Interesting twist...Brohm to START in week 16

by TrevorR on Dec 21, 2009 8:30 PM CST

Who saw this coming? The Bills may be forced to see what they have in Brohm in week 16 due to injuries to their top 2 QBs.We'll now get to see what he's TRULY made of...so far everyone we've cut, except for maybe Sutton, has failed when given the chance to shine on other teams. Hopefully that will happen here too so we don't have to worry about "the one that got away" or something!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bills-qbs&prov=ap&type=lgns

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How will Brohm look as a starter with the Bills and TO?

He flouishes. Another miss for TT and MM.

32 votes

Average. He's got TO and Evans so how bad can it be?

143 votes

Fail. He's just not cut for the pro's at this point at least.

165 votes

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Hopefully he plays

I’d love to see him get a shot in Buffalo. If QB Brady Quinn can start, then I don’t see any reason why Brohm can’t. And it’s a perfect opportunity to give Brohm a start in a low pressure game. On the road, in the dome in Atlanta, against a below average defense. He can’t be worse Ryan Fitzpatrick.

by Brandon on Dec 21, 2009 11:20 PM CST reply actions

I voted fail, by the way. He’s been running the scout team offense over here. He hasn’t taken any reps with the second teamers let alone the first. We have a worse OL than you guys ever dreamed of in Green Bay. Yeah he’s toast.

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by MattRichWarren on Dec 22, 2009 5:33 AM CST reply actions

Hard to believe that you have a worse Oline…but then again you did have a guy from our scout team STARTING over there so maybe that is the case. Either way, you Bills need to leave our scout team alone!!

by TrevorR on Dec 22, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

preseason/OL

Listened to the Bills game while driving across Ontario on Sunday. Heard the Brohm bombshell on the postgame show through the static. Anyway, BB faced a rush in the preseason with the crappy Packer OL. That’s how he got hurt. He should be used to having people in his face. Not that he has the tools to do anything but fail… Still, i’d rather have Quinn or Brohm or even Jamarcus Russell than that other guy for Cleveland.

by uglyfatpimplynerd on Dec 22, 2009 7:58 AM CST reply actions

I'm kinda curious...

As to how anderson had such a good year 2 years back and the failed so miserably this year. Coaching?

by dchoubak on Dec 26, 2009 1:25 AM CST up reply actions

Maybe it was just a little luck…things just clicked for that year.

by TrevorR on Dec 26, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions

They played alot of mediocre to poor teams that year

Their wins that season:

Bengals
Ravens x2 (Pre-Flacco, well aged McNair era)
Dolphins (the 1-15 season)
Rams
Seahawks in OT, their one quality win
Texans
Jets (4-12, pre-Favre season)
Bills
49ers

That, and Braylon Edwards had not been introduced to KY Jelly yet.

by Danwood on Dec 27, 2009 6:33 AM CST up reply actions

Oh Braylon knew the KY back then. That was his rap in college too.

Good point about the teams they played. I remember people mentioning how much tougher the Browns schedule was going to be. I still thought they would be better than THAT! I still can’t believe that they tore about that whole team like it was some aging dynasty or something!!

by TrevorR on Dec 28, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions

Hard to imagine how he could succeed

QB with zero starts + Bad team around him = recepie for disaster

by DaveInTucson on Dec 22, 2009 11:18 AM CST reply actions

Or conversely

He’s facing a team thay defensively isnt playing to well right now. He’s got Lynch and Jackson Evans and owens,maybe he doesnt do to horribly either. Plus the guy wears number 4. lol

by mob16151 on Dec 22, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

Wearing #4 is supposed to be a good thing?

by dchoubak on Dec 26, 2009 1:26 AM CST up reply actions

I hope he does well

This is a case where I won’t be upset if a player the Packers cut becomes a good player. He showed nothing in GB to make him valuable as an asset to keep or as a trading chip.

With that said, it appears to be a difficult situation to succeed in.

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by shaftr on Dec 22, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions

BB

I voted average. TO and Lee Evans? Can’t do much worse than Fitz and Captain Checkdown.

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by 23_Wind on Dec 23, 2009 7:18 PM CST reply actions

Here's the big questions though

When a GM cuts a player and that player goes on to succeed in another environment, is the GM considered to have:

a) Failed, because he “let a good one go”.

b) Succeeded, because he had to wherewithall to be the first to notice the talent and draft the guy

See, I almost want my team’s ex-players (whom we drafted) to do well because it means our GM is finding good players in the draft. If they go elsewhere and succeed after having not made it on our team, that would be more of an indictment on poor coaching.

by Jayrome007 on Dec 24, 2009 9:26 AM CST reply actions

Good point.

by packallday555 on Dec 26, 2009 12:24 AM CST up reply actions

It’s probably a little bit of both. I don’t mind if he does well cause even if he was a good player in GB, he wouldn’t have played since we got Rodgers for the next 10 years.

by dchoubak on Dec 26, 2009 1:27 AM CST up reply actions

Definitely curious to see how he does. I wouldn’t mind if he did well but at the same time if he does, it makes the pack look a little bad doesn’t it? Losing him for free. I doubt he’ll be too awesome so not much to worry about.

by dchoubak on Dec 26, 2009 1:23 AM CST reply actions

I think it might reflect poorly on the coaching like Jayrome said

It would be similar to the Orton and Benson situation currently facing the Bears.

by Charlie Kelly on Dec 26, 2009 11:50 AM CST up reply actions

But...

Orton played well for Chicago last year until he got injured. Certainly nothing any less than what he did this year. Orton’s struggles were definitely because of coaching and play calling.

On the other hand, Brohm never showed anything, period, in training camp or preseason games. Unless game planning for Brohm is “hand it off on every down”, I don’t think the coaches did anything wrong (in this instance)

by Danwood on Dec 26, 2009 7:08 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah…Orton is doing exactly what he did for the bears when he was there. He’s a decent QB…not going to win you games but probably won’t lose them either.

by TrevorR on Dec 26, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions