(S11) - PT 5 - Surprising Outcomes

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Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn't exactly expected to set the world on fire. A QB most often compared to the original Chris Orosz due to his safe, more boring style of play. He's not a big armed gunslinger or a fleet footed mobile threat. He was drafted into an offense that no one has feared in five or six seasons and this season featured skill pieces that didn't seem at all threatening. Reg Mackworthy has reached the point where people are just surprised he's still walking. Budda Browning has been passed around more than Brad Pitt in the 90s. Viggo Squanch never was. In fact the only real offensive fire seemed to be emanate form young Tight End Balthazar Crindy. Yet by the end of the season, one thing was clear. Fitzpatrick was getting the job done.

It wasn't the prettiest. The young QB was content to cut teams apart across the middle of the field with surgical precision, and teams had trouble stopping him. He tied for the most TD's thrown and with only 9 interceptions, he was by far the safest QB in the league, too. Certainly not an outcome anyone saw coming. One of the biggest surprises in the entire league. And in an even bigger surprise, accomplished with a supporting cast slightly less fearsome than a pudding of indeterminate origin. In the biggest surprise of all, perhaps the Outlaws fans should have hope.