Fewell sticks with Fitzpatrick at QB, Levitre at LT

by Brian Galliford on Nov 18, 2009 1:00 PM EST in News Comment 114 comments

Various news outlets - we'll link WGR 550 and Paul Hamilton, since it's been a while - are reporting that Ryan Fitzpatrick is taking first-team reps at quarterback in Perry Fewell's first practice as interim head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Fewell confirmed this fact after practice. That bit of news confirms an NFL.com report from Wednesday - prior to the firing of Dick Jauron - that Fitzpatrick would be the club's starter.

With Demetrius Bell dealing with a knee injury, rookie lineman Andy Levitre lined up at left tackle in practice on Wednesday, again according to Hamilton. Levitre saw his first reps of the season at that position last week in Tennessee after Bell left the game at halftime. Replacing Levitre at left guard was, and remains, Seth McKinney. If that move is permanent, Levitre will become the sixth player to line up at either tackle position for Buffalo this season, and the third on the left side.

Additionally, Chris Brown at BuffaloBills.com is reporting that, while safety Donte Whitner and defensive tackle Kyle Williams are back on the practice field, several players missed today's session. That list includes Roscoe Parrish, Justin Jenkins, Bell, Jonathan Scott, Marcus Stroud, Keith Ellison, Terrence McGee, Ashton Youboty and Jairus Byrd. McGee, recovering from knee surgery, worked with trainers on the sideline. Scott was absent as he continues to mourn the passing of his father.

One last note: converted strong safety Bryan Scott continues to take practice reps at linebacker, again according to Brown. That likely won't change until Ellison returns to the lineup.

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Hmm...so Fewell (probably) has no faith in Edwards either, interesting.

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by Sluss88 on Nov 18, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

In all seriousness, why is that interesting?

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

because most people were saying Jauron was making that move out of desperation

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i don’t think “most people” were saying that.

regardless, the basis of the desperation argument is the same as the others – if jauron was desperate to keep his job, he was going with the qb who exhibited the best propensity to win.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well I would go back a read the comments on that post....I obviously disagree. Most people were saing Edwards should start

And, I am not disagreeing with your next statement. I was just trying to tell you why it is interesting. Fewell should not be coaching out of the same desperation, but still chose Fitz.

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Fewell should not be coaching out of the same desperation, but still chose Fitz.

Because its not desperation!

and no, i don’t think “most people” were saying that.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well we will have to disagree unless you want to do a fan post with a poll :-)

I would do it, but I am playing some Madden so I can see what it looks like for the Bills to win.

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Do you have a PS3? I’m thinking of getting one and want Madden. I’m curious if that game has a ton of static images on it (stats, info, clock, etc)? I have a new plasma TV – worried about the break-in period and IR.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No :-( Stuck with a Wii......it was for the kids, right???

I don’t have much time to play anyway.

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I want a PS3 for the bluray and Gran Turismo series. My wife wants a Wii, and I don’t have a ton of interest in it.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I have a Wii, and want a PS3.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 18, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

unless bluray is your goal or a sony specific title – i’d definately go with a 360.

the online content is unmatchable and the natal perf that’s coming out next year is giong to be unreal.

seriously – I loved the sony consoles – but the 360 is where it’s at

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Blu Ray is, indeed, the goal. LOST just looks better that way.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 18, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think wii is worthless for sports games, aside from twoods, which is awesome. The control just doesn’t have enough functionality. They try to make it too much of a stretch.

I personally think xbox360 is best for sports games and such, and the online community is unbelievable

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

online community is unbelievable

it really is – the PS3 home has absolutetly nothing on the 360. when you consider the games are identical you have to go for the advantage.

i just got the new smbwii yesterday – sweetness. but i will always have a nintendo for mario kart, bros, metroid and of course – zelda.

Never put salt in your eyes

by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Project Natal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_txF7iETX0

out next year – yes, it is happening. all for under $80 with 14 launch games

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Holy crap!!!!!

That is unreal!!!!!! So you need an xbox 360 and this is a peripheral you buy extra?

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yup – should be out November of next year (unfortunately)

basically – they are changing the game with this peripheral

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Haahhahaha

Wii HD is due out when???? 2012? They may have to rethink it a bit :-)

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think they scraped that – not sure.

well Nintendo did pioneer the d-pad, analog, shoulder buttons, rumble and motion technology so they are pretty much top dogs in innovation.

but right now I (personally) – think they should stick to making games for the other consoles (although they won’t have any of that)

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

zelda for regular nintendo or 64? i kept my 64 to play ocarina and goldeneye all the time

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

zelda for regular nintendo or 64?

all of them!!

i even have ocarina master quest – aww yea

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

luckkyyyyyyyyyy.

I may also get a wii to go after that whole “play every nintendo game ever” thing. Anyone actually tried that? Just so we kind of stay on topic, i want to use the wii to go back in time and play the game when trent started before fitz.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

you mean the classic console?

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

no, i thought i read somewhere that you can download any title nintendo has ever made and play it on the wii console.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ya – sorry virtual/classic

ya i have about 25 games downloaed – even the real smb 2 lost levels.

it’s just as they were – not all games though. rc pro am for instance is in contract dispute so you’ll never see that.

but yea – for sure. i have excite bike -all the marios – nintendo zeldas – galaga – castlevania etc.. etc…

usually between 5-10 bucks per game.

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What’s special about the SMB for wii? Is it worth getting?

~K
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by Kurupt on Nov 18, 2009 3:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

hell yea – you can do multiplayer as well – not online but local.

if you like platforms go get it. it’s just smb with some new twists

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It is on the kids Christmas list :-)

Thank God it is 4 player and I only have 2 kids ;-)

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

lol -for a sec i thought you were talking about CoD – then i saw smb.

yea – def no CoD for kids (dependent on age) – but mario for sure.

break that thing out early man

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hitler agrees with you on the Xbox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkDxF2kn1I&feature=related

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t play a lot of sports games, so I enjoy my Wii very much. :)

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 18, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i might buy one just to get the new mario that came out.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i got it yesterday – spent 180 bucks on call of duty, l4d2 and mario wii.

yes – i am a complete loser

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

how is the new call of duty? It has got mixed reviews

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

unreal

actually gave me (if possible) even a more appreciation for our soldiers. it’s pretty amazing

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I enjoyed World at War

so I will probably get Modern Warfare too…..heard is was basically the same game though….no real improvements?

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well I (admittedy) – never owned WaW – i played it once – but never got a true feel for it.

this is my first run at a CoD and I have to say i’m very, vvery impressed.

but htis is coming from a guy that loves, LOVES L4D. killing zombies is always good good fun

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You must really like Resident Evil then.

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LOVE RESIDENT EVIL - FIVE!!

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Love everything you have said about video games

My job hopefully starts in Jan at which point mw2 is top of my list. New Mario game looks epiiiiiic. And might I add it’s awesome that video games and buffalo bills have merged in this topic!

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Nov 19, 2009 1:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

world at war and modern warfare are made by different companies

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah to be single again. :-)

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by MattRichWarren on Nov 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think we can only safely say Fewell has no ties to Edwards and that he (Fewell) wants to make sure that he’s in the best position to succeed this week. I’m sure the decision wasn’t difficult because he has little to no history with either player.

So I want to know: just what in the world IS wrong with Trent?

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

his coconut is filled with scrambled eggs and hot sauce.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Have you ever tried scrambled eggs with hot sauce and shaved coconut?

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

can’t say i’ve ever heard of it.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree TAT... : )

There must be something wrong with Edwards that we are not seeing…he must be making improper reads or something else that does not show up much on gameday, because he seems like he is twice the QB Fitzy is…I know, I know, 2 × 0 = 0…but still….

by NorCal BillsFan on Nov 18, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

edwards is a Jauron disciple, full zombie mode. might need an exorcism to snap him out of it.

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by dzil on Nov 18, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

no faith in edwards… could it be the coaching staff is seeing what a mess that OL is and maybe want to spare Trent another concussion so soon? Fitz seems to have more awareness in the pocket…

by oompaloompa on Nov 18, 2009 1:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks BG

Hoping Williams is 100% for Sunday. Expecting a big day for Stroud, Williams and Poz. Draft, Scott and Harris will have to contain and hope Schobel and Kelsay can pressure the edges. Defense will be key this Sunday, Offense will be what ever we get. Oh we do have Nelson starting at TE along with Stupar. Looking alot like LeVitre and Chambers at tackle. Wow!!!!!!

Excuses are a sign of weakness!!!!!!

by VanScottM on Nov 18, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Until one of those tackles gets hurt, and we put john wendling at RT.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah.....a new role for John McCargo

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by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

haha. any role besides bench warmer would be fine with me.

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by bflo on Nov 18, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Honestly, at this point, what does it hurt?

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by WhyBillsWhy on Nov 18, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe Wendling would be better on the Dline (he can hurdle the line every play and harass the opposing QB).

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by thefourwinds on Nov 18, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stupar.

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by MattRichWarren on Nov 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

They’re playing the 1 team who will understand their OL woes. The Jags were a complete mess last year. That played a huge role in the Bills defeating them early on last season.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Edwards looked “shaky” at best… he may not have fully recovered… I bet he had a headache before getting pulled on Sunday vs Tennessee.
This team is a mess, I expect very little here on out except rooting for Byrd to break the int mark, getting Maybin on the field more, Nelson getting some catches, and our rookie lineman getting through the season, and then all the rookies hitting the weight room all offseason, coming back stronger and with chips on their shoulders, then Marty Shottenheimer coming in here, installing Marty-ball, and its time to knock some god dam teeth in in 2010… or whatever coach instills a new mentality on this team I love to death

Good Luck With Your Firings Mr. Wilson….Go Bills!

by killascript on Nov 18, 2009 1:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

This team is a mess

that about sums it up

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by J2 on Nov 18, 2009 1:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

really isn’t much more to it than that is there? sad really…

by Ren Diggity on Nov 18, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

but may be morbidly fun to watch. when life gives you lemons… break out the tequila!

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by dzil on Nov 18, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

post-concussion

could still be a problem and a big factor in TE’s benching. I wouldn’t be surprised. Remember, he looked OK in the first half.

Either way, though, both QBs basically suck.This isn’t Doug Flutie coming in to relieve Rob Johnson.

by ccthemovieman on Nov 18, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i hear you...

watching Perry’s press conference I was quietly hoping that he would go into a Singletary-esque rant…maybe take his pants off…something. At least we got “play like hell and win”. They got me again…can’t wait to see how the players react on sunday.

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by Scrumtrulescent on Nov 18, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We bad.

by jj24 on Nov 18, 2009 1:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Your comment and this situation remind me of the line from that old Huey Lewis song:

“Sometimes…sometimes bad is bad.”

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by thefourwinds on Nov 18, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Fewell's first major decision is a bad one

There is no logic whatsover in starting Fitz over Edwards. Fitz is not the long term answer at QB. While it appears that Edwards isn’t either it isn’t quite as definite. Remember, Edwards has spent most of the season under nearly constant pressure. He was doing a reasonable job in Tennessee until asked to go get two scores in the last few minutes of the game. Yeah, he threw a pick six but did it in full-on desperation mode thanks to Jauron’s decision to let the Thumbtacks kick a field goal instead of moving them out of range via a holding penalty. I’d rather ride out the year with Edwards at the helm so the team would at least be able to determine if he’s worth keeping around as a back-up.

by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:26 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

gotta be concussion related. Please someone at least lie to me and tell me it is…

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by Scrumtrulescent on Nov 18, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe but I doubt it. My fear is that Ralph Wilson has dictated that Fitz is the starter….in a short sighted bid to win a meaningless game (since there will be no playoff run) or two instead of taking the longer view (evaluating Edwards).

by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

interesting because I initially thought that the decision to go with Fitzy was the last straw for Ralph and THAT decision pushed him into firing DJ. So many different things going on here…making my brain hurt.

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by Scrumtrulescent on Nov 18, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You could be right, though if Jauron was fired for starting Fitz then wouldn’t Fewell have made Edwards the guy?

by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This decision to start fitzy is excruciatingly confusing. You’re absolutely right…we can basically throw out the thought that starting fitzy had something to do with DJ’s departure. Wilson is obviously on board with that. I just can’t believe Trent has fallen so far so fast. This is a METEORIC descent if it proves to be unrelated to his noodle.

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by Scrumtrulescent on Nov 18, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My mini throwback helmet with his autograph will soon be obsolete.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That's what my thought was.

But and it’s a big but and I cannot lie, if Fitz was made the starter on Monday and the team had prepared for him to be the starter this week Fewell decided that he’d stick with the game plan to not completely disrupt everything more than it already was.

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by twoeightnine on Nov 18, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

TO requested Fitzy. Not saying that mattered, but he has admitted as much.

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by dzil on Nov 18, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

its concussion related.

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by bflo on Nov 18, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You know this?

Man?

by NorCal BillsFan on Nov 18, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my thoughts too

Good Luck With Your Firings Mr. Wilson….Go Bills!

by killascript on Nov 18, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t agree with that assessment at all. That doesn’t mean I like it – I’d much rather see Edwards play, for the reasons you state – but that doesn’t make it a bad decision.

Fewell’s coaching job isn’t your typical coaching job. He’s in it right now with one goal: don’t let the team bust apart at the seams. Don’t let things get more mutinous than they already are. If you recall, receivers were visibly frustrated with Edwards last week, particularly in the second half and on his last drive.

He’s not building for the future. He’s building for his future. If a team is considering him for a head coaching opportunity – and I do believe Fewell is HC material, if not now then down the road – they’d rather see the fact that he got some experience and kept the team playing and preparing hard. They don’t want to see that he couldn’t prevent the team from spontaneous combustion. Right now, Fitzpatrick, while far more boring and far less talented, gives Fewell the best shot at realizing that objective, while not doing serious damage to the team’s ability to win.

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by Brian Galliford on Nov 18, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Very true.

He is coaching for HIS future like you said.

"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."

by bflo on Nov 18, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If a team is considering him for a head coaching opportunity – and I do believe Fewell is HC material, if not now then down the road – they’d rather see the fact that he got some experience and kept the team playing and preparing hard.

That doesn’t exclude playing Edwards. Turning the situation with the receivers around would speak volumes about Fewell’s ability to manage sometimes unhappy situations. Just to piggyback on what I wrote in the Edwards bit, I’d love to see Fewell put Maybin in the starting line-up. Yes, Maybin is weak agains the run but he would have seven games—largely against teams vying for playoff slots—of experience heading into 2010.

The season is clearly lost so why not give time to guys who will hopefully help down the road? Development of talent would speak well of Fewell, not only to Buffalo but to other teams who might consider hiring him in the future. So, I’m hoping to see Hardy get some real playing time along with Nelson, Edwards, Maybin, Harris, Corner, Youboty, etc….not that there is any choice for most of those guys given the injury situation…

by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well said Brian

While I personally would rather see Edwards “playing out the string”, at this point, neither QB has stood out and Fewell (injury-related or not) is going with the guy who he thinks gives him the best chance at winning.

Honestly, it probably won’t matter. New coaching staff and new front office more than likely will equal new QBs (thank GOD).

by sabre74kkn on Nov 18, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You’re right about the new QB. The question I have is whether Buffalo should keep Edwards or Fitz as the back-up. Fitz has hit his ceiling; has Edwards?

by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

please don't say "hit the ceiling" and Edwards in the same sentence.......might give him another concussion :-)

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well said...rec'd

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Andy, don’t get hurt. You’re now playing left tackle, or as it’s called in our offense, “kamikaze”.

by jj24 on Nov 18, 2009 1:27 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Kamikaze implies that our tackles take out a defender while getting injured themselves. Seppuku (ritual disembowlment) might be a more apt description…

by Ron From NM on Nov 18, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

LOL!!! that would explain the smell

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Funny you should mention Seppuku. I just watched Ronin a couple days ago and that’s when I learned about it.

by jj24 on Nov 18, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh dear

Another game with Fitzy running for his life from a team that probably won’t even bother to blitz (because they won’t have to). I can’t see this ending well. But at least Fitzy can run (a bit) if he has an opening.

Still lots of speculation here over the benching of Edwards. Concussion? Best chance to win? Whatever. Something, I’m sure, happened on Sunday. I don’t know if it came out of Owens meltdown (that Reed and Jauron apparently supported), or what. I read a comment on a previous thread where someone said that watching the game live it was clear Edwards was playing much worse than his stat line would indicate, not throwing to wide open receivers (the kind of thing you don’t see on TV). Not sure what it was because no one’s saying, but as has been pointed out, on paper Edwards didn’t have too bad a day against the Titans. And I don’t buy the “keep him out in case he gets hit again” line for a minute. Something he said or did lost the confidence not only of Jauron but the rest of the coaching staff and some members of the offence anyway.

by Applsoss on Nov 18, 2009 1:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Anything the Bills do right now is desperation. They’re in full fledged desperation mode. They’ve been operating out of desperatin since they hired TO and fired Schonert and Langston Walker. Jauron’s now gone in mid-season, they’re 3-6, with an offensive line in complete tatters, a quarterback position lacking a competent starter, a defense second to none in run-futility. The submarine is filling up with water. How can we not be desperate?

Mmmph rrgh prrmf! - someone with his mouth gagged

by Dyl on Nov 18, 2009 2:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

we were operating out of desperation long, long before those things happened.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

So how are we not now?

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by Dyl on Nov 18, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

oh i wasn’t saying we arent now. i’m just saying it didn’t start this summer.

by quantumuprising on Nov 18, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, actually desperation was setting in

See no-huddle offense

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by Kurupt on Nov 18, 2009 3:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

You wonder if the Turk is feeling a bit of vindication now.

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by TheAfghanTwilight on Nov 18, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If so, he’s a self-serving fool. He was fired in desperation because of the disaster about to unfold. Jauron, like most of us, could see it coming.

by Sixteenthback on Nov 18, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Turk couldn’t have done any better and he should know it.

"Play like hell and win." - Perry Fewell

by MattRichWarren on Nov 19, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

need to be resolved

to the fact that yesterdays’ events solved little. Fewell’s decison is disappointing but what aspect of this year hasn’t been. Business as usual.

by fansince60 on Nov 18, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

other factors

For all we know, it may be that van Pelt wanted the change and Jauron and now Fewell said fine. Edwards clearly made some errors at the end of the game — though Fitz did too in that hopeless situation. And while i would have preferred to see Edwards play and hopefully learn, the ever deteriorating state of the OL is another factor. I’ve gotten the impression that Fitz seems to handle the pressure better. And hoo boy, i dread to think of how eagerly defensive fronts are looking toward getting the Bills into passing situations now.

by Sixteenthback on Nov 18, 2009 2:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think it is like Brian said....Edwards has lost the team.....they don't believe in him anymore either

It could be injury related, but we may never really know.

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by Joe P. on Nov 18, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well he's definitely lost his receivers...

TO – see blow up on the sidelines in TEN.
Evans – Trent never even had him to lose.
Reed – “his boy”, see TO above.

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by Sluss88 on Nov 18, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bad decision

I can imagine fitzy gives us a better chance to win. Terrible decision in my mind. The lt thing is neither here nor there. I think this decision shows that business at OBD will continue as usual. Oh well no more hope until the end of the year

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by silverstreak3k on Nov 18, 2009 3:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

agreed

sounds like we went from one desperate coach to another. I’d rather see what trent can do for the rest of the year.

by cobillsfan on Nov 18, 2009 3:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

wow.

by chaucer on Nov 18, 2009 3:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Terrible decision

Fewell has already shown that he’s thinking more about his status than actually turning this team around by giving it some direction and leadership by showing unrelenting support for the better quarterback.

by aRC on Nov 18, 2009 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

And again... Why?

There has to be more to the reason behind this decision and without knowing what it is, this decision makes no sense to me.

by TJJ on Nov 18, 2009 4:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Trent...

Lost the team and Van Pelt.

by aRC on Nov 18, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

fitzpatrick is terrible. he is not an improvement over edwards. no way.

by billsstein on Nov 18, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah what he said

by Ren Diggity on Nov 18, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

chambers at rt

The fact that our OL is even more of a mess than usual may be another factor (Brian’s losing the team argument because of scrambled head also makes a lot of sense). Chambers at RT was not a good recipe for pass protection in fish game, and Fitz has show much more ability to avoid pass rush. If Trent’s head is still foggy as evidenced by poor decisions, rest might not be bad thing. It also might be helpful for him to watch a couple more games from sidelines so he can see how things develop live when he’s not under intense pass rush (though you’d think film study could handle this).

I still think it’s a strange decision based on Trent’s seeming ability to move the offense early against Titans and Fitzy’s inability against any other team, but I guess I’m starting to see reasons why it could be a good idea, most of them having to do with Bills season being a complete wreck. Why do wrecked seasons seem to follow TO?

by williamsDT on Nov 18, 2009 6:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

TO has a lot of career wins for someone followed by "wrecked seasons"

Jonathan Stupar won the Heisman…while playing in the NFL!

by JPH on Nov 18, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I would love for him to wreck us into the Super Bowl sometime.

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by twoeightnine on Nov 19, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't mind evaluating Chase Daniels for a few games

he could be had for a song and we’ve got nothing to lose. chances are he ends up in the dumpster with Trent and Fitzy. At least he’s young with upside potential and not yet a completely proven failure. Playing Fitz is pretty much a waste of time. Any future he has will be on the sidelines, not on the field.

most of my posts get deleted :(

by dzil on Nov 18, 2009 10:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs