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Mallett is 61% at Arkansas in over 700 attempts...He's 67% this year and I think it's pretty clear he's showing improvement every year...He was forced into action early at Michigan and had a TERRIBLE completion % that year (43.3%)...Mallett was REALLY raw that Year, but to his credit he was 4-0 as a Starter and basically saved Michigan's Season by not doing enough to lose Games when Henne unexpectedly went down ... I'm a Michigan Fan...I've watched Mallett from the 1st time he entered a Game at Michigan and I've seen a lot of his Games at Arkansas over the past two years...I realize he gets ripped pretty hard at times about accuracy, not being to bright...etc...And of coarse there are some pretty nasty rumors out there, none of which have been substantiated whatsoever, that go far beyond the Football field...I don't think Mallett is perfect whatsoever...And it's going to take a little time for him to develop in the NFL...the same way it took him a little time to get Petrino's system down...I think Gailey is just about the perfect HC for Mallett in the NFL...I see what he's done for Fitz and it makes me drool thinking about what he could do for a Kid with the raw talent Mallett possesses...The thing I think is most important about Mallett is, for whatever reason, his Teammates play REALLY hard when he is around...He's 20-7 as a Starter in the Big Ten and SEC...That's pretty darn good...The Razorbacks were 13-12 in the 2 Seasons before Mallett, they're 16-7 since and Nationally Ranked at #13... Mallett likely has 3 games left vs. Ranked opponents...This week vs. #21 (at Miss St.) and next week vs. #5 (vs. LSU at Little Rock), then the Bowl game...These should be 3 more REAL tough tests for him to show how far he's come...But I'm going to be paying as much attention to how Arkansas does overall in these 3 Games...If they can come out of these 3 Games 2-1 that would mean Mallett was 22-8 as a Starter Career wise and 10-3 as a Sr. playing in the toughest Conference in College Football...I'd say that's not too bad...I'm pretty sure Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey will agree...We'll see soon enough...

I think the final decision may very well hinge on Harbaugh's future...If Harbaugh leaves then Luck is REALLY gambling by staying...I imagine the Kid feels as long as his HC (who played QB in the NFL) is around he'll be able to keep his status...Like or dislike Harbaugh, I think it's clear he's doing a damn good job highlighting Luck's strengths and disguising his weaknesses... Lets not forget too that Sam Bradford missed most of his Sr. Year with an injury and was still Drafted #1...And there were PLENTY of folks who questioned Bradford's toughness...So there is also precedence going the other way...

Holy freaking hell that was a good read!!! This is going to be quite interesting indeed! Thanks for Posting it!

I'm going to hold out hope until Draft Day that this becomes 2004 all over again for Buddy...Nix Trades down a few spots, gets some extra Picks in 2011 and 2012, and Drafts Ryan Mallett wherever we end up...To me that would be the perfect scenario...But that's just me...

I'd rather see them Trade Down, get an extra Pick or two, and still end up with Mallett... I was looking at your latest Mock Draft and I gotta say...I'm not sure where exactly y'all get your rankings but I'll go out on a limb and predict there is no way Locker goes before Mallett in the 2011 Draft...Mallett has done nothing but improve while Locker has actually regressed a little...And Mallett is doing his damage in the SEC...When it's all said and done (and you can record this to tell me I was a fool later... ) I doubt Locker will be among the first 20 or so Players taken and Mallet will go in the Top 10...

Well I never noticed that over these past 40 years... Anyway, I can say pretty clearly from my observation standpoint the past 10 years have been worse...I'm not saying there was no negativity before that...Just saying these past 5 years especially have been brutal and the Team has done little to give us the warm and fuzzies...

I don't know if you heard the reporter from Philly on WGR this AM but he was asked about Jason Peters and I'm pretty sure this was the exact quote; "We hate him." Seriously that's what the guy said...He went on to basically say Peters is penalized WAY too much and that he was warned when the Eagles acquired Peters that he was no where near the hype, and now he agrees... Just thought that was interesting...

Well fair enough...There is clearly a crap-load of negativity...But you don't think a decade of non-Playoff Football might have a little bit to do with that? Look I've been a Bills Fan for 40 Years now...Anyone who knows me will say I'm the biggest Bills Fan they've ever met...When I'm watching the Games I'm hoping they win...That part is ingrained in Me...But realistically, if they are going to suck do I mind them losing and having a chance to Pick #1 Overall, especially when a Prospect like Andrew Luck may be the prize? Um...Nope, I don't mind at all...And I think I'm no less true Bills Fan than anyone else out there...

Ahh...You got me...

I would not support any new uniform that included a White Helmet unless it was a throwback...I like the Red Helmet...I think it's the best Helmet in the league...

Instead of the Team that loses Games for all the other reasons? Because we're already there...

Who's massaging and cherry picking stats? They are what they are...Break em' down any way you see fit... BTW...No question Fitz is the smarter QB...It still does not mean he's going to end up being the better QB in time...I for one hope he is...I'm not a hater, just a realist...

Career Numbers Fitzpatrick - 572-985 (58.1%) - 5749 Yds. - 35 TD's - 34 INT's - 72.3 QB Rating Anderson - 708-1335 (53%) - 8564 Yds. - 52 TD's - 53 INT's - 69.4 QB Rating Anderson's best year he had an 82.5 QB Rating...Fitz's QB Rating is 85.5 currently... Now I'll grant anyone the fact that Fitz's numbers are slightly better and that he seems to be improving while Anderson fell off badly after the one decent year...But at this point in time I think the comparison can certainly be made when you're talking about Career-Year type things...So far this is Fitz Career Year...We'll see what he does from this point on...But others, like Anderson, had their 15 minutes and fell off dramatically...It's not beyond imagination that Fitz could do the same based on what he has done before this Year...

The weather is NOT that nice I can promise you that...It's hot and humid as hell in the Summer, and Summer lasts 6 Months...There is almost never a breeze until there is a massive thunderstorm about, which happens almost every night in the Summer...Then you get 3 Hours of Prime Time TV Tornado warnings... ...It's crazy...I've been here for 20 years now and I can't wait to get the hell out and go back Home...Charlotte is WAY overrated as a City IMHO...

Thank You...That's all I can say...Thank You for adding sanity to this conversation...

Seriously...As long as you keep making comparisons between the two I personally will always question your Football intelligence...But maybe that's just me... I'm starting to think you're never going to get this...Once Fitz has led some Team to a Super Bowl or two we can open up this conversation again if you like...I get the whole everybody has got to start somewhere argument...But guys like Kelly and Manning did it in High school, College, in Jimbo's case the USFL where he set Passing records, and of coarse in terms of Wins and SB appearances in the NFL...They are VERY special talents that don't come along often, and to me at least, it's insulting them to be compared to Fitz in any way, shape, or form...I completely realize that some may not agree with me on this, and I also realize that Fitz is young enough to still have the chance to prove me wrong...I'm just saying I don't think it's gonna happen, and in a couple years it MAY be debatable who was a better Bills QB, Fitz or Reich...But NEVER Fitz or Kelly...Ever...

Basically...Yes...

EXACTLY! The truth is this solid stretch by Fitz is more likely to be the exception rather than the rule... We'll see if that's the way it turns out...But chances are...

Is that good or bad?... His Head Coach just about makes him out the be the next coming...He's gone WAY above and beyond defending Newton as a person...Not sure how this is going to end up, but he's going to get the highest endorsement possible from Chizik it seems...

Seriously...You just don't get it...I really don't give a rats a** what the point is...You can't compare Fitz to Kelly or Manning...It makes you look like you don't understand the intangibles that separate the good from the elite...Granted every elite QB had bad Games...Of coarse they did...But they also have intangibles that CLEARLY separate them from the pack...And since when did anyone around here care what Jerry Sullivan wrote?... And I missed NOTHING the past 40 years of Buffalo Bills Football...You know what we called the people who were backing Reich over Kelly? Idiots...The exact same thing I'm going to say about anyone comparing Fitz to Kelly, Manning, or any other lock 1st Ballot Hall Of Fame QB... I really have nothing against Fitz...But no question I don't believe he's good enough to be the long term future of this Franchise at QB...ESPECIALLY if they get a chance to take an elite Prospect like Luck at #1 Overall...Now if for some reason the Bills don't get the chance to take Luck or Mallet I'm fine with Fitz in the meantime...But I'm not going to swept away by him either...He's not an elite NFL QB...And he probably never will be...

Seriously? Are you trying to compare Fitz to Peyton Manning? I know the overall Football intelligence on this Board has hit an all time low when I see, in the same thread mind you, Fitz favorably compared to Peyton Manning and Jim Kelly... Come on folks...Let's get real...Fitz is playing well...OK...But really?

Kolb is Starter Material...Vick just played better when he got the shot...Andy Reed knows QB's...If he made Kolb the Starter and Traded McNabb with that in mind believe you and me Kolb can Start in the NFL...I'm not saying he's the next coming...But he's a Starter... Kolb's Started 6 Games in his career...He's 3-3 as a Starter but in his 3 Wins he had 6 TD's vs. 1 INT and Completed 72% of his Passes...He's certainly better than a few QB's Starting in the NFL right now...I'm not saying Philly will get a #1 for him but the word is that's what they want...I'm sure if Vick keeps playing well they'll take a 2nd Rounder...I think a 3rd for Kolb would be a steal, especially if you run the WCO...

Amen to that! I'd take Luck or Mallett and be thrilled about it!!! Literally ecstatic!

If the Bills end up with the 1st or 2nd Pick in the Draft AND Luck comes out I would not be surprised at all to see Buddy try and re-live the 04 Draft...Trade down a few spots, grab some extra Picks, and still end up with Mallett...Right now that would be my personal best-case-scenario...But a lot can change in 6 Months...