I've been reading buffalo rumblings article's, and they noted how good of a job Fitzpatrick has done against the blitz this year. Just last week he threw for 115 yards and 3 first downs.
This is somewhat reminiscent of Trent Edwards, who was decent against the blitz, but looked positively awful when teams dropped 7-8 guys into coverage.
What does this mean about Fitzpatrick? For me, I was leery of signing him until he showed he wouldn't stall out against heavy coverages. Well, the Patriots blitzed on 6 of 44 passing plays. Fitz still picked them apart. I love seeing that and Fitz is starting to convince me he's a legit starter in this league (I refuse to make any long-term conclusions based on a couple games).
Anyway, some of the stats I pulled up came from this article:
Week 3: Notes from the OL
This is somewhat reminiscent of Trent Edwards, who was decent against the blitz, but looked positively awful when teams dropped 7-8 guys into coverage.
What does this mean about Fitzpatrick? For me, I was leery of signing him until he showed he wouldn't stall out against heavy coverages. Well, the Patriots blitzed on 6 of 44 passing plays. Fitz still picked them apart. I love seeing that and Fitz is starting to convince me he's a legit starter in this league (I refuse to make any long-term conclusions based on a couple games).
Anyway, some of the stats I pulled up came from this article:
Week 3: Notes from the OL
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