Yes he can!!!
Hey, let's take a moment to analyze this. Just say, for arguments sake, Trent can't throw the
long ball. He is still a much better QB than Losman can ever hope to be. He has better pocket presence,
touch on the ball, grasp of the offense and reads defenses better. So Losman can be the one-trick
pony, and I'll take Trent anyday.
And speaking of the long ball. How much of the offense is predicated on the "long ball". Before we answer
that, we need to define the "long ball". I would guess that would be a pass that is in the air for greater than
50 yards, not a pass and catch greater then 50 yards. Now, Trent CAN throw the ball in the air greater than
50 yards with good accuracy. Problem is, unless your the 70's Raiders, that may be 1 to 2 balls a game, if that.
Really does the long ball even matter? I understand you want to loosen the defense, but tossing the ball 50 plus
yards all game, ain't the answer.
Let's not forget this, to be able to throw the "long ball", you would need to have AN OFFENSIVE LINE THAT CAN HOLD
A BLOCK FOR MORE THAN 2 SECONDS! Which gets back to my original point that the poor offensive line play is
most of Trent's problems these days.