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Ryan Fitzpatrick – October 30, 2019 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

(Just thoughts on how you’ve played so far since being back as the starter. Are you pleased with what you’ve done? You’ve obviously had some good moments.) – “I think I just need to be more consistent and we’re all working on that right now, just becoming more consistent as a unit, and that definitely starts with the quarterback. That’s something I need to do and there’s a million different things in terms of communication, in terms of my recognition pre and post-snap and what I’m seeing in terms of accuracy, getting the ball out and all of those different things. I just need to continue to do a better job of that and continue to grow as a quarterback and as I go, this offense will go.”

(With the way that you guys played against Pittsburgh, would you describe yourself as a tough team considering they had sort of manhandled you guys on the line of scrimmage?) – “Can you repeat that? Sorry.”

(Based on the way that you guys played against Pittsburgh – a physical team – would you guys describe yourself as a tough team considering it seemed like you got manhandled on the offensive line?) – “It didn’t seem that way in the first quarter, just being able to put those two touchdown drives together. I think sometimes some of that stuff gets blown out of proportion a little bit when you’re behind and throwing every play and they’re pinning their ears back. That’s not a great situation to be in sometimes, but it’s amazing that it’s such a week-to-week league because two weeks ago, no sacks and singing the praises of how these guys are coming together and then this last week some questions marks and all that; but I just will continue to say we’re getting better. We’re improving. Those guys are working hard and I’m really pleased with the guys we have up there. I’m happy to be in the huddle with them.”

(What’s going on in the second half? We talk about consistency. One thing that’s consistent throughout this entire season is you’ve only scored 20 points in the second half. What’s going on and is there any parallel you can think of in your very long career where you’ve gone through something like this?) – “It’s been – it’s obvious we’ve had trouble scoring in general this year, but I really – as I look at the season, I almost just push the first two games out and then focus on the rest of it. Two of those touchdowns or scoring drives came in the Washington game in the fourth quarter; but yeah, we just have to continue to get better and more consistent because we’ve struggled both in the first and second half, so I don’t know that it’s all a second half problem. I think sometimes when you fall behind, you get out of the game plan and what you’re trying to do which makes it a little more difficult. I think just overall, continue to be more consistent as an offense.”

(A non-football question: your wife must be gold taking care of seven kids.) – “She is.”

(Can you talk a little bit about that and just elaborate a little bit about your wife and what she’s doing this season?) – “I would say it might be a little easier this year with seven kids rather than me being home and having eight kids around. (laughter) Because I’m not very good at bedtime with getting the kids all riled up. Especially when she travels and does things, I’m almost in the way sometimes. She’s unbelievable and she does it with a smile on her face every day and just has a great love for life, and that’s something that trickles down to our kids. I got very lucky in finding her. It’s been awesome. It’s been a lot of fun and she makes my life a lot easier.”

(Do you FaceTime your family regularly during the week?) – “Yeah.”

(That’s how you visit with your kids each day, I would guess.) – “Yeah, a lot of FaceTime. Trying to go back and forth (to Tampa) on off days and things like that, and they’ll come for home games every now and again. Just seeing them as much as I can.”

(She wants you to play until you’re how old?) – “She’s fully supportive of whatever decision I want to make.”

(But she doesn’t want you at home, it sounds like.) – “(laughter) No, she’s okay with me continuing to play, but I’m sure she’d be okay with me being done as well.”

(I actually have a question about how they commute. How do you get seven kids to a football game?) – “Either flying – like she’ll bring them all on a flight – or we have a big ol’ Nissan Envy – a 12-passenger van that basically is just a people mover that she’ll drive back and forth. It just depends on what’s going on with activities and stuff with the kids, but she’ll do either. Seven kids on its own every day is amazing, but watching her walk through an airport with seven kids is pretty incredible as well. (laughter) I know she could write a book – and she never would – but she could a write a book about it and how to do it because it’s pretty incredible.”

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