I was curious, so I just pulled up a list of NFL QBs and I wrote down how many I think are better than Fields. I’ve got 15 names on the list. It’s possible you could argue 1 or 2 more guys could be better than him, but I wouldn’t go much beyond that. Fine, let’s say he’s the 17th best QB in the league. Then give him the benefit of the doubt with the questionable coaches and some of the surrounding pieces. How far does he move up the list if those are improved? 12th? Not sure it’s even that high and can you win the Super Bowl with the 12th best QB? Probably not. I’m basing this off what we’ve seen thus far. I’d like to believe he’s got it in him to be top 8 or 10 but I can’t make that case right now.

I love the guy and wear his shirt around town like a goof. I’m not saying I’m giving up on him, but I recognize the concerns and they’re legit. I still want to see what he can do these last few games and am still holding out hope, but I’m not feeling wonderful about it. Again, that doesn’t necessarily mean give up on him immediately, but they maybe need to seriously explore other options. We’ll see.

Worst case scenario for me is he gets hurt and misses games down the stretch. I need him out there as much as possible to see what he does.