2011 NFL Draft: The Key to the Buffalo Bills’ Draft Is Ryan Fitzpatrick

April 12, 2011   ·   Jeremy Pike   ·   Jump to comments

Who could have seen last offseason that the 2011 NFL draft for the Bills hinges on a backup journeyman quarterback from Harvard?
Trent Edwards was named the starter after a three-quarterback race between himself, Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm. Fans hoped that this would be his breakout year.
Yet here we are, scant weeks away from the 2011 NFL draft, and the third overall pick (and subsequently, the rest of the draft) will be determined by what the front office and coaching staff think of Ryan Fitzpatrick.
In my previous article about the Buffalo Bills' draft and the possible statements they could make at No. 3 overall, everything related to the quarterback position. So general manager Buddy Nix and head coach Chan Gailey, plus the rest of the scouting department and coaching staff, need to agree on what Fitzpatrick means to the Buffalo Bills.
At the very beginning of last season, Trent Edwards was the starting quarterback. That lasted all of two weeks. He did not look...

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