StamerforPrez Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) I'll start this off by saying i'm a huge fitz fan. I couldn't wait for the bills to give him a contract, thinking we finally had some stability at qb. That being said, he's been horrible the past 3 weeks. Not 100% his fault, but he can take a lot of the blame. Based on the last 3 games, would there ever be a situation where Thigpen is thrown into the game after a few more horrific performances by fitz? I don't mean as a permanent starter, but the same way a starting goalie would be pulled after giving up 5 goals in the first period to pump some life into the team. Or do we stick with fitz no matter what and let him break out of this slump on his own? Edited November 23, 2011 by StamerforPrez
vegas55 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Pull him for who? Thigpen was horrible in preseason and could not complete a pass against a dolphins defense that was playing prevent at that point in the game. On top of every other problem the Bills have, they have one of the worst backup QBs in the NFL.
CBD Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Based on the last 3 games, would there ever be a situation where Thigpen is thrown into the game after a few more horrific performances by fitz? I don't mean as a permanent starter, but the same way a starting goalie would be pulled after giving up 5 goals in the first period to pump some life into the team. Or do we stick with fitz no matter what and let him break out of this slump on his own? Am I the only one who watched the whole game on Sunday? Thigpen came into the game with about 9 mins left in the 4th quarter. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/boxscore?gid=20111120015&page=plays Edited November 23, 2011 by Carey Bender
StamerforPrez Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 Am I the only one who watched the whole game on Sunday? Thigpen came into the game with about 9 mins left in the 4th quarter. You might be, i stopped watching right before the 4th started.
StamerforPrez Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 I'm pulling down this topic to save people some time. Sorry guys, so dissapointed in the game that not only did I not watch the fourth quarter, i also didn't look at the stats.
bigdogtim Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Yeah, lets pull his beard to see if he is really Amish!
mabden Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Based on the last 3 games, would there ever be a situation where Thigpen is thrown into the game after a few more horrific performances by fitz? I don't mean as a permanent starter, but the same way a starting goalie would be pulled after giving up 5 goals in the first period to pump some life into the team. Or do we stick with fitz no matter what and let him break out of this slump on his own?[/s] Assuming is Fitz starts every game, you pull him when the score differential is more than 35 points and you have a whole quarter left to play.
CodeMonkey Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 When Bills get a real NFL backup QB They have one ... Fitz.
dollars 2 donuts Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 4th quarter against the Patriots on the road.
flmike Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 You have to give him a realistic chance. Right now he has no line and no receivers and I really suspect that he is hurt more from that hit he took a few weeks ago than anyone knows. No one on the team is 100% except Spiller and that's even more worrisome.
Andre Speed Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 as soon as fans start putting up post in which half of the text is crossed out. dude... WICKED bad omen. FREAKY scary. ~AS
BuffaloBillsForever Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 You don't pull Fitz because Thigpen is just awful. Maybe even worse than Brohm. But whats a smart thing you can do is rotate him out more frequently with wildcat and double option personnel aka Brad Smith.
John Cocktosten Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 I say pull him! Let's see if Dalton can play or not....oh wait, Buddy passed on Dalton!
Billy in 4C Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Pull him for who? Thigpen was horrible in preseason and could not complete a pass against a dolphins defense that was playing prevent at that point in the game. On top of every other problem the Bills have, they have one of the worst backup QBs in the NFL. +1. God forbid Fitz gets hurt. Thigpen would get shut out. Maybe 3 points in garbage time... maybe. Like I have said all along, Fitz is a slightly below average starting quarterback. It is what it is - the Bills bought high.
#34fan Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) If we're down three touchdowns on Sunday, and Fitz has thrown more than two INT's, -yank him. If he goes out there, and starts over/underthrowing guys right away? -I bench him at the start of the second quarter. Edited November 25, 2011 by #34fan
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