Fitz isn't a bad NFL QB. We've all seen him make a LOT of great throws over the last few years.
HUH???????
You think finding some good throws is the gauge of a good NFL Qb? Every QB on every roster can make good throws.
In the last 3 years he has a w/l record of 15-27 (and by the way many of the posters on this board said they were a huge threat to us all 3 years) has completed a very weak 60% of his passes, and thrown 54 Ints against...yes that is 5 more than Mark Sanchez. I agree he can throw the football pretty well, and he is a terrible NFL QB.
HOWEVER, Fits IS the perfect example of why ball security is the most under rated QB stat of them all. Like Sanchez and others, Fitz's failure is that if you wait long enough, he will inevitably turn over the ball. So for all of Fitz's 300 yd games, he will kill you because he simply doesn't take care of the ball
So how can you say he will kill you in the most important area, but he isn't a bad QB?
The guys at Cold Hard Football Facts on their show on Pats.com make a great case that the Jets would have fared much better under Tebow. The crux of their position is although there is no doubt Sanchez is the better passer by far, Tebow simply takes care of the ball better, and between all of Sanchez' fumbles and picks, Tebow's sub par passing, and running is a better option.
Thats like saying the dull rock would have been a better choice to try to slit your wrists with than the spoon.
They would have lost differently, but they would have lost just as much.
This might be a little off topic, but this thought just occurred to me.
You know that we have been critical sometimes about Brady missing open guys deep, usually overthrowing them. Here's a thought. Maybe he overthrows them so often, because if his guy can't get the ball, he doesn't want to risk the pick.
I thought it was clear to all Patriot fans that Brady throws away from the defender, not to the receiver, a distinction that guys like Sanchez or Fitzpatrick wouldn't even understand.
Maybe he'd complete more of those deep patterns if he "threw it up for grabs" a bit more, a la Eli. And maybe if he did it, it would add another 4 or 5 picks to his total. Maybe the Pats value ball security to the point where they DON'T often "put it up for grabs and let the receiver make a play" precisely for that reason. And so the next time Brady is criticized for over throwing open receivers deep, I will NOT join in. Don't you just love when you get an epiphany.
Have you looked at turnover stats in the BB era? There is no doubt at all they value ball security first and foremost.
From 2000 to today, the Patriots have 280 turnovers in 208 games. 2nd best is 315 (Indy and Jax not counting Houston at 283 in 2 fewer years) and 16/17 (avg) have 355.
We have 35 less turnovers than anyone, and 75 less than average.
It is also very interesting to note that out of those 13 seasons we have 4 of the top 24 fewest turnover seasons (that is out of about 420 season--32x13) and they came in 07,10,11,12.
