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Fitz & Whit | Ryan Fitzpatrick & Andrew WhitworthShow Notes
The final week without football is here, and Fitz & Whit are ready to get the season started!
Aaron Donald is back! Fitz has a LOT to say about his new man crush Fernando Mendoza. And the guys dive into some of the NFL’s most interesting QB situations heading into Week 1. Plus, Fitz shares a little about what this week was like back when he was playing…pro tip, don’t call your wife to tell her you got traded without telling her which team you’re going to. And finally they put last year’s last-place teams through a game of Keep or Toss. One more week of waiting before the scoreboards & sidelines start to reveal some truths.
00:00 Whit's New Man Crush: Fernando Mendoza 00:48 Welcome to Fitz & Whit 01:21 Fitz's 19th Century Love Letters From Liza 03:18 Whitworth Family "Real Talk" 06:35 Aaron Donald Is Officially Back 08:34 What Makes Aaron Donald Different 10:28 Erica Donald's Role in the Comeback Decision 12:21 Coach's Chair: Grading Mendoza's Preseason Film 19:19 Should the Raiders Start Mendoza or Cousins? 26:29 Tua vs. Penix: Inside the Falcons QB Room 29:36 Why System Changes Are So Hard on Quarterbacks 34:48 Geno Smith Returns to the Jets 38:32 Are the Jets a Win-Total Over or Under? 41:28 The Toughest Week in Football: Cut Day 42:05 Fitz's Trade Story: St. Louis to Cincinnati 46:44 Let's Play Keep or Toss 47:42 Keep: The New York Giants 53:03 Toss: The Las Vegas Raiders 57:04 Keep: The New Orleans Saints
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