"Receiver Lee Evans thinks Ryan Fitzpatrick's instinctive style will be a help to the Buffalo Bills' offense.

The senior member of the offense on Wednesday essentially endorsed the move to shift the quarterbacking job from Trent Edwards to Fitzpatrick starting with Sunday's game at New England.

Asked what Fitzpatrick brings to the field, Evans said: "It's completely different than Trent. Just a completely different quarterback. He does things that sometimes you may not advise. But he just plays. He just sees the game, and he plays. He's very witty and just plays. With that, you have a chance."

"He'll freelance a little bit more," Evans said of Fitzpatrick. "He's not afraid to get in the huddle and trust what he's seeing. Or tell somebody to do something else, however he feels it. He has a good feel for the game. He's played under some very good quarterbacks in this league that he's learned from. That's just part of his game."

The Bills rank last in the NFL in both yards and points. Evans has just four catches through two games.

Fitzpatrick and Edwards had comparable statistics last season. Fitzpatrick completed 55.9 percent of his passes with nine touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a passer rating of 69.7. Edwards hit 60 percent of his passes with six touchdowns, seven interceptions and a passer rating of 73.8.

Fitzpatrick, however, went 5-4 in games he played most of the way. Edwards went 1-5. Overall, Fitzpatrick is 8-14-1 as a starter in five previous NFL seasons.

Evans said he was surprised coach Chan Gailey made the switch.

"It's a little bit surprising, but like I said I think the overall feeling was we were not playing up to potential, being as good as we can," he said. "They felt like they needed to do something quickly.""