Jaws on Fitz

[HiddenInLight]

QFT ^^^^^

If Lee says his bad throws were mostly because of bad mechanics...and Fitz is able to correct those bad mechanics, and cut his INT's by 25% or so, with this defense, and smart coaching...we could do some damage.

I am skeptical of teaching an old dog, new tricks...but here's hoping!!!!

According to MythBusters you CAN in fact teach an old dog new tricks.....just saying....

[Buffalo86]

I support Fitz because he is the best QB we've had since Flutie whether you want to admit that or not. I'm not saying he can take us to the SB but he is definately capable of taking us to the playoffs which is something we haven't seen in 11 years now. To bad you can't see that.

To say he is definitely capable of taking us to the playoffs is nonsense. You have nothing but blind faith to back that up. I also can't say I agree that Fitz has proven to be better than Bledsoe at this point.

[DIESEL-USMC]

If any old dog can be taught its Fitzpatrick. The hardest thing for him will not be comprehension of Lee's teaching, it will be doing the right stuff enough to take the place of the bad. Its a muscle memory thing. He has to recarve a motion and a follow through into his rhythm. Basically, its a rewire not a total replacement of the knowledge he has already.

[Glorydays]

According to MythBusters you CAN in fact teach an old dog new tricks.....just saying....

Scew David Lee...bring in these guys!!!

[Glorydays]

If any old dog can be taught its Fitzpatrick. The hardest thing for him will not be comprehension of Lee's teaching, it will be doing the right stuff enough to take the place of the bad. Its a muscle memory thong. He has to recarve a motion and a follow through into his rhythm. Basically, its a rewire.

^^ I agree. Add to this, Fitz doesn't have the "diva" or prima donna" attitude. He is teachable and that's not a given at this level.

Also, I have no idea what a "muscle memory thong" is...but it sounds restrictive

[DIESEL-USMC]

^^ I agree. Add to this, Fitz doesn't have the "diva" or prima donna" attitude. He is teachable and that's not a given at this level.

Also, I have no idea what a "muscle memory thong" is...but it sounds restrictive

Haha sorry, had to edit.

[DaBills4Life]

It will be interesting to see where Jaws ranks Fitz after watching every throw of his and other QB's.

[mauricejunior2]

I like Fitz think he's a great guy, but i just think he's garbage. JMO

[Howard W. Campbell Jr.]

Fitz played very well at the beginning of last year. Then he imploded. Was it because of his injury or is it that he can't be consistent for an entire season. There are no excuses this year. I believe he'll do well this year.

[Glorydays]

I like Fitz think he's a great guy, but i just think he's garbage. JMO

"Garbage" is over the top. That's why poster's here don't take you seriously. If you say he is average...OK. I get it. But to call the guy garbage...that's too far...and I am ANYTHING but a Fitz supporter.

Keep it "fair and balanced" : Fitz is an average to below avg QB. He is smart, but lacks physical tools. If he improves his mechanics and cuts down turnovers...he can be serviceable.

See, doesn't that sound better than : "He's garbage" JMO.

[DaBills4Life]

Fitz played very well at the beginning of last year. Then he imploded. Was it because of his injury or is it that he can't be consistent for an entire season. There are no excuses this year. I believe he'll do well this year.

Injury had a lot less to do with the late season INT's then OL injuries and WR injuries.

4 of Fitz's top 5 WR's were either on IR (Parrish, Easley), missing games (Donald Jones), or playing with bad groin (Stevie).

Heck, we had to take our 3rd string QB and backup RB and START them at WR.

[nateodoms'bff]

One thing Ive noticed from the OTA videos is that Fitz seems to be driving the ball down field with a lot more zip on it. Last year, it seemed many of those same passes would have floated down field. Thats a promising sign. I know that when Lee coached Pennington to his CBPOY season(where he was talked about as an MVP), the one thing that everyone clamored about was his increased arm strength. Thats all mechanics and driving the ball with your hips. I for one am excited about what Fitz will do. People seem to forget that 2 seasons ago, Eli Manning led the league in INT's, took his mechanics and film study more serious, and won a Super Bowl and a second SB MVP. Just sayin...

[mauricejunior2]

"Garbage" is over the top. That's why poster's here don't take you seriously. If you say he is average...OK. I get it. But to call the guy garbage...that's too far...and I am ANYTHING but a Fitz supporter.

Keep it "fair and balanced" : Fitz is an average to below avg QB. He is smart, but lacks physical tools. If he improves his mechanics and cuts down turnovers...he can be serviceable.

See, doesn't that sound better than : "He's garbage" JMO.

I just think a guy with a 18-39 record. with a career passer rating of 75, who led the league in interception last year is a little bit below avg. and if your a little bit below avg, your garbage in IMO. i just hope we can somehow pull out victories despite of him and use our strength which is running the football

[GodZnKingZ]

unfortunately this falls on some deaf ears.

Personally I like Fitz and think he is well underrated by some here... I don't think he is the best QB at all, but we is a top half QB EASILY, and could be more if this offseason work with Lee has any positive affect.

But then again a small group here thinks you have to trade, sign or make huge moves to get a new QB every season until one magically becomes a pro-bowler from day 1 all the way till the end.

(In no particular order)
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
Aaron Rogers
Eli Manning
Peyton Manning
Cam Newton
Matt Shuab
Ben Rothlisberger
Tony Romo
Mike Vick
Phillip Rivers
Jay Cutler
Matthew Stafford
Matt Ryan

Easily before any of these names? I'm not even sure he should be mentioned before Sam Bradford, Josh Freeman, Joey Flacco or Carson Palmer...

His saving grace, is being coached by Chan Gailey.

[NYCBillsFan]

We should keep giving Fitz the benefit of the doubt every year, for as long as he wants to play, even if he never wins another game for us. Also, it's not fair that all of the other NFL QBs had a full offseason to prepare last year & he didn't. Forget top half; he's easily a top 2 QB.

How many Full Training Camps has Fitzpatrick had as the #1 QB?

ANSWER: Zero

[DCBillsfan]

Haha sorry, had to edit.

Freudian slip?

[Tates]

Haha sorry, had to edit.

It made more sense the first way you had it.

Fitz haters are going to hate and that is a shame - they missed Jaws points entirely.

Some of you may not like Jaws but I always liked how he broke down film on Edge NFL and other shows - I think he has a good eye for issues.

He is dead on regarding Fitz IMO - when Fitz lost his mechanics, the throw was usually off. It looked like he had different motions for some throws, which is never good.

Jaws is also correct about Fitz capacity and willingness to change - Leaf had mechanics issues but would not take criticism well. Russell and others would not put in the time necessary or did not understand the position - Fitz will do both - understand the reason and put in the time to correct it.

I think he will improve, but it is natural to revert under pressure (that muscle memory thong/thing)- he will still make bad throws, but if he can reduce them, Lee was worth it.

All you guys that think he has a weak arm - T.O. 98 yd bomb - min 50 yards in the air on the money - it is impossible for a weak armed QB to pull off this throw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxCWzyUtFbY

Call him inconsistent on the deep ball, but you cannot say he has a weak arm

[Tates]

How many Full Training Camps has Fitzpatrick had as the #1 QB?

ANSWER: Zero

don't bring that up - it makes sense and it is true

[B-L&hotwings]

To say he is definitely capable of taking us to the playoffs is nonsense. You have nothing but blind faith to back that up. I also can't say I agree that Fitz has proven to be better than Bledsoe at this point.

Now you're just being argumentative. Fitz is plenty capable of getting us to the playoffs. Don't ignore the facts: Fitz is an average to slightly above average QB. (The stats prove that btw). He's working on getting better. At times last year he was great, at times he was awful. Lots of things factored into his "awful" games last year. I have a ton more confidence in Fitz than I ever did in Bledsoe.

[Howard W. Campbell Jr.]

When I first saw the title, I thought the thread was about Fitz's teeth.