Monday, July 28, 2008

Early QB Update

It's only been five official training camp practices, but it may be time for an update on Trent Edwards by now. He looks very strong. His 15-20lb weight gain has been well documented, but there's more to it than just a weight gain by the 2nd year QB.
Edwards looks finished and polished in the early going. His arm strength looks improved, and it's especially evident on the deep outs. Last year, he seemed to struggle throwing the deep out routes and actually had a few of them picked off (vs. Dallas, Monday Night Football). It makes sense that his arm would be strong just five practices into camp, and it remains to be seen how well it holds up. But like a pitcher with "good stuff", Edwards has a live arm right now and it's been fun to watch.
I wish I could say the same about JP Losman. The veteran has looked a bit sluggish so far in the training camp workouts. Losman possesses a strong arm and he loves to throw it deep, but that hasn't happened much so far in this camp. It's hard to imagine Gibran Hamdan pushing Losman for the number two QB spot, but JP definitely needs to step up his play.
And again, it's only five practices.

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