The Buffalo Bills hope that J.P. Losman builds on last year’s success
J.P. Losman had a pretty good season in his first year as a starter and the Bills need him to improve and stay healthy at the same time because the QBs behind him lack experience. Losman just needs to protect the football better as he fumbles quite a bit when running the football. He does have a strong enough arm to make all of the throws and he played better as the season went along which shows that all that he has learned is starting to sink in. Losman started all 16 games last season for the Bills and he completed 268 of 429 passes (62.5%) for 3,051 yards with 19 TD passes and 14 INTs (84.9 QB Rating). He also ran the football 38 times for 140 yards (3.7 ypc) with 1 TD run. The Bills really will need Marshawn Lynch to be the real deal to take some pressure off of Losman in the passing game. Losman has played in 29 games (24 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 384 of 662 passes (58%) for 4,423 yards with 27 TD passes and 23 INTs (84.9 QB Rating). He also has carried the football 71 times for 309 yards (4.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.
Craig Nall was the Bills’ #3 QB last season but he will likely be #2 this season. Nall didn’t get to play at all last season and he doesn’t have that much experience in his career as he was Brett Favre’s backup in Green Bay before coming over to the Bills. Nall has played in 6 NFL games (0 starts) and he has completed 23 of 33 (69.7%) of his passes for 314 yards with 4 TDs and 0 INTs (139.4 QB Rating). He also carried the football 5 times for 5 yards (1.0 ypc).
Rookie Trent Edwards will likely be the #3 QB as a rookie. Edwards has the skills to move up the depth chart but he’s had a lot of injuries in college. Still, if he can stay healthy he could eventually push J.P. Losman for his starting job down the line.
