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As you know, new Jets coach Aaron Glenn has decided to move on from Aaron Rodgers.
Why? We might never find out. Whenever we get Glenn next, do you really think he’s going to offer a concrete explanation?
If could be more like the Haason Reddick situation where he finally signed after a long holdout, he said he was moving on and didn’t want to talk about the contract, just about the team, and the soy boys went along.
So that is likely the scenario we can expect whenever Glenn speaks next – he likely won’t get into it much, and if pressed, will say something like, “Don’t waste your time. We clear?”
At his opening presser, Glenn was asked what he looks for in a QBÂ and responded, “A winner.”
Some would ask then why he got rid of a quarterback with a 153-87-1 lifetime record?
That likely won’t be asked. Times have changed.
But if he’s looking for a winner, it’s surprising that ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said, Justin Fields could be a “sleeper option.”
The aggregators went bananas with this comment. It’s all over the internet.
Fields is 14-30 as an NFL starter with the Chicago Bears and then the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not calling Fields “a loser.” He seems like a great person and hard worker. Just pointing out that he doesn’t have a winning record.
He actually went 4-2 as a starter last year, his first season in Pittsburgh, but was replaced by Russell Wilson, with Mike Tomlin looking for a little more in the passing game.
ESPN reporter Brooke Pryor offers a reason for Fields throwing just 5 TDs’ in six starts.
“Let’s be honest – he was playing risk-averse football because he know Russell Wilson was right there, he could come back at any moment,” Pryor said. “He wanted to extend his time as a starter as long as he could. I’m very interested to see what Justin Fields would look like if he was playing risk averse. I think there is a happy medium between all out go for the home run every and time and playing not to turn the ball over. I think the Steelers think they can unlock that.”
Fields, an electrifying runner, tends to fumble a lot. He has 44 fumbles in 44 starts. He also has 30 picks.
So there argument is that he was trying to be extra careful with the ball to perhaps keep the job longer.
Which is understandable to a degree.
However, here is the issue. He doesn’t see the field that well. He is part of the scouting report from NFL.com when he came out of Ohio State:
- Field vision is average in face of the blitz.
- Missed open blitz beaters in the middle of the field against Indiana.
- Gradual operation time prevents expedited release.
- Needs to release ball earlier on anticipatory throws.
- Needs to improve eye manipulation as a pro.
- Stagnant eyes invite coverage to the passing party.
Not much has changed since then.
He is similar to Jets practice squad QB Adrian Martinez. They instinctively like to make plays on the move instead of being true pocket passers – either scrambling for yards or running around to create time and then making a throw on a broken play. We saw a lot of that from Zach Wilson.
Some would argue that bringing Fields to the Jets would make Garrett Wilson (pictured above) happy. They were teammates at Ohio State and friends.
They are friends, but we have seen how Wilson reacts when he doesn’t get the ball when he’s open, so a QB who doesn’t see the field particularly well, isn’t going to make him happy in the long run.
Bottom line: Fields to the Jets is not a good idea.
February 18, 2025
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