Apparently, there was no shortage of interest in the 25-year-old signal-caller, with at least four other teams having inquired with the Bears about a potential Fields trade. However, Fields’s representatives preferred that the QB not be sent to any of those teams and told Chicago he wanted to join the Steelers, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
The Bears and GM Ryan Poles did right by the former No. 11 pick, sending him to his preferred destination instead of shipping him elsewhere for maximum value. The report did not indicate which other teams were interested in Fields, nor the offers Chicago received. |
Interesting considering Fields is now firmly behind Wilson.
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I thought he wanted to go to the Falcons ?
Scraping the bottom of the barrel for juicy material...
Did AI write this story?
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Yep. Could also be spin by Fields’ reps. Has to be a bit embarrassing that nobody wanted your client and he only got them a 6th when he’s gonna be looking for a contract.
Completely agree. The Bears don't owe him anything. Poles job isn't to look out for Fields' best interest. It is to extract maximum value when trading assets. This is damage control for the modest return they got.
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if not, this seems like complete spin.
Completely agree. The Bears don't owe him anything. Poles job isn't to look out for Fields' best interest. It is to extract maximum value when trading assets. This is damage control for the modest return they got.
I doubt he had a no trade clause from his rookie contract.
The Bears are trying to win. If their QB (CW) gets hurt - you'd have Fields.
The Bears are trying to win. If their QB (CW) gets hurt - you'd have Fields.
They wanted a clear path for Williams and no chance of a divided locker room.
Do you prefer Lock?
What I hope the Giants do during the draft is to use the picks they have to improve the team at each window with the BPA approach. In that respect I hope that the Giants draft Odunze with the 6th pick, and draft either Nix or Penix in the 2nd round.Then they can fill in the holes on the OL and DL
But what possible leverage would Fields and his people have had?
There was no way Fields would have coexisted with a 1st rounder.
He won't even play with the Steelers
How would that be better than 4 other teams?
Nowhere in the earlier "reports" this article is based on (and links to) does it say that the Bears got offered anything better than the deal they got from the Steelers. It just says four other teams were also interested and Fields preferred the Steelers. It's one thing when readers then assume things not said, but other reporters do the same and write their own articles with those assumptions included as facts or at least implications.
But what possible leverage would Fields and his people have had?
You're not missing anything. You're just not adding in your own assumptions. :)
Fields didn't reject anything - his representation reportedly just asked that he not be sent to four other teams that had purported interest in him. Since we don't know what the other teams even offered, we don't know if that request really even had anything to do with the Bears' decision to take the Steelers offer.
The only person who would turn that down is Wellington Mara
with 3years of experience; on a rookie contract; whom btw they traded two 1st
round picks (i.e Toney and Neal) to acquire; then Poles should be FIRED
Immediately.
But what possible leverage would Fields and his people have had?
No leverage only that his team was much better 2nd half of season and unlike Jones he was extremely liked by organization, players, and fans.
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Fields is not a good QB. Again, I don't get the angst over not trading for him.
Do you prefer Lock?
Absolutely - he was free. No picks involved.
What I hope the Giants do during the draft is to use the picks they have to improve the team at each window with the BPA approach. In that respect I hope that the Giants draft Odunze with the 6th pick, and draft either Nix or Penix in the 2nd round.Then they can fill in the holes on the OL and DL
What in God's name could you possibly like about Fields? He is Daniel Jones 2.0 lite, just cheaper. I didn't like him at OSU, coming out of OSU or at any point with the Bears. I saw nothing that said anything more than backup in him.
Why does this matter?
It sucks for us honestly, because Fields as a viable answer as a starting QB would have taken one more QB needy team out of the fight. But as it remains, demand remained greater than supply, hence we may be forced to either overpay, potentially significantly, or pushing the answer to our franchise QB down the road.
If we can't make our way to 3 without getting raped in the deal or Minn acts more desperate to jump us for JJM at a cost that his grade as a prospect does not justify matching, the right move is probably to go with DJ and look for a developmental QB later, likely pushing the search to next year. It's the right move the goal is to get the QB, not just any QB at any cost.
Problem is fans won;t have any patience, understandably so, but that can easily add to more years of false hope over real answers, which is what we really need.
And no option is worse than Jones. Tyrod Taylor and DeVito were better than Jones. Jones can't play the position to the most basic minimal standard.
And no option is worse than Jones. Tyrod Taylor and DeVito were better than Jones. Jones can't play the position to the most basic minimal standard.
Be fair, those 2 aren’t better players and couldn’t do what Jones did in 2022. Jones was injured in 2023 by the looks of it, not an excuse because he isn’t good enough even when healthy, but I think it’s more accurate depiction of what happened. If they all cost the same there’s no question who the better player is IMO.
If we can't make our way to 3 without getting raped in the deal or Minn acts more desperate to jump us for JJM at a cost that his grade as a prospect does not justify matching, the right move is probably to go with DJ and look for a developmental QB later, likely pushing the search to next year. It's the right move the goal is to get the QB, not just any QB at any cost.
Problem is fans won;t have any patience, understandably so, but that can easily add to more years of false hope over real answers, which is what we really need.
Not afraid to build a defense first and not afraid to let two established QBs come in and immediately battle it out for the starting job. Steelers aren't afraid of anything except losing and it shows.
It would only annoy me if the Giants can't draft a QB this April.
And it would annoy you too. Maybe that never happens but if no QB is drafted this team was perfect for Fields.
Yes, they would have had more cap money, never said they wouldn't. But I am curious to know what you mean by "flexibility to exercise all option this season". What QB options would they be flexing? Cousins? Yeah, that doesn't move the needle for me, sorry.
For Pittsburgh, he is less of a question mark because he will sit behind Wilson and they are hoping they can groom him for the future. For us, it makes no sense because he is one of the few QBs in the league 100% worse than Jones without dispute. And anyone who thought he would have come in here and been a different/better QB right off the bat is nuts.
Not afraid to build a defense first and not afraid to let two established QBs come in and immediately battle it out for the starting job. Steelers aren't afraid of anything except losing and it shows.
And moving on quickly from a 1st round qb who stinks.
But this story is bullshit. Why not just cut him and give him 100% freedom if they "wanted to do right by him".