Ryan Fitzpatrick Showing Successful NFL QB Play Is More Than Just Avoiding INTs

October 31, 2015   ·   Ty Schalter   ·   Jump to comments

The New York Jets are 4-2 thanks in large part to the quality play of their quarterback, Ryan Fitzpatrick.
What? Why are you laughing? Oh, you don't think Fitzpatrick is a good quarterback? You don't think his play has been quality?
In a way, that's understandable. It's the Quarterback Era, as we've often been told, and Fitzpatrick is no Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. He's no Aaron Rodgers, certainly, or even Andy Dalton. But the difference between Fitzpatrick and Geno Smith, or Mark Sanchez or any other recent Jets quarterback, is that he's making offense happen.
The Jets have the seventh-best scoring offense in the NFL, the highest they've been ranked since Vinny Testaverde was giving Keyshawn Johnson the damn ball. Yes, the Jets running game has been great—but as ESPN's Ron Jaworski always says, "points come out of the passing game." Not only have Fitzpatrick and Co. been putting up a lot of points, but his ability to sustain and extend drives has brough...

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