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'Fins and Trent Edwards - fullmetal - 10-05-2011

I heard from ESPN that the Dolphins are working out Trent Edwards and Brodie Croyle after Chad Henne separated his non-throwing shoulder this last weekend.  I'm still surprised that the Raiders cut Edwards (yeah, how're those Jason Campbell INTs working out for you, Al?), and I'm still puzzled that Edwards couldn't do for Buffalo what Fitzpatrick is doing.  Lots of extenuating factors...oh well.

garvin, how would you feel if Edwards quarterbacked the Dolphins?

Link here.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - cardfan09 - 10-05-2011

The Bills fans that I've talked to think that this concussion was the turning point of his career, after which he had much more problems diagnosing defenses.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - fullmetal - 10-05-2011

:(  Somehow, I missed that inflection point in Trent's career.  Unfortunate doesn't begin to describe this career thus far of a QB who Bill Walsh praised highly.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - dabigv13 - 10-05-2011

Has any NCAA prospect had more expectation riding on his shoulders than Luck? Given the possibility of him coming out last year, Luck's name has been the equivalent of savior to millions and millions of NFL fans for two seasons now. I think he's probably the most sure thing at QB since Peyton, but even then people debated if Ryan Leaf was a better pick. Point being nobody's a sure thing, and I think it's much more likely that Luck turns out to be a very good quarterback in the NFL, a la Drew Bledsoe or Jim Kelly, rather than a great one like Marino or Elway.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - yvonne - 10-05-2011

The strongest likelihood is that he, like Plunkett, will go to a team with a lousy offensive line and no supporting cast.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - fullmetal - 10-05-2011

Vikings, Dolphins, and Colts are early front-runners.  Jags, Chiefs, and Seahawks also in the mix.  (I left out teams who already have 'franchise' QBs.)  Cardinals and Broncos have serviceable QBs but probably wouldn't turn down an actual franchise QB if they had the chance.  Philly, St. Louis, and Carolina probably already have their QB situation set.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - Farm93 - 10-05-2011

I think the Edwards' career was not impacted by one hit, but rather by a bunch of hits.

I have no idea how those collisions have or have not impacting his mental health, but getting crushed over and over again has got to impact his overall comfort level and confidence in any system.

I remember when he was a Stanford.  He was destroyed by defensive players on almost every series.  I would marvel at his ability to get up and stumble to the huddle for the next play.  I think those Bill fans that are pointing to one event, probably never saw him play at Stanford.  :-\

Sadly for him, most of the bad teams need a back-up with relatively little game wear and tear so that they can absorb a lot of punishment in a game that almost certainly was out of reach before they jumped on the field.  That probably does not describe Trent Edwards at this point.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - CowboyIndian - 10-05-2011

(10-05-2011, 03:26 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:Philly, St. Louis, and Carolina probably already have their QB situation set.

If such teams finish with the #1 pick it could make things interesting for other teams willing to trade up.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - fullmetal - 10-05-2011

Trent was good at running away from would-be sackers and gaining yardage, I remember.  He did take a bunch of hits in his Stanford years though...

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - dabigv13 - 10-05-2011

I remember posting here when Trent was drafted that he had tremendous physical tools, but that the beating he took behind our terrible o-line would guarantee that he would never be a good NFL quarterback because his internal clock was a second or two fast. Here at Stanford he had about 1.5 seconds to get the ball out or get out of the pocket, limiting his ability to make downfield throws.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - teejers1 - 10-06-2011

Stanford is just fortunate that Trent Edwards' parents didn't sue the university for child endangerment/abuse.  What Trent went through at Stanford was just brutal, and a lot of that was poor coaching. 

Hope Trent gets to live the NFL dream a big longer.

Re: 'Fins and Trent Edwards - fullmetal - 10-06-2011

Dolphins signed Sage Rosenfels.  Henne is out for the season after a decision to undergo shoulder surgery.