Buffalo Bills: Why They Should Not Trade for a Quarterback

April 6, 2011   ·   Joseph Schwamborn   ·   Jump to comments

The Buffalo Bills need a quarterback—there is no denying that.
What I do want to deny is the idea that Buffalo would be best served by trading for a quarterback.
Kevin Kolb, Carson Palmer and Donovan McNabb are all rumored to be on the trading block. I don't believe that any of them would be a good fit with the Bills.
There are three main reasons why I believe this:
1. None of these quarterbacks represent a clear upgrade over Fitzpatrick.
Ryan Fitzpatrick is more than capable of holding down the spot for a couple years.
Besides, I'm not sure any of the other three are better than him. Take a look at their statistics from last year:
  Games Started Yards Pct. TD INT Rating Ryan Fitzpatrick           13 3,000 57.8 23 15 81.8 Kevin Kolb*            7 1,978 62.1 11 10 80.4 Carson Palmer           16 3,970 61.8 26 20 82.4 Donovan McNabb   ...

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