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I believe Pickett has as much success as he possibly could in PIT given his talent level.
I dont know the ins and outs of Pickett's time in Pitt.
It's only funny if you haven't spent a lot of time watching Pickett play.
Pickett’s lack of NFL physical attributes and skill was made readily apparent, regardless of poor play calling or route trees.
Fields can be a great fantasy asset if he's on the field. Not so much as an NFL QB probably. Problem is, he has to be on the field to realize fantasy relevance.
Pickett has a bad attitude, while Fields apparently is a model citizen as a football player and teammate. I'll take the later all day long.
Seems like the Bears players all loved Fields.
He does seem like a pretty chill guy
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Agree. Don’t see how anyone could be sold on Wilson at this point. He’s toast.Growing Belief Steelers Could Move on From Russell Wilson
The belief around the NFL is that the Pittsburgh Steelers aren't as committed to Russell Wilson as reports say.
NFL exec ‘could see’ Steelers cutting Russell Wilson before season
One NFL executive isn’t sold on the Russell Wilson-Steelers marriage.
He won a super bowl 10 years ago when Seattle had a dominant defense. Fast forward 10 years and he has lost mobility and arm strength, plus seems like a really strange guy who is disliked by his teammates. He could easily be cut if he doesn't have a great camp and Fields looks good. This is not far fetched "clickbait".
Omar Kahn decided not to bid against himself. He knew he was moving Pickett and he also knew the Bears were not gonna hold on to Fields so he waited to make a move. He timed the market perfect.
IMO could sub out Fields for Wilson's names above and make the same case.
It’s going to be messy but Fields should be the starter by mid season after Pittsburgh has had enough of a worn out Russ.
I don't know about that. Fields doesn't seem to have anywhere near the ego Russ has.
I thought they did a lot last year. It really shouldn’t take two full years to “evaluate” though. Bagent came in and ran the offense much closer to how Getsy envisioned. The problem is the combo of JF and Getsy not really gearing the offense to JF’s strengths.
I don't know about all that heresy but I know Russ has at least accomplished enough to justify having an ego.
What if Wilson doesn't even make the team?
All I know is no one is getting cut. Not Wilson. Not Fields. That defies common sense and logic.
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Takes two teams to make a trade
Here are the three teams Justin Fields wanted to go to besides Pittsburgh: report
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears general manager Ryan Poles told the media he wanted to “do right by” Justin Fields, in the event the organization decided to trade him elsewhere in favor of a new quarterback. That meant one of two things. First, it meant moving Fields as soon as possible...
I mean, we all knew it was spin but if Poles was really trying to do "right" by him he would have been traded to the vikings or raiders
I don't know about that, the Steelers are a FAR superior organization than the Vikings or Raiders. Hell, the Raiders have had 7 Head Coaches in the last decade. In the 12 years between Culpepper and Cousins, the Vikings had 9 different starting QBs. The Steelers are arguably the most stable franchise in the NFL and have a winnable job, with a HC that likes Fields.Here are the three teams Justin Fields wanted to go to besides Pittsburgh: report
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears general manager Ryan Poles told the media he wanted to “do right by” Justin Fields, in the event the organization decided to trade him elsewhere in favor of a new quarterback. That meant one of two things. First, it meant moving Fields as soon as possible...
I mean, we all knew it was spin but if Poles was really trying to do "right" by him he would have been traded to the vikings or raiders
He said what he said!
to menobrown's point, in my rush to take a jab at Poles, I slightly misinterpreted the article. I had misread it as "these are the teams that wanted him AS WELL AS but Poles only traded him to the Steelers." Though the article does state that the Falcons did but @ that point they were prob still asking for something like a 1st or 2nd. I do/did feel like Fields would have had an easier time earning the starting job on a Raiders or Vikings team so that's why I said what I said. The Vikings are prob going to draft a QB so maybe they never expressed any interest? Though the article does stateI don't know about that, the Steelers are a FAR superior organization than the Vikings or Raiders. Hell, the Raiders have had 7 Head Coaches in the last decade. In the 12 years between Culpepper and Cousins, the Vikings had 9 different starting QBs. The Steelers are arguably the most stable franchise in the NFL and have a winnable job, with a HC that likes Fields.Here are the three teams Justin Fields wanted to go to besides Pittsburgh: report
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears general manager Ryan Poles told the media he wanted to “do right by” Justin Fields, in the event the organization decided to trade him elsewhere in favor of a new quarterback. That meant one of two things. First, it meant moving Fields as soon as possible...
I mean, we all knew it was spin but if Poles was really trying to do "right" by him he would have been traded to the vikings or raiders
you could've saved a lot of time and just typed the last 5 words.to menobrown's point, in my rush to take a jab at Poles, I slightly misinterpreted the article. I had misread it as "these are the teams that wanted him AS WELL AS but Poles only traded him to the Steelers." Though the article does state that the Falcons did but @ that point they were prob still asking for something like a 1st or 2nd. I do/did feel like Fields would have had an easier time earning the starting job on a Raiders or Vikings team so that's why I said what I said. The Vikings are prob going to draft a QB so maybe they never expressed any interest? Though the article does stateI don't know about that, the Steelers are a FAR superior organization than the Vikings or Raiders. Hell, the Raiders have had 7 Head Coaches in the last decade. In the 12 years between Culpepper and Cousins, the Vikings had 9 different starting QBs. The Steelers are arguably the most stable franchise in the NFL and have a winnable job, with a HC that likes Fields.Here are the three teams Justin Fields wanted to go to besides Pittsburgh: report
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears general manager Ryan Poles told the media he wanted to “do right by” Justin Fields, in the event the organization decided to trade him elsewhere in favor of a new quarterback. That meant one of two things. First, it meant moving Fields as soon as possible...
I mean, we all knew it was spin but if Poles was really trying to do "right" by him he would have been traded to the vikings or raiders
and that's just kind of ???? I think someone speculated earlier in the thread that the Bears wanted to trade Fields so there's no "QB controversy" and it's not that they don't think he sucks they just wanted to assure Williams that it's his job.
and I just feel like this is a sort of a contradiction,
My assumption here is that Fields would have probably wanted a starting job. And that if he actually did say that he wanted to go to the killer bees it was probably before they signed Russel as each 4 of these teams were QB needy before the signing of Russel/Cousins so I don't really think your "Steelers are a better organization!" played much into it as we don't know if the Steelers were even his preferred choice and I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to go ball it out with Adams or Jefferson. The Raiders also have his former OC.
I think he's probably fine with possibly of sitting behind Russ for a year and either starting next year (assuming he doesn't this year) or hitting FA. I get that its a business so ya gotta do what ya gotta do (not the Poles even did that!) but I really feel like either releasing him and letting him do FA or trying to work out a trade with the team he could possibly start on would have been "doing right" and I just feel like the article is lying to me.
I think its very possible (likely even) that Fields beats out Wilson for the starting job. If not week 1, then during the season. This feels very 50-50 to me, the rare actual QB competition.to menobrown's point, in my rush to take a jab at Poles, I slightly misinterpreted the article. I had misread it as "these are the teams that wanted him AS WELL AS but Poles only traded him to the Steelers." Though the article does state that the Falcons did but @ that point they were prob still asking for something like a 1st or 2nd. I do/did feel like Fields would have had an easier time earning the starting job on a Raiders or Vikings team so that's why I said what I said. The Vikings are prob going to draft a QB so maybe they never expressed any interest? Though the article does stateI don't know about that, the Steelers are a FAR superior organization than the Vikings or Raiders. Hell, the Raiders have had 7 Head Coaches in the last decade. In the 12 years between Culpepper and Cousins, the Vikings had 9 different starting QBs. The Steelers are arguably the most stable franchise in the NFL and have a winnable job, with a HC that likes Fields.Here are the three teams Justin Fields wanted to go to besides Pittsburgh: report
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears general manager Ryan Poles told the media he wanted to “do right by” Justin Fields, in the event the organization decided to trade him elsewhere in favor of a new quarterback. That meant one of two things. First, it meant moving Fields as soon as possible...
I mean, we all knew it was spin but if Poles was really trying to do "right" by him he would have been traded to the vikings or raiders
and that's just kind of ???? I think someone speculated earlier in the thread that the Bears wanted to trade Fields so there's no "QB controversy" and it's not that they don't think he sucks they just wanted to assure Williams that it's his job.
and I just feel like this is a sort of a contradiction,
My assumption here is that Fields would have probably wanted a starting job. And that if he actually did say that he wanted to go to the killer bees it was probably before they signed Russel as each 4 of these teams were QB needy before the signing of Russel/Cousins so I don't really think your "Steelers are a better organization!" played much into it as we don't know if the Steelers were even his preferred choice and I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to go ball it out with Adams or Jefferson. The Raiders also have his former OC.
I think he's probably fine with possibly of sitting behind Russ for a year and either starting next year (assuming he doesn't this year) or hitting FA. I get that its a business so ya gotta do what ya gotta do (not the Poles even did that!) but I really feel like either releasing him and letting him do FA or trying to work out a trade with the team he could possibly start on would have been "doing right" and I just feel like the article is lying to me.
Except big Russ will just retire if he's supposed to be Fields' back up.I think its very possible (likely even) that Fields beats out Wilson for the starting job. If not week 1, then during the season. This feels very 50-50 to me, the rare actual QB competition.to menobrown's point, in my rush to take a jab at Poles, I slightly misinterpreted the article. I had misread it as "these are the teams that wanted him AS WELL AS but Poles only traded him to the Steelers." Though the article does state that the Falcons did but @ that point they were prob still asking for something like a 1st or 2nd. I do/did feel like Fields would have had an easier time earning the starting job on a Raiders or Vikings team so that's why I said what I said. The Vikings are prob going to draft a QB so maybe they never expressed any interest? Though the article does stateI don't know about that, the Steelers are a FAR superior organization than the Vikings or Raiders. Hell, the Raiders have had 7 Head Coaches in the last decade. In the 12 years between Culpepper and Cousins, the Vikings had 9 different starting QBs. The Steelers are arguably the most stable franchise in the NFL and have a winnable job, with a HC that likes Fields.Here are the three teams Justin Fields wanted to go to besides Pittsburgh: report
At the NFL Scouting Combine, Bears general manager Ryan Poles told the media he wanted to “do right by” Justin Fields, in the event the organization decided to trade him elsewhere in favor of a new quarterback. That meant one of two things. First, it meant moving Fields as soon as possible...
I mean, we all knew it was spin but if Poles was really trying to do "right" by him he would have been traded to the vikings or raiders
and that's just kind of ???? I think someone speculated earlier in the thread that the Bears wanted to trade Fields so there's no "QB controversy" and it's not that they don't think he sucks they just wanted to assure Williams that it's his job.
and I just feel like this is a sort of a contradiction,
My assumption here is that Fields would have probably wanted a starting job. And that if he actually did say that he wanted to go to the killer bees it was probably before they signed Russel as each 4 of these teams were QB needy before the signing of Russel/Cousins so I don't really think your "Steelers are a better organization!" played much into it as we don't know if the Steelers were even his preferred choice and I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to go ball it out with Adams or Jefferson. The Raiders also have his former OC.
I think he's probably fine with possibly of sitting behind Russ for a year and either starting next year (assuming he doesn't this year) or hitting FA. I get that its a business so ya gotta do what ya gotta do (not the Poles even did that!) but I really feel like either releasing him and letting him do FA or trying to work out a trade with the team he could possibly start on would have been "doing right" and I just feel like the article is lying to me.
