How is Fitzy still a free agent?

[Orlando Buffalo]

4 hours ago, The Tomcat said:

He's waiting for Watson to get suspended, Mayfield to get released and to start for the Browns!

That is more likely than it should be. Truly him going to Cleveland has to be one of his top 3 landing spots right now 

[iccrewman112]

6 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:

At this point, I would guess it has to be medical.  I did a search and didn't see any updates.  Hope Fitzy's doing OK with rehab.

 

it is certainly “medical”, when he signs it’s all but a guarantee your starter will have a medical issue in the near future.

[Augie]

6 hours ago, WhoTom said:

 

 

The beard doesn’t stick out so much when he takes his shirt off. Just sayin’……. 🤷‍♂️

 

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Edited May 18, 2022 by Augie

[ALF]

After that last injury Fitz should retire (as a Bill)  become a coach if he wants to. 

 

CBS' Jim Nantz says "Fitzmagic" would be welcomed as a broadcast analyst

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/commanders/news/washington-football-team-quarterback-draft-ryan-fitzpatrick-free-agent-tv-analyst

Edited May 18, 2022 by ALF

[frostbitmic]

He's just waiting to get a call from the Bills late in the season after our backup pulls a hammy in practice.

[Chris from Rochester]

Did you guys know he went to Harvard?!?!?

[BillsFanForever19]

He's turning 40 this season, has always been considered a Journeyman level talent, and is coming off the worst injury of his career. I know Bills fans have a soft spot for him, but it's pretty self explanatory as to why he doesn't have a job.

[ngbills]

He will get picked up once a starter gets hurt somewhere. 

[Buffalo Boy]

4 hours ago, bigK14094 said:

I thought it was broken....the Bo Jackson injury...but if you know a dislocation, well, new news to me.  Anyhow, he likely can't be counted on to stay healthy with that hanging over his head.

I thought the same thing when I first heard….. glad he’s still walking 

[freddyjj]

8 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

Maybe the Bills front office saw something that we didn't about fan-fave Fitzmagic.

 

What's your take?  Where does he land?

 

 

Hate to say it but the unemployment line. 

 

This hip surgery was serious and don't believe he will make it back. 

[Saxum]

7 hours ago, Buffalo Boy said:

    He’s a million years old and semi popped his hip out of its socket. That is not a common or easy injury to recover from I would assume. 

 

Fortunately you are not a doctor.  It was a Hip Subluxation which I had from a car accident.   Often this is treated without surgery but his doctors choose to be aggressive like Fitzpatrick and use surgery to help speed up treatment.  Originally he was put on IR with possibility of return but Washington choose to go another way because he was not recovering fast enough with recovery time closer to high estimates and Taylor Heinicke was doing well and they did not want to upset them apple cart.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

8 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

Maybe the Bills front office saw something that we didn't about fan-fave Fitzmagic.

 

What's your take?  Where does he land?

 

 

They didn’t seriously look at him didn’t they? 
 

 

[The Wiz]

8 hours ago, WhoTom said:

Because the rest of the league knows he's a Bills fan at heart.

 

 

I was going to say he doesn't want to miss out on bills home playoff games in the stands but this works also. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I think a lot of you are unjustifiably doubting Fitz. Look at the projected backups in the NFL for 2022— the guy would be better than almost all of them. 
 

I think the reason he hasn’t signed is he is in the group of vets this year that are going to let the rosters shake out a bit, and then will probably sign with the best situation. I could even see him being a post week-1 signing. 
 

 

[Trock]

Age and Ability 

[Captain Caveman]

10 hours ago, MPL said:

 Anyway, Fitz should end his career on his back

 

I mean...

 

[ALLEN1QB]

Teams are tired of the mustache.

[nedboy7]

Better question is why would he want to keep playing. Enjoy your life. 

[streetkings01]

Fitz is bad luck. Three things are for certain when he’s added to your team:

 

#1 - Your starting QB will miss multiple weeks with an injury forcing Fitz to start.

 

#2 - He’ll get hot for a few weeks giving the coaching staff and fanbase a false sense of hope.

 

#3 - He’ll fizzle out and your franchise will miss the playoffs.

[nedboy7]

1 hour ago, streetkings01 said:

Fitz is bad luck. Three things are for certain when he’s added to your team:

 

#1 - Your starting QB will miss multiple weeks with an injury forcing Fitz to start.

 

#2 - He’ll get hot for a few weeks giving the coaching staff and fanbase a false sense of hope.

 

#3 - He’ll fizzle out and your franchise will miss the playoffs.

Your backup QB gets hot for a few weeks?  I mean isn’t that exactly what you hope to get from a backup.