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Ok, I have gone through the same realignment as many on Fields, but let's be pretty clear:
-at this point nobody is considering him "the QB of the future" and assuming they will pick up his 5th year option and/or penciling him in for a fat market-setting contract
-he's getting his shot in PIT likely as a backup and/or change or pace guy... apparently at his request... and that's where he fits right now
-if he somehow plays himself into a Geno Smith situation where he compels this team or his next to reevaluate and pay him, great - but it will be based on stuff he has not yet shown on the field
-and yeah, fantasy points and dazzling runs aside, he's not an intuitive passer, takes too many sacks, and hasn't shown the ability to really read defenses
So, the "one late pick" market underscores all this. I know I was betting the over not long ago, just thinking someone was bound to be a combination of dazzled and desperate... but by now cooler heads have clearly prevailed.
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