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http://www.ubbullrun.com/2014/7/2/5854096/drew-willy-something-something-something

 

After the worst outing of his career, (13 for 25, 80 yards, 2 INTs) en route to a 41-0 loss at Boston College, Drew Willy's week got even worse. In practice, Willy broke his thumb in a drill to test Willy's skill at passing under duress. Then it got worse, the following Saturday, Willy's backup Tony Paoli led Buffalo to their second win of the season, a rousing 41-14 win over Kent State.

 

Behind the scenes, it looked like Drew Willy's career as UB starting QB was over. A high school quarterback 30 miles east of Willy's hometown of Randolph, New Jersey caught the eye of Turner Gill. His first recruiting win, Buffalo signed Chris Johnson, 3-star QB from Patterson, New Jersey. Johnson was seen as Gill's savior, the QB he would bring in to put a stamp on his program. Drew Willy would have to fight for his job in the summer of 2007, but It was a foregone conclusion that the job would probably go to Johnson.

 

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comment_62967

In fact this time he was the one who knocked. His old Las Vegas teammate/job stealer Chase Clement was signed by Winnipeg, but this time he couldn't take the starting QB job away from Drew.

Chase Clement was a Bomber (briefly) in 2013, not in 2014. He didn't make it out of training camp, he was clearly a step behind the guys we did have.

comment_62968

In fact this time he was the one who knocked. His old Las Vegas teammate/job stealer Chase Clement was signed by Winnipeg, but this time he couldn't take the starting QB job away from Drew.

Chase Clement was a Bomber (briefly) in 2013, not in 2014. He didn't make it out of training camp, he was clearly a step behind the guys we did have.

Yep I noticed that too.

comment_63513
It's nice not feeling defeated once the other team goes up by 7

 

He's going to win some, he's going to lose some, he'll have some bad games yet.  But it's pretty apparent that the game is not moving too fast for him.  He is not overwhelmed out there.  Combining that with his passing skills, there is reason to have confidence in him this early in his Bomber career.

comment_63763

Last night's comeback had me thinking of the 2012 Banjo Bowl when Brainiac Burke decided to punt with 36 seconds left and gave the Riders the ball back on the 20 yard line and Willy drove the Riders down the field in three plays and won the game on a FG on the last play of the game.

Here's the second half again:

Willy showed great poise in this game. You just knew that he was going to be a good one.

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