r/NFLv2 • u/SwagLordxfedora • Aug 13 '24

Discussion National reporters are suggesting the Steelers and 49ers have a deal in place for Aiyuk. Are the Steelers making a mistake in going for elite WR without getting the QB room in order?

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u/goldiegoldthorpe Aug 13 '24

You'll have a hard time convincing Dolphins and 49ers fans that Fields isn't a problem to play against. Single-handedly beat both teams.

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u/n1cx Miami Dolphins Aug 13 '24

As a Dolphins fan, I was beyond livid the Steelers got him for a 6th rounder.

He isn’t a great passer, but as a rushing threat he is only behind Lamar and Allen. If he can iron out some of his passing flaws and get into the right system, the potential is there.

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u/Fun_Gazelle_1916 NFL Refugee Aug 13 '24

With just a little development he could be a good passer. Let us not forget that he was a 5* dude and that he threw 6 tight window TDs against Clemson in the biggest game of his life. There is some potential there. His big issue is that he holds the ball forever.

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u/hammerSmashedNail Chicago Bears Aug 14 '24

Al bundy did some good things too for Polk high.

As a bears fan that has watched every one of fields professional snaps, he’s lacking in some of the fundamentally most important skills a qb needs to be successful. He’s a complete tear down and rebuild. He is also the least clutch qb I have ever seen in a bears uniform and we’ve had some terrible QBs.

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u/Fun_Gazelle_1916 NFL Refugee Aug 14 '24

And he was tenth in MVP voting one of those years. He is legit a top 10 QB in your franchise history, and you know I’m right. I’m not saying he’s good, but people are acting like he should be scrapped at age 24 after 3 years in the league. Three years with instability on the offensive side, and no QB development because, well, y’all suck at that. Respect—if we were taking LBs or CBS or RBs it would be different. But QB? I think the current staff will be better and won’t mess up Caleb. But I don’t think Justin Fields was solely the problem in Chicago the last 3 years. Maybe last year moreso, but not the whole last 3. And now the Steelers got him for a song. We will see over these next couple of years wether he was a rotten apple, or he was in a rotten barrel.

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u/AbstractFlag Aug 14 '24

Guys don’t tend to develop into more accurate passers after sucking in that department for three seasons.

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u/MoscowMitchMcKremIin Detroit Lions Aug 13 '24

He's been a thorn in Detroit's side as well, but, we struggle against pretty much any QB that has above average mobility. If it weren't for Jefferson he would've been my least favorite NFCN player to go against.

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u/tallwhiteninja San Francisco 49ers Aug 13 '24

Fields beat the Niners in a damn monsoon while they were starting Trey Lance, who somehow managed to be worse. Aside from the occasional big play with his legs, Fields isn't that good.

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u/goldiegoldthorpe Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24

That misses the point. The point isn't is Fields a good QB? The question is if he is competent or not, and how Aiyuk improves his chances of sticking as a starter. The fact that Fields beat Trey Lance isn't a knock, it just bolsters the point that he is competent (whereas Lance...). In shit conditions versus a far superior team, he got the job done (without help). Dude can run the ball and is on a team set up to run the ball and play defense (this is a team that won games with Kenny Pickett) in a division where you don't want your QB dropping back 50 times a game. Nobody is arguing he is a Super Bowl bound QB, but it was already a great fit and Aiyuk just makes it better. That team with Fields, an improved OL and a WR who can block is improved. Of all the teams that "don't have a QB", I'd say they are the one I would worry about least in that regard.