On the latest FFT Podcast, Dave Richard unveiled Justin Fields as one of his Fantasy Winners after a season-high 20.4 Fantasy points in Week 3. The first couple of weeks, you could sense Fields getting his sea legs under him, and that he was merely trying to manage the game, and as a result, his Fantasy numbers were less-than-stellar. In Week 1, Fields put up just 11.9 Fantasy points in a win over the Falcons and only performed slightly better in a Week 2 victory over the Denver Broncos with 13.4 Fantasy points.
In Week 3, Fields exploded for 20.4 Fantasy points in a win over the Los Angeles Chargers, and this may prove to be a Seminole moment for the former No. 11 overall pick. During the podcast, Dave stated that he believes Fields can “work his way back into being a top 15-ish Fantasy quarterback,” and I’d argue he’s already that and could be a top-10 quarterback by season’s end. Confidence is key for a young quarterback, and what’s allowing Fields to be more decisive this year is his consistency with pre-snap recognition and quickly confirming his reads post-snap.
He’s seeing where pressures are coming from and has answers for each test defenses are throwing at him so far this season. The more experience he gets this season, the more comfortable he’ll become. While Fields is still playing cautiously, evidenced by his 6.9 yards per pass attempt, which is good for 24th in the NFL, his willingness to take the checkdown should be applauded. He was often criticized for holding on to the ball too long during his days in Chicago, and now he’s simply flipping the ball to his playmakers and allowing them to make plays in space. As the old saying goes, you can’t go broke making a profit, and Fields has learned to check the ball down and live to fight another day.
As Dave astutely pointed out during the podcast, Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa exited the game early with an injury, but it wouldn’t…
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Author : Brandon Howard
Publish date : 2024-09-23 19:19:10
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