Good news, Trent Edwards: Jim Kelly, former Bills great and Hall of Famer, likes you as a person. Bad news: he's not so fond of your quarterbackin' skills.
In a story that ran on Thanksgiving, no less, Kelly told USA Today that the Bills have given Edwards, a former third-round pick, three years to prove himself, he has yet to do so, and the team should cut their losses and continue their search for the next franchise quarterback. With a few caveats.
"If I'm the owner, that's what I'm thinking. Whether it's Tim Tebow, whether they'll have a shot at him when draft time comes ... you have to look at the top three quarterbacks in the draft, really study them. And you look for a guy with good character, good leadership ability and good arm strength - and a guy who doesn't come from California.Wait, what? No California guys?
Apparently, the pain inflicted by the short, inept Rob Johnson and J.P. Losman eras left lasting scars. But never let it be said that Kelly won't be swayed by small sample size bias. Here's a list of quarterbacks who grew up in the Golden State and, save a handful of names, all had careers slightly more successful than Johnson or Losman.
More good news: Tim Tebow was born in the Philippines. More bad news: he's destined for a career as an NFL fullback, not a team-history-altering quarterback.
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Go urijah faber. Go Diego “nightmare" Sanchez. Go thiago“pitbull"alves. Go wanderlei silva. Go thiago silva. Go shane carwin.
who cares what an o for 4 QB thinks?
jim kelly could never win the big one
hey,wide right wasn't his fault
Jim Kelly went further than any commenter on this story. At least he made it when so many others could not. He knows exactly what he's talking about and anyone with football knowledge would know the same.
jim brady, jim plunket, john elway, trent dilfer,
all won the the super bowl, all from calif.
jim kelly does not know what he is talking about
He didn't mean QB's from California are bad, he just mean they're bad for Buffalo, Everyone keeps misunderstanding it as a shot at CA. He just means the freezing 10 foot snow winters don't do the trick.