Buffalo Bills' Ryan Fitzpatrick Eligible For Week 1 NFL Award
by Brian Galliford on Sep 13, 2011 10:59 AM EDT
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PrintIt was a very strong start to the 2011 season for Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, and as such, he is one of three Week 1 nominees for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honor, given weekly to the league's best passer (as determined by fan vote).
Fitzpatrick completed 17-of-25 passes for 208 yards with four touchdowns, no interceptions and a 133.0 quarterback rating in a 41-7 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. He's up for the award alongside Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers (27-of-35, 312 yards, 3 TD, 132.1 QB rating) and New England's Tom Brady (32-of-48, 517 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT, 121.6 QB rating). That's quality competition for Fitzpatrick in Week 1, and shows just how well he played at Arrowhead Stadium.
Fans can vote for Fitzpatrick at this link, as well as check out all of his highlights from the win over Kansas City. I'll admit to a bit of bias on this issue, but it only makes sense to me to vote for the man that is currently the NFL's highest-rated passer. That's Fitzpatrick.
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I don’t know, 517 is an awful lot of yards. Granted he threw it almost twice as many times as Fitzpatrick. Either way I would never vote for a that ugg shoe pedaling poofer.
by Buffalo Mo on Sep 13, 2011 11:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Well, 99 came on one play.
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by thefourwinds on Sep 13, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Fitzy over Brady?
Maybe closer than we think. While Brady had the yardage, Fitz had the accuracy (no INTS) and the points.
by NoiseIsTheBestRevenge on Sep 13, 2011 11:07 AM EDT reply actions
Tough call, A rodge looked impressive as always, Brady is Brady, and Fitzy had a great week. 1 thing to note is that Fitz did this is 3 quarters of play, if it was a close game who knows if he would have had 5 td passes and another 100 yards? Plus as Brian states, He has the highest rating. Obviously i vote Fitz anyways.
by The Sweeglings on Sep 13, 2011 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
Rodgers did nearly all his damage in one quarter.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
no chance he wins. Brady 500+ yards. however, I still voted for Fitz
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I agree with this...
Voters see yards not QB Rating…The QB Rating is a mystery to most people. I still voted Fitz though…
What is with all the "close call..." posts?!
VOTE FOR FITZ!
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by stetzwebs on Sep 13, 2011 11:45 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Right, are we not Bills fans
I don’t care if Mr Bundchen threw for 1000 yards, Fitzy, Fitzy, Fitzy!!!
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by 78sackdance on Sep 13, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Cam Newton and Drew Brees should be included in this vote.
But honestly, I don’t see how anyone thinking unbiased can vote Fitzy over the other two guys. Aaron Rodgers had the same number of incompletions and did ALL his scoring in the first quarter. Then he backed off.
And Brady with that throw to Welker, staring down an intense blitz – man that was a play for the ages.
I support and root for the Bills as much as you all here, but I have to think that Fitzy’s numbers are a nice surprise, but not quite on the same level as Rodgers or Brady. Brady threw for that many yards and STILL managed those kinds of compelling stats. Take out the 99 1/2 yard TD and he’s still in this conversation.
We can’t ignore him simply because we hate what he’s done to the Bills.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 11:49 AM EDT reply actions
I think they’re comparable. Fitzy didn’t have a chance to throw for that many yards because he was scoring too fast on short fields to put up that many attempts. Yes, Brady threw for 517 yards, but he also threw it 50 times. I think as an individual performance, Fitzy was more efficient and effective than both those guys. It also helped that he had an effective running game the whole game.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
Who the hell asked you to be biased in a fan vote? This ain’t the frigging Pro Bowl, man. Vote for Fitz!
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by Brian Galliford on Sep 13, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’d have to say that saying and linking “Fans can vote for Fitzpatrick at this link,…” constitutes an implied bias.
I don’t care what people think of me saying what I did. I don’t think Fitzpatrick deserves this vote over other QBs in week 1. His performance is great, no doubt about it. It was a huge surprise, certainly.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Typo. I meant to ask you, “Who the hell asked you to be unbiased?” Lo siento.
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by Brian Galliford on Sep 13, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
THAT makes more sense. Now I follow ya. HOMER vote, I can handle. But man, Aaron Rodgers is quite the QB.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
best QB in the game IMO – even if Manning were playing I still put him over both Brady and Manning at this point – he’s gonna tear the NFL up for the next 7-8 years
I have to wonder if sitting on the bench behind Favre made Rodgers into the QB we’re seeing today. Both because of the learning opportunity and the level of frustration he likely felt thinking he’d NEVER get a chance to play.
This season should reveal just how good Peyton Manning is. What a tough year to be a Colts fan, i’d imagine.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Fitz worked with a shorter field all day. Played less time in the game. Got the samme amount of tds with almost half the throws. Fitz was a more efficient passer than brady was. With all those yards he only has 4tds.
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by matthew62 on Sep 13, 2011 12:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think anyone who believes this should belongs to Fitzpatrick over Aaron Rodgers is wearing their zubaz too tightly. I consider the quality of competition for this vote.
And for the record, i’m not voting. I don’t want to vote against Fitz, but i’d likely not vote for him, as unpopular as it makes me with everyone here.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
my comment was in relation to why Henne wasn’t in there because he deserves it as much as Fitz – Rodgers IMO should win this vote – but I voted for Fitz mutliple times. :)
Oh I knew that. I was sort of moving the string here along. =)
Hell, i’ll vote for Fitz, just because I like all youze pplz. (Those z’s are for Fit-Z) =O)
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The quality of competition? Is the Saints secondary that much better than the Chiefs’?
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
I’d say yes.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 14, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
for the love of God just vote for FItz Afghan!
we NEVER get recognition for anything even when it is TOTALLY UNFAIR that we dont. Clearly fairness is not a factor in the spotlight and attention that professional athletes get. Vote for Fitzpatrick so a very deserving man gets some national love for freaking once. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers get plenty, come on brother!!
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by poz on Sep 13, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I did. Simply opening that link Brian positioned in his piece gave him a vote.
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 14, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
And I read your post like the Ultimate Warrior was speaking to me. Well done!
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 14, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Gonna take a miracle to beat Brady
500 yards is damn impressive.
Vote often for Fitz, though.
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So true. Or retirement.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 13, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
On almost 50 attempts…just one of which was 99 yards due to the Fins’ silly blitz and Welker beating his man over the top. Let’s look at the whole thing beyond stats, please.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
99 1/2 yards for a TD IS pretty freaking amazing. Didn’t Fitzy and Owen complete one nearly as long last year, say 94 yards?
In the year two thousaaaaaaand.
In the year two thousAAAAAAND!
by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 14, 2011 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Two years ago, it was 98 yards. And it was good recognition of blown coverage on a poor blitz, nothing I wouldn’t expect from Brady. My point was that the 500 yards, while being fantastic, can be put into context, like the 99 yarder toward the end of the game.
"Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity. And in the end we are what we pretend to be." - Jerry Cantrell.
Um hello...
Anyone care to comment in recognition that our qb ryan fitzy is mentioned in the same context as rodgers and brady? Holy hell …lets be friggin happy and proud of fitzy. When on his game we all see him as a top qb. The rest of the league is playing catch up. They dont even know our players names. But by the end of this season I would hope fitzpatrick and others become well known. Vote for fitz..
by Feedjasper on Sep 14, 2011 12:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
they let you voe forever
49 votes for fitz , 1 for rodgers, 30 mcoy,30 rice…plus ten more for the beard……did my part…..clicker finger hurts,might have to go on IR :)
by LUVdaBILLS on Sep 14, 2011 2:30 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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