Comments on: Improved footwork could help Fitzpatrick flourish

By: granadafan

granadafan — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:49:29 +0000

It’s often said that mechanics are overrated when evaluating a QB. Instead of making a blanket statement about a guy saying that he’ll be terrible based on his mechanics of throwing the ball, people need to truly look at what is “bad”. Aaron Rodgers was bashed irrationally by media hacks when they said he had “bad mechanics” coming out of CAL. No, he just held the ball higher than “normal”. These idiots didn’t look at his stats and how accurate and consistent he was. On the flip side, his non-mentor, Brett Favre, had awful mechanics, but he had a tremendous arm and very quick release. Then there’s Tebow: terrible mechanics which make for a slow release and very inaccurate.

Good mechanics can help with consistency when throwing under duress when split second throws are necessary. What’s more important is the decision making.

By: dagroovydude116

dagroovydude116 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:56:54 +0000

Let’s not forget part of the reason he looked like he was giving birth on throws elite QBs make “effortlessly” was because he was putting a ton of zip on an “easy” out route with 2 cracked ribs.

By: greymares

greymares — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:18:37 +0000

irrelavent Youngs the Q.B. by week 3

By: rexachss

rexachss — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:34:12 +0000

What’s a mechanic?

Tim Tebow

By: JaminJake

JaminJake — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:27:08 +0000

thegreatgabbert says:
Jun 3, 2012 11:54 PM
“This is why you’re missing that throw low”, said Lee, showing Ryan that he needed to throw the ball “higher”. Sometimes at Harvard they overthink things and miss the obvious.

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It’s ok. You miss the obvious also. Being smart doesn’t make you an expert in biomechanics. If so, every smart person would never injure themselves.

By: exboomer

exboomer — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:17:39 +0000

Fitz has the ability and the smarts to make the changes he needs to. It takes time to develop the muscle memory to correct mistakes but I think Fitz is dedicated enough to really work at it as was pointed out by Lee. The Bills are very fortunate to have Lee on their staff.

By: hornbuckle

hornbuckle — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:04:31 +0000

Where was his QB coach last year?

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:26:19 +0000

If Fitz learns from his mistakes and corrects a few small details, It could go a long way in helping him improve himself at Quarterback. One of Ryan’s biggest flaws is his touch on the deep ball, It would really improve things if he can master this part of the game. Overall he is a pretty accurate passer, but with a few fixes to his mechanics I think we will see a different QB.

By: buffalobills2012

buffalobills2012 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:12:18 +0000

hopefully his 15 yard out route throws dont look like hes trying to throw a 100 yard bomb. Rodgers Brady Manning they all look effortless when throwing. Fitz looks like his giving birth when he attempts it. With that said, Go Bills!

By: dougy1970

dougy1970 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:10:36 +0000

Not to Harvard-hate, but just because a guy nailed his SATs when he was 17 (if he even did that) does not automatically bequeath him with the title of “Genius”.

Fitzpatrick led the NFL in INTs last year and has averaged over 1 INT per start throughout his career. INTs have a high correlation to dumb throws — and I watched in horror as Fitzpatrick made a ton of dumb throws last year. A ton of them.

Don’t buy into the “Goodwill Hunting”, “Social Network” Harvard Brand Marketing Hype Machine. There are plenty of dumb jocks at Harvard too, you know.

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:11:04 +0000

What about his excuse for under throwing the long ball?

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:05:34 +0000

Why does he under throw the long ball?

By: iainrwb

iainrwb — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:42:47 +0000

Springtime fluff piece. Let’s see in in games before getting excited.

By: trbowman

trbowman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:20:45 +0000

David Lee is one of the best in the business. He was huge in improving Brady Quinn’s game as well as working with the Mannings and I was ecstatic when the Bills hired him. Fitz is going to silence some doubters this year!

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:08:39 +0000

Fitz is a solid NFL starter but he always has to put way more into a throw that elite NFL QBs make easily. Hopefully Lee will help a great deal.

By: sammyscrawfo

sammyscrawfo — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:13:06 +0000

Can’t wait for this season to start. If this actually improves Fitz and hes healthy this year I absolutely believe they will make the playoffs

By: brenenostler

brenenostler — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:37:44 +0000

Shaving the beard would probably help too

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:54:52 +0000

“This is why you’re missing that throw low”, said Lee, showing Ryan that he needed to throw the ball “higher”. Sometimes at Harvard they overthink things and miss the obvious.

By: billsfan27

billsfan27 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:53:53 +0000

Let’s hope so.