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Kaners Bald Spot said:
Just FYI I was pretty close to sold on Fields until the last 2 weeks. They have given me pause.

Right now I'm ~75% there.
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So when he had even less healthy online and WRs than even before with trash options? There's been total garbage and I don't get why they keep trying to play Jenkins
 
ClydeLee said:
So when he had even less healthy online and WRs than even before with trash options? There's been total garbage and I don't get why they keep trying to play Jenkins
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Jenkins is good when healthy, but he's never healthy. They can't count on him to be a starter next year. By all means keep him around until the end of his rookie deal though.
 
Fields still has a lot of work to do as a QB but the WR situation and OL situation right now are not helping him

Draft and FA priorities need to be

1) Pass Rushers
2) WR
3) OL depth

Claypool has been absolute trash so that trade is looking like pure garbage at this point (I wasn't happy with it when it happened). The reality is Pittsburgh is great at finding/developing WR talent and its always a red flag when they are so willing to walk away/move on from that talent
 
Blackhawkswincup said:
Fields still has a lot of work to do as a QB but the WR situation and OL situation right now are not helping him

Draft and FA priorities need to be

1) Pass Rushers
2) WR
3) OL depth

Claypool has been absolute trash so that trade is looking like pure garbage at this point (I wasn't happy with it when it happened). The reality is Pittsburgh is great at finding/developing WR talent and its always a red flag when they are so willing to walk away/move on from that talent
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Claypool had 800+ yards 2 years in a row as a 2nd option. It was a reasonable trade. Idk why he's doing nothing, but I think that has more to do with the coaches and Fields not being comfortable with him than his talent.
 
Fields is 64 yards away from breaking Lamar Jackson's rushing record. For that reason alone, I believe he'll play but then sit after he gets the record.
 
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I didnt like the Claypool trade either, as I posted at the time. But at this point we have him. Let's see what he can do with a full training camp under his belt next year.

For Fields - he has regressed in recent weeks. He seems banged up. I think Clyde mentioned, it looked like he may have played with a concussion yesterday. He didnt seem all there?

But some of this stuff is on Fields. He seriously needs to learn to find targets faster and get rid of the ball faster. He's young and is learning, but he does make the o-line look worse than they really are when he doesnt get rid of the rock.
 
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BTW - about the draft pick. I read somewhere today that Houston has a 57% chance of landing the first pick. What that tells me is the computers seem to think there's a very real chance of Houston beating the Colts and the Bears losing to the queens.

Houston is in a weird place. You'd have to think Lovie will get fired. But if he's not in this for the long-term, then what makes him want to play ball with their front office or ownerships 'likely' wanting to lose for that #1 pick. Makes me wonder what's going on with their inner discussions about that.
 
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Kaners Bald Spot said:
Claypool had 800+ yards 2 years in a row as a 2nd option. It was a reasonable trade. Idk why he's doing nothing, but I think that has more to do with the coaches and Fields not being comfortable with him than his talent.
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It was reported early on that he was struggling to pickup the Bears playbook. That it wasn't as easy to learn as the Steelers playbook. If that's the big issue, then he has all spring and summer to learn that.
 
Sarava said:
BTW - about the draft pick. I read somewhere today that Houston has a 57% chance of landing the first pick. What that tells me is the computers seem to think there's a very real chance of Houston beating the Colts and the Bears losing to the queens.

Houston is in a weird place. You'd have to think Lovie will get fired. But if he's not in this for the long-term, then what makes him want to play ball with their front office or ownerships 'likely' wanting to lose for that #1 pick. Makes me wonder what's going on with their inner discussions about that.
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Colts are playing some bum at qb I’ve never heard of. The bears are absolute idiots if they don’t play peterman
 
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Fields still needs to show growth as a passer. I think anyone who watches recognizes that. That said, next year, when we have more resources to put good players around him, should help him tremendously with said growth. Issues such as throwing with timing/anticipatory throwing and holding onto the ball too long can at least be exacerbated by not trusting his protection, receivers, and having to do literally everything himself. I think it'll be easier for him to play within the system/take checkdowns/etc once he has more trust in the players around him.

We'll see on Claypool. I think he'll be a productive, if unexceptional, receiver. Fluctuating between an okay to solid #2, which is probably fine.
 
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HeisenBaez said:
I'm sold Fields, I'm not sold on poles/flus.
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Yeah I would agree. I thought he was a horrible off-season number 1. Bad 3rd round pick that was obvious, all signings were bad, signed a 3T to a big deal who they backed out of and thus caused other misses (that he admits). Thought Flus was okay.. less to evaluate because the team sucks so Flus is a neutral
 
I like Poles and Eberflus. The bad third pick, who several weeks ago looked like he might get released, suddenly has shown some explosive playmaking ability the last couple of weeks. He could be a keeper if they can get him to learn how to catch and not fumble...

For the rest - we all know they lost on purpose this year, right? Its the same thing as the Hawks, though not as much is at stake.

My only negative was the Claypool trade. For a near first round pick, you should be a star receiver, which he is not.
 
Illinihockey said:
Colts are playing some bum at qb I’ve never heard of. The bears are absolute idiots if they don’t play peterman
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Dont watch any Big 12 I take it?

He was Longhorn starting QB for 4 years before being drafted late in 2021 by Colts

This is essentially his rookie year in many ways because he was out for large chunk of last season with injury
 
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