Comments on: Fitzpatrick’s days in Buffalo could be down to single digits

By: Rockingham01

Rockingham01 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:57:08 +0000

Cut Fitz and try to pick up Matt Moore, a very serviceable QB who most think could run Marrone’s offense. That could clear things up considerably when picking among Wilson, Bray, or Nassib. If the team had a trio of T Jax, Moore, and Wilson, say, to start training camp, how bad could that be?

By: mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:34:21 +0000

Fitzpatrick was terrible here in Cincy. I was surprised he turned it around in Buffalo. He’s definitely not a franchise guy, but if I were a Cardinals fan, I’d want him over Matt Cassel for sure. He’d be an improvement for the Jags, Browns, Jets, and Vikes as well.

By: tbmvp03

tbmvp03 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:19:37 +0000

“The problem with releasing Fitzpatrick is that his pro-rated bonus money counts immediately against the cap. So if he gets cut, a $10.45 million cap hit becomes a $10 million cap hit. You save a few million in cash but you don’t get any cap room to replace him.”

This is true but cutting him also clears his money off the books totally. Won’t have to deal with a dead money hit in 2014. He’s likely to be replaced by a low-cost rookie anyway, so the impact on the cap in 2013 will be extremely minimal.

By: alewatcher

alewatcher — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:08:48 +0000

Fitzpatrick has played well from time to time, but has the frustrating habit of making bone-headed decisions at critical times. Maybe a better O-line would help.

The extension the Bills signed him to was ridiculous. The guy had like, two decent games in a row and suddenly they had to lock him up. Yet another stupid decision by the Bills FO, but we’ve come to expect nothing else from the Bills.

By: 4thqtrsaint

4thqtrsaint — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:01:45 +0000

I find it very hard to believe that a head coach has “no influence” on a decision like that. If he doesn’t, they’re tying his hands already.

By: EJ

EJ — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:01:24 +0000

I would love to keep Fitzpatrick as a back-up. A Frank Reich type QB that has more smarts than athleticism, but can come in at any time and rally the team back to a win. He has had some very nice games throughout his career, from St. Louis to Cincinnati to Buffalo. As a matter of fact, Fitz’s first game of his career, he led the Rams to a W in the closing moments of the game. We have seen him do the same for the Bengals and the Bills. The Bills future does not lay in his hands though.

By: norcalmafia

norcalmafia — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:10:40 +0000

Come to SF to back up Kaepernick..

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:55:46 +0000

Contract extension…what contract extension? I swear I think owners laugh when they sign players to these multi-million dollar contracts. Like “Yea, okay. You know it’s a year to year deal. You screw up. You’re gone.”

By: tdubdizzle

tdubdizzle — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:44:41 +0000

Another article full of speculation with one singular fact… The only thing constant in this story is that the Bills have said nothing about Ryan Fitzpatrick.

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:37:44 +0000

They will not do better than Fitz this season.

By: saintsfan1111

saintsfan1111 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:21:48 +0000

Tarvaris Jackson? Every team goes through this. Trying to replace a franchise QB. As a saints fan, we went through about 10 QB’s till Brees showed up.

Cripes, we had billy joe hobert and tolliver in the same year.

I would stick with Fitzpatric for now, and possibly groom a younger QB.

By: snarf1888

snarf1888 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:03:46 +0000

the team is probably gonna struggle this season anyway, just cut fitz and move on, give him a chance to find a place elsewhere and start creating a fresh identity for this offense

By: Stuart Thomson

Stuart Thomson — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:58:26 +0000

The problem with releasing Fitzpatrick is that his pro-rated bonus money counts immediately against the cap. So if he gets cut, a $10.45 million cap hit becomes a $10 million cap hit. You save a few million in cash but you don’t get any cap room to replace him.

Might’ve been something worth mentioning in this article. It’s not quite so straight forward for the Bills.

By: jackg19

jackg19 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:57:26 +0000

Second stringer at best

By: punkyqb

punkyqb — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:55:44 +0000

They definitely wont be better with Jackson.

By: mccannagm

mccannagm — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:53:45 +0000

Great all around guy. But will never possess the “it” factor as a QB. Smith, Barkley or Nassib. Been to long since we had a francise QB.

By: thegregwitul

thegregwitul — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:52:23 +0000

The Bills might not get much worse if they were to keep Fitzpatrick, but I can guarantee they won’t get better. It’s time for this guy to be releases so he can hook up with another team as a capable backup that you hope you don’t see for more than a few games at most each season. The city of Buffalo with their very dedicated fanbase deserve better, and cutting the cord on this mistake would be a start.