Great Fitzpatrick article in The Athletic

[Albany,n.y.]

38 minutes ago, wppete said:

You pay for the “newspaper” on the internet???  😂 Amazing!!! Comical. 

All 3 that I read every day.  Buffalo News, Albany Times Union, NY Post.  I get the same edition as the print version.  Total cost this year is $240.  A bargain. 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2021 by Albany,n.y.

[Kwai San]

I broke down - ridicule me @wppete all ya want - THIS IS WORTH $6! Great article.  Basically I just started but this quote jumped out at me.

 

“We were the island of misfit toys,” he says. “Most of us had no business being on an NFL roster, but we made it work.”

 

That sounds SO like the Bills when Fitz was here!!!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

39 minutes ago, Kwai San said:

“We were the island of misfit toys,” he says. “Most of us had no business being on an NFL roster, but we made it work.”

 

That sounds SO like the Bills when Fitz was here!!!

Nobody wants a 'Fitz-in-the-Box'?

[Kwai San]

OMFG!!!  I will fall into this hole and quite possibly never come back out!!!!  All Hail The Athletic!  If in doubt - and I was for many a year.  I regret that.  Shameless plug for The Athletic!

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

2 hours ago, wppete said:

 
Its 2021 and the internet is an amazing place. Read Newspapers 🗞??? 😂 

It’s 2021, and I think talented sports journalists who dedicated a lifetime to their craft, should stand in lines at food pantries and live in refrigerator boxes. 

[Patrick Duffy]

Is he the starter for Washington this year? N/m I will stop being lazy and look it up

 

Edit: Looks like he is for now anyway.

Edited August 12, 2021 by Sheneneh Jenkins

[qwksilver]

WFT could be a sleeper pick for the NFC, IF FITZ doesn't give away a few games. That Defense is unreal and they have good weapons on offense.

[Chandler#81]

2 hours ago, wppete said:

You pay for the “newspaper” on the internet???  😂 Amazing!!! Comical. 

Ok, Ok. You’ve made your point -repeatedly. Now you’re just obnoxious.

Take this with you to your seat -I once thought exactly as you do. The Athletic changed this crotchety old man’s stubborn-azzed opinion. Haven’t seen writing this good since Felser & Jim Peters of The News & Courier Express respectively.

 

Plunk down $3 for the 1st month. Don’t think it’s a better sports read than anything you currently peruse, dump it. 

[HOUSE]

I didn't pay but the link looked impressive

[boater]

2 hours ago, Captain Caveman said:

The anti-Flutie

I expected this comment to ignite a war in the thread. So far no one has bitten. I'm surprised.

[Sherlock Holmes]

1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Nobody wants a 'Fitz-in-the-Box'?

I do, I do!!! Make sure it has authentic Fitz beard hair please

[Rubes]

3 minutes ago, boater said:

I expected this comment to ignite a war in the thread. So far no one has bitten. I'm surprised.

 

Everyone's too busy with the ongoing "should we pay sports journalists" war.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

32 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Ok, Ok. You’ve made your point -repeatedly. Now you’re just obnoxious.

Take this with you to your seat -I once thought exactly as you do. The Athletic changed this crotchety old man’s stubborn-azzed opinion. Haven’t seen writing this good since Felser & Jim Peters of The News & Courier Express respectively.

 

Plunk down $3 for the 1st month. Don’t think it’s a better sports read than anything you currently peruse, dump it. 

1926... was that a good year?

[Chandler#81]

2 minutes ago, Sherlock Holmes said:

1926... was that a good year?

GET OFF MY LAWN - ya GotDam PUNK!

 

[Captain Caveman]

1 hour ago, boater said:

I expected this comment to ignite a war in the thread. So far no one has bitten. I'm surprised.

Cause most have finally accepted the truth

[Hapless Bills Fan]

8 hours ago, Albany,n.y. said:

It's such a good read I couldn't pick out any one part.  Sorry for those who don't subscribe, but for those who do click on the link & enjoy: https://theathletic.com/2761001/2021/08/12/ryan-fitzpatricks-winding-football-career-with-its-magical-ups-and-miserable-downs-has-led-him-to-his-best-opportunity-yet/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983

 

That is a great article.

 

This part struck me as of general applicablitity:

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“There are so many of these young guys who’ve never seen failure,” Fitzpatrick said. “They were the best kid in high school. They went to college, they were the best kid in college. And then they get to the NFL, and they struggle. And they don’t know how to deal with that.”

 

 

 

[Bferra13]

6 hours ago, Inigo Montoya said:

Fitz should get a bust in the HOF when he retires.  There are many ways to quantify football greatness, not all of them have to do with numbers.

This is a great example of why we need an "unsure" emoji! Part of me says yes, part of me says no. All the ones we have now are pretty black and white positive or negative. Not sure how you'd "emoticize" that though lol.

[Kwai San]

3 hours ago, HOUSE said:

I didn't pay but the link looked impressive

Pay my son - PAY...the link is MORE than impressive.....better than the blue pill.....or was that the red pill???

 

22 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

This is a great example of why we need an "unsure" emoji! Part of me says yes, part of me says no. All the ones we have now are pretty black and white positive or negative. Not sure how you'd "emoticize" that though lol.

 

You did the perfect job imo....rather than a click you actually spoke what you felt.  And by extension I think you spoke for many of us too!!  

Edited August 12, 2021 by Kwai San

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

41 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

This is a great example of why we need an "unsure" emoji! Part of me says yes, part of me says no. All the ones we have now are pretty black and white positive or negative. Not sure how you'd "emoticize" that though lol.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[beerme1]

Any fan of Fitz this is a must read. Fitzmagic. Will always love him and he will always love us.