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In response to "Ok, but what's the league average for qb rushing yards. You have to look at the whole player. They were the number 1 rushing team in the league." by pmb

Look, you're a fan, and I don't want to ruin your fandom.

Posted by David (aka David) Jan 8 '23, 14:29

However, you know that I look at a lot of NFL metrics stuff. It's pretty emphatic that Fields is taking sacks that no other QB in the league would, which speaks to the fact that he doesn't understand how to read NFL defenses. Last week, Adrian Hutchinson, a *defensive end*, outsmarted him in coverage.

He just has no idea what he's doing in the pocket. I used to love Vick so I understand the joy of a QB nobody can tackle better than anybody else here. But if Fields cannot unlock the mystery of the NFL defense, he's gonna be out of the league and on ESPN at an RG3 rate.

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Honestly I didn't want to like him (he went to Ohio State). He has significantly improved in a short period. This was a bad bears team (hence the #1 - pmb Jan 8, 14:44 2
- I am watching the games, and I don't see the improvement. This was just last week. - David Jan 8, 15:17 [youtube] 1
  - Yeah I don't find that play persuasive at all. It's the last play of the half. It's a set up he's never seen (nor has the guy in the video). Maybe - pmb Jan 8, 15:33

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Look, you're a fan, and I don't want to ruin your fandom.

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