Ryan Fitzpatrick
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first heard Jan 2025
last heard 2 Feb
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And for me, that would be really difficult because I was so much about the timing and getting it out when it's supposed to. But with him and Patrick, they're the same mind. It's unbelievable. He's got such a great feel for the game. And even as you've seen, maybe his athleticism come back a few notches the last few years, he's still just as effective because of how smart he is.
And you'll see zone coverage. He's going to get the ball quite a bit because he's going to be able to find those holes. Patrick's going to be able to look around the field and then find him over the middle. So it's amazing to see what he's doing. And of course, you know, the playoffs come, he wakes up and is the same old Travis Kelsey again.
Yeah, so there were two guys. And the first one, if you guys remember, Stevie Johnson in Buffalo. Yep. So we did a lot of three-by-one formations. And a lot of that, you know, the one was just Stevie on the backside. If it was man-to-man, you know, I was going to throw to him. If it was zone coverage, I was going to go to the three-receiver side.
So I came up with what we called a you-do-you route. And I would just give him the Y, and that meant Stevie – You do you, buddy. Whatever you want to do, a slant, a go, a hitch, just get open. And he was phenomenal. His releases, you talk to guys, you talk to Revis, you talk to Sherm. When they say, who gave you the most trouble?
They would say Stevie Johnson was one of the guys at the top of the list. He was so difficult to cover. And then Brandon Marshall was the other guy. Just so smart. And some of that with him was like, hey, you can run an in cut here, but if the safety comes down, go ahead and make it an in and a go up the middle of the field. But you have to really trust the guys to be able to do that.
So there weren't a whole lot of those guys in my career, but those were two of them.
Yeah, well, I could tell you the Buffalo fans are hoping that Keon Coleman has a big game for that reason, to kill that narrative. But, I mean, Xavier Worthy, perfect situation for him to be in because Andy Reid, he's a mastermind. He's an offensive genius.
And so that speed and the way they've been able to incorporate him, different ways of getting him the ball, it's obviously not all just down the field stuff. It's some of the reverses and some of the, you know, cute plays that you can really take advantage of his speed. But I think eventually they're going to hope that he –
evolves into more than just a gadget guy um and he's shown he's shown some potential this year but as you said some of the sideline awareness and some of those things that it's going to take to be a true number one receiver he he's just not there yet but i i could promise you when teams are playing the chiefs he's one of those guys that they're going to circle and they're going to say we can't let this guy ruin the game they're going to know where he is on every play
Well, I mean, it would affect how I go about the week, which is trying to instill confidence in him, letting him know that we still believe in him, letting him know that there's going to be a big kick or a big moment in the game where we're really going to need you. And I've got your back. I believe in you 100%. So it's that part of it, which is the mental part of it.
And then it is when you're in those offensive meetings, especially with the play caller or the head coach, you have those discussions of, okay, where are we thinking we're going to go for it? You know, if it's fourth and five on the 35, like you said, this is a situation this week, you know, where we could potentially just go. We're going to go for it every time.
We don't feel comfortable unless he's inside the 45. And even there, you know, You know, points are going to be at a premium this game. Maybe if it's less than fourth and four, we're going no matter what. And you saw that with a team like Detroit this year and, you know, with Washington and how unbelievable they've been on fourth down this year. It's a mentality and guys take a lot of pride in it.
And if you know beforehand, OK, coach is putting it on us as an offense. That's a real motivator for you to get it done as an offense. And so I think that's where I would be. A lot of closed door whispers that Jake's not going to hear. But then outwardly, you're trying to, you know, breathe some confidence into him.
No, I'm always a kick watcher. Always watching that kick.
Yeah, usually they go hand-in-hand. If you're a C-watcher, you're a K-watcher usually, and vice versa.
Oh, my God, there's a lot of whispers.
When you're playing quarterback and you're not playing well, and it's like, am I going to get benched or am I not? And those whispers are happening everywhere. And you walk in a room and it goes silent, you know?
Hey, guys. Yeah. Yeah. You know, they're happening. But it's those those inner demons, man. You got to fight them. You just got to go out and rely on your technique. And, you know, just I would tell him you're here for a reason, man. You've made a lot of big kicks in your career.
That's like a Tuesday. That's a Tuesday conversation.
Yeah, well, you nailed it. I'm really worried about that matchup, too. And even with Cosme, I mean, Carter's just been an issue, right? But with Sam being out, that's a big deal.
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