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...quarterback to be drafted since 1984, taken in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams. You can talk about how notoriously testy St. Louis coach Mike Martz—“we hit it off, he’s a great guy,” says Fitzpatrick??already waxes rhapsodic about his bright young prospect...
...talk to his own coach, Tim Murphy, the man who plucked Fitzpatrick out of Gilbert, Ariz., and watched the kid with only one I-AA scholarship offer blossom over the next four years into a Harvard opponent’s worst nightmare. Murphy will tell you about Fitzpatrick??s “intangibles”: his mental and physical toughness, the way he thrives on pressure and competition, and the unquantifiable effect Fitzpatrick has on those around...
...Without Dawson, we would’ve been more like what we were when Neil Rose [’02-’03, Fitzpatrick??s predecessor] was here, and that’s probably a more explosive offense from the standpoint of throwing the ball with Fitzy,” Murphy said. “But we wouldn’t have been as good a field-position team and probably would have had a few more turnovers...
...course, nothing then would have suggested that both Fitzpatrick and Tyler would be sidelined by injury later that year, thrusting Dawson into the spotlight and forcing him to shoulder significantly more touches than expected. But with the Crimson’s passing game grounded by Fitzpatrick??s bum throwing hand, Dawson certainly rose to the challenge, smashing a host of Harvard rookie rushing marks and establishing himself as an indispensable component of the Crimson offense...
...rain-soaked pitch and the Crimson’s play calling took a decided turn for the conservative, O’Hagan orchestrated five trips to pay dirt against just one drive ended by a punt. Though his throws downfield were hampered by the weather and lacked Fitzpatrick??s velocity, the overwhelming majority of O’Hagan’s attempts were well timed and perfectly placed, dropping directly into his receivers’ hands just beyond the reach of an opposing cornerback...