the final roster are slim.

Similar to Levi, keeping them close by the roster without to much exposure to the other teams, working them behind the scenes and evaluating thier ability to learn offenses, make throws, read defenses is the key here. Many times your UDFA may make the PS and only the roster if there is an injury. Keeping them under wraps from the waiver wire is difficult but usually the status Quo. This includes, Levi Brown, Adam Froman, Pat Devlin and Adam Weber.

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by VanScottM on Jul 5, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Yah and to most analyst for tv and such they painted a pretty picture of pat devlin and talked him up but he has bad arm strength and is nothing like joe flacco even though they kept comparing the 2

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by matthew62 on Jul 5, 2011 11:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

1.) Ryan Fitzpatrick
2.) Tyler Thigpen
3.) Levi Brown and Adam Weber fight it out (although I think Levi would win)
I would be down with this.

by Xaviermw on Jul 5, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

You mentioned Weber would compete for #3

who has the lock on #2? As far as I know the Bills only have 1 QB inder contract.

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by JTM1023 on Jul 5, 2011 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

They have two – Fitzpatrick and Brown.

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by Brian Galliford on Jul 6, 2011 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions

As someone who watches a lot of Gophers football, I’ll just say I’m extremely happy Marqueis Grey is now the QB and not Weber. Weber was mediocre at Minnesota, though in his defense, he had 4 different OCs.

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by NordicBillsfan on Jul 5, 2011 7:35 PM EDT reply actions