‘Of course, it helps Fitzpatrick that his offensive line has been better than almost anyone could have imagined. When Nix was saying that his late-season 2010 pickups Kraig Urbik, Erik Pears and Chad Rinehart could actually play, I rolled my eyes. But it turns out the old ball scout was right. Those guys aren’t bad, and the improvement of Demetrius Bell – until he got hurt again – really helped solidify things along with the move of Eric Wood to center.’