Flbillsfan#1

Trent had a good 1st 5 games then he REGRESSED terribly while Flacco got BETTER as the year went on & played VERY WEll at the end of the year at CRUNCH TIME.

There is something called YAC. That stands for yards after catch & is included in yards per game & yards per attempt. Flacco had a QB rating of 90 over the last 11 games, what was Trents QB rating over that streatch?

Yeah I KNOW Trent would not have led the Ravens to the playoffs. BILL you are the only person on this board that keeps talking about JP, & I know that all through 09 as Trent STRUGGLES you will say "JP would not have played any better" even though he is NO LONGER a Bill.

The fact is he WON rookie of the year, & BOTH he & Matt Ryan had a MUCH better year than Trent, leading their respective teams to the playoffs.

Yeah I guess I am. Joe Flacco WON the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year Award. Matt Ryan won the AP award.

I agree with 7-9 unless the Bills SUPPRISE us all this off season with some fantastic moves, which means the Bills have not improved all that much since 2005.

NO I MEAN Joe Flacco who was named NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. In the last 11 games of 08 Flacco went 9-2 with a QB rating of 90.2 while Trent flounderd & squandered a 5-1 start. The ONLY reason Trent has a decent completion percentage is he NEVER throws the ball more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage & many of his throws are either behind the line or within 5 yards of it. Next time get YOUR facts straight.

I agree with you, but you forgot to name probably the biggest obstacle the Bills face in luring free agents, & that is NY State TAXES. NOBODY making $$$$$$$ would choose NY & their taxes over Florida.

He was decent enough to be named Rookie of the year. He played MUCH better than Trent last year & that is a fact. If Flacco was on the Bills in 08, I think the Bills make the playoffs.

QB is the MOST IMPORTANT position on a football team. The Bills have a THIRD YEAR vet that has not proven anything but the fact he can't stay healthy, & the Chroise at that position. I will grant you the Bills are weak at a NUMBER of positions & the coaching SUCKS, but QB has to be the weakest because it is the most important position.

If this team is in FAR better shape than 2005, How many games do you predict the Bills will win in 09? As Dennis Green once said, you are what your record says you are.

Trent is a THIRD YEAR VET with 2 solid years of STARTING experience. Two ROOKIE QB's led their teams to the playoffs.

What if her assistants were really hot?

I looked at the replays that were shown right after the play & looked at it again with my DVR, which I'm sure the officials upstairs did as well. The Rothlisberger play was a MUCH CLOSER CALL.

No I don't, not when there is NO NEED to. If it was close that would have been one thing, however the fumble was SO OBVIOUS, what is the point of wasting time for NOTHING?

Sounds like sour grapes to me. There is NO POINT to further review something that WAS REVIEWED upstairs & found to be so obvious as to NOT NEED further review.

The officials upstairs determined it did not need to be reviewed on the field because it was VERY OBVIOUSLY a fumble.

They showed the replay on TV & anyone with a DVR could look at it again & again. The ball was CLEARLY out of Warners hand BEFORE his arm went forward. It was a CLEAR FUMBLE & no need for a review.

Guys like Bruce Smith are RARE.

The OC has changed but the system & language used is the same all 3 years for Trent. We have consistancy, too bad it's not GOOD consistancy.

If only Norwood makes that kick.

1)Joey Galloway & last year Antonio Bryant were able to get open because Clayton was the other WR on the field, so he definately would help Lee get open. 2) You are right about that usually, that is the case ..........but this is the Lions that draft WR's like the Bills draft DB's.

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You people that think Trent is underpaid are crazy. Tom Brady WON the Super Bowl............now he was UNDERPAID. but Trent's play last year was worth NO MORE than he was paid. 7-9................who knows, Hamden may have been able to go 7-9 maybe even better than 7-9. As far as extending Trent, it would be crazy to extend him before next season ends. In the 1st place he has not had an injury free year EVER yet...........who knows he could have a career ending injury in 09, in the 2nd place he was progressivly WORSE as the year went on, & now teams have PLENTY of game film on him & know how to defend him. Next year Trent will prove he is the man, stay healthy & lead the Bills to the playoffs..........then he gets extended to a NICE contract, or he plays like he did in 08, the Bills finish 7-9 AGAIN. If the later happens, a new coach will be bringing in a NEW starting QB.

I'll give you Hines Ward he is also a great blocker. But Steve Smith is nowhere near as good a blocker as Clayton & I have seen them go head to head twice a year (excluding games not played due to injuries).