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QB Justin Fields, PIT (8 Viewers)
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The Frankman
Footballguy
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greenmountaingoat
Footballguy
Heard an analogy this morning (not sure how FBG feels about mentioning who):
It's like buying a new stickshift ferrari and deciding not to learn how to drive stick.
Hope he'll be fine long-term but for the short term, yikes.
It's like buying a new stickshift ferrari and deciding not to learn how to drive stick.
Hope he'll be fine long-term but for the short term, yikes.
zamboni
Footballguy
One just has to hope that Nagy doesn't shake his confidence too much for the future.
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Faust
MVP
@flapgreen will agree with me on this - Matt Nagy can’t be fired soon enough for our liking:
The Bears' loss to the Bucs was bad. The position in which Matt Nagy put Justin Fields was worse.
The Bears' loss to the Bucs was bad. The position in which Matt Nagy put Justin Fields was worse.
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
I watched most of Fields games at OSU.
At OSU Fields had so much time and his WRs were better than all the DBs they played against. So his reads could be slower, his WRs more open. OSUs offensive talent level was always much higher than their opponent. Not anymore
The NFL is a different animal and that is why Fields stock dropped on draft day. Had the Bears not traded up who knows how far he would have dropped.
Can Fields still be successful? I think so but he is not ready at all right now. Been better off sitting 1-2 years and learning the NFL game as are most QBs. But that is not the case anymore as we see with Zack Wilson as well.
FF wise Fields has little value this season.
At OSU Fields had so much time and his WRs were better than all the DBs they played against. So his reads could be slower, his WRs more open. OSUs offensive talent level was always much higher than their opponent. Not anymore
The NFL is a different animal and that is why Fields stock dropped on draft day. Had the Bears not traded up who knows how far he would have dropped.
Can Fields still be successful? I think so but he is not ready at all right now. Been better off sitting 1-2 years and learning the NFL game as are most QBs. But that is not the case anymore as we see with Zack Wilson as well.
FF wise Fields has little value this season.
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Johnny Utah #9
Footballguy
7 weeks in and I see nothing to make me change my opinion on this kid. Sure, Nagy isn’t doing him any favors, but he looks like he doesn’t belong out there.
flapgreen
Footballguy
Without a doubt, but they won't fire him until after the season. It's how the Bears ownership does things. They don't genuinely care about winning. Just turning a profit. Wouldn't surprise if they gave Pace a shot at his 3rd head coach either.
flapgreen
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Drafted him late teens and he clogged up my redraft roster for 6-7 weeks.
Naturally when I drop him for Winston, he shows out and Jameis gets hurt.
Naturally when I drop him for Winston, he shows out and Jameis gets hurt.
Flying Elvis
Footballguy
The farther away Nagy is from the offense, the better Fields does. Is there anybody (not named Nagy) that doesn't recognize Fields is held back by the coaching/system/play calling? He may be a kid that isn't good but we won't know until we see him play for a staff that at least attempts to use his abilities as the advantage they should be.
Sunday Gravy
Footballguy
He’s so talented. Just imagine him with a competent coach and some adult sized wrs.
Drake Hater
Footballguy
He makes some really poor decisions that lead to TOs or massive loss of yardage. Second and twenty-something then puts more pressure on him to make up for those mistakes. He's looked better than last night this season but he shouldn't have been that bad at home vs an exploitable defense.
Drake Hater
Footballguy
No designed runs specifically but there were a good number of RPOs where he kept and scrambled for better or (usually) worse.
Nemesis
Footballguy
And to boot, add in the fact that the current weather forecast for the Sun afternoon game at Seattle is:
32 degrees
~50% chance of snow for the entire game
~6 mph wind
I was already wondering how Fields would perform in the snow............but now with the ankle, I'm starting to feel uneasy about him as my Qb2/Superflex.
anyone else?
32 degrees
~50% chance of snow for the entire game
~6 mph wind
I was already wondering how Fields would perform in the snow............but now with the ankle, I'm starting to feel uneasy about him as my Qb2/Superflex.
anyone else?
Ashem
Footballguy
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BoltBacker
Footballguy
Great post. I hope folks will click the link and thumb up the post on Youtube as well as here. We need more content like this on BOTH sites. Thanks again.Ashem said:
It would be interesting to hear how some of the well known draft experts would have graded Fields as a prospect in this draft crop of QB.
Speaking as a draftnik and as a Bears fan, I'm happy with Fields. I think he performed as expected as a rookie, and I think he's a better prospect than any QB in the 2022 draft. I'm also happy with the trade to get him, even though it ended up costing the #7 pick.
Watching that video, it really stands out how little help Fields had last season, and is a little scary considering they haven't upgraded anywhere, and on paper look worse at WR and OL, after losing Robinson and Daniels. I'd love to see them sign a veteran WR and draft a guy in round 2. Something like Fuller/Skyy or Landry/Pickens. Right now its just Mooney and a good backfield.
If Fields is to break out fantasy wise, I'd say it will almost certainly be because he runs a bunch.
