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So who the hell is Darnold going to pass to now? JSN and Bobo? Yikes. Draft?
B2B MVP seasons about to happen2/$40M for Justin
Good for him.
It just seems like the Steelers didn't trust that Fields was the guy
In the OP, there is an interview with the Steelers owner. If you read it, you will see that their plan was to lowball Justin from the very beginning. I admit that I wanted Justin to take the lowball offer simply for the continuity of the offense and organization.That isn't a big contract for a starting QB, though. If the Steelers really wanted him and thought he was the guy, they had the bandwidth to outbid the Jets.
There were some reports leading up to this that Fields wanted assurance from the Steelers that he would be the starter. The fact that that may have been a conversation, again, tells you what the Steelers thought about Fields.
It just seems like the Steelers didn't trust that Fields was the guy
How do you come to that conclusion? Do you really think that paying him half the rate of top quarterbacks proves that they would’ve been willing to give up a high pic for him?$20M AAV after 5 games played. Yeah he had more value than a 6th round pick.
Yeah, the Steelers made it very clear. At 4–2 they still benched him and when they struggled, they didn’t switch from Wilson back to field. Then when he wanted them to commit to him being a starter, they said bye-bye. The team that had him in the building and knows him best chose to move on even without a clear answer as to who they are moving to.I assumed that to be the case when he was benched with a 4-2 record for a painfully mediocre Russell Wilson.
Jets are a great spot for him to return to QB1 status, they even have one of his former Ohio State receivers IIRC. I wish him all the best and he's gonna need it because it's still the Jets.
I assumed that to be the case when he was benched with a 4-2 record for a painfully mediocre Russell Wilson.
Jets are a great spot for him to return to QB1 status, they even have one of his former Ohio State receivers IIRC. I wish him all the best and he's gonna need it because it's still the Jets.
That isn't a big contract for a starting QB, though. If the Steelers really wanted him and thought he was the guy, they had the bandwidth to outbid the Jets.
There were some reports leading up to this that Fields wanted assurance from the Steelers that he would be the starter. The fact that that may have been a conversation, again, tells you what the Steelers thought about Fields.
It just seems like the Steelers didn't trust that Fields was the guy
He was only benched because Russ was promised the starting job, which is why he signed there for peanuts. Multiple other teams wanted Russ also.Yeah, the Steelers made it very clear. At 4–2 they still benched him and when they struggled, they didn’t switch from Wilson back to field. Then when he wanted them to commit to him being a starter, they said bye-bye. The team that had him in the building and knows him best chose to move on even without a clear answer as to who they are moving to.
Not happening. Maybe they will draft a backup to Justin Fields in the 6th or 7th round.and this certainly doesn't preclude the Jets from selecting a QB at 7 or potentially moving up from 42 into the 1st round to select one.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!
I think it was stupid in his part but I digressWow!!!!!!!!!!Boom goes the friggin dynamite!!! Way higher than I was expecting. So happy for a good dude and his family. Congrats JF!
I guess we know who is hands down QB1 for the Jets
Life changing money. Generational wealth type money. He would have been foolish to pass that up…. especially considering the Steelers were playing hard ball plus Tomlin has already shown he is not fully committed.I think it was stupid in his part but I digress
He also has the stigma of bring a losing QB, you’d think he’d want to break that but again he got his moneyLife changing money. Generational wealth type money. He would have been foolish to pass that up…. especially considering the Steelers were playing hard ball plus Tomlin has already shown he is not fully committed.
Go to where you are loved.
Add to it the life changing bread and this was a no brainer
That Jets roster has a lot of top end talent.He also has the stigma of bring a losing QB, you’d think he’d want to break that but again he got his money
I'll second that2/$40M for Justin
Good for him.