Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was very hard on himself Sunday after Buffalo’s 27-24 loss to the New York Giants.
The usually safe thrower made two rather critical mistakes, throwing two interceptions to Giants cornerback Corey Webster when trying to connect with Stevie Johnson on go routes.
Johnson had Webster beat on the first pick, but Fitzpatrick underthrew the ball. At first look, it seemed like Fitz probably shouldn’t have thrown it with safety Deon Grant flying over to help in coverage. However, Johnson had a step on both defenders, and the worst case could have been that Fitzpatrick overthrows him.
The second interception was another underthrow and was at a more critical point in the game, tied 24-24 late in the fourth quarter. The second pick may have been a worse throw, because there wasn’t any over-the-top safety help in the direct vicinity, so an overthrow would not have been dangerous.
“To throw to my go-to guy, the guy I’ve hit on the same exact route 100 times and to not do it twice, that’s just hard for me,” Fitzpatrick told the Buffalo media after the game.
In all fairness, even two good throws probably would have been well-defended. Webster said after the game that the defense knew what was coming because the Bills had ran the same play a handful of times already, not to mention Fitzpatrick’s eyes never left Johnson on the second interception.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
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Webster's redeeming pick crucial in NYG win
New York Giants cornerback Corey Webster got beat by Buffalo Bills wideout Stevie Johnson on a game-tying touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick midway through the fourth quarter.
Webster got redemption.
The veteran corner made his second interception of the afternoon, and maybe the game-winning play, on a similar pass-and-catch attempt by Fitzpatrick to Johnson less than five minutes later.
New York went on to win, 27-24.
“Well I wanted to remember the route,” Webster said about the touchdown play when addressing reporters after the game. “We are going to take something from those bad plays; you have to learn something from it.
“… I took what I needed to take from that play and ultimately tried to correct what I did wrong or try to make it better. … We had an opportunity to see that play again and make a play on the ball.”
Webster said the Giants knew where the ball was going based on what the defense had seen earlier in the game.
“They ran it a couple of times,” he said. “They were working on the back side, three by one, read a slant, back shoulder fade, so we got that a couple of times so we were aware of it.”
Webster also intercepted Fitzpatrick during the third quarter.
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Webster got redemption.
The veteran corner made his second interception of the afternoon, and maybe the game-winning play, on a similar pass-and-catch attempt by Fitzpatrick to Johnson less than five minutes later.
New York went on to win, 27-24.
“Well I wanted to remember the route,” Webster said about the touchdown play when addressing reporters after the game. “We are going to take something from those bad plays; you have to learn something from it.
“… I took what I needed to take from that play and ultimately tried to correct what I did wrong or try to make it better. … We had an opportunity to see that play again and make a play on the ball.”
Webster said the Giants knew where the ball was going based on what the defense had seen earlier in the game.
“They ran it a couple of times,” he said. “They were working on the back side, three by one, read a slant, back shoulder fade, so we got that a couple of times so we were aware of it.”
Webster also intercepted Fitzpatrick during the third quarter.
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