A Long Night for Trent

I talked with QB Trent Edwards today about last night's practice, and the rough night for the offense.
"Are you reading my mind?" Edwards asked me, when I inquired about whether he agonizes over a tough night on his side of the ball. The Bills QB admitted he was not happy with his performance, or the performance of the offense overall in Tuesday night's prime time practice. He said he spent some time late last night re-living the experience, going back over his playbook and trying to figure out what went wrong.
He also said you walk a fine line between worrying and fretting about poor practice performances, and shaking it off and moving ahead. One of the best qualities a quarterback can have, is the ability to forget about mistakes and move forward. Jim Kelly was great at this, as evidenced by his memorable Monday Night performance against the Bengals, when he threw four first half interceptions before leading his team to victory in the second half.
Learning from mistakes, and then learning to forget about them and move on. It's all part of the education of a young NFL quarterback.