I don't understand how he says Fields is mediocre, but then in the next breath says teams should be calling the Bears to get Fields to their franchise.
The same shit Mike Tannenbaum keeps regurgitating. Fields isn't good enough for the worst team in the NFL but other teams should definitely trade for him!
The worst part is he's purposely disingenuous with his takes and stat picking.
Because he's not only talking about how good or bad Fields can become but also talking about the situation the Bears are in right now. They're in a total rebuild which will take at least, at least, two years to get this team relevant which is when Fields will be ready for a new contract that can be anywhere in the $35 to $45 mil per year range. So he's saying it might be the smarter route to just go draft a new QB so you have him on a rookie contract and will give you the cap space to give that new QB the weapons he needs around him. No matter how much any of us believe in Fields it still makes sense to go that route. Not saying we should go that route but it absolutely makes sense and should be looked at seriously by Poles and i think it will be or already has been.
He was only awesome running the ball. He even says Fields is dynamic running the ball, shit the whole world knows he's dynamic running the ball, but there's huge question marks still with his passing game and decision making. He even says he's still 60-40 in favor of Fields will be just fine. We aren't doing the kind of winning we want with a QB that is great at running the ball but not so great passing it or doesn't make good decisions in the passing game. Dak Prescott makes bad decisions in the passing game.
On the first sentence, absolutely it's taking a huge chance and could be a decision that gets you fired.
This is a good point. If Poles adds a bunch of pieces around Justin and he's not good enough, it isn't on Poles. It would be Pace's pick and he could show he put forth the effort to try to make Fields work. That buys him another few years with his handpicked QB.
While this is all true, I think Fields' trade value is the least of our worries. If he fails, that would be a bigger issue than not getting anything for him. That being said, the Jets got a 2nd for Darnold. I don't see any way Fields goes for less than that as at least he has an 1100 yards rushing season on his resume to fall back on.
If Poles passes up on any of the QB's in this draft and any of them have a good/great rookie season and Fields doesn't look good then it's absolutely on Poles. He also had the chance to put more weapons around Fields last offseason and chose not to, he also had the chance to hire an offensive minded HC, like Daboll, and he didn't, he also had the chance to hire a new OC that has actually been a play caller before and he decided to hire a first timer for that.
Mostly true but still a big difference in getting a 1st rounder plus for him to getting a 2nd round pick. Draft picks are always valuable but even more for us right now with how bare this team is of starting level players.
Good points, but honestly I don't see ownership blaming Poles for NOT moving on from Fields this year. They clearly love him. He clearly showed flashes, so I don't think he would be at fault for not taking a huge gamble on an unknown.
Yeah, I understand that. I'm just saying, if Fields is bad next year, the response won't be "Damn, we could have gotten a 1st for him in March". The response will be more about Fields being bad in general. And the options are a 5'10" QB, a big QB with bad stats and a QB from the same program as Fields. It makes even more sense that way to wait for next year's QB class, just in case.
I don't know anything about the blame game and what everyone over Poles would say or think about him behind closed doors because i'll never know but part of his job is the draft and getting the moves right. Every GM takes the blame for missing on draft picks especially early ones, like Ryan Pace, so Poles should be held to the same.
A 5'10" QB with a great football IQ and a big QB who was great in 2021 when he had a OL and average in 2022 when he was running for his life, Stroud scares me and i don't think i'd want to trade Fields only to draft another Ohio St QB right @Bust?
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