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On the upside, if you’re that inaccurate, you can’t throw interceptions either.
It doesn't work this way usually.
I have had the opposite experience in rating players too heavily in preseason, then seeing them go out and ball in the regular season.
I have had the opposite experience in rating players too heavily in preseason, then seeing them go out and ball in the regular season.
Somewhere in the middle is probably where the truth lay.
We don’t see every practice. I’m pretty sure the folks who cover the teams don’t either - just what’s open to the public. And I’ll reiterate, they’re not showing everything in preseason games or in practice.
I’m reasonably sure that in ptactice & preseason they’re not letting Fields improvise with his legs like he’ll do in the regular season, for one example.
There’s probably some truth to the struggles - I’m not freaking out about my 1 GW share nor my 1 BA share. I’ll save the freaking out for after Game 1 if they look like boiled booty out there.
Like I said (or tried to heavily imply) for me it’s more about how well his receivers can do, and to lesser degree, B. Allen.I have had the opposite experience in rating players too heavily in preseason, then seeing them go out and ball in the regular season.
Somewhere in the middle is probably where the truth lay.
We don’t see every practice. I’m pretty sure the folks who cover the teams don’t either - just what’s open to the public. And I’ll reiterate, they’re not showing everything in preseason games or in practice.
I’m reasonably sure that in ptactice & preseason they’re not letting Fields improvise with his legs like he’ll do in the regular season, for one example.
There’s probably some truth to the struggles - I’m not freaking out about my 1 GW share nor my 1 BA share. I’ll save the freaking out for after Game 1 if they look like boiled booty out there.
I know you’ve always believed in this guy’s ability to be up and down and hit a baseline of mediocrity. I’ve never shared that confidence and now it’s my team he’s swinging wildly on. His ups aren’t worth it. This was not a great Plan A and Dart’s start (on paper) is making Plan A look lacking. I just bypassed G. Wilson for Stefon Diggs in the fourth round of a sixteen team league, so nobody really has much confidence here
Boomer said every backup has outplayed him.
That's Martinez
He's the only Titans on these boards
Oh I know. He’s been around a long time.
@Instinctive stop doing your laughing emoji at my posts
It was funny? I thought it was intentionally funny. Take a chill pill man. Fields look terrible over and over. I've grabbed Martinez in 2 2QB dynasties just because of your posts in here. It was hilarious that someone said Fields looked better and you pointed out thats because it was Martinez. The way you typed it and just linked it implied it would be a Fields clip. The subversion of expectation was funny, and a common comedic technique.
lol, only the ny jest
He might do OK for fantasy teams. Unless you own GW, then there is that whole accuracy problem.
He’s trendy among industry types but of my.3 home leagues no one took him as a qb1, including in a 16 team league
My thoughts as well. Not comfortable with Fields as my QB1 in our 12-team league. But got him as my backup to Jared Goff (who is admittedly a borderline QB1/QB2 as well).
It's really hard to see them pivoting to Tyrod. Really really hard. At least for fantasy, Fields was a QB in ppg in 2022 and 2023. on really bad Bears teams. But I would be extremely nervous with him as my starting QB and would certainly quick a 2nd QB pretty quickly.
Then just turn it off. Just so we are all on the same page, I did not and have not used the emoji in a "I'm laughing at you" way. Look at the posts. I genuinely believed the OP, the response, and the final quote were funny. The first post seemed intentionally to be a joke about fields. Chakas reply was definitely funny. And the third post seemed to get the joke and reply in kind.
He’s mine. Though in fairness his keeper value was rock bottom so didn’t have much to lose. In a super flex and just grabbed Geno and Cam Ward. Will roll with those three filling 2 spots.
Speaking as an impartial observer (with a ton of respect for Bri who consistently provides some of the best information on this board, especially in the IDP forum, I might add)... the emoji usage in this case appeared to be benign and acknowledging something thought to be said in jest. Possibly a misunderstanding in this case, at worst... but appeared to be laughing with the author/post (not at it).
Exactly!!! The Titans RB thread is a must follow every single year.
I'm biased because of my IDP league... but Bri's Titan's IDP thread is must read every year.
I agree, and look, I liked the signing and I'm rooting for Fields, I thought he got a bit of a raw deal in Pittsburgh last year and likewise Chicago the year prior.
I grabbed him at 10.12 was planning to pair him with a Caleb, Goff, or maye but decided to grab some depth at 11.01 and grab whoever was left at 12.10. 7 freaking teams took their backup Qb in the 13t
3rd string QB never matters. No matter the name, nor team. In the NFL, IMO, if you need to utilize your 3rd stringer, your season is already over. The 32 starters already have some fringe types, asking the 65th best league QB to do something is crazy. I say this for a good team. For a team that will be as lousy as the Jest, it makes little difference. I mean, if the Dolphins have to actually use Hack Wilson, their season is over. You can argue the Jest are already using a 3rd stringer.
Trust? No. Rolling with him until the wheels fall off? Yes.
I like pairing him with someone like Goff. I high floor/safe option at QB. Something a bit more than waiver wire fodder or at least my choice of waiver wire fodder before they hit the waiver wire
Yes. In most leagues where I have taken Fields I have him paired with the likes of Stroud, Goff, Stafford before I knew how bad his back was/is, and even folks like Lawrence, Maye, McCarthy, Herbert, Purdy etc are good for me. And in the handful where I only took Fields I know from experience there are decent other options still available and will keep my eyes open. There is of course a world where he balls out (for FF) and good enough for NFL to keep the job and I start him every week. By the time the Jets have a bye in week 9 I *should* have clarity and an actual backup option (or 2) on my roster already.
The only reason I don't fully "trust" Fields as my QB1 is because he could be benched at some point if the Jets have a terrible season and he is clearly not their future. Kind of like what happened in Pittsburgh and Chicago - though it's encouraging that he doesn't have a reliable starter behind him (Wilson) and the team doesn't have a blue chip rookie to consider (Caleb).
He’s my only qb in a ten team redraft. Once some of these teams decide to get rid of one of their two or even three qbs they drafted, I’ll hopefully be able to decide if Fields is worth keeping/starting.
He's my QB3 in SF but I might start him week 1 and see what happens. He's always a threat for 20+ pts but am I feeling comfortable - not really lol.
