@tlk742
I really have to contest that Fitz is having an "okay" rookie year. There have only been two full rookie seasons since the corner blitz and DB experience rules were changed.
Ryan Applehort had 4 TDs, 21 INTs, 2430 yards, was sacked 95 times, and won 0 games as a rookie.
Brad Pennington had 7 TDs, 31 INTs, 3058 yards, was sacked 65 times, and won 1 game as a rookie.
Kevin Fitzpatrick is on pace for 14 TDs, 17.5 INTs, 3150 yards, 63 sacks, and 3 wins as a rookie. He is currently in the middle of the pack in passer rating. TO put that in perspective, not once have I found an example of ANY rookie outperforming ANY non-rookie in the past 8 seasons. Currently, Fitz is outperforming a couple of vets. Granted, we are talking about a small sample size, but this is insanely good for this league's rookies.
The bar for all quarterbacks, not just rookies, has changed since S7. Passing efficiency did go down from S6 to S7, despite the fact that we still had Pierno in S6.
I really have to contest that Fitz is having an "okay" rookie year. There have only been two full rookie seasons since the corner blitz and DB experience rules were changed.
Ryan Applehort had 4 TDs, 21 INTs, 2430 yards, was sacked 95 times, and won 0 games as a rookie.
Brad Pennington had 7 TDs, 31 INTs, 3058 yards, was sacked 65 times, and won 1 game as a rookie.
Kevin Fitzpatrick is on pace for 14 TDs, 17.5 INTs, 3150 yards, 63 sacks, and 3 wins as a rookie. He is currently in the middle of the pack in passer rating. TO put that in perspective, not once have I found an example of ANY rookie outperforming ANY non-rookie in the past 8 seasons. Currently, Fitz is outperforming a couple of vets. Granted, we are talking about a small sample size, but this is insanely good for this league's rookies.
The bar for all quarterbacks, not just rookies, has changed since S7. Passing efficiency did go down from S6 to S7, despite the fact that we still had Pierno in S6.