Comments on: Ryan Fitzpatrick says mechanical changes are working

By: leninthebuff

leninthebuff — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:33:35 +0000

What do you expect Fitz to say the changes aren’t working? When it transfers to when it counts then I will be convinced. Hate to sound like a doubting Thomas but I think the league caught up to Fitz last year and forced him to have to do things he couldn’t do a) throw to the outside b) throw deep. Hope Lee can work miracles. Nix and Gailey have done a great job except for getting their QB of the future so if Fitz fizzles this year then the Bills are still 2-3 yrs from the playoffs.

By: dtjano

dtjano — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:47 +0000

As he goes so will the Bills. When he was good the Bills were good. After he hurt ribs and was awful so were the Bills.

It wasn’t Gailey’s style last year but Spiller and Jackson should be getting at least 30 combined carries a game.

By: sj39

sj39 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +0000

Fitzpatrick was a Martz pick and Mad Mike is a lot of things and will get a QB killed but he does know QBs.

By: nytroutdog

nytroutdog — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:48:32 +0000

Having been at camp this year, Fits looks decidedly different from last year. In 11 on 11 drills it has been a mixed bag, though, as the defense is on a completely different level than the D from the last many years in Buffalo. Being able to train under this stress will be beneficial to Fitz and will yield positive gains come September. With that being said, what made Fitz good is his gunslinger mentality and he shouldn’t lose sight of that.

By: EJ

EJ — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:23:24 +0000

If the changes aren’t second nature at that point, Fitzpatrick will likely start making the same old mistakes and the Bills offense will be dealing with the same old difficulties.

That is one thing you can’t take away from Fitzpatrick, full speed, half speed or an all out blitz, he doesn’t fluster. RF has confidence in himself and knows that being a QB in the NFL doesn’t mean you have to be a super athlete. The position requires the use of your brain too. I believe the QB position is 49% physical and 51% mental. Fitz may not have the arm of Brett Favre, but he is extremely smart and can use strategy to beat his opponents. I think we will see a much more dominant Fitzpatrick this season. If he stays healthy, look for the same RF that we seen the first half of last season.

By: jpmelon

jpmelon — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:59:16 +0000

I am glad that they are working to improve his throwing, but I like that he takes chances and puts his reputation (and stats) on the line when he tries to win a game. Quite a few of those early victories last year were comeback victories that never would have happened if Fitz didn’t take some chances.