Unless they intend to use surtain to get something big, which still sounds terrible.
For a conditional 6th it is worth the shot. He can't be worse than Stidham or Wilson.
Of course he can be worse. He has a 10-28 record, a 60% career completion rate, and 54 career passing/rushing touchdowns versus 68 career picks/fumbles (most of his fumbles were recovered by his own team, but ball security is clearly a massive issue).
Embrace the tank, Chet. It's the only way.
I'm all for the tank, if they can actually pull it off. Then take whoever you want at 1 next year. But they will blow it, no way they can pull off like 0-17 or 1-16, which is what will be needed to get #1.
Why would you trade for a younger version of Russ? That's something they wouldn't take even for free.
By the time Russ was entering his 4th season he already had 3 Pro Bowls and a Super Bowl under his belt. Fields is more like a young JaMarcus Russell.
