Bills could avoid $49M of Fitzpatick's deal

Have they suffered injuries, other variables precipitating this rapid drop in productivity?

This is the reason for holdouts!

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Originally posted 09:02 AM ET  11.22 by +45 yr Cowboy Fan

Have they suffered injuries, other variables precipitating this rapid drop in productivity?

Some injuries, but mostly they just fell to Earth. Same team that was 0-8 last year then flipped out some wins. Just reversing it this year.
This team was no better than it was a year ago. They just hit the Lotto the first five weeks.

Interesting that you hear the NFLN talking heads really bashing this guy.

Mostly saying he's mailing it in since the contract...

So you pay $13 million to get rid of a guy who go you off to your best start in a long time?

Fitzy is not to blame for the last 4 int's he has thrown.

Literally, his last picks have been good throws that have bounced off of the wide out's hands!

They need to invest in stick um' in Buffalo!

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Originally posted 09:33 AM ET  11.22 by 50yearfan

Some injuries, but mostly they just fell to Earth. Same team that was 0-8 last year then flipped out some wins. Just reversing it this year. This team was no better than it was a year ago. They just hit the Lotto the first five weeks.

Fundamentally, that's it. They were playing way above their heads. They surprised some teams (the Pats, in particular) and then kept on believing their own press. It could have been the short pre-season, where some teams just didn't come out of the gate ready to play.

It's entirely possible that they could finish behind Miami. Would anyone have said that 3 weeks ago? I wouldn't have said it myself.

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Originally posted 10:22 AM ET  11.22 by JeffHart24

Fitzy is not to blame for the last 4 int's he has thrown.Literally, his last picks have been good throws that have bounced off of the wide out's hands!They need to invest in stick um' in Buffalo!

That's what I noticed too, Jeff.

I'm hearing way too much bashing on the kid that seems to be a bit over-the-top.

Give him better tools and see what happens.

And if they do that. Buffalo will never sign another free agent until the owner and GM are gone, unless they are planning on bringing Fitzpatrick back after they have voided his contract and give him another contract with another signing bonus-does that make sense? [sarc].

They could but they won't.

Hopefully the QB can survive the "blame game" and they get him some help.

He's not playing great, but he's playing lights out compared to Chris Johnson. I think Johnson should give money BACK. He wanted paid more for performance and they coughed it up. Since his performance sucks, by his own logic, shouldn't he be cutting Bud Adams a check at the end of the year?

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Originally posted 10:27 AM ET  11.22 by Otis B. Driftwood

That's what I noticed too, Jeff. I'm hearing way too much bashing on the kid that seems to be a bit over-the-top. Give him better tools and see what happens.

If they cut him, he won't stay unemployed long, see Palmer, Kolb, even McNabb

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Originally posted 11:25 AM ET  11.22 by Mangler.

If they cut him, he won't stay unemployed long, see Palmer, Kolb, even McNabb

+ Vick,VY, and a host of others

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Originally posted 11:25 AM ET  11.22 by Mangler.

If they cut him, he won't stay unemployed long, see Palmer, Kolb, even McNabb

Exactly!

The NFL is starving for quality QB's... I can't say for certain that he is but I can name a whole bunch that aren't.

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Originally posted 11:29 AM ET  11.22 by Otis B. Driftwood

Exactly! The NFL is starving for quality QB's... I can't say for certain that he is but I can name a whole bunch that aren't.

With few exceptions, every contender is one torn ACL away from seeing their season go down the tubes. And, I say there are a half-dozen teams at least where the starter isn't worth squat either.

But, there's a reason Buffalo has been a doormat for many years. They don't have quality players, except by accident.

Where did Fitzpatrick annoy the front office? And who do they think will step up with any degree of hope to replicate how the Bills overachieved in the first half of the season?

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Originally posted 11:29 AM ET  11.22 by Otis B. Driftwood

Exactly! The NFL is starving for quality QB's... I can't say for certain that he is but I can name a whole bunch that aren't.

And with the new batch of rookies coming in the next QB heavy class they will need some not washed up mentors. Fitz would most likely land in a team in no time. He's not the future of QBing, but he's better than Orton and others who will most likely get a job next year too.

Smart move on the bills dumb on the agent for Fitz. You basically agreed to a what if I suck contract. Dumb. If CJ had done the same thing the Titans would be in a cuttin mood too

I think the Bills will show a bit of what they started the season with.....