He did everything he was supposed to do and had us with a 12 point lead with 4 mins left, and the defense went and gave up two tds. Also one of our wrs dropped a game clinching pass after he had fumbled earlier in the game. And he did it all without the thumb in his throwing hand being one 100%. There is nothing a Caleb Williams or Drake Maye could do to elevate this team with all the holes and terrible coaching. Poles will most likely take a QB just to cover his ass and give himself a few more years but it will set us back a few more years and maybe longer if they bust l.
Unless we’re 100% sure that Fields is a long term star QB by the end of the season it would be asinine not to draft one. You can still get an extremely impactful player to fill another hole with our other likely top 5 pick. In the NFL in 2023 you need a bona fide star at the position, not someone who is just good enough or is ever 7-27 in their career, I don’t care how many excuses people give him.
I mostly agree with you but in the last 10 years or so we saw Foles, Peyton Manning (old), Wilson, Flacco, and Eli Manning. The great quarterbacks definitely make life easier, but you can invest heavily in the rest of your team and still win the big one.
To expand a little: Manning is my all time favorite but he did nothing for that team in the second half of the season. Wilson has been a bust on a different team. Flacco is Mr. Mediocre. Eli is top 15? You may disagree with some of my opinions which is totally fine - but mediocrity can win. I’d probably prefer that we trade down again and stack our team with rookie mega talent and then when we inevitably finish poorly again next year if Fields truly is the problem, we can draft a QB then.