Steelers quarterback Justin Fields was effective with his arm and legs, finishing with 31.98 fantasy points in Week 4. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
I believe in second chances. I believe in redemption stories.
Week 4 has offered plenty of those things.
Consider the top of the quarterback board after the early window ended Sunday. Justin Fields — discarded by the Bears, and the presumed backup in Pittsburgh — had a position-best 31.98 fantasy points. Baker Mayfield stood as the QB3 with 28.88 points — the same Mayfield who was shuttled out of Cleveland, Carolina and Los Angeles. Sam Darnold, the Jets and Panthers castoff, was added to Minnesota as a placeholder and presumed backup. He threw three touchdowns at Green Bay and has 11 on the year, multiples in every start.
Fields gets the top billing after 312 passing yards and 55 rushing yards in a 27-24 loss at Indianapolis. He accounted for three touchdowns, two by land and one by air. Fields needed to carry the offense because Najee Harris was shockingly ineffective running (13 carries, 19 yard) against a suspect rushing defense.
Fields now has three rushing scores in two weeks, and he’s clicking with top receiver George Pickens (7-113-0, 11 targets, one fumble lost). Every fantasy manager knows how valuable rushing quarterbacks are, and Fields has gotten better at avoiding negative plays.
Projecting Fields going forward is not an easy assignment. The Steelers surely weren’t going to bench him while the team was undefeated, but a loss at least puts some doubt in everyone’s mind. That said, if I ran the club, I’d stick with Fields and see what’s what — he is 10 years younger than Russell Wilson. And I’m not afraid of an ordinary Dallas defense that calls in Week 5.
Mayfield’s season has been up and down, the expected smash against Washington in Week 1 followed by disappointing returns against Detroit and Denver. But he was on-point in a 33-16 rout of the Eagles, throwing for 347 yards…
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Publish date : 2024-09-29 23:00:09
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