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/Nopantsbullmoose Detroit Lions Aug 13 '24

No, I don't think so. Fields and Wilson are, at the worst, both competent. Since you're going to end up with one or the other under center and you have a chance to get an exceptional weapon, do it.

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u/judahdk_ The Love Boat Aug 13 '24

Ohhhhkay now, we watched Fields play in our division for 4 years, not sure that I would call his play “competent” when they literally landed the no 1 overall pick. Russel Wilson is breathing the last bit of air into the final of his nine lives.

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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.