ATL: 2024 Offseason - Diggs to HOU

Post #1441 » by **paulpressey25** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:00 pm

Not a fan of Fields, but that return has to depress the heck out of Bears fans.

midranger · Post #1442 » by **midranger** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:18 pm

Trading a lot for Fields just never made any logical sense.

Didn’t stop all my Chicago friends from assuming they’d get a huge haul.

blazza18 · Post #1443 » by **blazza18** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:23 pm

The league really didn't value Fields at all, huh.

Matches Malone · Post #1444 » by **Matches Malone** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:25 pm

So what are we thinking... a third for Caleb Williams in about 3 years?

Treebeard · Post #1445 » by **Treebeard** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:29 pm

The other shoe to drop... What leverage does Williams Inc have now with the Bears? Are they tightening up the vise grips on Ryan Poles testicles, or no?

Profound23 · Post #1446 » by **Profound23** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:31 pm

Some Bears fans really thought they'd get a 1st or a 2nd and future picks for him.

Matches Malone · Post #1447 » by **Matches Malone** » Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:46 pm

RRyder823 · Post #1448 » by **RRyder823** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:28 am

blazza18 wrote:The league really didn't value Fields at all, huh.

Well he kinda sucks so there's that

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Ayt · Post #1449 » by **Ayt** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:39 am

paulpressey25 wrote:Not a fan of Fields, but that return has to depress the heck out of Bears fans.

If they are delusional. Fields is terrible and has almost no chance of actually becoming a playable NFL QB.

Post #1450 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:40 am

Fields backing up Wilson is fine or Pitt. His 5th year option is over $25 million, they won’t pick that up.

Matches Malone · Post #1451 » by **Matches Malone** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:50 am

Still surprised the Bears stuck with Eberflus to help usher in Caleb. I know Waldron is supposed to be a good offensive mind, but Getsy was looked at the same way until he got to call the plays (granted Waldron has limited play call experience). I can't help but think Caleb will be on his second HC by his sophomore year.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #1452 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:04 am

If Fields would embrace a Taysom Hill role I actually think he'd be a pretty useful player.

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Profound23 · Post #1453 » by **Profound23** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:34 am

I like Tomlin, like Russ, and like Fields. I hope Pittsburgh succeeds this year

Matches Malone · Post #1454 » by **Matches Malone** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:38 am

Read on Twitter

Divided locker room already? Hmmm

Post #1455 » by **humanrefutation** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:47 am

I thought there was a team out there who'd give them a bigger haul for Fields, perhaps motivated by some of the flashes he showed down the stretch. And by bigger haul, I thought a conditional second (conditions being pro bowl level play). A team desperate for a QB but not in a position to draft one of the top ones in this draft.

But that return is pretty funny and is a nice lotto ticket for Pittsburgh.

trwi7 · Post #1456 » by **trwi7** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:40 pm

Matches Malone wrote:

Read on Twitter

Divided locker room already? Hmmm

We won't talk to you. We'll just wait for you to say something really stupid like you did all last year.

Treebeard · Post #1457 » by **Treebeard** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:04 pm

Any chance Pitt puts both Wilson and Fields on the playing field at the same time?

Treebeard · Post #1458 » by **Treebeard** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:21 pm

More on how Fields cotract status (and bumpy performance) negatively impacted his trade value:https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/justin-fields-trade-how-contract-timing-boxed-bears-into-smaller-return-than-steelers-got-for-kenny-pickett/

Profound23 · Post #1459 » by **Profound23** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:53 pm

I like Fields, and still feel he can be a top 15 QB in the right system.

However, back in Jan/Feb Bears fans I work with were all saying "we can get a 1st for him" and I said maybe a 2nd at best if you trade him right now.

Then the legal tampering date came, other teams already figured out their QB spots. Bears fans "we can get a 2nd for him" and I said maybe a 3rd at best if you trade him right now.

I was told it was Poles playing poker and trying to call everyone's bluff. Well it did not help at all and I love it. Now we just need Caleb to suck for a few years until the Bears give up on him.

RRyder823 · Post #1460 » by **RRyder823** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:07 pm

The Bears were NEVER gonna get even a day 2 pick for Fields. Them waiting isn't the reason for a 6th round return. He's a bad QB that has one year left on his contract and giving up a round 2 or 3 pick also signals you would need to extend him.

No team not ran by idiots would give up a legit asset to extend a player that's shown as little as him.

Had the Bears not waited they "might" of gotten a 5th out of a team like Atlanta for them just to take a look but that's about it

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