The name of the better QB in Sunday's game? Fitzpatrick

The enduring memory I have of Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is him getting around the edge of the Dolphins 2009 defense and running for a TD.

And as the Dolphins prepare for Sunday's game against the Bills, I am impressed that my trusty stat sheet that surprises because it says Fitzpatrick is a solid quarterback who border on being pretty good. He has 21 TDs to 11 interceptions. He's completing 58.5 percent of his passes. And his rating is 85.0.

Put another way, the Bills will start the best quarterback in the game on Sunday.

"I've been very impressed with him. I'm very impressed watching the film," Miami defensive coordinator Mike Nolan said. "I didn't know what to expect because I did not study him until this week. I watched him in the past a little bit. When I was at San Francisco and he was at Cincinnati we played them. And I remember watching him before the game in warmups and thinking, 'This guy is pretty good.'

"Watching the film I've been very much impressed. He's got great eyes for a quarterback. If he hears that he'll think that sounds a little strange. he does an outstanding job with his eyes. He does an outstanding job getting rid of the ball. He knows the offense. He plays extremely intelligent and what I mean by that is he doesn't have to stare things down to know exactly where people are going to be. I've been very impressed."

That is not all.

"He's very resilient," Nolan said. "He doesn't get flustered by a bad down. We've played a lot of good quarterbacks all season long but this guy's got my attention he's got the player's attention, too."

 

Comments

[Finsfan Ralph]

If any QB not named "Checkdown"Chad was the leader of the Fins offense---they would be playoff bound!Try thigpen.for example.

[TNFINFAN]

Ralph,

We saw Thiggy. It wasn't good. You can have him.

What I wish Sparano would do is what Ryan is doing. Give Henne public votes of confidence. Understand that you're in this one together. He's the guy you invested in for your quarterback. Live and die with him. Let him feel that your in the same corner.

[bryan kelly]

Fitz has certainly been the juice for the Bills this season. That said, they are terrble on the road, have a lousy run defense and will do nothing on the ground vs Miamis run defense.
That said.....Henne could make it a laugher before half-time via countles stupid throws.

[Fibber McGee]

Rumor out there that the Cowboys are starting to look elsewhere, away from Romo for it's looking more and more like he isn't the man that can take them to the promised land. This could be big trouble for Miami fans as the practice has been to take all of Dallas" washouts, cripples, misfits and undesirables. Henning would be all for it and a great chance to dump Henne, whose incompetence is currently threatening Henning's job. It would also get Henne a new start to see if a different coaching crew could do something with him. Don't be surprised if a trade materializes! You heard it first here! LOLOL

[blindref]

IF Henne plays average we will win IF he plays like he did in jets games we will loose. If he sits on the bench we will win.IF henning forgets were the game is being played we will win. IF he shows up 50-50. The defense will keep the fins in the game but we are going to need at least 10 points from ole dead eye and no fumbles or int. I hope the fins win but when you look at Henne you have to be concerned.

[jesse p]

I seemcnabb as starting qb for muami

[MRjavinbur]

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IF NOT NOW....DAMN-IT "WHEN"???

(@ MR. STEPHEN M. ROSS, ARE YOU A "PROVEN WINNER OR WHAT???")

***** TO RITE THIS SHIP AGAIN, COACH BILL COWHER IS TOTALLY AVAILABLE RITE NOW *****

COACH BILL COWHER IS ABSOLUTELY "YOUR LOYAL MIAMI DOLPHINS FANS BASE CHOICE" AND CLEARLY "ALL OF THE PEOPLES FAVORITE!!!"

COACH JON GRUDEN IS ALSO AVAILABLE RITE NOW!!! COACH TONY DUNGY IS MOST DEFINITELY AVAILABLE RITE NOW -- THESE SOLID, TOUGH, CHAMPIONSHIP PROVEN COACHES ARE UP CLOSE AND HANDS ON AND "BIGG GAME TIME WINNERS"....

(PROVEN "LOMBARDI TROPHY" WINNERS MR. ROSS)...

MR. ROSS, JUST IMAGINE YOUR MIAMI DOLPHINS PERFORMING AT A HIGH LEVEL EACH AND EVERY WEEK AND EVERY GAME OVER AND ABOVE THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SKILLS CAPABILITIES AND "WINNING" -- EVERYONE IN SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE TRYING TO GET INTO SUNLIFE STADIUM TO WITNESS THAT KIND OF AWSOME MIAMI DOLPHINS PERFORMANCE, JUST BY THE WORD OF MOUTH ALONE...

MY, MY, MY -- COACH BILL COWHER "IMAGINE THAT"???
STEVE ROSS THAT BUNCH OF "IDIOTS YOU HAVE" RITE NOW AT THE HELM ARE DONE!!!

(IF THE TEAM HAS NO SPEED ON EITHER SIDE OF BALL, DAMN-IT...IT'S YOUR FAULT HENNING) -- THAT SHIP HAS COMPLETELY SUNK!!! MR. R0SS "Y0U" DESEARVE A MUCH BETTER SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF AND COACHES FOR YOUR MONEY THEN THAT "AWFUL PISS P00R PERFORMING GROUP"
(SWITZERLAND, MIKE DEE, JEFF IRELAND, TONY SPARANO & DAN HENNING) --- THEY ARE HIGHLY DESPICABLE AND INCOMPETENT 2 SAY THE LEAST!!!
(THE PROBLEM IS YOU WON THE DIVISION IN 2008 -- TWO YEARS LATER YOU HAVE SUNKEN THE DOLPHINS TEAM T0 THE LOWEST DEPTHS OF THEY CANN0T WIN A GAME AT HOME NOW -- ARE YOU BLIND -- CUTT THE DAMN EXCUSES DAN HENNING!!!)
*** SUPA SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT 2 MR. MIKE GOLIC AT MIKEANDMIKE@ESPNRADIO.COM ***

THERE IS ABS0LUTELY NOTHING JEKYLL AND "HIDE" AB0UT YOU -- JUST KEEP ON TRUCKIN' MY MAN....ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS AND ALL 0F THE BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAYS THAT BRINGS IN THIS NEW YEAR....

MRjavinbur

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[MRjavinbur]

Da MiAMi DoLPHiNS STiLL CANNoT WiN@H0ME EVEN 2MAKE Da PLAY0FFS-Da Li0NS SAY Da D0LPHiNS r D0NE -- Da LiONS HAVE ALREADY WON n TAMPA -- LiONS SAY ON 2 MiAMi n LETS WiN THERE! UN-f ucn-BELiEVABLE....

IF NOT NOW....DAMN-IT "WHEN"???

(@ MR. STEPHEN M. ROSS, ARE YOU A "PROVEN WINNER OR WHAT???")

***** TO RITE THIS SHIP AGAIN, COACH BILL COWHER IS TOTALLY AVAILABLE RITE NOW *****

COACH BILL COWHER IS ABSOLUTELY "YOUR LOYAL MIAMI DOLPHINS FANS BASE CHOICE" AND CLEARLY "ALL OF THE PEOPLES FAVORITE!!!"

COACH JON GRUDEN IS ALSO AVAILABLE RITE NOW!!! COACH TONY DUNGY IS MOST DEFINITELY AVAILABLE RITE NOW -- THESE SOLID, TOUGH, CHAMPIONSHIP PROVEN COACHES ARE UP CLOSE AND HANDS ON AND "BIGG GAME TIME WINNERS"....

(PROVEN "LOMBARDI TROPHY" WINNERS MR. ROSS)...

MR. ROSS, JUST IMAGINE YOUR MIAMI DOLPHINS PERFORMING AT A HIGH LEVEL EACH AND EVERY WEEK AND EVERY GAME OVER AND ABOVE THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SKILLS CAPABILITIES AND "WINNING" -- EVERYONE IN SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BE TRYING TO GET INTO SUNLIFE STADIUM TO WITNESS THAT KIND OF AWESOME MIAMI DOLPHINS PERFORMANCE, JUST BY WORD OF MOUTH ALONE...

MY, MY, MY -- COACH BILL COWHER "IMAGINE THAT"???

STEVE ROSS THAT BUNCH OF "IDIOTS YOU HAVE" RITE NOW AT THE HELM ARE DONE!!!
(IF THE TEAM HAS NO SPEED ON EITHER SIDE OF BALL, DAMN-IT...IT'S YOUR FAULT HENNING) -- THAT SHIP HAS COMPLETELY SUNK!!! MR. R0SS "Y0U" DESERVE A MUCH BETTER SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF AND COACHES FOR YOUR MONEY THEN THAT "AWFUL PISS P00R PERFORMING GROUP"
(SWITZERLAND, MIKE DEE, JEFF IRELAND, TONY SPARANO & DAN HENNING) --- THEY ARE HIGHLY DESPICABLE AND INCOMPETENT 2 SAY THE LEAST!!!
(THE PROBLEM IS YOU WON THE DIVISION IN 2008 -- TWO YEARS LATER YOU HAVE SUNKEN THE DOLPHINS TEAM T0 THE LOWEST DEPTHS OF THEY CANN0T WIN A GAME AT HOME NOW -- ARE YOU BLIND -- CUTT THE DAMN EXCUSES DAN HENNING!!!)
*** SUPA SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT 2 MR. MIKE GOLIC AT MIKEANDMIKE@ESPNRADIO.COM ***

THERE IS ABS0LUTELY NOTHING JEKYLL AND "HIDE" AB0UT YOU -- JUST KEEP ON TRUCKIN' MY MAN....ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS AND ALL 0F THE BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAYS THAT BRINGS IN THIS NEW YEAR....

MRjavinbur

Da DOLPHINS Do WAT DEY Do BEST ON Da ROAD "WIN"-UNFORTUNATELY Da DOLPHINS Do WAT DEY Do BEST@HOME AND Da LIONS Do NOT WANT2 CHANGE DAT FACT