Doc Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Ryan Mallett will be involved if there is a deal. Mallet won't change the compensation. He stinks.
snamsnoops Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 I predict that a Ryan will be their QB but it won't be Fitz. I am thinking they are trying to get something done with NE Mallet hasn't proven anything and may not produce more than Fitz would.
QCity Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Mallett has proven that he's not even good enough to be a backup. That's just completely wrong. The only thing Mallett has proven is that he's not good enough to unseat Tom Brady as the starter. He's not being shopped due to performance, he's on the block because this is the last year of his contract and there is about a 0% chance he will re-sign with the Pats to be a backup.
YoloinOhio Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) The reality is that only Bills fans and Chan Gailey think Fitzpatrick is an NFL QB. The guy stinks, which is why he is on his 3rd team in years. Why did the Titans get rid of him if he was so great? Locker is always hurt and Fitzpatrick came in and played a lot of games for them. You would think they would keep "the best backup in football" at the very least. He isn't any good. It's simple. 2 good plays followed by three bad ones. I used to hate arguing about him with delusional Bills fans but in the end the results speak for themselves. You either can or can't, and Fitzpatrick can't. The reality is that only Bills fans and Chan Gailey think Fitzpatrick is an NFL QB. The guy stinks, which is why he is on his 3rd team in years. Why did the Titans get rid of him if he was so great? Locker is always hurt and Fitzpatrick came in and played a lot of games for them. You would think they would keep "the best backup in football" at the very least. He isn't any good. It's simple. 2 good plays followed by three bad ones. I used to hate arguing about him with delusional Bills fans but in the end the results speak for themselves. You either can or can't, and Fitzpatrick can't. I am not one of the fans that think we should have kept Fitz or are in denial of how brutal he was in 2012, but I was surprised that the Titans cut him, I thought they would want him there given Locker's injury history plus they didn't pick up Locker's option so at the very least he could have served as a vet for a rookie to learn from. Ideally, we could have done that here instead of bringing in old Bath Mat but the circumstances didn't line up with Fitz having been the starter, Nix ragging on him on the leaked phone call, etc.He was brought to TN to be the back up, seemed to make sense to keep him around. He looked decent at times last year, albeit he was classic Fitz sometimes. Houston seemed to grab him rather quickly. Edited May 14, 2014 by YoloinOhio
Doc Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 That's just completely wrong. The only thing Mallett has proven is that he's not good enough to unseat Tom Brady as the starter. He's not being shopped due to performance, he's on the block because this is the last year of his contract and there is about a 0% chance he will re-sign with the Pats to be a backup. No, it's not wrong. The Pats have been on the good end of many blowouts the past 3 seasons. Yet they keep Brady in the game until the end. He's not a good QB, the Pats know it, and that's why they drafted Garoppolo. iF They thought Mallett was any good, they'd extend him, not draft another QB.
Bill from NYC Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Good ones, sure. Mallett has proven that he's not even good enough to be a backup. I will say Bill, you stand your ground. Mallett has a bright future, Spiller and McKelvin suck, Aaron Murray in the 2nd. You go down with the ship. Please don't misquote me, even if paraphrasing. It really isn't polite nor the right thing to do. I think that Spiller is a good situational player who was not worthy of the #9. If you disagree, that is 100% OK. As for McKelvin, he had a very good season last year. It's a shame that it took so long. And I think that Pettine's system which focused on pass rush was great for him. McKelvin can cover. Imo, Levy/Jauron were idiots to draft him at #11 to play him in a Tampa-2. If you disagree, that too is fantastic. Mallet had had what, 8 snaps since he was drafted? Am I close? Neither of us has any idea how good he is. What we (or at leat I) DO know is that he has an arm which is seldom seen. Sure, he can bust out but so can Manuel or any other young quarterback. That said, QBs are what matter in this league. He MIGHT be good, just like EJ. Or, is EJ just fully destined for greatness? If Johnson winds up on NE and Mallett is part of the trade, I will sit back and wait for kudos, similar to those I recently sent out to you.
maryland-bills-fan Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 Watch Fitzy take them to the playoffs. Tim- just like Lamonica?
Bronc24 Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 The reality is that only Bills fans and Chan Gailey think Fitzpatrick is an NFL QB. The guy stinks, which is why he is on his 3rd team in years. Why did the Titans get rid of him if he was so great? Locker is always hurt and Fitzpatrick came in and played a lot of games for them. You would think they would keep "the best backup in football" at the very least. He isn't any good. It's simple. 2 good plays followed by three bad ones. I used to hate arguing about him with delusional Bills fans but in the end the results speak for themselves. You either can or can't, and Fitzpatrick can't. Thank you for bringing some intelligence to this topic. Fitz is what he is. Terrible. Anyone who thinks Fitz is a good QB hasn't a clue about what a good NFL QB looks like.
vincec Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 Watch Fitzy take them to the playoffs. Tim- I think it's a realistic possibility. They have a decent team around him. The best team he's been on.
QCity Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 No, it's not wrong. The Pats have been on the good end of many blowouts the past 3 seasons. Yet they keep Brady in the game until the end. He's not a good QB, the Pats know it, and that's why they drafted Garoppolo. iF They thought Mallett was any good, they'd extend him, not draft another QB. The Pats haven't pulled Brady his entire career. Not when Cassel was the backup, not when Hoyer was the backup, and not when Mallet was the backup (see 2007 running up the score). I'd love to hear how you think they are going to get him to re-sign, maybe get A. Hernandez to hold a gun to his head? The guy believes he is a starter, he isn't going to sign a contract that virtually guarantees he'll be on the bench for another 3 years.
Bronc24 Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 I think it's a realistic possibility. They have a decent team around him. The best team he's been on. And that will highlight his faults even more. I doubt he starts.
White Linen Posted May 15, 2014 Posted May 15, 2014 ...with his team after the draft. http://profootballta...-texans-future/ Sorry, I know we're getting sick of the Kiper stuff but I couldn't help it after reading this story that has a former Bills QB as a big part of it...LOL It just goes to show you that there are two realities, there's the draft expert nimrods like Mel Kiper and then there's the guys who actually play the game. The reality for the players on the Texans is that Ryan Fitzpatrick is their starting QB. Yet Kiper somehow gave them a A-, even though they failed to snag a legitimate franchise QB prospect like Bortles, Manzeil, Bridgewater or Carr. That guy Savage is at least a two year project before they know what they have in him. I guess it's the debate between do you grade a draft based on team needs and whether they addressed them or just the players grades that were drafted.
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