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Re: ATL: 2024 Offseason - Bears deal Fields to Steelers
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Not a fan of Fields, but that return has to depress the heck out of Bears fans.
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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.
Didn’t stop all my Chicago friends from assuming they’d get a huge haul.
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The league really didn't value Fields at all, huh.
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So what are we thinking... a third for Caleb Williams in about 3 years?
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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?
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Some Bears fans really thought they'd get a 1st or a 2nd and future picks for him.
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Well he kinda sucks so there's thatblazza18 wrote:The league really didn't value Fields at all, huh.
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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.
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Fields backing up Wilson is fine or Pitt. His 5th year option is over $25 million, they won’t pick that up.
I'm against picketing but I don't know how to show it.
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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.
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If Fields would embrace a Taysom Hill role I actually think he'd be a pretty useful player.
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I like Tomlin, like Russ, and like Fields. I hope Pittsburgh succeeds this year
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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.
But that return is pretty funny and is a nice lotto ticket for Pittsburgh.
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We won't talk to you. We'll just wait for you to say something really stupid like you did all last year.
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Any chance Pitt puts both Wilson and Fields on the playing field at the same time?
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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/
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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.
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.
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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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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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