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More likely to bust: Justin Fields or Mac Jones?

Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:01 pm
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
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Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:01 pm
I’m torn on this one.
Posted by Ted2010
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:02 pm to
Burrow
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
97807 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:04 pm to
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Ted2010

Burrow

Posted by 5Wide
Member since Jun 2013
1918 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:05 pm to
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More likely to bust: Justin Fields or Mac Jones?




Fields, he's a total boom or bust guy. Even if Mac isn't a successful starter, he'll be a long-time backup/bridge QB.
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
19272 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:05 pm to
Fields and it’s not even close, he’s got Haskins written all over him.
Posted by Gray Tiger
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jan 2004
36512 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:11 pm to
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Fields and it’s not even close, he’s got Haskins written all over him.




This
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30812 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:16 pm to
Jones has a totally superior football intellect to Fields. The only advantage Fields has is his ability to bring it down and run. The smart QB will come out on top 90% of the time.
Posted by tgrmeat
Member since Sep 2020
5047 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:16 pm to
I put fields at about 90 percent of being a busy while mac is probably closer to 85 percent.
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
33127 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:18 pm to
I’ll go with the guy who did well in big games instead of the guy who did poorly in them.
Posted by tigersmanager
Member since Jun 2010
8122 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 7:42 pm to
Mac
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
17672 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 9:03 pm to
Jones easily. He’s a stiff unathletic statue.
Posted by Garfield
Kew Gardens
Member since Dec 2011
7790 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 9:09 pm to
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Fields, he's a total boom or bust guy. Even if Mac isn't a successful starter, he'll be a long-time backup/bridge QB.


This seems accurate. If I had to bet on one winning a league MVP I would probably take Fields. If I had to bet on one still being in the league in ten years I would pick Mac.

SF is a pretty good situation for an early pick QB. Likely, whichever one SF picks will have a better career.
Posted by topcat88
Member since Nov 2015
4348 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 9:10 pm to
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I’ll go with the guy who did well in big games instead of the guy who did poorly in them.



I would probably go with the guy who actually did well in hostile environments. Not the one who threw two pic sixes the last time he played in one.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
8799 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 9:11 pm to
I think Fields has more upside but he’s got a pretty high bust potential.

Fields struggles with throwing over the middle of the field on in-cutting routes. A pretty common feature of college QBs who don’t cut it in the pros because you’ve got to hit those routes where a WR creates some space with a move in the NFL to move the sticks.

Mac Jones has a lower ceiling but he’s probably the most polished passer in the draft. Yes, even more than Lawrence.

You draft for upside at the higher reaches of the draft but if you really like the fit with Jones then sure.
Posted by Chad4Bama
Member since Sep 2020
7222 posts
Posted on 4/26/21 at 10:45 pm to
More often than not "upside" gets you fired 3 years later.

All this "high floor, low ceiling" stuff is BS. If you're a high draft pick, you'd better win in years 1-2 or you won't be around to "develope."
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
29074 posts
Posted on 4/27/21 at 1:50 am to
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Even if Mac isn't a successful starter, he'll be a long-time backup/bridge QB.




The thing is..........that's not what you are looking for in a top 3-10 pick. I have reservations about his arm strength and lack of mobility. I am just not sure he can fit the ball into an NFL window.

Lance and Fields have a lot of question marks also. This may be a great QB class down the road. There may be only one or two that ever do anything in the NFL also.
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
19867 posts
Posted on 4/27/21 at 5:32 am to
Mac Jones. Unathletic dude that uses short and medium range accuracy to compensate for a below average arm. Very good college QB that just lacks the tools to play in the NFL at a high level. He benefited greatly by having NFL WRs at the college level.
Posted by mistaken4193
Member since Jan 2017
28233 posts
Posted on 4/27/21 at 5:59 am to
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Unathletic dude that uses short and medium range accuracy to compensate for a below average arm.


Mac had the best deep ball in college football this year
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 4/27/21 at 6:36 am to
50/50
Posted by JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
In The Ham
Member since Nov 2017
12448 posts
Posted on 4/27/21 at 6:53 am to
Fields by a mile
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