Ian Rapoport @RapSheet now9 seconds ago Ex-#Browns QB Brian Hoyer plans to sign a multi-year deal with the #Texans, likely three years, I’m told. They plan to have Hoyer & Mallett So that makes Fitzpatrick the odd man out. With our receiving weapons he will do very well I think and can mentor any rookie QB we bring in. He's smart enough, anyway!
Fitz has been my #1 QB target since day 1. 95.3 passer rating last year, knows the offense, veteran saavy, perfect mentor....makes way too much sense.
Fitzpatrick and Chan Gailey is our best shot at a real offense next season. Not a great offense but the best we've had since 2008. Fitzpatrick is also a QB who could keep Mariota nailed to the bench next season.
Fitz is a little person system QB who I'd only feel comfortable with if he was starting while we had a rookie being groomed, he has bounced around the league like a superball.
After the QB dominos fall in Houston (Hoyer & Mallett to Texans), I'm told the Jets will pursue Ryan Fitzpatrick #nyj http://t.co/HKhyViY6do per Mehta Would love this signing.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 4m4 minutes ago The #Texans have agreed to terms with QB Ryan Mallett, source said. So it’ll be Hoyer & Mallett in Houston. Just a further confirmation. Glad that was done. I didnt want Hoyer for the Jets.
The Texans outscored their opponents 70-64 in the 4th quarter of the games that Fitzpatrick played. It's not clear to me that there was anything wrong with their 4th quarter offense in those games.
its all the same to me at this point. whats one journeyman over another. get another QB option period and see what sticks. not gonna feign getting more excited for Fitz than Hoyer or Mallet.
The bottom line is Fitz has a 60% career completion rate (63% last year and 62% the year before) and 123 TD's vs 101 Int's. That's an upgrade. With Chan he had his best years. He's 32 years old, so he likely has a few years left in him.
Fitz IMO is a better fit (not necessarily a better QB) than Hoyer, Mallett, Glennon, Bradford and yes Foles. Primarily because I do want to draft a QB and I think he is the perfect mentor/vet stop gap.
He can keep a lead but he's limited. If he gets behind and starts pressing its ugly because he is limited athletically. I suppose he'd be a decent cheap pickup in that he has worked with Gailey before and maybe he can give Geno Smith some of his brains. He is a good guy to have in the locker room. Im not overly excited though about the acquisition and its not a slam dunk he beats out Smith or a potential rookie.
He's definitely not better fit or anything than Foles or Bradford. Those two are a different level, but in his level he's better than the rest of those guys (hoyer, mallet, etc)...
The good part about Fitz would be that he already knows Gailey's terminology so there wouldn't be a huge learning gap, he'd probably be a decent mentor for a young QB to learn from, always hoping that there is a young QB that can learn the O from him, and I'm not talking about Geno
