re: Fields will Redshirt (Official Prediction)

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Also, do you think he’ll be a top rounder early if his first two seasons are spend on mop up duty or with limited reps? He has to beat Fromm to have a chance IMO.

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Stafford only had 1 good year.
Cam only had 1 great year.

Yes. The top QB in the 2018 draft class has the potential to 1 and done. He doesn't have to beat out Fromm. He has to be ready for when he is needed.

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If Fromm goes down I don’t know that Radom series or mop up duty changes Fields performance under pressure.

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If Fromm goes down, you would rather call on a kid with zero snaps to lead the team. I get it. I emphatically disagree. If we want championships, we have to take every edge. Our 2nd stringers can't be a dropoff from the 1st stringers. And to do that, Fields needs to be on the field.

Otherwise, you are saying aloud... I care more about the 2022 season than I do the 2018 season. I promise you... that is not the mentality at Butts-Mehre right now.

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. I just want spacing between two potentially great players

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Redshirt next year (2019). That gives Fields the film he needs to work with right now. He gets up to speed where he can do what Fromm did in 2017 (improve each week with game reps). And then once he is game-ready, don't burn the redshirt in 2019 unless an injury requires it.

But don't screw up the learning curve. Don't screw up the development. Don't screw the team out of having a QB who can handle the bright lights in a big game because he's already made those rookie mistakes. Make those mistakes in mopup time. Not in the SECCG or college football playoff.