Fitz & Whit | Ryan Fitzpatrick & Andrew Whitworth

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Fitz & Whit | Ryan Fitzpatrick & Andrew Whitworth

Show Notes

Welcome to the brand new Fitz and Whit studio! The guys are officially home and there’s plenty to get into.

They break down the preseason and answer the all-important question of what actually matters. Hint: it’s probably not the stats. Then they give a Fitz and Whit 360 on Deshaun Watson, looking at the decision from the football, front office, fan, and locker room perspectives. Plus, a Patriots-Browns preview, and a fun fan ranking as Fitz reveals his top five fan bases based off of airport approaches.

New studio. New episode. Same nonsense.

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00:00 Welcome to the New Fitz & Whit Studio 01:34 Fitz & Whit Are Headed to Cleveland 02:37 Deshaun Watson Is the Browns’ Starter?! 04:49 Why NFL Players Hate the Preseason 09:24 What Actually Matters in Preseason? 13:17 The Deshaun Watson Decision 18:36 The Football Case for Deshaun Watson 25:10 The $127 Million Deshaun Watson Problem 28:10 What Does Shedeur Sanders Need to Fix? 32:38 Todd Monken’s No-BS Approach 34:04 Who Will Be the Browns’ QB for TNF? 37:10 Whit Returns to the Dawg Pound 39:24 Apple Card 40:10 Patriots: Can They Repeat Their Run? 44:50 The Patriots Have an Embarrassment of Riches 47:54 Who Has the NFL’s Best Fans? 49:23 Fitz & Whit Rank Their Favorite Fan Bases 53:08 The Infamous “On to Cincinnati” Game 57:37 The Fitz Magic Fan Index 01:02:24 Is Under Center Football Making a Comeback?

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