Hapless Bills Fan Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 TBN (paywall) https://buffalonews.com/2019/11/13/ryan-fitzpatrick-miami-dolphins-buffalo-bills-tanking-beard/ -Miami now 4th in the NFL draft order -Shoulda known better than to sign Fitzy: In 2007, Fitzpatrick rallied an 0-8 Cincinnati Bengals team to a 4-3-1 finish. In 2010, Fitzpatrick rallied an 0-8 Buffalo team to a 4-4 finish, thereby knocking the Bills out of the race to draft quarterback Cam Newton the following spring. Now this year, Fitzpatrick has helped rally an 0-7 Miami team to two straight wins. The 36-year-old Fitzpatrick says no one has yet complained to him that he’s ruining Miami’s race to the bottom of the NFL. Olean Times Herald (no paywall) http://www.oleantimesherald.com/olean/miami-s-players-coaches-foiling-the-tanking-plan/article_eec9877e-e819-594f-8e43-355fd7d29260.html " In short, the Dolphins are on a two-game win streak and were highly competitive in the three games preceding it. " "At Miami coach Brian Flores’ Monday press conference, a reporter actually asked this question. “Do you ever think about the fact that these wins are hurting the franchise’s chance to get a franchise quarterback in the draft?” Flores was inordinately gracious. “It’s not something I really think about,” he said. “My job is to put this team in the best position to try to go out there and be productive and win football games." Toldja so Dolphins! Toldja So!
HOUSE Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) We are doomed Edited November 14, 2019 by HOUSE 1 7
jrober38 Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 There will be a couple good QBs and they have 3 first round draft picks. Winning games and establishing the right culture is more important at this point than tanking. 7
SCBills Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, jrober38 said: There will be a couple good QBs and they have 3 first round draft picks. Winning games and establishing the right culture is more important at this point than tanking. Seems a lot like the year of Allen/Darnold/Mayfield/Rosen/Jackson. No guarantees but some potentially good QB's in Tua/Burrow/Herbert etc. Only problem is if they fall in love with one, it could be the same one whoever holds the #1 pick has, and that team is not trading out of that spot in that scenario. Edited November 14, 2019 by SCBills
Saxum Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: Fear the Beard. I cannot grow a beard but isn't a beard a bad thing for playing in stadiums with heat and humidity like North Cuba? 1 4
Buffalo Junction Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, SCBills said: Seems a lot like the year of Allen/Darnold/Mayfield/Rosen/Jackson. No guarantees but some potentially good QB's in Tua/Burrow/Herbert etc. Only problem is if they fall in love with one, it could be the same one whoever holds the #1 pick has, and that team is not trading out of that spot in that scenario. Gonna be interesting to see who ends up with the first few picks. I could see the Skins or Falcons going with Young or trading down for a king’s ransom... Jets too. Bengals will be all in on a QB. The bottom might be tightly packed this year with so many bad teams.
Mrbojanglezs Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Hope they win just enough to miss out on the top qbs
badassgixxer05 Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Fitz is a .500 QB. He will win some and will lose some. Its all about even in the end. There best bet was rolling with Rosen, but that prob would have ruined the kids career, although i think that is already the case after the benching.
Coach Tuesday Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Not psyched about this. Tanking doesn’t really work, and Fitz is helping Flores build confidence in the program. They’ll still land a blue chip QB. 1
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 If Fitz had Allen's arm strength we would've been done searching for a stating QB. Fitz is just a gamer and puts it all out on the field when he play. I'm still a big fan of Fitz but I just wish he would choose a different team. 3
london_bills Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 In a way Fitz would be the perfect guy to be here as a mentor for Allen. 1
Steptide Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Fitz always finds a way to start no matter what team he plays for, but part of me wishes they had signed him as Allen's backup. I do like that we have Barkley, but Fitz has legit seen it all
Phil The Thrill Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, london_bills said: In a way Fitz would be the perfect guy to be here as a mentor for Allen. I said that since before the draft! He would have been a perfect backup. I remember though, Tampa Bay signed him the day before FA in 2018 so the Bills never really have a chance to sign him.
Jerome007 Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 The NFL should have a lottery system like in the NHL. It's crazy that losing is actually a good thing if you don't make the playoffs! How come the competition committee has never addressed this?
RiotAct Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 “no one has yet complained to him that he’s ruining Miami’s race to the bottom” ?
PetermansRedemption Posted November 15, 2019 Posted November 15, 2019 12 hours ago, jrober38 said: There will be a couple good QBs and they have 3 first round draft picks. Winning games and establishing the right culture is more important at this point than tanking. Idk about that. How much of a different culture is it really? That big of a difference between 3-13 and 1-15? Other than losing the draft position. And does Miami even have anyone left they care about keeping? These guys are backups on most other NFL teams.
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