The failure of JP Losman

by Steve

As you have all read/heard/seen, JP Losman has signed up for the UFL. What you may not know is what the fuck the UFL is. Nobody does because they haven't played a season yet. We'll get to that in a bit, but this "official" signing of Losman to a minor league football team for now ends the short pathetic sad and disappointing career of Johnny Paul Losmeng.

UFL Access, the official website of the United Football League, reports that former Bills 2004 1st round draft pick J.P. Losman could soon sign with the Las Vegas franchise. The quarterback is an unrestricted free agent but had no takers in the NFL to this point. The website states that a deal has not officially been made yet."

Since his career in Buffalo and perhaps even in the NFL is over lets reminisce for a few.. Tom Donachuck took over from scape goat GM John Butler following the 2000 season. Not only was he one of the worst GMs in Bills history, he is probably up there as worst of all time in the NFL. Blunder after blunder Tommy boy probably peaked in sucktitude in 2004. After drafting Lee Evans (who in all honesty was a good pick, although no Ben Roethlisberger [who was available only two spots higher at 11] ugh) Donahoe thought, "shit we need a QB, three have already been taken, lets see who's left. How about this bum from some small school in Louisiana that is undersized has a big arm and little else including no football acumen. Oh, Dallas you'll trade your 22nd over all pick for him? Whatever you want!"

In the following five seasons Losman was jerked around, the team was jerked around, coaches changed like the weather at the Ralph, GMs changed, there was no continuity. So of course this stunted Losman's growth and certainly messed with his head. There was really only one year in which Losman had a real chance to succeed. After finishing up strong in 2006 Losman was the only man in town to start the 2007 season, or at least I thought.

"On to back up back up Trent Edwards. Green isn't even the color to describe T-Eds. What we do know: he's smart, he went to Stanford, the Stanford Cardinals football team sucked, and Edwards took a beating and got hurt a lot. Look for him to sit on the bench for 2 seasons, get bit parts in 2009 and hopefully traded, great move Marv and Co."

Of course, Losman got hurt, sort of lost the starting QB position, got it back, lost it again, and was lost forever. If that fuckin cheater Vince Wilfork didn't dive at Losman's knee who knows what could have been. Oh well, on to the 4 team six game UFL for the QB with raw talent and nothing else.

In all honesty I would love for the United Football League to succeed. The NFL is too big, too pretentious and too arrogant. They need to be knocked down a few pegs. The games will allegedly start in October, be played on Thursday and Friday, and end around Thanksgiving. They have some big name coaches like Fossell, Cottrell, Haslett, and Dennis Green. LV, NYC, O-town and SF are the first four teams. With more on the way for 2010.

I'd say, get some good college talent that is less than 3 years removed from high school to play, get players that want to regain form, get out of jail, make one last push for fame or are desperate. Also play from July to September and don't be as gimmicky as the XFL. It could work but odds are it will fail unless a perfect storm of luck and perhaps a development deal with the NFL occurs. Either way this might be Losman's last stand.