The Buffalo Bills hope that J.P. Losman builds on last year’s success

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Sunday 24 June 2007 at 3:38 pm

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.

7. (239) C.J. Ah You, DE

Blogged under Bloglockers, The Draft Report, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Wednesday 13 June 2007 at 12:58 pm

C.J. Ah You definately has the coolest name in the NFL Draft. He’s got nice size at 6′3″, 274 pounds and he’s very fast for a man his size as he runs a 4.7 40. Ah You is a good pass rusher but teams dominate him in the running game which will limit his playing time to passing downs if he makes the team. Lucky for him that the Bills need help at DE.

7. (222) Derek Schouman, TE/FB

Blogged under Bloglockers, The Draft Report, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Wednesday 13 June 2007 at 12:50 pm

The Bills have holes at both TE and FB, so Shouman will get a chance to show what he’s got. He was a TE at Boise State and he’s a pretty decent receiver. He’s a big guy at 6′2″, 247 pounds and he runs a 4.6 40 so he has plenty of athletic ability. In 45 games (35 starts) at Boise State, Schouman caught 78 passes for 1,009 yards (12.9 avg) with 11 TD grabs. He wasn’t projected to get drafted so he might be a Marv Levy “special”.

6. (184) John Wendling, S

Blogged under Bloglockers, The Draft Report, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Wednesday 13 June 2007 at 12:40 pm

John Wendling is an interesting blend of size (6′0″, 222) and speed (4.49 40). The problem with Wendling is that he’s viewed as a very soft player and that probably will be a problem in the NFL. Still, he was a decent, productive player at Wyoming he will be an interesting player to track.  He played in 47 games (36 starts) at Wyoming and he made 259 tackles, broke up 14 passes, had 7 interceptions (24 return yards), forced 3 fumbles and recovered 6 fumbles. If nothing else, Wendling should be a fine special teams player for the Bills with upside if the coaches can toughen him up.

4. (111) Dwayne Wright, RB

Blogged under Bloglockers, The Draft Report, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Wednesday 6 June 2007 at 10:50 pm

After the Bills got rid of Willis McGahee they felt they needed to upgrade at running back and that they did. In the first round they drafted Marshawn Lynch and in the 4th round they drafted Dwayne Wright out of Fresno State. Wright and Lynch complement each other pretty well as Lynch is the home run hitter and Wright is a jackhammer of a power back. The 5′11″, 226 pound Wright always seems to be moving forward as he runs low to the ground and he would rather run through you than around you. In 28 games at Fresno State (21 starts), Wright carried the football 501 times for 2,695 yards (5.4 ypc) with 16 TD runs. He also caught 51 passes for 429 yards (8.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Wright was a good pick by the Bills.

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