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September 23, 2007

Postgame quotes: Bills quarterback Trent Edwards

It couldn’t have been a tougher situation for a first year kid to come in here, against this team and in that situation. Can you comment on that?
In a situation like that, whether it’s a home game or an away game, whether you’re facing the Patriots or you’re facing another team in the league, you have to be ready to get in there when the guy in front of you goes down, and that’s what I tried to do today.

Could you believe how well your first series in a regular season game went; how efficient it was and that you scored on it?
Yeah, we were moving the ball and converting on third downs and that was the key to that drive. We kept our defense off the field and we got the running game going. The third down conversions were huge for us and Marshawn [Lynch] ran really well. In terms of believing whether or not I could do that, you’ve got to have confidence in that position. JP [Losman] has a ton of confidence. I have a ton of confidence in this offense and that’s the way you have to play the position on every drive.

Were you nervous at all?
I don’t think I really had time to be nervous. And that’s something where you can’t be that way, or else you’re not going to perform to the best of your ability.

Obviously, they changed the game plan after JP went out. What do you think about that? What do you think you did less of that you might have done more of?
For the most part, I was prepared for the entire game plan and I’m just out there doing the plays they’re calling.

Did the Patriots dramatically adjust anything defensively? After that first drive, they kind of slowed you guys down after that?
No, I think that was just the first drive of the game, and we were prepared to see some different things out of them. For the most part they were mixing it up a lot and that’s something I need to be able to adjust to. They’re a great, great defensive football team and I need to be able to react to the different things they do.

How do you think you threw the ball today?
There were some good ones and there were some bad ones that will stick out in my mind for the entire flight home. The way you have to look at it is the 24-hour rule-- by tomorrow at this time I’m not going to be thinking about it and we’re going to be preparing for the next game.

How will it be different this week? Having a week to prepare and knowing you’re going to start?
It’s just that you’re going to get more reps in practice, and that’s something that I need to take advantage of. It’s something that I need to be able to do to improve my play-- look at the game film a little bit closer, pay close attention to what I’m doing right and what I’m doing wrong in the practice, and hopefully I’ll be able to do that here next Sunday.

You just couldn’t convert third downs there for a long stretch. Any of those stick out in your mind?
Honestly, no. They’re all plays that need to be made and that can be made. That’s just what’s going on right now. That’s what’s frustrating. You see their offense and they’re moving the ball down the field and we’re really not helping our defense out by not converting on those third downs. And that’s what frustrated us.

There have been a lot of hypercritical fans wanting to see you. They’re down on JP. Are you aware of that talk and do think this shows some people that maybe it’s not as easy as it looks?
No, I’m not aware of that at all. I’m a big JP Losman fan and I’m going to continue to support him and continue to do what I need to do to help this football team win. That’s to prepare and try to throw the ball on third down, and try to convert and put some points on the board.

Dick [Jauron] said you couldn’t have been thrown into a worse situation.
I wouldn’t say it’s the worst situation. That’s what you prepare for and that’s why you were drafted to the team and why you put so many hours in during the week. You watch film, you go out to the practice field and compete, and you play hard. I don’t think you have to look at it as a worst situation.

The interception on the skinny post, for Peerless [Price], did that one just slip out of your hand?
Yeah, it just got away from me. Peerless ran a great route, it was a great call, and that’s something I can’t do. I need to make that throw and help our offense out and keep the momentum going.

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