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12-22-2009, 09:55 AM
If anyone reading this is in a fantasy football championship game this weekend, the Atlanta Defense might be a good bet to put up some points.
http://www.buffalonews.com/452/story/901711.html
Bills notebook: QB injuries will force Brohm under center
By Jay Skurski and Allen Wilson
NEWS SPORTS REPORTERS
Updated: December 22, 2009, 9:57 AM
The Brian Brohm era is at hand for the Buffalo Bills.
With starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Trent Edwards both suffered ankle injuries in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the New England Patriots, Brohm is expected to get his first NFL start against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, a league source said. Interim coach Perry Fewell offered few details Monday on the severity of the injuries to Fitzpatrick and Edwards, but the source said Edwards suffered a high ankle sprain. Such an injury takes several weeks to heal. The Bills have two games remaining.
Neither Edwards nor Fitzpatrick were in the locker room Monday to comment. A pair of crutches rested in Fitzpatrick's locker.
A lot of fans and media have been calling for Brohm to play since he was signed off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on Nov. 19. In an online poll at buffalonews.com, Brohm received 86 percent of the first 100 votes in a poll asking fans who they wanted to see start Sunday, if all quarterbacks were healthy.
Fewell said recently that Brohm didn't know the offense well enough to run if effectively. Fewell said the primary focus in the season's final two games will not shift to getting extra playing time for the team's inexperienced veterans, including second-year receivers James Hardy and Steve Johnson.
But with the Bills officially eliminated from the playoffs, a lot of people believe the time has come to see what Brohm can do now so he is not as big of a mystery going into next season.
Brohm has yet to take any snaps with the offense during practice, instead running the scout team. But he's an intriguing prospect, one who was drafted in the second round by the Packers in 2008.
Asked if Brohm would get more snaps Wednesday given the injury situation at quarterback, Fewell again was evasive on Monday.
"We'll determine that on Wednesday," he said. "We have to see where these other guys are and then we'll have a plan."
All signs point to Brohm being under center this week.
Fitzpatrick has not impressed since replacing Edwards as the starter five weeks ago. Fitzpatrick was benched early in the fourth quarter on Sunday because he couldn't move the offense.
But Edwards was hurt four plays into his first appearance since getting benched late in the Bills' blowout loss at Tennessee on Nov. 15. His injury occurred when he was bent over backward on a sack by Patriots linebacker Tully Banta-Cain early in the fourth quarter.
Fitzpatrick returned for the next offensive series, but he also was injured on a first-down sack by Tully Banta-Cain, who fell on Fitzpatrick's right foot, midway through the fourth quarter. His throws seemed to float after being hurt as he had noticeable discomfort planting his foot.
http://www.buffalonews.com/452/story/901711.html
Bills notebook: QB injuries will force Brohm under center
By Jay Skurski and Allen Wilson
NEWS SPORTS REPORTERS
Updated: December 22, 2009, 9:57 AM
The Brian Brohm era is at hand for the Buffalo Bills.
With starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Trent Edwards both suffered ankle injuries in Sunday's 17-10 loss to the New England Patriots, Brohm is expected to get his first NFL start against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, a league source said. Interim coach Perry Fewell offered few details Monday on the severity of the injuries to Fitzpatrick and Edwards, but the source said Edwards suffered a high ankle sprain. Such an injury takes several weeks to heal. The Bills have two games remaining.
Neither Edwards nor Fitzpatrick were in the locker room Monday to comment. A pair of crutches rested in Fitzpatrick's locker.
A lot of fans and media have been calling for Brohm to play since he was signed off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on Nov. 19. In an online poll at buffalonews.com, Brohm received 86 percent of the first 100 votes in a poll asking fans who they wanted to see start Sunday, if all quarterbacks were healthy.
Fewell said recently that Brohm didn't know the offense well enough to run if effectively. Fewell said the primary focus in the season's final two games will not shift to getting extra playing time for the team's inexperienced veterans, including second-year receivers James Hardy and Steve Johnson.
But with the Bills officially eliminated from the playoffs, a lot of people believe the time has come to see what Brohm can do now so he is not as big of a mystery going into next season.
Brohm has yet to take any snaps with the offense during practice, instead running the scout team. But he's an intriguing prospect, one who was drafted in the second round by the Packers in 2008.
Asked if Brohm would get more snaps Wednesday given the injury situation at quarterback, Fewell again was evasive on Monday.
"We'll determine that on Wednesday," he said. "We have to see where these other guys are and then we'll have a plan."
All signs point to Brohm being under center this week.
Fitzpatrick has not impressed since replacing Edwards as the starter five weeks ago. Fitzpatrick was benched early in the fourth quarter on Sunday because he couldn't move the offense.
But Edwards was hurt four plays into his first appearance since getting benched late in the Bills' blowout loss at Tennessee on Nov. 15. His injury occurred when he was bent over backward on a sack by Patriots linebacker Tully Banta-Cain early in the fourth quarter.
Fitzpatrick returned for the next offensive series, but he also was injured on a first-down sack by Tully Banta-Cain, who fell on Fitzpatrick's right foot, midway through the fourth quarter. His throws seemed to float after being hurt as he had noticeable discomfort planting his foot.