The Fitz years were the best of a string of bad years. Sure, they never cracked the drought, but that was a team of mostly underdogs just playing their hearts out
Love ya Fitz!! You were our transitional leader into the new era. That couldn't have happened without the leadership from you and Fred! You'll always be one of my favorites! 🤘🤘
I was at the playoff game last year against the Chiefs and Fitzpatrick and his family were sitting about 10 rows in front of me. He was so gracious and approachable ( I didnt go up to him). He took pictures with anyone who wanted one and he talked to everyone and shook hands. He is so a part of us. Everyone loves him.
as far as i know, i was one of the earliest bills mafia members. i remember when it was created. think it started on facebook. we all had bills mafia ribbons or whatever the hell those profile pic trims were back in the day. OG checking in :) we'll always love you fitzy.
Bills mafia was born when Cookie Gilchrist sounded his way through the entire AFL in 64 & 65, when Mike Stratton broke Keith Lincoln's ribs, when we had to attend games in the Rockpile, when Jim Kelly signed with the USFL before he realized he f***ed up big time. It was born when guys like Sestak, Tom Day, Harry Jacobs, Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Dunawat, Ron McDole, Butch Byrd, Booker Edgerson, Tom Janik, Jack Kemp, Erie Warlick, Paul Costa, Elbert Dubenion, Ed Rutkowski, Jack Kemp, George Saimes and the lovable, laughable Paul Maguire ruled the AFL for a brief moment. But it was our moment also because of the way that they became our neighbors and people we would run into at Bells, Twin Fair or the local pizzeria. They equally embraced us as much as we treated them as part of our community forever! That is how and when the Bills Mafia was born. Period, end of story, everything else that followed is simply a continuation of the tradition that was started in 1960 because of the community that has shown so much respect, admiration and love all our sports team's players, coaches and some GMs. Thanks to guys like Tim Russert, Wolf Blitzer, Don Criqui and the rest of Buffalo expatriates, the world got to know the crazy Buffalo fans and their undying loyalty.
Those two dudes are so non-partisan. Love listening to them. The cheesey dude is Ivy League and the smart one is Middle America. Enjoy their demeanors.
As a Bills fan I think we would have most likely won more games if we kept him. Sure he turned the ball over but the guys we ended up with were not any good. And boring.
I'm frustrated because I was excited to hear this was going to go and then you brought up Von Miller who I, as it did my sick following survivor, have a visceral reaction to hearing his name and seeing his face. I'm absolutely positive that I'm not the only one! A warrant that spanned all of the United States because of the extent to which he be his (pregnant?) long-term girlfriend. How many other domestic violence cases have you heard of were they issue a nationwide warrant? IT'S ALSO SUPER FUNNY TO ME THAT YOU'RE QUOTING THE MAN WHO COULDN'T USE WORDS HE COULDN'T USE HIS BIG BOY WORDS! INSTEAD HE JUST BEAT THE __ OUT OF HIS GIRLFRIEND! She dropped the charges or he got her to drop the charges otherwise I fully believe he would've got in a sentence with probation. But Von Miller can't use big boy words he can't use his big boy words when it actually matters and here he throws this out there and all the sudden people are quoting him I mean yes he did say that however.. To quote someone who can't use his big boy words when it actually matters (i.e emotional regulation communication self-reflection self-regulation with someone that trusts you implicity implicitly and is carrying your child) anything he says and does is invalidated after that. I get frustrated when I have to hear his name and see his face. I am frustrated by the fact that they only made him sit out a few games. There needs to be greater consequences for men in general and men and women violence men and women sexual violence men and women domestic violence like you name it but in a nationwide warrant. A nationwide warrant. And he just had to sit out a few games I want anyway Yep let's look up the statistics of domestic violence victims who've actually come forward about that in Buffalo and see how many others feel the same please
Andy Reid threw the game on purpose: 1) He only ran the ball 15 times against the 20th worst run defense. The last 4 times the Chiefs played the Bills he ran the ball 25+ times. 2) He excluded Kelce and DHOP from the game plan. Combined they had 5 catches. Kelce had two catches for 8 yards. 3) Everyone knows the Chief's tackles have sucked this year yet the Chiefs did nothing to compensate for this. They only threw 2 screen passes during the whole game. They did not throw many short passes to bypass pressure. In fact they threw the ball down field most of the time. 4) Their primary receiver was a rookie named Isiah Worthy who is never the primary receiver. They used him to see what they could do with him in the playoffs and to keep the routes of Kelce and DHOP secret for the playoffs against the Bills.
The fanbase that donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd's charities? Or crowdfunded for Lamar Jackson's favorite charity after he got injured in a game against the Bills? Or raised over $700K for the local children's hospital in honor of Josh Allen's late grandmother? Or donated to Tua's charity after he got hurt against the Bills? So tell me, what has your trailer park shit-show of a fanbase done?
Shirtless Fitz celebrating a blowout victory at the Bills/Patriots playoff game. Absolutely priceless!
What a night. Neat perfection
Haha I was there.
The stadium was electric that night. My favorite live NFL game I've ever attended
Fitz will always have a special place in our hearts in Buffalo. I still see Fitz jerseys around town
Fitz will always be the man in Buffalo. He is one of us
Fitz is an honorary Bill for LIFE!
He’s an actual Bill. Forever.
The Fitz years were the best of a string of bad years. Sure, they never cracked the drought, but that was a team of mostly underdogs just playing their hearts out
Bills Mafia 4 Life!!! LFG Buffalo!!!
Love ya Fitz!! You were our transitional leader into the new era. That couldn't have happened without the leadership from you and Fred! You'll always be one of my favorites! 🤘🤘
Fitzpatrick is one of one and we were so blessed to have him in Buffalo for so long! Truly one of the greats that deserves the most success
I was at the playoff game last year against the Chiefs and Fitzpatrick and his family were sitting about 10 rows in front of me. He was so gracious and approachable ( I didnt go up to him). He took pictures with anyone who wanted one and he talked to everyone and shook hands. He is so a part of us. Everyone loves him.
Thanks, Fitz. You have given us so much. Go Bills!
There's a snowy Bills playoff game waiting for ya Fitz!
Go Bills!
Fitz is buffalo!! Dude is awesome! So glad he was on our team! Go bills
Fitz is a national treasure ❤
GO BILLS!!! Fitz is a BILL and always will be!
We love having you a part of our tribe Fitz!!
Fitz will always have a place in Buffalo...he is always a Bill. Love ya❤. Go Bills!
Fitz is Bills Mafia for life! PERIOD.
Fun fact, that was my cousin Del who retaliated on twitter. Bills Mafia was born. Much Love Fitz ! Go Bills !!!
fitz is the best! a bright spot in a dark time, nothing but love! Go Fitz and Go Bills!!!
Fitzmagic’s hair is absolutely magical right now!
Fitz with the St. Patrick's Athletic gear 👊
WE love you fitzy!!!
The only Bills QB to beat Brady in his prime. Fitzmagic Forever!
Love from Buffalo Fitz ❤️. All time Bills legend. Both of you men are exemplary humans. Keep up the great work. GO BILLS
Look forward to this podcast!! Every.Time. Thank you both. LOVE FITZ!!
as far as i know, i was one of the earliest bills mafia members. i remember when it was created. think it started on facebook. we all had bills mafia ribbons or whatever the hell those profile pic trims were back in the day. OG checking in :) we'll always love you fitzy.
started on twitter as a sorta joke because adam schefter wouldn't respond to some friends.
FitzMagic will always be a BIll.
This is a great podcast! Two very smart professionals, and no shouting, yelling, over the top crap. Refreshing!
We will ALWAYS have a special place in 716 for Fitzmagic. He got is our only straight up win vs Brady. Straight legend
Godfather fitzy
You're awesome Fitz always have a home.
A lot of great memories of losing football with Fitz. I am forever down with that dude. Go Bills
almost in tears watching this testimony to the Mafia...thx Fitz
LOL. Great job as usual guys. BTW, I'd kill for Fitz's hair and beard. LOL.
i have no problem saying fitz is the grandaddy of bills mafia
Godfather.
The Mafia loves Fitzmagic!!!!!
Hell yeah fitz! Go let’s buffalo bills!!! SBW59!!
I was definitely thinking its not over yet.. Like Fitz says, we are scared. How many score changes in the playoff game with 2 min left. Go Bills!
Fitz is the greatest journeyman QB ever. Always loved here in Buffalo. Greatest coif and beard in the league
Don Fitz. The godfather.
I was impressed with Vons interview. Very wise individual
Blessed Fitz
#BillsMafia coined by Del Reid. Same guy that co-founded 26 Shirts.
Goo Bill's Mafia &My Boy Blue/Fitzz
Careful boys, this man is a hero round here
Fitz is and always will be a Buffalo bill. He's definitely not a fucking Dolphin😂
Or a Jet.
Buffalo @ Detroit is going to be DYNAMITE!
When the chemistry builds with cooper , look out
Wish they could produce this kind of game in the playoffs. Lets go bills though.
As a buffalonian, you're born a bill, but Fitz was and is the real real deal buffalo bill
Bills number 1 priority even more than a SB is to keep Coop for another year
I felt so horrible back when Fitz was our QB and after a tough loss, someone trenched his lawn :( That is not who Bills fans are!
I hope the day Fits officially retires he gets the opportunity to retire as a Bill. I wanted him to be our back up QB
Bills mafia was born when Cookie Gilchrist sounded his way through the entire AFL in 64 & 65, when Mike Stratton broke Keith Lincoln's ribs, when we had to attend games in the Rockpile, when Jim Kelly signed with the USFL before he realized he f***ed up big time. It was born when guys like Sestak, Tom Day, Harry Jacobs, Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Dunawat, Ron McDole, Butch Byrd, Booker Edgerson, Tom Janik, Jack Kemp, Erie Warlick, Paul Costa, Elbert Dubenion, Ed Rutkowski, Jack Kemp, George Saimes and the lovable, laughable Paul Maguire ruled the AFL for a brief moment. But it was our moment also because of the way that they became our neighbors and people we would run into at Bells, Twin Fair or the local pizzeria. They equally embraced us as much as we treated them as part of our community forever! That is how and when the Bills Mafia was born. Period, end of story, everything else that followed is simply a continuation of the tradition that was started in 1960 because of the community that has shown so much respect, admiration and love all our sports team's players, coaches and some GMs. Thanks to guys like Tim Russert, Wolf Blitzer, Don Criqui and the rest of Buffalo expatriates, the world got to know the crazy Buffalo fans and their undying loyalty.
I flew 3,000 miles to watch the Bills and Fitz lose to the Jets in the white out game and it was worth the trip.
RFP is 100% bills mafia all thw way no question
Fitz is we.
Frank 🏈 🌊
Von put the SB in the bills lockeroom during the 22 run. Unfortunately it didn’t work.
#BillsMafia
Those two dudes are so non-partisan. Love listening to them. The cheesey dude is Ivy League and the smart one is Middle America. Enjoy their demeanors.
Fitzmagic looks like a gnome.
Buffalo sits different. We watched Brady play like 40 times. Twice a year every year.
As a Bills fan I think we would have most likely won more games if we kept him.
Sure he turned the ball over but the guys we ended up with were not any good. And boring.
I still have your jersey Fitz. I bust it out whenever you come to buffalo.
I'm frustrated because I was excited to hear this was going to go and then you brought up Von Miller who I, as it did my sick following survivor, have a visceral reaction to hearing his name and seeing his face. I'm absolutely positive that I'm not the only one! A warrant that spanned all of the United States because of the extent to which he be his (pregnant?) long-term girlfriend. How many other domestic violence cases have you heard of were they issue a nationwide warrant?
IT'S ALSO SUPER FUNNY TO ME THAT YOU'RE QUOTING THE MAN WHO COULDN'T USE WORDS HE COULDN'T USE HIS BIG BOY WORDS! INSTEAD HE JUST BEAT THE __ OUT OF HIS GIRLFRIEND! She dropped the charges or he got her to drop the charges otherwise I fully believe he would've got in a sentence with probation. But Von Miller can't use big boy words he can't use his big boy words when it actually matters and here he throws this out there and all the sudden people are quoting him I mean yes he did say that however.. To quote someone who can't use his big boy words when it actually matters (i.e emotional regulation communication self-reflection self-regulation with someone that trusts you implicity implicitly and is carrying your child) anything he says and does is invalidated after that. I get frustrated when I have to hear his name and see his face. I am frustrated by the fact that they only made him sit out a few games. There needs to be greater consequences for men in general and men and women violence men and women sexual violence men and women domestic violence like you name it but in a nationwide warrant. A nationwide warrant. And he just had to sit out a few games I want anyway Yep let's look up the statistics of domestic violence victims who've actually come forward about that in Buffalo and see how many others feel the same please
For Diggs, we should have a vikings vs bills superbowl. Whoever wins, Diggs loses.
Fitzpatrick to Terrell Owens for 98 yards...
The fans deserve a chief defeat in the playoffs 👍
The Amish Rifle
Bills mafia is the factory of sadness if the fans and the team channeled all that misery into optimism and drive instead of giving in.
Andy Reid threw the game on purpose: 1) He only ran the ball 15 times against the 20th worst run defense. The last 4 times the Chiefs played the Bills he ran the ball 25+ times. 2) He excluded Kelce and DHOP from the game plan. Combined they had 5 catches. Kelce had two catches for 8 yards. 3) Everyone knows the Chief's tackles have sucked this year yet the Chiefs did nothing to compensate for this. They only threw 2 screen passes during the whole game. They did not throw many short passes to bypass pressure. In fact they threw the ball down field most of the time. 4) Their primary receiver was a rookie named Isiah Worthy who is never the primary receiver. They used him to see what they could do with him in the playoffs and to keep the routes of Kelce and DHOP secret for the playoffs against the Bills.
So you're the one responsible for that trailer park shit-show of a fanbase? Great work, bro.
How do you say your a Jets fan without saying your a Jets fan.
The fanbase that donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd's charities? Or crowdfunded for Lamar Jackson's favorite charity after he got injured in a game against the Bills? Or raised over $700K for the local children's hospital in honor of Josh Allen's late grandmother? Or donated to Tua's charity after he got hurt against the Bills? So tell me, what has your trailer park shit-show of a fanbase done?
Who's the bearded lady? When did I stumble into a sideshow?
Go Bills! 💙🤍♥ 💙🤍♥ We'll always love and appreciate Fitzmagic and that shirtless moment in the stands was talismanic!