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QBKC40 insightsLatest Sep 15, 2026
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PositiveNewsSep 14, 2026Matt Harmon
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On the flip side of this, last year after Week 1: Justin Fields was QB1 Aaron Jones and Jacory Croskey-Merritt were tied at RB11 Keon Coleman was WR4 Calvin Austin was WR12 Marquise Brown was WR13 Noah Fant was TE7 There are plenty of Week 1 liars out there right now. [Quoted](

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NegativeBustSep 9, 2026Gang Green Nation
Fields' Jets contract aged poorly; he posted a QBR of 38.7 and was benched midseason after the Jets gave him a two-year deal with $30 million in guarantees to leave Pittsburgh. JJ Zachariason argues the organizational failure was compounded by the Jets refusing to tailor their conventional offense to Fields' skill set (designed runs, RPOs, simplified concepts) despite knowing his limitations as a pocket passer. Fields was then dealt to Kansas City in the offseason, with the Jets absorbing most of the salary to escape the mistake. Zachariason concludes Fields was never good enough to be a quality starting NFL quarterback and regressed predictably under those conditions, representing a massive organizational whiff from top to bottom.
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NegativeBustSep 9, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Justin Fields posted a QBR of 38.7 in 2024 and was benched midseason. The Jets signed him to a two-year deal with $30 million in guarantees after the Aaron Rodgers experiment failed, but the deal 'aged poorly.' Zachariason argues the Jets failed to tailor their offense to Fields' strengths as a dynamic runner; instead, they ran him at a lower rate than his previous teams (Chicago and Pittsburgh), didn't lean into simplified concepts, and surrounded him with journeymen receivers (Josh Reynolds, Allen Lazard, Tyler Johnson) rather than quick separators suited to his limitations as a pocket passer. Fields was then traded to Kansas City in the offseason, with the Jets absorbing most of the salary to escape the mistake.
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NegativeRoleAug 23, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Backup quarterback Justin Fields had rough stretches against Tampa Bay's starting defense in the Week 2 preseason game. Beyond pass-protection issues, Fields held onto the ball too long on some snaps and made critical mistakes in the red zone, including a third-down play where he made a field goal opportunity more difficult. These kinds of plays cannot happen if Fields is called upon to step in for Patrick Mahomes during the regular or postseason.
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