Jay Fiedler is good enough to quarterback this team to the Super Bowl.
Does he throw interceptions? Yes.
Does he make some stupid decisions? Sure.
Is his arm strength somewhat questionable? Well, yeah.
Okay, now show me a quarterback who never makes mistakes, never makes bad decisions and never underthrows a receiver.
That's what I thought.
But.....
Check out the way he threaded the needle on the TD pass to Chambers, or on some of those throws to McMichael.
Check out his guts on that huge draw play for the first down.
Check out his winning percentage.
IMO, Fiedler only made three mistakes last night:
1) Bad decision on the deep ball to Chambers that got picked. He either should have thrown it sooner, run, or thrown it away (not sure if any other receivers were open). The throw was almost perfect; it was just good coverage and a good defensive play.
2) He should have run on the one 3rd and short play when he ended up throwing incomplete. He easily could have gotten the first down if he had taken off to the left early in the play. But at the same time, I understand he was focused on throwing the ball to get the first down, and it's probably easier for us fans to see stuff like that, relaxing at home in front of the TV, or sitting in the stands, than in the heat of the moment. But it's not like he got hit and fumbled, or threw a pick.
3) The throw that was almost intercepted, but was ruled incomplete. That was just a bad decision and a bad throw. But any arguing the Bills would have wanted to make about the call was moot because of the pick return for a TD seconds later.
And as for that pick, 100% McKnight's fault. The announcers called it, and it was true.
All in all, a pretty good game for a pretty good QB. I think we'll be okay with him. And one thing about Jay not being able to take over a game.....I seem to remember some games in the past where he took over. How about the comeback in Buffalo two years ago, 34-27? I think he threw for close to 300 yards in a win over Carolina that year, too. How about the drive in the Raiders game that year too.....1:41 left, no timeouts, drove all the way down the field, capped by his dash into the endzone for the win. And how about that game in Denver last year, especially the last drive? Ricky was getting stuffed all night and Jay got it done. Sure, he got a little lucky on the pass that should have been picked, but everyone needs a little luck here and there.
So yes, Fiedler is not the greatest QB in the world, but if the defense continues to play like it is capable of, and Ricky keeps getting his yards, we'll be fine.
