The Facts: It has been six weeks since Washington Football Team starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick suffered a hip subluxation, landing him on injured reserve. If all went perfectly well, the hope was that he would be nearing a return right now. But sources tell NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that is not the case. The 38-year-old is still weeks away from returning, sources tell Rapoport, leaving a WFT team that has lost two in a row and three of its last four in the hands of backup Taylor Heinicke for the foreseeable future.

Diehards Line:Fitzpatrick is still on crutches around the facility, another sign that his comeback is not close. Fitzpatrick has an MRI in the coming weeks -- likely next week -- but the belief is he won't be able to return until at least after the Week 9 bye on Nov. 7. That means, at minimum, Fitz will miss two months of the season. And while all parties are hopeful he will return this season, the rehab has gone slower than expected, and it is not a certainty that he makes it back onto the field at all.