Week 11 QB projections • BUF Stats
QB Trent Edwards, Buffalo Bills
HT: 6-4, WT: 220, Born: 10-30-1983, College: Stanford, Drafted: Round 3
| Outlook • Career Statistics • Game Logs • Split Stats • Play-by-play • Latest News |
Click here for 2009 preseason info
Stats and Week 11 Projection
| WK | OPP | RES | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | at TEN | L, 17-41 | 18 | 28 | 185 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 13 |
| SEASON TOTAL | 109 | 181 | 1170 | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 0 | 85 | ||
Week 11 Injury Status and Other News
He was not listed on Friday's official injury report.Week 11 Matchup Info
at Jacksonville Jaguars - Detailed analysis coming soon.
Game Summaries
Week 1 at NE - Edwards ran the no huddle well, with command over the scheme and solid, if overly safe execution. Edwards rarely hung in long enough to pass more than 5-10 yards downfield, but the deep routes run by Lee Evans and Terrell Owens opened up a lot of room underneath for passes to Fred Jackson and the tight ends. Edwards also looked good scrambling, gaining a key first down in the red zone on the way to a fourth quarter TD. Edwards numbers will be modest as long as he doesn't challenge the defense, but he should still be a very solid fantasy backup in this scheme. If he gets some gumption and grows out of the game manager role, he could be a surprise QB1.Week 2 vs TB - Edwards shrugged off the "Captain Checkdown" label, taking multiple shots downfield to his talented starting receivers. Two of them were converted into long TDs, and another perfectly thrown ball was dropped by Terrell Owens. In the meantime, Edwards just took what was there, relying a lot on Fred Jackson, Derek Schouman, and Josh Reed to nickel and dime the Bucs defense, wearing them down for Fred Jackson to take advantage later in the game. Edwards held the ball too long a few times, but he also showed good speed as a runner outside of the pocket, and generally ran the offense well and made good decisions. His inexperienced line blocked very well and gave him time to survey the field all day, and he also benefited from some bonehead facemask penalties by the Bucs. You wouldn't know the Bills made a last-second offensive coordinator change from the way the offense is functioning.
Week 3 vs NO - There is no good to say this. Trent Edwards looked awful. Scared. Indecisive. He "took what the defense gave him", which was pitifully little. Time and again he would dish of the ball to whichever receiver was closest to him, which meant a decent completion rate, but very low yardage. And very few first downs. Even stranger was his penchant on third and long (and 4th and long, late in the game) to throw to a player well short of the first down marker, with no room to run. Edwards appeared afraid to throw deep, then was inaccurate when finally mustering the courage to try it. To be fair, he was under pressure all day, but he didn't do himself any favors. His passes, short and long, were inaccurate. Even his footwork was terrible, getting him into jams while scrambling. The Bills ran the no-huddle offense a lot, often lining up in the shotgun formation. If the Bills no-huddle offense is intended to create an offense that is bewildered as the defense, then it is an unqualified success.
Week 4 at MIA - Yes, the offensive line is in shambles. And yes, Edwards was under pressure all day (as the 6 sacks will attest). But is the Bills game plan to be boring?? Edwards spent most of the game dumping the ball off to receivers on short routes, who had no room to run. When the Bills finally did air it out in the 4th quarter -- out of necessity -- they met with some success. Why Edwards seems so afraid to move the ball downfield is simply baffling. It's as if he's afraid to make any mistake, and the result is that he plays it so safe that nothing good comes out of it either. Is that the "gameplan", or is he simply afraid to throw into coverage? Or perhaps more credit needs to go to the Dolphins secondary and pass rush. Either way, the result is the same: a bad, bad, bad game from Edwards. It's his second stinker in a row, for those who are counting. On the wide receiver front, he actually seems to have more confidence in Lee Evans than Terrell Owens.
Week 5 vs CLE - First the good: Edwards played much, much better than he had the past couple of weeks. He was finally able to get Terrell Owens the ball, he scrambled a few times for good yardage, and overall played a more poised and confident game. Now the bad: On the few chances he had to make the big play, Edwards came up short. He was better at evading the rush than he had been so far this season, but his accuracy suffered as a result. The most glaring example is the interception he threw, which could have been a touchdown to Owens, but he underthrew the ball. With a passing game that featured almost exclusively short throws, poise wasn't enough to overcome a terrible performance by the offense as a whole. The run game was never a threat, and the Bills don't take enough shots downfield to keep the defense honest.
Week 6 at NYJ - Edwards was off to start the game, including an overthrow on a deep ball to Terrell Owens. The Jets blitzing schemes seems to make Edwards extra tentative in the pocket. Edwards has a long injury history, and the Bills haven't been doing a good job of protecting him, so it's not shocking that he left the game with an injury.
Week 10 at TEN - Edwards made some good things happen on a couple of perfect deep balls to Terrell Owens and nice front-pylon fade to Lee Evans in the end zone, but otherwise he was his tentative, timid self in the pocket. He was only successful when the first read got open, but when it didn't he was looking for pressure like a scared QB instead of hanging in to make the play. One of the deep ball to Owens came on a play action fake that was very well-blocked, so the offensive line deserves some credit. Edwards mistake-free football came crashing down with a thud when he threw a late fourth-quarter pick six that iced the game for the Titans. It's pretty clear at this point that Edwards can only be a glorified game manager and he lacks the ability to take this offense to the next level.
