After a week of speculation, Ryan Fitzpatrick will get his quarterback job back.
New York Jets coach Todd Bowles announced that Fitzpatrick would be the starter for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.
#Jets coach Todd Bowles says at his press conference that Ryan Fitzpatrick will start vs. the #Patriots. He’s their best QB.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 21, 2016
Fitzpatrick gets the nod ahead of second-year quarterback Bryce Petty, who didn’t do much to impress in a 9-6 loss to Los Angeles a week ago.
Ultimately, it seems that Bowles went with the best quarterback he has on his roster at this point in time. Turning to Petty would have been a clear admission that the Jets are giving up on 2016, something that some players supposedly would not have been comfortable with. It’s impossible to know whether or not that was a factor. Some would have liked to see what Petty has to offer for 2017, but Bowles isn’t prepared to go that route as of yet.
