As I sat on the Belt Parkway on the way home from work on a Friday afternoon, The Michael Kay Show was playing in the background. Don and Michael were discussing the rumors that Colin Kaepernick wanted to be traded, and if the Jets should make the trade if it comes their way. I want to start off by saying that I am a huge fan of The Michael Kay show and I usually agree with Don and Michael's opinions. Michael kept on insisting that they should definitely entertain getting Kaep.
That's when I dialed 1-800-919-3776. They picked up after 2 rings. I was put on hold and told to turn down my radio. I did. Then comes the wait game, but at least I get to listen to the show while I waited until they let me say my piece. Don then began to say that Kaep (Colin Kaepernick - his name is too long to keep writing), was a running quarterback and that Ryan Fitzpatrick is not. Now I had even more things to say (Its been 20 min waiting on hold at this point). From 2008 until 2016 Ryan Fitzpatrick has averaged 225 yards rushing per season. That is not the numbers of an immobile quarterback. Albeit they aren't finesse runs. They are the grittiest runs you've ever seen. One critique is that he has to learn how to slide. Here's one of his grittier runs:
Ryan Fitzpatrick is not a quarterback who never had a good season in his career. He has played well in Buffalo for a few seasons. He had a great season with the Titans and Texans until he got injured. People love his quirkiness. He gets fans excited about what he's going to do next. The players love the new fun attitude too.
However the most important reason why the Jets should resign him over going out and getting Kaep is continuity. He has built a rapport and good chemistry with Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker. He had the best statistical season of his career with them and he had the best statistical season for a quarterback in New York Jets history (Joe Namath just shivered somewhere). He had the number 1 Red Zone offense in the NFL last season, and that was without their 6 foot 6 tight end Jace Amaro who is returning this season. Let him grow with Marshall, Decker and Co. Sign Fitzpatrick. We finally have a QB that's worth watching, he is a better QB than we've seen in a long while. LETS ENJOY HIM. I know its hard to enjoy football Jets fans, but lets give it a shot.
It was now 60 minutes that I was on hold and I had gone through all of this in my head. I went through how I would start my conversation when Michael said "Efraim from Brooklyn". But alas, I got home, parked and Michael started interviewing someone. I hung up and wrote down some of my pints so I wouldn't forget them. I had my conversation with Michael Kay, in my head.
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