First - Donahoe:
He says there "was not enough interest (in the trade market). Does this mean there was some interest? If there was, why not trade him even if it meant only getting a 6th or 7th rounder? My guess is, he was gracious enough to Beldsoe to cut him, and not get anything in return for him to give him the chance to land a starting job in the Free Marker to someone that wants him as a starter....rather than trade him to a team that would also want him as a backup.
Secondly - Bledsoe:
He didn't want to return to Buffalo as a backup. So, lets say he does end up in Dallas. And gets unseated by Drew Henson in week 4. Can we expect him to immediately retire???
-- Bledsoe Shocked; Won't Sign to be a Backup --
Thu Feb 17, 2005
The Boston Herald reports the Bills reportedly acquiesced to QB Drew Bledsoe's request to be cut rather than traded (something the Pats refused to do three years ago), but in the end they didn't have much of a choice. ``At this particular time there was not enough interest (on the trade market),'' said GM Tom Donahoe. Bledsoe said he could possibly land in Dallas, where he would be reunited with former HC Bill Parcells. Somehow, Bledsoe didn't see it coming. He said he was surprised when Donahoe and HC Mike Mularkey informed him that they would be going with QB J.P. Losman as the starter in 2005. ``When I had the conversation with Mike and first found out the direction they were going to go with J.P., I was beside myself,'' Bledsoe said. ``I was furious and angry. . . . But that is their point of view and that is what they're going to do. I am going to go forward and look forward to the next challenge.'' Bledsoe said he would not accept a backup role next season with any team. ``I don't see myself as being a backup in this league,'' he said. ``If it comes to that, you will probably see me tip my hat and head back to the Northwest.''