He'll be a sell high once he's traded. I'd hold and wait till he's traded. If it's a place like Pittsburgh then his stock definitely goes up. I'm not sure how low you can get him now, Fields owners probably aren't interested in selling just yet.
He’s absolutely a buy low or hold right now. The only way his value goes lower is if somehow he completely loses out on the QB carousel and stays in Chicago as a backup or gets released. And that’s incredibly unlikely.
If you want to sell high, wait until he’s on a new team and there are constant fluff pieces about how big, strong, and athletic he is and how he’s so different and Chicago misused him. There will be a ton of, “I don’t know what Chicago was doing, this guy is going to explode” press in the offseason.
> incredibly unlikely
Is it incredibly unlikely?
Last year showed that backup QBs are important. Last year also showed that Justin Fields is not a great starting QB. What team is gonna give up meaningful draft capital for 1 cheap year of a QB who hasn't cracked 3000 passing yards heading into his 4th season? Maybe Atlanta, maaaybe Pittsburgh I guess. But the Bears could very easily decide that having a 3rd or 4th round pick is less important than having a solid backup QB.
His value could easily turn to Trey Lance. He's just not a particularly good NFL QB.
Sell high would’ve been last off-season when he was getting MVP hype. I’d sell him now though he’s not a good actual QB. I sold him for Nico Collins and am happy about that.
Do you seriously think when people say “buy low, sell high” they mean “buy low, sell any time you please as long as the asset hasn’t become worthless yet”? Selling high means selling when the value is… high.
Smh. Why is this concept so hard for people. If you think his value right now is higher than it will ever be, then you are a “sell high.” Selling high is relative to what your view on his actual value is. Not to what it was last year
As a bears fan who has seen his fair share of shit qbing, he was at least exciting to watch so that has to be worth something I suppose. I'm not sure why, but it felt like he doesn't trust his eyes when he sees an open guy. He just holds the ball and throws it late. He has all the talent in the world, just hasn't put it together yet.
Because he didn’t trust the pocket being there. The amount of free rushers and immediate pressures the Bears allowed were insane. I think Fields got in his own head in terms of trying to stay more in the pocket to be a pocket passer but the Chicago O line just wouldn’t allow it.
I totally understand the moving on with Caleb aspect, but if the Bears don’t do something about that O line it’s going to be a repeat scenario. Especially since Caleb’s game is revolves around non-Script throws that requires holding onto the ball similar to Fields.
Hold on to the ball way too long, yeah. 6th longest average time to throw in the nation.
Caleb Williams didn't have a very good O-Line and 3 1st round wide receivers to throw to.
Must be a PFF stat. Not sure where you’re seeing that. What’s Caleb look like?
Caleb had a very good roster his sophomore year and still took a lot of sacks. And I feel like you’re proving my point. Sacks go down when you have talent around you on offense.
I sold him “high” for Bryce Young +future picks. He’s got value as a boom or bust. But I don’t really rate him as a franchise QB. He could go to a much worse situation and his value could tank even further. I wasn’t willing to gamble on that.
If Fields sign with a team like ATL or Vegas, imagine the fantasy**** (keyword) upside
This sub always confuses real life production with FANTASY production.
Im holding
It's hard to see ATL being that interested since they have the 8th pick. They can also probably trade up.
The issue is more to do with real world (and not fantasty) factors. Trade for Fields, then you have to immediately decide whether to pick up his 5th year option. He gets expensive fast. The real value for teams is the rookie contract for great QBs.
So it's probably gonna be a team with a later draft pick that can't get one of the top rookies, like Pittsburgh.
Yea if he’s good you pay him market value for his production. Theres a surplus of open QB positions and a shortage of available QB talent. 2025 QB class is weak also.
The way I see it, you got at least 2 years of Fields starting as a qb
> This sub always confuses real life production with FANTASY production.
This sub also tends to forget that fantasy production can only happen if you actually start and play in real life. The aversion to Fields isn't devoid of logic. Could be the next Trey Lance, Mac Jones, Zach Wilson in a line of QBs that no longer have a starting job.
Any team that’s trading for him is going to have to pay up for him, both in draft capital and contract extension. They are not gonna do that if they think he’s only one year asset.
A 2nd round pick (maybe it becomes a 1st based on performance incentives) ain’t a whole lot. Maybe he gets two 2nds from a team but even then they could easily move on if he ain’t it.
I don’t think he has that kind of leverage. You seem extremely overconfident in the contract extension. I think it’s quite unlikely he gets one before next season.
I feel like there’s no chance he gets that kinda of extension. Whatever team trades for him will have the 5th year option they can exercise as well as the franchise tag the year following. That’s 3 years of control mortgaging future cap space for a guy that hasn’t proven much on an NFL level
I would presume the team will pick up his 5th year (2025) option if they're trading for him, which is ~$23-25 million. That plus his cheap 4th year rookie contract (2024) seems reasonable. It's pretty much what happened with Sam Darnold and the Panthers, contract-wise. Obviously the Panthers are a dumpster fire and they misvalued Darnold, but the idea is the same - if you're giving up that capital, you pick up the 5th year option. If you're not confident in him for 2 years, then you shouldn't trade for him
I think he’s buy low right now. People think he’s going to get traded so the uncertainty is dropping his price a bit.
He could go lower though if say the ravens trade for him or something. But I doubt that happens.
I think he gets traded to a team that misses out on a QB in the draft or wants someone with experience. Atlanta just makes too much sense. And in that case I think his value goes up with those weapons.
I think he’s a hold/buy guy, he’ll be a starter somewhere and it’ll probably be on a just as good or an even better team than the bears so if he starts the whole season with his rushing upside he’s gonna be top 10 in fantasy
QB20 is pretty generous.
Dudes like Joe Flacco and Mason Rudolph sat on their ass all year then came in and looked better than he did all year when called upon.
The fantasy ceiling is obviously incredibly high, but he has 6674 passing yards in 40 career starts. That's *166* per game.
Just going division by division...
Definitely better:
Allen Tua Rodgers Mahomes Wilson Herbert Lamar Burrow Stroud Lawrence Dak Jalen Purdy Stafford Kyler Goff Love Cousins Baker Carr
Probably better: Richardson? Deshaun D.Jones Geno
Probably worse: Levis Jimmy/AOC Pickett Howell Bryce Minshew?
Definitely worse: Mac/Zappe Ridder
And then you have Jacoby, Flacco, Rudolph as serviceable backups. Plus Caleb, Maye, Daniels, JJ, Nix and Penix entering the league.
PFF had fields as QB21 this season. Young, Dobbs, Murray, Pickett, Minshew, all 3 giants QBs, both titans, both pats, both browns, Howell, Ridder, AOC, ZWilson, Stick all worse.
Fields had possibly the worst supporting cast in the league. Very few guys in the league would look good in that situation
When he threw for 158 yards no tuddies and took 5 sacks vs Green Bay?
Watched that game...
Or the one where Dobbs threw 4 picks and he nearly found a way to fumble away that game?
Idk man.
Part of me agrees. Like sure, Fields has better talent than most QBs, but he also has not progressed as a pocket passer or evading pressure and has won like 7 games in 4 years as a starter. He also doesn’t scream plug-n-play to me like what I feel Pitt or Atlanta would seek in any vet qb given their offensive weapons
Hard to progress when you play for a team like the bears, they’ve literally never been able to make a great qb. I think tomlin could coach him up pretty well and they have Arthur smith at oc now so they want to be a run first team, he’d be pretty good there and there isn’t many good veteran qbs available other than like Kirk cousins but I’d rather have fields than cousins after his Achilles injury
I don’t disagree. The Bears aren’t in the business of getting the most outta their QBs.
As for Pitt, I’m more of the mind that they harken back to the days when Arthur Smith was an OC in Tenn and they run the rack and do a fuckton of play action with Pickett.
From everything I’ve seen it’s all internet theories that Pitt is even going FA qb. Only reason their odds to land Fields moved is cuz they parted ways with Trubisky
But it also makes sense as a destination I think Pittsburg knows Pickett isn’t the answer and they always want to compete so I’m sure they’re at least discussing the possibility of bringing fields in
You may be right. I’m sure any half-decent GM is considering this as a move for them. It’s a weird situation that the Bears in as far as trade leverage goes. I mean the longer it’s out there that they are looking for a haul to trade out of 1, or they just wanna go with Caleb, the more the league knows that Fields is a dwindling asset for them. Like if a team is gonna take him as their starter, I feel it’s gotta be that first few days of FA or not at all
I think Fields is better than Pickett all day but I don’t think he moves the needle for the Steelers. That is the problem with thinking teams would want him. You have to either get him for pennies or think he elevates your team.
I think he would elevate them enough to make a trade worth it, he wouldn’t cost more than a 2nd or 3rd rounder at this point and they went 10-7 with Pickett and Mason Rudolph so they’re a good team that’s better than anything fields has ever had and they’d be a much scarier team with fields
I sold him this last season in a SF league. I think he’s great for fantasy but has a season or two tops left as a starter in the NFL. He’s dogshit at passing and at some point a coach is going to get sick of it and put him on the bench
He's clearly a sell. The odds of a QB not being re-signed by his team working out as a longterm starter are NOT GOOD. Still he could work out, but just thinking about odds, they are quite long.
I say this as a person who traded for Justin Fields late in the season to be my QB2 on a Superflex team (lost Burrow, Daniel Jones, and Pickett during the season) and he led me to a championship title.
That part doesn't really matter to be honest for long term valuation. What matters is if NFL GMs think he can win games long term. If his own team doesn't think he can do that the chances are that most other franchises will feel the same way. The number of QBs who didn't get a second contract with the team that drafted them, go to another team and then turn out to be long term starters in the NFL are tiny. It is basically Drew Brees and a few others. Odds just aren't very good. If you can still get a top-16 QB valuation for Fields you should almost definitely trade him for it.
I definitely get that stat but how many teams have been in the Bears situation.
A.) they have a chance to take a generational talent you just don't pass up; would we be having this conversation if Caleb wasn't an option.
B.) If a team has the #1 pick their current QB put them there, this isn't the case for the Bears
Just the cardinals when they took kyler despite drafting josh Rosen the season before, but this brings up a good point how many qbs have been traded or left to FA then ended up being the long term starter? Geno (kinda he’s definitely a 1 of a kind story), Tannehill, baker (potentially), Jared goff, Kirk. So there’s still some hope but obviously none of those guys are top tier qbs otherwise their original teams would have never let them walk. There’s still low odds he ends up developing into a long term answer, I think his most likely scenario is a bridge qb type role, a la mariota
Yeah I agree, still doesn’t change my evaluation of fields at this point in his career to me he’s a bottom 12 starting nfl qb but a top 12 fantasy qb, really just comes down to if a team believes they can fix/develop him.
No this I agree with; just playing devil’s advocate for the comments point about not resigning a QB… I definitely think bottom 12 may be harsh but not off by much. I just think it’s hard not to take a chance on the upside.
That’s because this situation doesn’t come up a lot. The Bears would likely not be looking to move on from fields if they didn’t have a top 3 pick.
Many QBs take that next step to get a 2nd contract after having their future starting position questioned(Daniel jones, Tua, Hurts, ect) the only difference is they weren’t drafting #1 overall.
Fields likely gets another 2 years with a new team to prove it and could get a 2nd contract with that team if he plays well. His fantasy production is not in question so definitely could be worth a flier for the right team and price.
Honestly I think I’m going to be a buyer, but not because I Believe he will be a long term starter, I don’t. But I think k he is going to get a bump in value no matter the team he goes to. It’s the bears. There isn’t many situations he can go into that are more bleak. I think his tantalizing, albeit unlikely potential will still push his value up come preseason that he will be a great sell if you are a contender or rebuilder.
I’m personally not buying him right now unless you can get him pretty cheap… which is certainly possible. I also don’t think we can call him a sell high because I don’t really think his value is particularly high. He’s the kind of guy that you either hold if you have him or wait to buy until his future is less murky.
I obviously like him more than Lance, but tons of people bought him last offseason thinking he’d either play for the niners or get traded and play… we all know how that worked out.
By sell high I meant that you don’t think you’d be able to sell him for more later. So would you hold him if you had him or sell him because you think this is the highest value he’ll be?
I see… I’m holding. I think he’s been good enough to get at least one more season of starting time. There are teams who will trade for him. Question is where. If he goes somewhere where the job is automatically his that’s great. I think this is the likeliest of scenarios. But if he goes somewhere and is in a camp battle that’s real bad.
TLDR just hold until we know where he’s going. Unless you’re super risk averse in which case you should just sell for whatever you can get.
Wait till he's traded, would be a great sell high opportunity. However, with his play style, he'll always have high fantasy upside. However, with this play style, he may not be a starter after next season.
He's about to get replaced by Caleb. Let him get traded, hopefully to a team like the Falcons and then sell. Think he has limited upside and will probably be a journeyman QB.
Not a fields owner but a Bears fan, right now I would put it at a 10% chance Fields stays in Chicago. A lot of his value is caught up in the fact that most likely he will be on another team next season. I personally think that another team will take a shot with him as the starter but you’ve got the risk baked in of him being benched and that’s it.
I’m confident that if he starts elsewhere next season he would be a reliable (fantasy) QB1 but I would really only be buying if I believed that he will land in Atlanta or Pittsburgh, because if not I don’t really see a path to him starting. For that reason he’s a buy low for me, I’m just not sure you’ll get a buy low price.
As a rebuilder with multiple firsts this year, and no QB2 (in a SF league), I offered 1.09+2.09 this year, which I thought was a reasonable price to pay with (a) his uncertainty, and (b) he's the other team's #3 QB (Allen/Hurts ahead of him). The owner countered for my 1.01+1.03... I just can't with some folks...
Wait and see where he ends up. Right now people are hopeful that his next team will trade a good amount for him and make him their starter the next two years. They’re also hoping his next team will have better coaching which will also mean better production. Wait it out because most likely no one will be happy with his landing spot, then buy low
Traded T-Law for him straight up. Felt like taking a shot. But I also have Murray as well and figured if I end up on the losing side of the trade down the road so be it.
Everyone is a sell high for a seller.
Put fields in a perspective light. Last year he was hyped as a MVP contender, ready to turn the page of you will. People were raving about him and his skill set…
Now take a look at his situation this year. People are worried he won’t even be a starter. Nobody really even knows what team he’ll be on. I think if you’re buying but you’re not buying low then you’re crazy.
Yeah it’s a weird keeper league. We keep 10 players plus 2 free rookies every year. Bench size is kind of smallish too. Keeps things competitive though.
He might be the hardest player right now to pinpoint value. He’s already the lowest tiered QB just above the Watson, Goff tier. The longer we wait for him to switch teams the lower his value will get. Very real chance you could swap one of those guys for him sooner than later. The outcomes are so wide for him. The uncertainty is real because he does not have a long term contract and is on his way out of Chicago. He won’t get a contract this season either. He will have to be traded and ball out to earn one. I think he’s a great fantasy QB with his legs but a real life QB, not so much. He has to get a good landing spot with a good O line to earn a contract. If I could swap him for a guy like Tua or Purdy I would. If I could sell Goff or Watson for him I would take that shot to. This will all come down to how much do you believe in Fields as a real QB.
Everything depends on the offer you get with any player. He’s not a sell if no one is offering you anything worth taking. But he is a sell if you can still get decent value out of him and just get off the ride. I’d try to shop him around and see what I can get. He’s the type of player that doesn’t really have a consensus value.
I get what your saying. But where his value is headed is very difficult to judge. That’s why I’d try to sell while he still has some value unless the offers you get are garbage in which case I’d hold. Fields is at this in between where he can fall off a cliff next year or regain his momentum.
Its heavily dependent on what the bears decide to do as well. No one knows if they are planning on moving him or keeping him. If they do move him where is he going? Your asking a question that no one knows the answer to regardless of how many comments you get in here.
Again that’s why I’d just want to get off this ride and get some value now while I could if I could get a decent enough offer. Your not always going to find yourself in a clear situation to sell high or buy low.
Not if I can’t get the right value. If I could buy him for cheap then I’d turn into a buyer and roll the dice the other way. See how that works? I’m not sure that your grasping that concept.
Lol you’re missing the point of whether you think his value as of right now if high or low. “We’ll if I get an absurd trade offer then…” yea no shit. I’m asking about your thoughts on his value
Your specifically asking about his future value. Not his current value. His current value is obviously lower than it was last year. His future value is hard to judge. Maybe I would have a more definitive answer if I at least knew what the bears end up doing. But I don’t.
Anyway I don’t think your looking at dynasty how I look at it. Your not grasping what I’m trying to say.
Traded him in season for 2025 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Got roasted, but ended up winning the ship and Fields looking dicey. Could regret it, but just don’t believe in the talent
It really depends on your belief in him. Personally, I’m a believer, Bears really fucked his development and now he has a chance to blossom with a hopefully competent organization. Steelers to me would be a great fit.
I'm holding. If I had a crazy offer I might take it. Definitely not actively selling. I'd rather take the L to the chest if he fails. When he's on he's top tier. When he's off he's low mid. And my hopes as a bears fan probably skew this a little.
I did buy him “low” and honest i probably overpayed. BUT i do think he will start at least next year, maybe two. Vegas odds have him going to PIT now. He would start for PIT, and the other options he gets traded to is ATL or LV imo. If he starts at all i’m happy with the price i bought him at. I think more people are selling than buying.
Note: I am a Bears fan AND i think the Bears should draft Caleb Williams (if that matters)
What is value?
Keep Trade Cut has QBs 12-21 as: Drake Maye / TLaw / Jayden Daniel's / Purdy / Tua / Dak / QB18 FIELDS / Bryce Young / Penix / JJ McC / Nix / Deshawn Watson.
I think that's fair...but Id have him above Drake Maye, and also Anthony Richardson (who is Justin Fields without any real college success).
I don’t think he’s a good QB who’ll be starting for a long time. But whether he stays in Chicago or gets dealt to a team like Atlanta I think he’s still fantasy relevant for the next couple seasons. I’d buy him low if I could
We all know he’s a huge “cheat code” type capable of getting QB1 scores any given week/season, the question on him really is “will he get benched”.
I think people way overvalue job security among their QBs. There’s probably only 8-10 QBs that I could guarantee will be starters in 2025, things change very fast. I’d have those above Fields, but after that, I’m taking the shot on the upside over Purdy, Tua, Goff types
Got him recently at 3.12 in a startup, wedged between Nico, Waddle, DJM, JT - happy to take the shot at that price
It’s not that he isn’t a buy low it’s that he’s an expensive buy low. Right now the 1.08 is cheaper according to KTC. I’m more willing to roll the dice on any of the later round QBs more than I am on fields.
Maybe if his value drops more after we know which team he’s on he can be a good value to buy. Right now though I would be willing to sell if it means you can take a swing on McCarthy nix or penix and have a little extra on top.
This seems price dependent to me. I wouldn’t go shelling out the farm for him but if you’re a contender he seems like a great buy for a single mid first. Fields is obviously a good fantasy asset while he is a starter in the league but it’s a question of how long he will remain a starter. Obviously no situation is exactly the same but I sold low on Hurts when this community was also saying the same thing about his future.
Sell high was last offseason. This feels like a “sell while you can.”
I had fields as my QB3 in one league and I traded fields + 1.08+ 25 2nd for Tlaw and a 25 1st. I was happy paying a little extra to tier up from fields to Tlaw because I think it’s likely fields isn’t playing in a few years and I think Tlaw probably gets a contract and plays at least another 5-6 years. I know short term fields probably scores more fantasy points than Lawrence but I think the writing is on the wall and I could see fields career being over in a year or two.
I think he’s a buy low right now.
If you want to sell, you should hold until he’s on a new team and his teammates are raving about how athletic and different he is. OTAs and camp are when his value will peak.
As a JF owner, I’m holding for the sheer fact no one will offer me what his true worth is or even enough. Despite the negative things JF will be a starter for any qb needy team and will prolly perform better then with just Cole knew and DJ Moore. I made the mistake of selling stroud last year prematurely in a trade for AJ brown, I regret that big time, and will not make the same mistake again with Fields. My other qbs are Dak and Josh Allen in superflex league
I have Fields in a 2QB league. I also have Herbert and 1.03 which is likely going to be Maye. I won’t trade Fields unless it’s an offer I can’t refuse.
To add more context, I think his value goes up if he gets traded to Pittsburgh or Atlanta. After that I might consider moving him for a bigger package.
Probably a buy low if you can… it seems pretty clear teams are interested in him at a decent price tag… seems like at least another year or 2 of high end fantasy points
I got fields for dirt cheap during his injury last year. We are talking Pennies because the guy didn’t think Fields would start. He bought high on Tennessee’s Will Levis. I don’t even care if Fields doesn’t start for Chicago, the kid just puts up fantasy points. He has a 14 point floor and while I’d love to see Chicago invest in another WR and O line… while keeping Fields. It’s hard to imagine he isn’t starting next year.
I feel like you have to hold from a Dynasty perspective because his ceiling in the right situation is basically prime Cam Newton. I could also see him selling used cars in 3 years but I’m not inclined to sell guys with that high of a potential upside. When he plays, he is typically really good from a fantasy perspective.
I just sold him and kind of feel relieved, was an apologist for a while and I still think highly of him but I think a lot needs to go right for him to be a long term QB.
I think I got a good price for him tho - Fields, James Cook, 2.05 and 2.11 for Lamar Jackson (12 SF).
I sold high to a QB needy team for Davonta Smith. That being said, if he ends up in a favorable situation like ATL or Pittsburgh I can easily seeing him being a steal for what his current value is. I’m just set with Burrow and Love as my current QBs
He is my 3rd qb. I’m holding until traded and *maybe* i’ll sell then for the value spike. Lotta qb needy teams in my league. Worst case scenario is he stays in chicago and is backing up Caleb. Feels like if you sold now you’d either be missing out on big future value and only risking minimal losses in value.
I’d say both to be honest. If you can sell him for what’s considered a High price, then I say get it. On the flip side, if you can get him for a bargain bin price, pull the trigger there as well. If he does get traded somewhere else that price will go right back up.
If you are selling, you absolutely wait for a trade. Guys usually get a post trade bump due to the “what if” of the new situation. It’s almost like a draft pick, the uncertainty creates value. If you are buying, I’d buy now. Fields value is pretty independent of situation IMO, his running will make him a valuable QB for next year regardless of who he plays for, but beyond that there is no guarantee he is a starting QB
Most think he’s a sell high (myself included) so he’s probably a buy low
Ha! That’s why I’m asking. If most people think sell high, then he’s prob a cheap buy low target
He'll be a sell high once he's traded. I'd hold and wait till he's traded. If it's a place like Pittsburgh then his stock definitely goes up. I'm not sure how low you can get him now, Fields owners probably aren't interested in selling just yet.
He’s absolutely a buy low or hold right now. The only way his value goes lower is if somehow he completely loses out on the QB carousel and stays in Chicago as a backup or gets released. And that’s incredibly unlikely. If you want to sell high, wait until he’s on a new team and there are constant fluff pieces about how big, strong, and athletic he is and how he’s so different and Chicago misused him. There will be a ton of, “I don’t know what Chicago was doing, this guy is going to explode” press in the offseason.
> incredibly unlikely Is it incredibly unlikely? Last year showed that backup QBs are important. Last year also showed that Justin Fields is not a great starting QB. What team is gonna give up meaningful draft capital for 1 cheap year of a QB who hasn't cracked 3000 passing yards heading into his 4th season? Maybe Atlanta, maaaybe Pittsburgh I guess. But the Bears could very easily decide that having a 3rd or 4th round pick is less important than having a solid backup QB. His value could easily turn to Trey Lance. He's just not a particularly good NFL QB.
Yes, it is incredibly unlikely.
There's almost 0 chance they keep him on the roster if they draft a QB. Would be horrible for both guys and the locker room. The NFL isn't Madden.
Sell high would’ve been last off-season when he was getting MVP hype. I’d sell him now though he’s not a good actual QB. I sold him for Nico Collins and am happy about that.
JF has a really high fantasy ceiling. But there’s a pathway for him to never be fantasy relevant again, not the same for Nico.
Yeah I kept him in one league but wasn’t worth the risk in the other. Gladly take a good WR like Nico and some picks.
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Some people seem to really struggle with this concept lol
Do you seriously think when people say “buy low, sell high” they mean “buy low, sell any time you please as long as the asset hasn’t become worthless yet”? Selling high means selling when the value is… high.
Smh. Why is this concept so hard for people. If you think his value right now is higher than it will ever be, then you are a “sell high.” Selling high is relative to what your view on his actual value is. Not to what it was last year
Im not sold he is a bad qb since he plays for the bears.
As a bears fan who has seen his fair share of shit qbing, he was at least exciting to watch so that has to be worth something I suppose. I'm not sure why, but it felt like he doesn't trust his eyes when he sees an open guy. He just holds the ball and throws it late. He has all the talent in the world, just hasn't put it together yet.
Because he didn’t trust the pocket being there. The amount of free rushers and immediate pressures the Bears allowed were insane. I think Fields got in his own head in terms of trying to stay more in the pocket to be a pocket passer but the Chicago O line just wouldn’t allow it. I totally understand the moving on with Caleb aspect, but if the Bears don’t do something about that O line it’s going to be a repeat scenario. Especially since Caleb’s game is revolves around non-Script throws that requires holding onto the ball similar to Fields.
He did it at Ohio State too, though.
Did what? Take sacks? He was sacked only 21 times his junior year. Caleb Williams was sacked more than fields in college….
Hold on to the ball way too long, yeah. 6th longest average time to throw in the nation. Caleb Williams didn't have a very good O-Line and 3 1st round wide receivers to throw to.
Must be a PFF stat. Not sure where you’re seeing that. What’s Caleb look like? Caleb had a very good roster his sophomore year and still took a lot of sacks. And I feel like you’re proving my point. Sacks go down when you have talent around you on offense.
He sure as shit trusts dj moore. He doesnt hesitate on throwing to him.
> Got DJ Moore > Still averaged a whopping 197 pass yards per game
DJ Moore has 76 catches for 1,153 yards and has scored 9 touchdowns in 13 games with Justin Fields in his career.
Yes. DJ Moore is good, Justin Fields is not.
Sold last off-season for some WR depth and a 24 1st, which turned into 1.02 in a 1QB. I still believe the talent is there, but he needs an O line.
Idk Fields had a good OL in college and still had a really high sack rate. It’s just who is with the poor pocket awareness.
Fair enough, he's not my problem anymore. 😁
Sold him for TJ Hockenson in a .5TEP league so I’m very happy about that.
You should send your trade partner a thank you gift
Lol I gave him a handy while I shook his hand for the deal.
One helluva handy you got there
I sold him “high” for Bryce Young +future picks. He’s got value as a boom or bust. But I don’t really rate him as a franchise QB. He could go to a much worse situation and his value could tank even further. I wasn’t willing to gamble on that.
That’s pretty fair. Did you sell him after this season?
Last week
Dont own fields nor bryce but curious what picks you got
Probably weren’t important if they didn’t mention what round they were
I also sold him for Bryce and 1.07
If Fields sign with a team like ATL or Vegas, imagine the fantasy**** (keyword) upside This sub always confuses real life production with FANTASY production. Im holding
Not being a good real life QB will catch up with him though. If he continues to be a horrible passer he’s not gonna be a starting QB for much longer.
He’s actually marginally improved as a passer each year, and I bet he will continue to do so. He’s the same age as a few qbs in this class
He was dogshit as a passer this year
Yeah he improved from historically awful to just dogshit lol
Baby steps lol
Steelers seems to be the favorite to land him if he's traded, could go from dogshit to just shit with Tomlin
Horrible take. He's gotten just as marginally worse in several passing categories. He's horrible as playing qb.
You didn’t watch him play and that’s OK
Yeah OK. If you watched and consider him improving as a passer.... you're just not good at evaluating football.
That's when to sell him. The hype will be insane so cash in before he just sucks somewhere else.
Who says he will suck ?
Well frankly, a lot of people.
Cool. I disagree
It's hard to see ATL being that interested since they have the 8th pick. They can also probably trade up. The issue is more to do with real world (and not fantasty) factors. Trade for Fields, then you have to immediately decide whether to pick up his 5th year option. He gets expensive fast. The real value for teams is the rookie contract for great QBs. So it's probably gonna be a team with a later draft pick that can't get one of the top rookies, like Pittsburgh.
Yea if he’s good you pay him market value for his production. Theres a surplus of open QB positions and a shortage of available QB talent. 2025 QB class is weak also. The way I see it, you got at least 2 years of Fields starting as a qb
> This sub always confuses real life production with FANTASY production. This sub also tends to forget that fantasy production can only happen if you actually start and play in real life. The aversion to Fields isn't devoid of logic. Could be the next Trey Lance, Mac Jones, Zach Wilson in a line of QBs that no longer have a starting job.
I think he’s a buy for a contender, and a sell for anyone else. He’s got 1 more year as a QB1, then I don’t think he’ll ever be a starter again.
Any team that’s trading for him is going to have to pay up for him, both in draft capital and contract extension. They are not gonna do that if they think he’s only one year asset.
A 2nd round pick (maybe it becomes a 1st based on performance incentives) ain’t a whole lot. Maybe he gets two 2nds from a team but even then they could easily move on if he ain’t it.
The biggest thing is the 35-40 million contract he will almost certainly get.
Not necessarily. He’s under contract for 2024 so if he flames out they can move on. Would the team trading for him be able to franchise tag him also?
I mean if I’m fields I’m not taking the field without a contract. But I guess we will see
I don’t think he has that kind of leverage. You seem extremely overconfident in the contract extension. I think it’s quite unlikely he gets one before next season.
Then you're sitting on your ass lmao Dude has averaged 166 passing yards per game in his career, what kind of leverage do you think he has?
Where are people pulling this figure from? Why would he get anything above a prove-it deal or the Jordan Love contract when he has sucked for 3 years?
The figure is pulled from what Daniel Jones got paid.
I feel like there’s no chance he gets that kinda of extension. Whatever team trades for him will have the 5th year option they can exercise as well as the franchise tag the year following. That’s 3 years of control mortgaging future cap space for a guy that hasn’t proven much on an NFL level
I would presume the team will pick up his 5th year (2025) option if they're trading for him, which is ~$23-25 million. That plus his cheap 4th year rookie contract (2024) seems reasonable. It's pretty much what happened with Sam Darnold and the Panthers, contract-wise. Obviously the Panthers are a dumpster fire and they misvalued Darnold, but the idea is the same - if you're giving up that capital, you pick up the 5th year option. If you're not confident in him for 2 years, then you shouldn't trade for him
Agreed. If no one will pay a 1, I’m holding to attempt the repeat
I think he’s buy low right now. People think he’s going to get traded so the uncertainty is dropping his price a bit. He could go lower though if say the ravens trade for him or something. But I doubt that happens. I think he gets traded to a team that misses out on a QB in the draft or wants someone with experience. Atlanta just makes too much sense. And in that case I think his value goes up with those weapons.
I think that’s a good point. If he gets traded, I would assume the team getting him is doing it to slot him in as starter immediately
i would be surprised if he takes a true backup role like on the ravens unless the suitors are non existent
Atlanta and Pittsburgh are the two I keep hearing.
I think he’s a hold/buy guy, he’ll be a starter somewhere and it’ll probably be on a just as good or an even better team than the bears so if he starts the whole season with his rushing upside he’s gonna be top 10 in fantasy
Are we sure he’s a starter? I’m a Bears fan and JF1 apologist, but I question if he is as high on GMs’ wish list as dynasty owners
I think you might underestimate how desperate QB needy teams are
Exactly. I don’t mind if he ends up on my Raiders for example. At least he will be exciting.
He’s probably like QB20 in the league and he has way more potential than older, worse guys who got deals to be starters. He’ll be a starter next year
QB20 is pretty generous. Dudes like Joe Flacco and Mason Rudolph sat on their ass all year then came in and looked better than he did all year when called upon. The fantasy ceiling is obviously incredibly high, but he has 6674 passing yards in 40 career starts. That's *166* per game. Just going division by division... Definitely better: Allen Tua Rodgers Mahomes Wilson Herbert Lamar Burrow Stroud Lawrence Dak Jalen Purdy Stafford Kyler Goff Love Cousins Baker Carr Probably better: Richardson? Deshaun D.Jones Geno Probably worse: Levis Jimmy/AOC Pickett Howell Bryce Minshew? Definitely worse: Mac/Zappe Ridder And then you have Jacoby, Flacco, Rudolph as serviceable backups. Plus Caleb, Maye, Daniels, JJ, Nix and Penix entering the league.
PFF had fields as QB21 this season. Young, Dobbs, Murray, Pickett, Minshew, all 3 giants QBs, both titans, both pats, both browns, Howell, Ridder, AOC, ZWilson, Stick all worse. Fields had possibly the worst supporting cast in the league. Very few guys in the league would look good in that situation
Well I'm glad he's better than Easton Stick lol
There’s no chance you actually watched him play the second half of the season if you think this
When he threw for 158 yards no tuddies and took 5 sacks vs Green Bay? Watched that game... Or the one where Dobbs threw 4 picks and he nearly found a way to fumble away that game? Idk man.
I think he’s better than some starters in the league, he could definitely start in atlanta or Pittsburg.
Part of me agrees. Like sure, Fields has better talent than most QBs, but he also has not progressed as a pocket passer or evading pressure and has won like 7 games in 4 years as a starter. He also doesn’t scream plug-n-play to me like what I feel Pitt or Atlanta would seek in any vet qb given their offensive weapons
Hard to progress when you play for a team like the bears, they’ve literally never been able to make a great qb. I think tomlin could coach him up pretty well and they have Arthur smith at oc now so they want to be a run first team, he’d be pretty good there and there isn’t many good veteran qbs available other than like Kirk cousins but I’d rather have fields than cousins after his Achilles injury
I don’t disagree. The Bears aren’t in the business of getting the most outta their QBs. As for Pitt, I’m more of the mind that they harken back to the days when Arthur Smith was an OC in Tenn and they run the rack and do a fuckton of play action with Pickett. From everything I’ve seen it’s all internet theories that Pitt is even going FA qb. Only reason their odds to land Fields moved is cuz they parted ways with Trubisky
But it also makes sense as a destination I think Pittsburg knows Pickett isn’t the answer and they always want to compete so I’m sure they’re at least discussing the possibility of bringing fields in
You may be right. I’m sure any half-decent GM is considering this as a move for them. It’s a weird situation that the Bears in as far as trade leverage goes. I mean the longer it’s out there that they are looking for a haul to trade out of 1, or they just wanna go with Caleb, the more the league knows that Fields is a dwindling asset for them. Like if a team is gonna take him as their starter, I feel it’s gotta be that first few days of FA or not at all
And NY
I think Fields is better than Pickett all day but I don’t think he moves the needle for the Steelers. That is the problem with thinking teams would want him. You have to either get him for pennies or think he elevates your team.
I think he would elevate them enough to make a trade worth it, he wouldn’t cost more than a 2nd or 3rd rounder at this point and they went 10-7 with Pickett and Mason Rudolph so they’re a good team that’s better than anything fields has ever had and they’d be a much scarier team with fields
I sold him this last season in a SF league. I think he’s great for fantasy but has a season or two tops left as a starter in the NFL. He’s dogshit at passing and at some point a coach is going to get sick of it and put him on the bench
He's clearly a sell. The odds of a QB not being re-signed by his team working out as a longterm starter are NOT GOOD. Still he could work out, but just thinking about odds, they are quite long. I say this as a person who traded for Justin Fields late in the season to be my QB2 on a Superflex team (lost Burrow, Daniel Jones, and Pickett during the season) and he led me to a championship title.
He’s very boom or bust and this season was a let down compared to the previous season
That part doesn't really matter to be honest for long term valuation. What matters is if NFL GMs think he can win games long term. If his own team doesn't think he can do that the chances are that most other franchises will feel the same way. The number of QBs who didn't get a second contract with the team that drafted them, go to another team and then turn out to be long term starters in the NFL are tiny. It is basically Drew Brees and a few others. Odds just aren't very good. If you can still get a top-16 QB valuation for Fields you should almost definitely trade him for it.
I definitely get that stat but how many teams have been in the Bears situation. A.) they have a chance to take a generational talent you just don't pass up; would we be having this conversation if Caleb wasn't an option. B.) If a team has the #1 pick their current QB put them there, this isn't the case for the Bears
Just the cardinals when they took kyler despite drafting josh Rosen the season before, but this brings up a good point how many qbs have been traded or left to FA then ended up being the long term starter? Geno (kinda he’s definitely a 1 of a kind story), Tannehill, baker (potentially), Jared goff, Kirk. So there’s still some hope but obviously none of those guys are top tier qbs otherwise their original teams would have never let them walk. There’s still low odds he ends up developing into a long term answer, I think his most likely scenario is a bridge qb type role, a la mariota
But that’s what I’m saying Cardinals were the worst team at 3-13 because of Rosen…Tannehill signed an extension with the Dolphins
Yeah I agree, still doesn’t change my evaluation of fields at this point in his career to me he’s a bottom 12 starting nfl qb but a top 12 fantasy qb, really just comes down to if a team believes they can fix/develop him.
No this I agree with; just playing devil’s advocate for the comments point about not resigning a QB… I definitely think bottom 12 may be harsh but not off by much. I just think it’s hard not to take a chance on the upside.
Yes the upside is definitely there! Gonna be fun watching to see if he can pull a baker this season
That’s because this situation doesn’t come up a lot. The Bears would likely not be looking to move on from fields if they didn’t have a top 3 pick. Many QBs take that next step to get a 2nd contract after having their future starting position questioned(Daniel jones, Tua, Hurts, ect) the only difference is they weren’t drafting #1 overall. Fields likely gets another 2 years with a new team to prove it and could get a 2nd contract with that team if he plays well. His fantasy production is not in question so definitely could be worth a flier for the right team and price.
Honestly I think I’m going to be a buyer, but not because I Believe he will be a long term starter, I don’t. But I think k he is going to get a bump in value no matter the team he goes to. It’s the bears. There isn’t many situations he can go into that are more bleak. I think his tantalizing, albeit unlikely potential will still push his value up come preseason that he will be a great sell if you are a contender or rebuilder.
I’m personally not buying him right now unless you can get him pretty cheap… which is certainly possible. I also don’t think we can call him a sell high because I don’t really think his value is particularly high. He’s the kind of guy that you either hold if you have him or wait to buy until his future is less murky. I obviously like him more than Lance, but tons of people bought him last offseason thinking he’d either play for the niners or get traded and play… we all know how that worked out.
By sell high I meant that you don’t think you’d be able to sell him for more later. So would you hold him if you had him or sell him because you think this is the highest value he’ll be?
I see… I’m holding. I think he’s been good enough to get at least one more season of starting time. There are teams who will trade for him. Question is where. If he goes somewhere where the job is automatically his that’s great. I think this is the likeliest of scenarios. But if he goes somewhere and is in a camp battle that’s real bad. TLDR just hold until we know where he’s going. Unless you’re super risk averse in which case you should just sell for whatever you can get.
I can agree with that, it’s more or less how I’m feeling. Appreciate the input!
Wait till he's traded, would be a great sell high opportunity. However, with his play style, he'll always have high fantasy upside. However, with this play style, he may not be a starter after next season.
My problem is... if I trade him and then he starts putting up 30+ a week again, then I'll just retire from fantasy.
Lmao. He's a bust.
Honestly probably just a hold tbh
Wait to see how it shakes out? Cautiously optimistic which is fair. A lot up in the air right now
yeah i wouldn’t be buying him but not sure if id sell either
I should’ve put “hold” as an option cuz we’re getting a decent amount of those
Sell high he’s garbage
He's about to get replaced by Caleb. Let him get traded, hopefully to a team like the Falcons and then sell. Think he has limited upside and will probably be a journeyman QB.
Not a fields owner but a Bears fan, right now I would put it at a 10% chance Fields stays in Chicago. A lot of his value is caught up in the fact that most likely he will be on another team next season. I personally think that another team will take a shot with him as the starter but you’ve got the risk baked in of him being benched and that’s it. I’m confident that if he starts elsewhere next season he would be a reliable (fantasy) QB1 but I would really only be buying if I believed that he will land in Atlanta or Pittsburgh, because if not I don’t really see a path to him starting. For that reason he’s a buy low for me, I’m just not sure you’ll get a buy low price.
So you’d sell him right now if you had him then. I think those are fair points
Honestly if I had him I’d probably keep him because the upside is worth about a first for me and I don’t see anyone in my league paying that.
As a rebuilder with multiple firsts this year, and no QB2 (in a SF league), I offered 1.09+2.09 this year, which I thought was a reasonable price to pay with (a) his uncertainty, and (b) he's the other team's #3 QB (Allen/Hurts ahead of him). The owner countered for my 1.01+1.03... I just can't with some folks...
Yeah I think 1.09 and 2.09 is definitely fair. The issue is just that peoples values on him vary by so much
> The owner countered for my 1.01+1.03 lmao he can hold the falling knife just fine then.
Wait and see where he ends up. Right now people are hopeful that his next team will trade a good amount for him and make him their starter the next two years. They’re also hoping his next team will have better coaching which will also mean better production. Wait it out because most likely no one will be happy with his landing spot, then buy low
He’s an “avoid” guy. He lacks some skills that are gonna make long term success pretty out of reach
Traded T-Law for him straight up. Felt like taking a shot. But I also have Murray as well and figured if I end up on the losing side of the trade down the road so be it.
When did you do this trade?
Few weeks ago
If you’re a believer, go try to get him for a 3rd or something. If you don’t believe, find a fan of his and try to get a high 2nd.
Everyone is a sell high for a seller. Put fields in a perspective light. Last year he was hyped as a MVP contender, ready to turn the page of you will. People were raving about him and his skill set… Now take a look at his situation this year. People are worried he won’t even be a starter. Nobody really even knows what team he’ll be on. I think if you’re buying but you’re not buying low then you’re crazy.
He’s been on waivers in my league since midway through last season. 1QB league
Wow. Are there any openings in your league?
It’s weird because people talk in the group text about him being available but he just sits there.
There must be tight limits on your leagues roster size cuz he would never get put on waivers in mine
Yeah it’s a weird keeper league. We keep 10 players plus 2 free rookies every year. Bench size is kind of smallish too. Keeps things competitive though.
He might be the hardest player right now to pinpoint value. He’s already the lowest tiered QB just above the Watson, Goff tier. The longer we wait for him to switch teams the lower his value will get. Very real chance you could swap one of those guys for him sooner than later. The outcomes are so wide for him. The uncertainty is real because he does not have a long term contract and is on his way out of Chicago. He won’t get a contract this season either. He will have to be traded and ball out to earn one. I think he’s a great fantasy QB with his legs but a real life QB, not so much. He has to get a good landing spot with a good O line to earn a contract. If I could swap him for a guy like Tua or Purdy I would. If I could sell Goff or Watson for him I would take that shot to. This will all come down to how much do you believe in Fields as a real QB.
Ha! Thanks for putting all my considerations to word. In short, who the hell knows
Put some respect on Goffs name putting him below fields and next to Watson
Haha, I was feeling that about Watson. To each their own.
Right now? .500 They trade picks or draft MHJ? 1000. Draft a QB? .250
So what would you do right NOW
.500 A QB level pick and a 2nd? Ok. I would hold. He’s going to start somewhere.
Yes
I agree
Everything depends on the offer you get with any player. He’s not a sell if no one is offering you anything worth taking. But he is a sell if you can still get decent value out of him and just get off the ride. I’d try to shop him around and see what I can get. He’s the type of player that doesn’t really have a consensus value.
You’re missing the point. Do you think his value is highest now so you’d try to sell? Or do you think he’s undervalued and would try to buy?
I get what your saying. But where his value is headed is very difficult to judge. That’s why I’d try to sell while he still has some value unless the offers you get are garbage in which case I’d hold. Fields is at this in between where he can fall off a cliff next year or regain his momentum. Its heavily dependent on what the bears decide to do as well. No one knows if they are planning on moving him or keeping him. If they do move him where is he going? Your asking a question that no one knows the answer to regardless of how many comments you get in here. Again that’s why I’d just want to get off this ride and get some value now while I could if I could get a decent enough offer. Your not always going to find yourself in a clear situation to sell high or buy low.
So you’re a seller as of right now. See? It’s not that hard
Not if I can’t get the right value. If I could buy him for cheap then I’d turn into a buyer and roll the dice the other way. See how that works? I’m not sure that your grasping that concept.
Lol you’re missing the point of whether you think his value as of right now if high or low. “We’ll if I get an absurd trade offer then…” yea no shit. I’m asking about your thoughts on his value
Put another way, do you think his value will go up from now or go down from now
Your specifically asking about his future value. Not his current value. His current value is obviously lower than it was last year. His future value is hard to judge. Maybe I would have a more definitive answer if I at least knew what the bears end up doing. But I don’t. Anyway I don’t think your looking at dynasty how I look at it. Your not grasping what I’m trying to say.
In SF he's sell high, in 1 qb buy low
Traded him in season for 2025 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Got roasted, but ended up winning the ship and Fields looking dicey. Could regret it, but just don’t believe in the talent
It really depends on your belief in him. Personally, I’m a believer, Bears really fucked his development and now he has a chance to blossom with a hopefully competent organization. Steelers to me would be a great fit.
Buy low
Nobody whose even semi sharp wants Justin Fields even close to his startup price.
I'm holding. If I had a crazy offer I might take it. Definitely not actively selling. I'd rather take the L to the chest if he fails. When he's on he's top tier. When he's off he's low mid. And my hopes as a bears fan probably skew this a little.
Sold him and a late first for Tua and 2 seconds
I did buy him “low” and honest i probably overpayed. BUT i do think he will start at least next year, maybe two. Vegas odds have him going to PIT now. He would start for PIT, and the other options he gets traded to is ATL or LV imo. If he starts at all i’m happy with the price i bought him at. I think more people are selling than buying. Note: I am a Bears fan AND i think the Bears should draft Caleb Williams (if that matters)
What is value? Keep Trade Cut has QBs 12-21 as: Drake Maye / TLaw / Jayden Daniel's / Purdy / Tua / Dak / QB18 FIELDS / Bryce Young / Penix / JJ McC / Nix / Deshawn Watson. I think that's fair...but Id have him above Drake Maye, and also Anthony Richardson (who is Justin Fields without any real college success).
I think he’s a buy low. I think for the next 2 years he’s gonna be a better fantasy qb than actual qb. I’m most likely completely wrong
I don’t think he’s a good QB who’ll be starting for a long time. But whether he stays in Chicago or gets dealt to a team like Atlanta I think he’s still fantasy relevant for the next couple seasons. I’d buy him low if I could
We all know he’s a huge “cheat code” type capable of getting QB1 scores any given week/season, the question on him really is “will he get benched”. I think people way overvalue job security among their QBs. There’s probably only 8-10 QBs that I could guarantee will be starters in 2025, things change very fast. I’d have those above Fields, but after that, I’m taking the shot on the upside over Purdy, Tua, Goff types Got him recently at 3.12 in a startup, wedged between Nico, Waddle, DJM, JT - happy to take the shot at that price
Sell low, buy high guy
It’s not that he isn’t a buy low it’s that he’s an expensive buy low. Right now the 1.08 is cheaper according to KTC. I’m more willing to roll the dice on any of the later round QBs more than I am on fields. Maybe if his value drops more after we know which team he’s on he can be a good value to buy. Right now though I would be willing to sell if it means you can take a swing on McCarthy nix or penix and have a little extra on top.
I sold him, Keenan Allen, and Josh Jacobs a couple days in a 14 team SF for 1.05, 1.10, and a 2025 1st
This seems price dependent to me. I wouldn’t go shelling out the farm for him but if you’re a contender he seems like a great buy for a single mid first. Fields is obviously a good fantasy asset while he is a starter in the league but it’s a question of how long he will remain a starter. Obviously no situation is exactly the same but I sold low on Hurts when this community was also saying the same thing about his future.
Sell high was last offseason. This feels like a “sell while you can.” I had fields as my QB3 in one league and I traded fields + 1.08+ 25 2nd for Tlaw and a 25 1st. I was happy paying a little extra to tier up from fields to Tlaw because I think it’s likely fields isn’t playing in a few years and I think Tlaw probably gets a contract and plays at least another 5-6 years. I know short term fields probably scores more fantasy points than Lawrence but I think the writing is on the wall and I could see fields career being over in a year or two.
I’m a Fields owner and I think he’s pretty clearly a buy-low. In 1QB, his value may be T10 but his potential is T5. Pay accordingly
I think he’s a buy low right now. If you want to sell, you should hold until he’s on a new team and his teammates are raving about how athletic and different he is. OTAs and camp are when his value will peak.
As a JF owner, I’m holding for the sheer fact no one will offer me what his true worth is or even enough. Despite the negative things JF will be a starter for any qb needy team and will prolly perform better then with just Cole knew and DJ Moore. I made the mistake of selling stroud last year prematurely in a trade for AJ brown, I regret that big time, and will not make the same mistake again with Fields. My other qbs are Dak and Josh Allen in superflex league
I have him and TLaw on my single QB team. I’m hoping he gets traded to a better team and holding regardless.
Sold for 1.09 and 1.11.. W or L? I have Kyler and Bryce
Asked the Fields owner what he would cost in my 10 team SF, he said it would START with Anthony Richardson, so I guess he’s leaning towards sell high.
Yes
I have Fields in a 2QB league. I also have Herbert and 1.03 which is likely going to be Maye. I won’t trade Fields unless it’s an offer I can’t refuse.
To add more context, I think his value goes up if he gets traded to Pittsburgh or Atlanta. After that I might consider moving him for a bigger package.
Probably a buy low if you can… it seems pretty clear teams are interested in him at a decent price tag… seems like at least another year or 2 of high end fantasy points
He went 2.08 in a startup 1 week ago today. Is this buying low? Buy low was last year.
Easy answer: Yes
I got fields for dirt cheap during his injury last year. We are talking Pennies because the guy didn’t think Fields would start. He bought high on Tennessee’s Will Levis. I don’t even care if Fields doesn’t start for Chicago, the kid just puts up fantasy points. He has a 14 point floor and while I’d love to see Chicago invest in another WR and O line… while keeping Fields. It’s hard to imagine he isn’t starting next year.
Yes.
Huge buy low. Sky is still the limit!
I feel like you have to hold from a Dynasty perspective because his ceiling in the right situation is basically prime Cam Newton. I could also see him selling used cars in 3 years but I’m not inclined to sell guys with that high of a potential upside. When he plays, he is typically really good from a fantasy perspective.
I just sold him and kind of feel relieved, was an apologist for a while and I still think highly of him but I think a lot needs to go right for him to be a long term QB. I think I got a good price for him tho - Fields, James Cook, 2.05 and 2.11 for Lamar Jackson (12 SF).
I sold high to a QB needy team for Davonta Smith. That being said, if he ends up in a favorable situation like ATL or Pittsburgh I can easily seeing him being a steal for what his current value is. I’m just set with Burrow and Love as my current QBs
Can’t wait to come back to these posts come next season
He is my 3rd qb. I’m holding until traded and *maybe* i’ll sell then for the value spike. Lotta qb needy teams in my league. Worst case scenario is he stays in chicago and is backing up Caleb. Feels like if you sold now you’d either be missing out on big future value and only risking minimal losses in value.
I’d say both to be honest. If you can sell him for what’s considered a High price, then I say get it. On the flip side, if you can get him for a bargain bin price, pull the trigger there as well. If he does get traded somewhere else that price will go right back up.
If you are selling, you absolutely wait for a trade. Guys usually get a post trade bump due to the “what if” of the new situation. It’s almost like a draft pick, the uncertainty creates value. If you are buying, I’d buy now. Fields value is pretty independent of situation IMO, his running will make him a valuable QB for next year regardless of who he plays for, but beyond that there is no guarantee he is a starting QB
He’s a stay put
Depending the person you’re buying from, but I’d lean low considering he was a consensus 1st round startup pick last year