This game is proof that Fitz is only good when playing out of the backup position. Also proof that Chan should be calling far more outside runs for Forte than that 2 yards and a cloud of dust garbage.
Fitz is a great veteran #2. That said, he needs to be removed from this team after this season, because Bowles is too comfortable playing the guy and you don't want your veteran #2 to be a guy the coaching staff prefers to start, especially if you are rebuilding (which the Jets will be next season). Unless they fire Bowles, which should happen but I doubt it.
So Fitztragic, the interception factory, is feeling vindicated after the Jets win. “The biggest thing in this game in order to last, is to have belief in yourself,” Fitzpatrick said. “Because when the owner stops believing in you and the GM stops believing in you and the coaches stop believing in you, sometimes all you have is yourself. That’s something that I’ve had to deal with before. That’s something I’m dealing with now.” People tend stop believing in you when you are without question the worst starting QB in the NFL for 5 straight weeks.
If I were pulling down $12 million, I'd be more concerned with doing my job than with whether people believed in me.
Re-signing Fitz was probably Macc's worst player personnel decision thus far. He got hosed by a career journeyman backup QB, who stayed home, acted like a hall of famer, and hung out with his family all day for months, whilst not doing anything football related. At this point, you paid the guy 12 mil, and he is clearly not the answer moving forward. Furthermore, now he's bitching that no one believes in him. To me its simple, he's entitled, a douche, and I wouldn't be upset if we cut him. Petty or Hack would prove more to this football team than Fitz
I'll be honest, I would've signed him based on last year's performance too. Also, even a midlevel QB is valuable in todays market. My problem is that he is playing so attrocious that he has no business slammimg people that didn't believe in him. I tell you what Fitz, give me a damn reason to believe in you. Don't come at everyone like you were mistreated or wronged. He should've said this, "I know I haven't been performing up to my expectations after setting franchise records last year. I'm working with the coaches on correcting these problems. I don't blame Todd for benching me but I'm grateful to have another chance to turn this around."
I wasn't high on resigning him strictly because I know what Fitz is. Last season was smoke and mirrors. With that being said, I totally understood why he was resigned. The reason why I'm saying it was the worst is because no one expected him to play this poorly. Also, for him to now come out and cause controversy, and call out the three most influential and prominent members on the team is astonishing. How can someone who played so poorly, given his contract stand off, be so ignorant and downright stupid. 33 year old career journeyman qb and he's calling people out for not believing in him.... it's simply mind boggling.
I said it before; Perhaps his time spent holding out would've been better spentvat practice. I am absolutely furious with him as a fan. What a con artist.
