Justin Fields: an idea and a question

[Merlin]

You just wanna be in on that MILF game.

Best thing he's done since he's been in the league. Probably the only good thing he's done for that matter.

 

[Jacobarch]

I'm still not really sure why the media and NFL experts like Fields. I've watched a handful of games and watched some film on him and he's downright terrible. Sure he has a game here or there but as a pure QB he doesn't pass the eye test.

 

[Dodgersrf]

I don’t want to give anything up for a 1 yr rental.
There isn’t a team out there that will pay him that $20mil next year.

Bring him in next year for a tryout, once he’s cut.

 

[jjab360]

I'm still not really sure why the media and NFL experts like Fields. I've watched a handful of games and watched some film on him and he's downright terrible. Sure he has a game here or there but as a pure QB he doesn't pass the eye test.

I don't know about the media but I do know some casual fans like him just because he's a good fantasy football player

 

[WestCoastRam]

So... Jimmy G bout to become avail

 

[snackdaddy]

So... Jimmy G bout to become avail

That would be tempting. Rams have a better offense than the Raiders had. And much better coaching. But the Rams don't rely on the short game like the 49ers do. Rams want to push the ball downfield.

 

[Memento]

Very tempting to trade for Fields, rehabilitate his value under a more intelligent system than Chicago's (Eberflus should've been fired, and I'm shocked he hasn't been fired yet; he's an incompetent boob when it comes to offense.)

Fields is a better option than Zach Wilson, who has literally done nothing, and honestly, is as big a bust as Ryan Leaf, and yet somehow, Wilson's getting looks.

 

[Ramstien]

I'm in the camp to bring Wentz back, he already knows the offense and seems to me to have more to offer then the others.

 

[Rambitious1]

Thetrade market for Justin Fields is rapidly drying meaning that, if he is traded, it will likely be to a team that won’t slot him in as an immediate starter.

Could/should the Rams be interested?

Let’s say the Rams were to get him for a 3rd round pick. He’d be a very good insurance policy (and could be used as in occasional RPO packages) for this year, at a price of around $3.25M.

The Rams would, of course, decline Fields’ 5th year option, which would pay him over $20M.

I don’t know if, having turned down the option, the Rams would be eligible to get a comp pick if (when) Fields leaves after a year. If they do, that mitigates against the price.

This could become moot any moment now but, in the meantime, anyone like this idea?

 

[muggmeister]

Or Flacco

I dig the Flacco idea actually

 

[PhillyRam]

At this point it's unlikely they would get a comp pick with all of the money they have spent

It would be in 26', next FA season

 

[Ramhusker]

They just mentioned this on NFL Network.

 

[dieterbrock]

It would be in 26', next FA season

Appreciate the soft landing, had you called me a dumbass, it wouldnt have been a personal attack.....

 

[AvengerRam]

They just mentioned this on NFL Network.

They’re always stealing my ideas!

 

[Ramon Ram]

They’re always stealing my ideas!

Orlovsky talked about it on Get Up this morning

 

[AvengerRam]

Orlovsky talked about it on Get Up this morning

I don’t watch that show.

 

[snackdaddy]

I would prefer Wentz with the mobility. And wouldn't mind Flacco. He's not afraid to push the ball downfield. In a perfect world they wouldn't be needed. But having one could save the season if Stafford went down for a couple games.

 

[Ramhusker]

How much we paying for a backup QB? I'd imagine that's all the cap we have left at the moment. Wentz for 4.5M?

 

[Jacobarch]

Id love Wentz at the right price. I wouldn't like to see Jimmy fucking G string here but there are worse QBs out there. Flacco is intriguing but again I wouldnt want to see him play an extended period of time. And just say no to Fields

 

[gogoat1]

No, just say NO.