I like Justin Fields the person and the leader but I don’t know if he can ever be a great QB. My question is, is he good enough?
Yes, we can draft another QB with pick 1 or 4 (or whatever) but we can get a boatload of picks by trading down from #1. Most highly drafted QBs don’t turn into great NFL QBs and our franchise sucks at developing them.
As the defense is playing well, the OLine looks solid, can we go forward and compete with JF1?
Personally, I think if we boot Getsy and get an OC who actually builds a plan around Fields, we may be able to compete by investing in OL, DL and WR.
And if we win 2-3 more games, we might be stuck with the entire front office for next year anyway.
If Fields does end up being gone, I think his ball security and fumbling will be the biggest reason why. Fields obviously has some limitations that I think a great coach can work with and scheme around so that Fields is put in positions to play his best ball. We don’t see that right now with the current staff. But with the fumbling in the fourth quarter, you can’t blame anybody but Fields for that. And if you’re Poles, do you want to carry on with a quarterback that has a history of consistent fumbling in big moments?
Sacks have also been proven to be a QB stat