Ryan Fitzpatrick: Hall of Famer? or First Ballot HoFer?

[snafu]

 

He's got better career stats than Joe Namath.

 

 

Song:

Soul Finger by the Bar-Kays.

 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2020 by snafu

[Buffalo716]

Just now, snafu said:

 

He's got better career stats than Joe Namath.

 

Well Joe Namath played in the 1960s ...

 

And was the first person to ever throw for 4000 yards

[snafu]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Well Joe Namath played in the 1960s ...

 

And was the first person to ever throw for 4000 yards

 

I'm just helping the OP along with his campaign.

 

 

 

[CLTbills]

4 hours ago, Heavy Kevi said:

Greatest non-franchise/journeyman QB...

 

Kurt Warner comes to mind.

 

 

 

Love Fitz though. His roast of Fred Jackson belongs in some type of HOF

That was phenomenal. Murph's intro for Fitz was awesome too!

[DrDawkinstein]

8 minutes ago, CLTbills said:

That was phenomenal. Murph's intro for Fitz was awesome too!

 

Well we might as well post it.

 

 

 

The greatest 16min you will spend all day.

 

 

Edited September 25, 2020 by DrDawkinstein

[Paulus]

I say he is an important part of NFL history. He should make it in, based on that. He also has some records to his name. 

 

I hope he ends up a coach and then makes it in. <--- realistically

Edited September 25, 2020 by Paulus

[DrDawkinstein]

I cant believe we've crossed 100 votes and the YESes are in the lead!

 

I'm emailing this thread to Roger Goodell right now!

[CLTbills]

19 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Well we might as well post it.

 

 

 

The greatest 16min you will spend all day.

 

 

Yeah, I just got done re-watching it again. 

 

Fitz is an absolute LEGEND

[machine gun kelly]

Just got on. WHAT?  I love Fitz, but this is a joke right?  Kenny Anderson, Phil Simms, Boomer, and on and on and on.  Fitz is a great guy and if there was a HOF for a backup, yes!  You can name 20 guys who deserve the gold jacket ahead of him in the same position going back 70 years.

 

Anyway, as much as I’d give my right arm or maybe an extra pinkie for him as our backup before he retires, you know Miami will never let him go when Tua takes over whenever that is going to happen.

[RoyBatty is alive]

Fitz in the HOF, lol.

 

If by some miracle he lasts another 5 years and gets in the top 15 of passing yards all time then he has a shot, beyond that, give it up.  Testaverde and Carson Palmer are in the top 15 and arent in the HOF and both had greater NFL success than has Fitz.

 

Time for Bill fans to stop "adopting" Fitzpatrick as some kind of patron saint for the Bills, he has been on 7 other teams already and hasnt been on the Bills for 7 years..

[SDS]

7 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Fitz in the HOF, lol.

 

If by some miracle he lasts another 5 years and gets in the top 15 of passing yards all time then he has a shot, beyond that, give it up.  Testaverde and Carson Palmer are in the top 15 and arent in the HOF and both had greater NFL success than has Fitz.

 

Time for Bill fans to stop "adopting" Fitzpatrick as some kind of patron saint for the Bills, he has been on 7 other teams already and hasnt been on the Bills for 7 years..

So #3?

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

I wouldn't mind New England getting a conditional draft pick in exchange for Fitz getting in. 😉

 

[Gordio]

5 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

Should Ryan Fitzpatrick be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame when he is done with his career?

 

I say YES.

 

First, it's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Stats, or Hall of Super Bowl Victories, or Hall of Franchise QBs.

 

Second, I'd argue that he is the Greatest non-Franchise/Journeyman QB in NFL history.

 

Third, folks say a good way of measuring worthiness is "If you were telling the Story of the NFL, would he be included?", and I say YES. When talking about this decade how could you not talk about the dude who has unseated and benched numerous 1st rd "Franchise" prospects?

 

Fourth, ok lets talk stats. Fitz just passed Troy Aikman, Steve Young, and Phil Simms on the All-time Passer list. He is 600 yards away from passing Tony Romo, and less than 2000 yards away from leap-frogging Jim Kelly. If he starts this entire season, he'll likely end up #26 on the all-time passing list.

 

He's a great dude, and a heck of a character.

 

The campaign starts here. FITZ FOR HALL OF FAME!

 

 

Interesting topic.  Fitz' certainly has the stats for the HOF.  I was watching the game a bit yesterday, and he is fun to watch.  The guy just doesn't give a sh*t & flings it wherever he feels like it.  He is brett Favre without the rocket for an arm.  But he has made it work.  The thing that is going to keep him out of there is he never played in a payoff game, that is a nail in the coffin for a QB in terms of making the HOF.

[Saxum]

5 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

Ryan Fitzpatrick is the Mick Foley of the NFL

 

I might agree if I knew who Mick Foley was or cared.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

1 hour ago, Mark Vader said:

Steve DeBerg?

Think Fitz May have him-  both list 8 teams but not sure degberg started everywhere.

 

it does say Fitz is the only nfl QB tossing a TD for 8 teams

Edited September 25, 2020 by Over 29 years of fanhood

[The Jokeman]

4 hours ago, cage said:

I was thinking about whether there's another player who played for both the Bills and the Dolphins and is universally loved by both fan bases.  I can't think of another.  That says something....

Thurman Thomas? 

[Saxum]

2 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

 

 

You like chocolate swirl ice cream cones?  I prefer vanilla.

[cage]

20 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Thurman Thomas? 

 

He just played for them part of a year at the very end of his career.  I don't imagine the Fish fans having the same love for TT.  The players I can think of that played for both are Hogan (WR), O'Leary (TE), Incognito (OG), Carpenter (K), now Shaq Lawson, Jordan Phillips....  Phillips and Incognito were well-liked here, but not necessarily there.  But neither rose to the level of affection that Fitzpatrick has attained.

 

Given rivalries its even tough to think of too many players that played in both Pittsburgh/Cleveland, Dallas/Washington, Dallas/Philly, Buffalo/NE  Pitt/Baltimore KC/Raiders, GB/Chicago that fit the concept.  Maybe Curtis Martin who was in NE and Jets.  Though he left NE before the Brady era took off, so he may not have the love there??

 

Maybe he is HOF material?

Edited September 25, 2020 by cage

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, snafu said:

 

He's got better career stats than Joe Namath.

I never saw Fitz making time with the Kolber woman. 🧐

[Rocky Landing]

15 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

I might agree if I knew who Mick Foley was or cared.

Mick Foley was a professional wrestler, and quite possibly the toughest athlete to ever live, at least in terms of putting his body on the line, and performing through pain. There's a great documentary called "Beyond the Mat," that I think you can see on Netflix. Even if you're not at all a fan of pro wrestling (I'm not), it's a really good watch.