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Quarterback Rank: #15
Overall: #102
Fitzpatrick took over the starting job in Week 3 last season and never looked back. He had a breakout season, setting career highs in yards and touchdowns. He was a difference maker in the Bills offense. Fitzpatrick had his first 3,000-yard season, throwing for 250-plus yards five games. He was a consistent factor in the Bills offense, scoring touchdowns in all but one game he played. Fitzpatrick has been a starter some each of the last three seasons. He has 42 total touchdowns the last three seasons. He has a good chance to be the Bills starter from day one in 2011. Fitzpatrick picked up the Bills new Chan Gailey offense well, paying with confidence while making plays. Fitzpatrick doesn't have a great arm, but runs well for a quarterback and has a knack for making plays. He has 260-plus rushing yards two of the last three seasons. Fitzpatrick doesn't throw a great deep ball and will force some throws, but throws the ball with decent accuracy and does a good job of hitting his receivers in stride.
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Fitzpatrick was a worth fantasy player last season, giving him some upside for this coming year. It will be hard for him to top last season, but he has some potential as a No. 2 fantasy quarterback. He can throw for 3,000-plus yards with around 20 touchdowns in a Bills offense that should be a little better this season. |
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| Updating a previous report, Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played the second half of the season with four cracked ribs as well as a injured sternum. |
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| Buffalo Bills WR David Nelson said QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played part of the season with cracked ribs. Fitzpatrick suffered the injury in Week 8 and played the rest of the year with the injury. |
| Fantasy Impact: This could explain his erratic play midway through the season. |
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| Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach David Lee said he will watch tape on QBs Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tyler Thigpen and WR Brad Smith and work with each to improve their throwing mechanics. |
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| Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick said he does not think the team was ready to handle the early season success they had early this season. Fitzpatrick threw 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions in the first seven games of the season but threw eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions during the team's seven-game losing streak. |
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| Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey said he believes QB Ryan Fitzpatrick will cut down on his interceptions next season because he will get some of the team's injured wide receivers back and the team should not be facing big deficits that would require them to throw more than they want. Fitzpatrick threw 10 of his 14 second half interceptions when the team was losing by at least 10 points in a game. |
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| Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick racked up 3,832 receiving yards to rank third on the team's all-time single season passing yardage list. However, he also had 23 interceptions, which are the most by a Bills QB since Joe Ferguson was picked off 25 times in 1983. 'I think disappointment is probably the best word to describe it,' Fitzpatrick said Monday, Jan. 2. 'It was a very up-and-down 16 games obviously for me, but I think I learned a lot.' Head coach Chan Gailey said he has a 'great deal of confidence' in his QB. |
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| Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick went 29-for-46 for 307 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions against the New England Patriots in Week 17. |
| Fantasy Impact: He finished the season pretty well after a rough stretch in the middle. |
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| Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has completed only 13 of the 48 passes that have been at least 21 yards long with two resulting in touchdowns and three resulting in interceptions. |
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| Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson gave full support to QB Ryan Fitzpatrick while saying the criticism directed at him was unfair. Wilson blamed Fitzpatrick's struggles on a rash of injuries that have hampered the offense, and the lack of a supporting cast. 'We've got to get receivers. If he hasn't gotten anybody to throw to, he's not going to win many games,' Wilson said. Fitzpatrick has been the target of criticism in going 1-7 since signing his new contract. After throwing 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions in helping the team to a 5-2 start, Fitzpatrick has thrown eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions during the seven-game skid. |
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| Buffalo Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick said he is not worried if the team decides to take a quarterback in the 2012 NFL Draft because he can only control how he plays and what improvements he can make. |
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