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Fields isnt dumb. He knows that this play calling means they dont trust him too. OMG another screen. Fields must be so humiliated / angry.

Yup - touchdown MIN. Textbook Cover 2 as well - look at the replay. It looks just like it does on the chalkboard. No twists, not games, perfect vanilla cover 2 spacing - attack the middle seam with a TE - touchdown. Let Urlacher (or Edmunds) run with the seam route, it's a totally different outcome. Tampa 2 > Cover 2 Flus!

for sure thats the upside of it, increase his trade value. But we'd better not be thinking about keeping him. That kool aid is poison.

and the sportswriters will use those stats to create this whole narrative that just confuses people into thinking we should keep him for another year. Because the question "keep him or not?" makes great headlines and articles and gets clicks. But if youre watching the game, the decision has to have been already made. His own coaches dont want him, and that's clear from the play calling.

UGH that is exactly what Im talking about. You have the field goal to go up two scores, Fields tries to play broken play hero ball, which works some percentage of the time and is very exciting, but a good defense will punish you for it too. It's high risk, medium reward. A bad bet, especially there. You give Fields just a tiny bit of responsibility and this is what he does. THeres a reason they dont trust him, and if they played him like a normal QB, we'd be seeing it all over the place. For all we know Getsy is great and has been working his ass off to hide Fields.

lol this team does more for their stats with less actual productivity than any Ive ever seen

lol

true, but I like that they're starting to feel it.

Edwards and Edmunds flying around tonight. Ha and another INT! and JJ set it up. It feels like since Sweat got signed we've been looking a lot better on D, and the players are starting to believe in themselves.

I agree. The whole defensive draft this year is coming along well. And so is Wright. Great draft by Poles this year.

yeah in the stats its gonna look like Fields did a lot of good things. But with the exception of the scripted first drive, it's all smoke and mirrors. So I think that the scripted first drive has been good for us a lot this season. Is it possible that Fields takes extra time to work on those plays so he can read them faster? I think maybe that's his problem, he isn't processing enough?

Oh come ON another bubble screen?! Really? They were showing blitz, we were in trips right and were seeing three DBs across from them each isolated with rubs and slants a plenty. Pathetic. And you know there has to be a reason. No one just forgets most of the passing offense exists in their playbook. Getsy is doing it on purpose. And there is a reason.

hahahaha UGH

He holds the ball SO long.

Ok so that was a pass play with intermediate routes, and Fields held on to the ball too long, didnt get it out fast and had to roll out and throw it away.

it's so true. I dont mean to harp on it but they have to really not trust Fields to make reads. Defense playing tough though - that's good to see.

Once again: Eddie Jackson sucks. QB discussions aside, our first two needs are OC and FS

Right they do anything but ask Fields to stand in the pocket and make a read.

exactly! you throw a slant to the hole the blitzing LBer left - thats high school football stuff. It requires standing int he pocket and making a read. The Bubble screen is a readless throw, I am surprised Fields threw that ball into the DEs chest. But he wasnt reading, its a scripted throw. The west coast blitz beating stuff youre talking about (and I agree) takes a QB and a WR (or TE to Grizz's point) to read it together. Maybe Getsy it hiding a weakness? Or maybe he's just an idiot. Or could be both LOL

Gary Crowton, John Shoop, Msrk Trestman, Matt Nagy, Luke Getsy - hey bubble screens all the time!

looks like it

The Vikings are loading the front like Detroit did, challenging Fields to beat them with quick throws from the pocket. I suspect every team will do this to us for the rest of the year to some degree. Oh JJ! You almost had number 2! Start to expect them on every snap dude, thats the path to greatness. Dont be surprised. Envision that you KNOW one is coming on every snap. I really think we are going to be much better next year, this roster is better than our record.

ouch, running the QB as a matter of practice is gonna get him killed. I guess the way i see it is you have a generic cap allotment in mind for a team with a rookie QB deal and a team with a franchise QB deal - its the ideal amount of cap space you would spend on each position, and it includes a set of skills and productivity the big money players have to have. It's almost for sure that theres a budget for a great CB in that generic allotment for Poles or anyone. So you ask yourself whether you think a player is at the level you need to commit to them as that guy. And you always have options; sign the guy youve got, trade for someone, get a free agent, draft someone. So you look at how each player fits the role you envision spending your bank for. If the guy's got it, you sign him, if not, you dont no matter how much he is your best short term options or loyalty or anything. So from that point of view, JJ is making his case, and that's great to see.

JJ looks like he's ready to be a player. I think he's getting a taste of what it takes to play at a high level int he league, and he's pushing for it now - good to see. That could really help him get that deal.

Fields had Mooney for the first down and hung him out to dry and almost got him killed.