Archives for March 13, 2013

‘After attempting to restructure a contract to keep the quarterback with the organization, Fitzpatrick declined the offer.’

‘Throughout the process, maybe the last few weeks or so, I’ve been in constant communication with Buddy talking things out, trying to figure out some sort of solution to the roster bonus, the salary and all that. This isn’t something that all of a sudden was thrown at me, I was blindsided by it, this is something that we talked about for a week or two. It was a lot of just private conversations. It was nice for it to be kind of left between me and him and not played out through the media. It stinks. I really did enjoy being a Buffalo Bill, and unfortunately we couldn’t get anything worked out.’

‘I know this isn’t sexy or even complimentary. Part of me thinks about Fitz reading this and getting the wrong impression. Even while I was slamming the book shut on him as Bills quarterback, every single bit of my Buffalo fan-being (or what’s left of it) was taking the brunt of that impact on the ankle. Seriously, how many times did you hear someone say, “If only we could put Fitz’s head on JP’s body” over the past three years? And it made sense. Remember “Buffalo Lives?” Losman wanted to single-handedly bring this city back. He loved it here, too. He just wasn’t good enough.’

‘He once performed at a level that convinced the club he should be paid like a franchise quarterback, but less than two years after signing a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Buffalo Bills have parted ways as the team released the veteran signal caller Tuesday.’