It's actually even worse (if that's even possible). Against Buffalo he was 3/11 for 27 yards but 2 sacks for -19 yards yielding 8 net yards Against Denver he was 9/17 for 45 yards but 9 sacks for -55 yards yielding -10 net yards Against Carolina he was 6/12 for 46 yards but 3 sacks for -21 yards yielding 25 net yards Against Cleveland he was 6/11 for 42 yards but 3 sacks for -12 yards yielding 30 net yards These four games he was a crap-tastic 24 of 51 for 53 net yards. Not per game, combined. 13 net yards per game. Please put us out of our misery.
Yikes. That’s scary. If someone never watched football and watched the Jets, they’d think passing in the NFL is a near impossible feat.
Yep, and the big difference is, while some of us may have had a pipe dream "hey, wouldn't it be funny if..." hope for the 0.001% chance that guys like Streveler, Boyle, or Falk would turn out to be a Tom Brady/Kurt Warner hidden talent, but by and large, we all knew what we were getting with those guys. Fields was a first round pick who was supposed to be a franchise QB. With the exception of guys like Ryan Leaf, JaMarcus Russell, or Johnny Manziel, who had talent but were derailed by bad character, most 1st round busts usually at least end up being decent backups. I don't even see that in Fields; his field vision is too narrow and he doesn't process things fast enough, and he panics and freezes. You can't do that and even be in the NFL...much less a starter.
https://x.com/Michael_Nania/status/1989347621375455470?s=20 Fields in a nutshell. Can't read beyond 10 yards in front of him, misses a guy streaking for a TD, takes off for 12 yards and gets commended for it.
Did he miss him or did he just know that he could not complete that pass? its a rhetorical question mostly but those throws deep down the sideline to the right side are some of the most difficult ones to make. His chances of completing that pass are probably less than his chances of picking up the first down with his legs to be honest
The good news is we won't have to know who the QB is for 10 days now lol, 2-8 but man is that a great competitive advantage our genius coach gives us.
The whole "competitive advantage" thing is getting old. I'd imagine this has just as much to do, if not more, with wanting to avoid headlines during the week and having to answer questions about it, making both QBs available to the media, etc.
It wasn't a lock by any means but if you look at where he was looking, it never even occurred to him to check the deep route which has been a common theme so far. It's a small example of a huge problem, you could probably find 5 more and better examples from last night alone,
This is what I mean when I say athleticism in a QB is a bad thing disguised as a good thing. Guys will always fall back on what they do best when under pressure. It's instinctual. If you've always been able to run away from defenders, that's what you're going to do. You need a minimum level of athleticism like Maye, but more than that is often a bad thing.
I can see clearly now and stand corrected why the Steelers made a change even during a winning streak. Major mistake going all in with Fields for us. If AG doesn’t put his ego in check and make a change soon there will be some major issues down the road from here on out. This are winnable games by a tough Jet team that we are pissing away.
Owner's box says hi. But in general I agree with you. The Patsies really aren't that good except at those positions.
Touché. I mean, they’re good, but they aren’t “seven games better than the Jets” good. But they are head and shoulders better where it counts the most.
Glenn said this about Fields in March, the deep ball part is a real knee slapper. "He has a quiet confidence about himself," Glenn told NFL Network Senior National Columnist Judy Battista on Sunday at the Annual League Meeting. "He can really throw the deep ball really, really well. Obviously, his legs are something that's dynamic not just in college but the NFL, as well. I just think he's ready to break out as a top-notch quarterback. So, he's going to do everything he can to be one of the better ones and we are going to coach our asses off to make sure he does a good job out there."
Somewhat but the ugly thing about Fields is that he has no pocket escapability despite the athleticism. He’s awful navigating it. Lamar as an example has a great feel for it and moves away from the rush. One thing about Fields too is that he is fucking awful at the read option. He made up for it a couple times by out running edge defenders. The first in the TD and the second on third down when he spun away for a 2 yard gain on 3rd down. I don’t think he reads it. I think it’s generally a pre-designed keep with the read option action.
This one Fields has GOT to figure out. Its infuriating. The read option play is useless if he doesnt give it to the running back when appropriate. New England wasn't even looking at the running back and they were stacking the edge because they knew he was going to pull it himself yeah its hard to figure out multiple passing options against live and disguised coverages. But its not that hard to see if you should hand it or run. these days QBs are doing that in high school well.
The only passes he completes are the 5 yard in front of him variety Once in a blue moon he gets lucky like on the TD throw last night but those are rarities I HATE this QB and I HATE the HC who keeps putting him out there
