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He might not have thrown picks vs the Titans and Pats*. And having Wilson would have meant no TJ to run the wrong route.

I will never forget the mountain of garbage everywhere I went in Cairo. While cool historically, I would never return to Egypt.

Are you drunk? The defense gave up 7 points. 7. How in the hell would Byrd's pick have been a long gain? He dove and caught the ball after it cleared the receiver's hands. Sleep this one off and come back fresh in a few days. We'll wait.

Finish a drive dammit!

F-u-m-b-l-e.

How old are you? Bro.

Rypien and McMahon.

You must have been hazed and confused when you wrote this.

Like not turning the ball over in the final minutes of a close game? Yep. Mind boggling.

Amen.

I think you have something....it could be run by Michael Irvin...he could get in guy's faces when they don't lead the receiver into space, or can't hit a wide open go route down the sideli.......wait a minute.......we don't like to hurt people's feelings or show emotion on the sidelines in this organization. Damn. It was a hell of an idea.

While we're at it, why not bring back Ryan Leaf? That kid's got a cannon of an arm. Really...I'd rather have Fitz than McCoy. And it's painful for me to say that.

Why does it have to be an either / or thing? Can't both be lousy when it counts? The defense is historically bad, who is arguing different? The defense is the MAIN REASON WE ARE 3 - 6. There....it's been documented. Happy? The defensive woes do not absolve the offense of choking when the game is on the line. The QB leads the offense. He is not getting it done in crunch time. When we have the opportunity to win the game, with the ball in our hands, we have to come through. That's what winning teams do. Conversely, if the other team has the ball in their hands, the D has to come through. Neither is. Period. So it's not a this side - that side thing, it's a team thing. However, clutch QB play can overcome a lot of evils. Ours isn't clutch. I wish that wasn't so.

Dennis Green, Cardinals, after choking vs. the Bears.

When the ball is in his hands in the final minutes and he turns it over, I'd say yeah, he has a pretty good hand in it. I could care less if we are losing 98 - 94 or 6 - 0. With the ball in your hands at the end of the game, you need to pull it out. He didn't. He doesn't. He won't. That's the difference between a winner and just another QB. Fitz is the latter. I'd love him to prove me wrong, but he consistently proves me right. If he threw 3 picks every game, but drove us for the winning TD in those games, I'd love the guy. Because at the end of the day, the only stat that really matters is the W.

I feel your pain. And get your point.

I'd say his W - L record as a starter points to how bad he is.

Me too. End of the day, I openly admit our defense is historically bad. I just think the same of Fitz.

If Fitz doesn't throw two picks, we are probably 6 - 3. The Pats * offense overcame their defensive shortcomings. We had a chance and blew it.

Correct.

This game is massive. The Steelers could be done....that removes a team currently above us. We have to have this game if we want to make the playoffs. Let's see how we respond to that pressure.

No blood, no foul.

If you look at my original post, I am not pitting one player vs. another, but questioned why we do not have our best playmaker on the field for the entire final drive. I think Freddie is still a good back, but he does not have the open field elusiveness ofr speed of Spiller. That's what I wanted to see in the final drive.

I'm not. I want him to be good, if not great, but he consistently shows inconsistency. He cannot make all the throws, which limits us. Look, I like the guy. I loved when he got in that pos Spikes' face. However I, like many, fully expected him to eff up that last drive. That's not what I want in a QB. If he starts winning in those last minute opportunities, I'm all in. I just don't see it happening.

I cannot see how CJ doesn't get to the 5 if not score.