is it not possible to pick up Fields fifth year option to keep them around for another year, while you draft the top QB prospect? You could then trade whichever one doesn’t work out. sounds crazy but crazier things have been done. Any thoughts?
is it not possible to pick up Fields fifth year option to keep them around for another year, while you draft the top QB prospect? You could then trade whichever one doesn’t work out. sounds crazy but crazier things have been done. Any thoughts?
Because it torches the relationship with Fields while simultaneously hurting the relationship with the new qb because we aren’t fully committing to him. Fields would almost certainly ask to get traded and the new qb would be pissed to.
That’s more or less what the Packers did with drafting Love, how’d that work for them? Their HOF qb left instead of retiring on their team and they burned up Loves rookie contract so they can’t even evaluate how good he is cheaply.
Bruh you’re playing in Chicago, just pray the line doesn’t get you killed by week 4
Omg, we’ve become the Browns…
Confidence is the most important key to winning. If you think you’re going to win, your play dramatically improves.
Having the locker room split hurts confidence. Knowing if you have a bad game you could be replaced at any time is bad for confidence.
Trade Fields and get draft someone who can contribute now. It’s what’s best for the team and for him.
Depends on what your definition of top is.
San Fran did this with Lance and Jimmy G. The Steelers did this with Pickett, the Chargers intended to do this with Herbert, the Dolphins did this with Tua.
Every single situation you mentioned did not have a player’s 5th year option being picked up and then they drafted a QB.
Yeah no shit. You’re talking about a situation that is impossible to replicate. That’s why I am using similar examples.
Not true for a number of the examples you listed, lance true, but Pickett started early into his rookie year, Hebert started game 1 of his rookie year and Tua also started middle of his rookie year. None of those teams also had qbs that were on the final deal of a rookie deal (ie where fields is at currently) having an older bridge qb is quite different than what we have rn
That isn’t what the Chargers intended. A freak accident made that happen.
If someone is ready to come in after a year or 8 games. That’s up to the team
Do you think Taylor was the future? Then point is moot. He was a bridge.
No it isn’t. The point is that letting a QB sit for a year while having your current QB play acceptable football is not a bad idea