Kirby Jackson Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Back in the day, someone ran his record and stats against teams with winning records. You'd expect the numbers to be worse, but his were off-the-charts brutal.Bledsoe is such a weird case to me though. He is like the only guy in the drought era that we still think highly of that wasn't very good. Usually we are pretty good at criticizing Taylor, Fitz, Orton, Flutie and then those other bums that couldn't play. We remember Bledsoe to be a much better player than he was in Buffalo because of that hot start he got off too. In general he was a bad player by the time that he got there and still cost us a 1st. They threw a parade for the guy!! Edited September 4, 2017 by Kirby Jackson
Gray Beard Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Ryan Fitzpatrick Doug Flutie Trent Edwards Kyle Orton Tyrod Taylor Fitz and Trent each had big hits and they weren't the same after. Can I qualify my order by saying I am ranking them before the big hits? Trent probably would have sat out quite a few games with the current concussion rules. I notice that many people have picked Flutie but nobody has picked Johnson. I never understood the hype for Bledsoe. He used to clomp around in the backfield as if he was wearing deep sea diving weighted shoes. Like Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Men of Honor.
Rico Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Bledsoe is such a weird case to me though. He is like the only guy in the drought era that we still think highly of that wasn't very good. Usually we are pretty good at criticizing Taylor, Fitz, Orton, Flutie and then those other bums that couldn't play. We remember Bledsoe to be a much better player than he was in Buffalo because of that hot start he got off too. In general he was a bad player by the time that he got there and still cost us a 1st. They through a parade for the guy!! The 2003 season is still by far my most hated of the drought-era, only eclipsed by the Steelers game in 2004. I couldn't stand him with the Pats, and wasn't happy about the trade bringing him here at all. His 1st 8 games here don't come close to making up for the next 2-1/2 years.
The Frankish Reich Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Doug Flutie Drew Bledsoe Kyle Orton Ryan Fitzpatrick TyrodTaylor Trent Edwards Kelly Holcomb Todd Collins EJ Manual Rob Johnson JP Losman Alex Van Pelt Thad Lewis Jeff Tuel Brian Brohm Cassel never started for the Bills. In fact he never even took a regular season snap Didn't Cassel actually come out as the starter for one play, then Tyrod replaced him? He was the designated hard count guy or something before we go hard count specialist EJ up to the task. EDIT: remember Field of Dreams and "Moonlight Graham?" The guy in the baseball encyclopedia who played 1 game, coming in as a defensive sub for one inning and never coming to the plate. Matt Cassel was never given the chance to screw up, hence he is pretty high on this list ... Cassel's starting QB record as a Bill: 1-0. Perfection. Edited September 4, 2017 by The Frankish Reich
The Frankish Reich Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Who gives a rats patootie! What would we do without the guy who reads all the posts and joins TSW so he can post comments like this?
r00tabaga Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Try doing the *patriots....its way worse. Brady Bledsoe Grogan ... ... ... ... Eason Edited September 4, 2017 by r00tabaga
The Frankish Reich Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Try doing the *patriots....its way worse. Brady Bledsoe Grogan ... ... ... ... Eason Well ... true, but isn't it kind of like the opposite of the "other than that, Mrs. Lincoln enjoyed the play?" I mean, the GOAT (no, I don't enjoy saying that) and a Pro Bowler/Super Bowl starting QB spanning the last quarter century and all that ...
r00tabaga Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Who is better as a whole? Kelly, Kemp, Ferguson & Tyrod -or- Brady, Grogan, Eason & ??? Flutie & Bledsoe are washes since they played for both.
Hurricane Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Billie Joe Hobert Craig Nall Trent Edwards How did Gibran Hamden not make this list? lol
Nuncha Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Flutie has to be number 1 - he was the last to lead this mess to the post season.
Boatdrinks Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Bledsoe is such a weird case to me though. He is like the only guy in the drought era that we still think highly of that wasn't very good. Usually we are pretty good at criticizing Taylor, Fitz, Orton, Flutie and then those other bums that couldn't play. We remember Bledsoe to be a much better player than he was in Buffalo because of that hot start he got off too. In general he was a bad player by the time that he got there and still cost us a 1st. They threw a parade for the guy!! Probably because his 2002 season with Moulds and Price was the last time the Bills had something resembling an NFL passing attack.
stinky finger Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Flutie Taylor Fitz Bledsoe Orton I beg you guys to go back and look at Bledsoe's Bills tenure after the 1st half of the 1st year. He was AWFUL. We remember his tenure way more fondly than we should. Yep, I traded him and Moulds as a package that year in fantasy. It was like I was Nostradamus.
Boatdrinks Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Flutie has to be number 1 - he was the last to lead this mess to the post season. Nah, the Bills teams he played on had the best defenses on that list by far. The Orton team with Schwartz D was pretty good too. Flutie also had some craptastic games during those seasons. Home vs Giants in '99 comes to mind How did Gibran Hamden not make this list? lol The Chroise should be on there.
Steptide Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Surprised people have fitz so high. He was decent in 2010 and the beggining of 2011, but other than that he was pretty horrid Edited September 4, 2017 by Steptide
HT02 Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 I thought this would be a fun topic to banter about. How would you rank the starting QB's we have had since Jimbo retired? Boy, is this list cringe worthy... Todd Collins Alex Van Pelt Doug Flutie Rob Johnson Drew Bledsoe JP Losman Kelly Holcomb Trent Edwards Ryan Fitzpatrick Brian Brohm EJ Manuel Thad Lewis Jeff Tuel Kyle Orton Matt Cassel Tyrod Taylor I would say my top 5 would be: Bledsoe, Fitz, Tyrod, Flutie, Trent Bottom of the barrel: Brohm, Tuel, Cassel GO BILLS!!! What an awful list! Top five for me: Flutie, Bledsoe, Tyrod, Fitz, Van Pelt(?) Bottom: Brohm, Tuel, Collins Absolutely most hated: Johnson Flutie has to be number 1 - he was the last to lead this mess to the post season. I agree, he gave the team hope
reddogblitz Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Nah, the Bills teams he played on had the best defenses on that list by far. The Orton team with Schwartz D was pretty good too. Flutie also had some craptastic games during those seasons. Home vs Giants in '99 comes to mind If you lead us to playoffs, all is forgiven.
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