HAHAHAHAHA!!! The short passing game can't work? Tell that to Tom Brady. That boy checks down a TON!!!
I believe the problem with Trent was that he feeling as though he always had to play on his heels, plus the system Buffalo had in place offensively and defensively sucked. Bad game plans all around. There is no doubt in my mind that Trent can throw down field. People love the long ball, but we and every team needs a playbook that mixes the check down with the long ball effectively. We didn't have that. Maybe we do now... remains to be seen.