is it not possible to pick up Fields fifth year option to keep them around for another year, while you draft the top QB prospect? You could then trade whichever one doesn’t work out. sounds crazy but crazier things have been done. Any thoughts?
No offence op but this idea is legitimately terrible
What are you hoping for? That Fields becomes your #1 and the guy you drafted becomes your #1 also? You would have to trade Fields in order to recoup your draft capital because the other QB hasn’t proved that he can play in the NFL.
you could trade whichever one doesn’t workout. a contingency plan if you will
- So you spend a 1st on a QB, who sits on your bench for at least a year.
- Then you trade that backup QB for a 1st round pick (because you’re not getting multiple picks for a QB that couldn’t beat out your present starting QB)
- Whereas, if you keep Fields and trade that 1st round pick you could get a 1st round pick this year, next year and additional picks.
Sorry, but I don’t see a scenario where you have the upper hand after you use your 2024 1st round pick on a backup QB.
yeah, worst case you have a killer backup in fields and a gadget qb like Hill if your draft pick hits. If he doesn’t, then you still have fields and bagent, and can deal him for a late pick. Doesn’t sound that crazy imo
Outside of it being dumb financially another other reason it doesn’t make sense is letting it play out makes it so other teams know that we gave both Fields and a rookie a chance to win the starting job and the person we’re trying to trade lost. So they would have much less value in a trade.
I don’t think Justin would go for that and I don’t think the locker room would either . I’m on the side of not trading him for nothing less than a second round pick. He has made progress. I’m just afraid that it’s too little too late. If you have the first pic in the draft you have to consider resetting the clock
I don’t see this happening. You ruin the relationship with Fields and whoever you draft because they’re such a high prospect. You won’t get a chance to develop Fields further because any time he screws up everyone will be clamoring for the new kid.
The only way I see us drafting a QB while keeping Fields is if it’s late in the 2nd or 3rd or 4th rounds. Something like where Russell Wilson or Kirk Cousins got drafted. They weren’t drafted to start on their teams. Matt Flynn just signed a big contract with Seattle. Rg3 was the unquestioned starter being the 2nd or 3rd overall pick in Washington. However Russ and Kirk did end up starting after a while, but there were no expectations when they first got drafted.
I’m sorry to break all your hearts but Caleb Williams is just Justin fields but whiny and immature
A. Draft a QB who has been heralded as generational and will be on a rookie contract for the next 5 years
B. Keep a QB who we’ve seen be WILDLY inconsistent, suck in crunch time, and whose play style and injury history make him incredibly risky to build around
Come on now. The answer is clear
No. Either Fields stays and we draft other positions, or he’s traded and we draft Williams. I’ve said this before and I’m sticking to my prediction that Fields will be traded for a 2nd round pick and Poles will draft Williams. Hate me all you want Fields truthers, but this is what is gonna happen unless for some miraculous reason the Panthers win 3-4 games to drop out of the top 5. But if things stand as they currently are, #1 isn’t being traded again, it will be Williams.
This definitely doesn’t maximize the use of the Bears resources, but it does lower the risk of them having crappy QB play. It likely increases the number of games the Bears win next year vs going with a rookie too.
It’s probable that neither QB would like this plan, but both would likely still get playing time next season due to injuries.
I personally would go with this plan, but know it’s pretty unpopular. Fields could be awesome, but if he’s not then this is the best chance to get a top QB prospect. If both are awesome then the Bears have the opportunity to trade one of them to get some value, and if only one is good, then the Bears still end up with a good QB.
Because it torches the relationship with Fields while simultaneously hurting the relationship with the new qb because we aren’t fully committing to him. Fields would almost certainly ask to get traded and the new qb would be pissed to.
That’s more or less what the Packers did with drafting Love, how’d that work for them? Their HOF qb left instead of retiring on their team and they burned up Loves rookie contract so they can’t even evaluate how good he is cheaply.
Depends on what your definition of top is.
San Fran did this with Lance and Jimmy G. The Steelers did this with Pickett, the Chargers intended to do this with Herbert, the Dolphins did this with Tua.
Not true for a number of the examples you listed, lance true, but Pickett started early into his rookie year, Hebert started game 1 of his rookie year and Tua also started middle of his rookie year. None of those teams also had qbs that were on the final deal of a rookie deal (ie where fields is at currently) having an older bridge qb is quite different than what we have rn
Hebert started game 1 of his rookie year
That isn’t what the Chargers intended. A freak accident made that happen.
If someone is ready to come in after a year or 8 games. That’s up to the team