Steelers tweaking Fields' mechanics

[Shawn]

I firmly believe Fields is the future. Has his head straight, strong arm, accurate when he gets a clean pocket, and Lamar Jr legs. The part people forget about is that JF has a serious IQ. Hes a smart guy. I dont think the Bears developed him properly and I know they didnt surround him with talent. The weight of the team was on his shoulders and most of his glaring mistakes came from trying to do too much with too little around him. Give him a OL and some talent at TE and WR. Give him a strong run game to play action off of. Get him back to the basics of what got him to be a highly successful OSU QB. I like the stance change. I dont see much in the way of mechanics that is leading to his problems. It was his reads in tight windows under pressure. He was a little too eager to run probably because he had zero faith in his WRs.

[WindyCitySteel]

I firmly believe Fields is the future. Has his head straight, strong arm, accurate when he gets a clean pocket, and Lamar Jr legs. The part people forget about is that JF has a serious IQ. Hes a smart guy. I dont think the Bears developed him properly and I know they didnt surround him with talent. The weight of the team was on his shoulders and most of his glaring mistakes came from trying to do too much with too little around him. Give him a OL and some talent at TE and WR. Give him a strong run game to play action off of. Get him back to the basics of what got him to be a highly successful OSU QB. I like the stance change. I dont see much in the way of mechanics that is leading to his problems. It was his reads in tight windows under pressure. He was a little too eager to run probably because he had zero faith in his WRs.

Finally got a legit WR last year and DJ Moore had career best numbers on a team that didn't throw a lot.

[Oviedo]

I firmly believe Fields is the future. Has his head straight, strong arm, accurate when he gets a clean pocket, and Lamar Jr legs. The part people forget about is that JF has a serious IQ. Hes a smart guy. I dont think the Bears developed him properly and I know they didnt surround him with talent. The weight of the team was on his shoulders and most of his glaring mistakes came from trying to do too much with too little around him. Give him a OL and some talent at TE and WR. Give him a strong run game to play action off of. Get him back to the basics of what got him to be a highly successful OSU QB. I like the stance change. I dont see much in the way of mechanics that is leading to his problems. It was his reads in tight windows under pressure. He was a little too eager to run probably because he had zero faith in his WRs.

IMO Fields will thrive in Arthur Smith's offense, but I alsobelieve Wilson will too. The organization is going to have to make a tough decision on which horse to hitch their wagon to

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

IMO Fields will thrive in Arthur Smith's offense, but I alsobelieve Wilson will too. The organization is going to have to make a tough decision on which horse to hitch their wagon to

I think it is more that the QBs have to make the decision for the FO. The obvious choice for one to excel is Fields. The guy has the tools and talent, and one thing that Wilson doesn't have: youth. If he can turn it around and take over the starting spot, that is the best case scenario. Even if Russ can be a star, it is a temporary solution at best.

[The Man of Steel]

I assume we'll eventually see QB Caleb Williams in a Steelers uniform.

The Bears probably see those 2 as payback for Kordell Stewart.

[Northern_Blitz]

The Bears probably see those 2 as payback for Kordell Stewart.

I 100% forgot that Stewart played in CHI.

[Chucktownsteeler]

The Bears probably see those 2 as payback for Kordell Stewart.

You forgot Mike Tomzack.

[Captain Lemming]

We agree on this. I feel it is more important to extend Fields than Wilson. That said, I think Wilson will have a very good year. He will get 25+ TDs...unless our thin WR room torpedoes us.

Yup and if that happens, and Wilson we extend Fields on the cheap on a prove it deal. He will have no value.

[NorthCoast]

Welp, I'm not on the Fields bandwagon like some of yinz (at least not yet). He has some things to prove in any offense he's put into. "He's a smart guy", his play late in games says he is prone to making mistakes at critical times. If Fields gets on the field and gives the ball away like that, Tomlin will have very little patience with him. And while I admit I didn't watch a ton of him last season, in the games I did watch he had suspect accuracy. His on-target passing was on the same level as Howell and Murray putting him in the bottom quarter of starting QBs.
One positive is that he has shown some improvement from season to season. That is encouraging. But we've been fooled before. Trubisky, and before that, anyone remember Paxton Lynch? Another first round QB that just needed better coaching.

[Oviedo]

Welp, I'm not on the Fields bandwagon like some of yinz (at least not yet). He has some things to prove in any offense he's put into. "He's a smart guy", his play late in games says he is prone to making mistakes at critical times. If Fields gets on the field and gives the ball away like that, Tomlin will have very little patience with him. And while I admit I didn't watch a ton of him last season, in the games I did watch he had suspect accuracy. His on-target passing was on the same level as Howell and Murray putting him in the bottom quarter of starting QBs.
One positive is that he has shown some improvement from season to season. That is encouraging. But we've been fooled before. Trubisky, and before that, anyone remember Paxton Lynch? Another first round QB that just needed better coaching.

I'll admit that Fields is somewhat of a lottery ticket. However, you know what is true about every lottery...someone has won every lottery except for the current one and there will be for that one.

Interestingly, a Bears sport writer came to Pittsburgh and recogognized the Steelers have a "better plan" for Fields

https://steelersdepot.com/2024/05/be...-than-chicago/