It would be extremely generous to say that Kevin Fitzpatrick is trying to be the best player he can be, and far more accurate to say he is more trying to avoid being the worst player he can be. Despite being a highly rated prospect and being the top QB in the DSFL, he knows that he is now surrounded and contested by much more capable players. He’s had to sit through a lot of game tape and has seen very capable DSFL QBs fall apart when facing faster pass-rushers and more aware defensive backs. He knows that the past 2 rookies have combined for 1 win and 27 losses. He knows they have combined for 12 TDs and 52 interceptions. He expects to exceed those numbers, thanks largely to someone not even on his team. Logan Noble will easily be the worst QB in the league. A year ago, he might have outperformed some rookies, but now he just has nothing left and is only playing to fulfill a league obligation. Thanks to him, there are 2 additional games that Fitzpatrick has a real shot at winning. When all is said and done, Fitz expects to be at or slightly above the level Pennington played at last year, with 2-4 wins.
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