whatdrought Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Watching clips on youtube brings back so many memories.... Josh Reed, Stevie Johnson, James Hardy. Seems like yesterday.
JimBob2232 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 I remember ESPN talking about him as a potential league MVP that year....then the concussion...then squat. Sad.
DabillsDaBillsDaBills Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Did that hit ruin Trent Edwards career? No, No, No, No, and No. A lot of Bills fans cling to this idea, and it's demonstratively wrong. The best game of Edward's career (vs Chargers) came AFTER that concussion. Edwards was NEVER good and the 4-0 start to the 2008 season was born of lucky scheduling. The best record any of those 4 teams had at the end of the 2008 season was 5-11 2
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Sweats said: Ah, ye ole Capt. Checkdown stories. What a doggone shame he was. YE OLE once wrote a fantastic parody about Trent, entitled “Football Wizard.” Naturally it was set to the tune of Pinball Wizard. What could have been...
NickelCity Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 I've talked to Trent about that hit, and he mentions the Chargers game as proof that the hit didn't change him. I don't buy it, though I admit he's a nice guy and he talked up the Bills plenty. 1
Figster Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Bad Oline protection can have a cumulative effect on any QB both physically and mentally in my humble opinion. Fix the protection or ruin the QB ...
gobills1212 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 I always wondered how the dude could go without owning a tv...
WhoTom Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 I don't know how this myth of him ever being good has persisted for so long. Trent was never more than a backup. If Walsh hadn't mentioned his name to Marv, he probably wouldn't even have been a 3rd round pick. Trent played safe - before and after the hit. That's why Jauron liked him. 1
MC Hamburg Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 I fully believe that his bell was rung...it happened just after I bought his Jersey..I could tell he was the answer we needed at QB. Then after the Nasty hit in Arizona..you could just tell he wouldn't be the same again...that hit was extremely hard and completely unnecessary.Kind of glad they protect the QB more than they did back then
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 His practice and camp highlight reels were incredible. On the field it never converted. The game move to fast for him.
starrymessenger Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Yeah that big Zona safety broke him. It was all AWs stupid fault.
SoTier Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said: Ya after that hit something changed in him. Even tho played good one more game. He seemed like afraid to get hits. Ya, something changed ... DCs figured out how to defend him.
Reed83HOF Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: His release was weird. He was great in preseason for Chan, wins the job, starts the first couple of games, then cut. It was strange. It was like if we decided to cut Tyrod after that Godawful saints game. We wouldn't have to trade up if we did that... 1
FreddieJizzle22 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Trent Edwards sucked before and after that hit. Edited March 21, 2018 by FreddieJizzle22 1
NoSaint Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, SoTier said: Ya, something changed ... DCs figured out how to defend him. They defended him pretty well before too. They just really nailed it after.
GrizzReaper Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Yeah that hit definitely ended Edwards... Like others have said I don't think he was going to be great but he was a changed man after Aneas labeled him.
folz Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 This brings up a good point. It's so easy for us (myself included) to sit back watching the games and be frustrated with a player for shying away from a hit, or being skiddish in the pocket, or whatever. But most of us couldn't take the punishment that these guys do. I'm sure there are a lot of guys on here that played football at some level, but the NFL is a whole different world. These guys really are putting their bodies and minds on the line. I'm sure there are a number of guys who don't make it in the league simply because humans don't like to get hit. It can't be easy to see a Ray Lewis-type dude running full speed at you, intent on inflicting pain, and just stand there and take it. I can completely understand a guy becoming gun shy to where he plays himself out of the league. It takes a rare breed to do what those guys do.
row_33 Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 He was finished at that moment of impact. Some have argued he had some great games later but it wasn’t worth the effort looking for that.
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