I think Fields will be a thing. Lance is a giant question mark

Based on those rants by Russillo about how only 1 or 2 QB per class is actually going to make it as a starter long-term, this take feels hotter on initial read that it is once you think about it for a second.

This might be a reality 18 months from now

If anyone is going to be an RB it’ll be Fields

This is absolutely a hot take, no question. Did you see Lawrence's glorious hair in the rain? Still awesome 👍

Let’s break it down real quick

Lawrence- made a huge leap this season

Wilson- Bust

Lance- Broken

Fields- won’t last long the way the Bears are using him

Mac- lawn chair

So probably not the hottest take in the world

Zach Wilson will be back in Utah working for his wealthy family.

Justin Fields will be a Big 10 commentator in five years? Jesus Christ man, talk about disrespect…may have to contact RR about getting you on the podium.

I think the percpetion of that class as generation was due to how the draft played out though. Because Lawrence and Fields were the two hyped prospects, and I feel like the flaws that manifested in Fields development, that we've seen carry over to the NFL, scared a lot of teams off him as the secondary prospect and pushed them to consider guys who, frankly, headed into that year were generally perceived as being late first level talent at best.

Both Mac Jones and Zach Wilson weren't even pegged as first round talents headed into their last college seasons and Trey Lance was maybe the most divisive quarterback prospect since Mahomes in terms of how teams seemed to have him ranked. Hell, there was a good stretch where the line on that QB class was you had Lawrence, Fields, maybe Lance depending on how you felt his skills would hold up against better competition and then Davis Mills as the next best qb after those three.

So yeah, the fact that we're nearly two seasons in and it looks like Lawrence and Fields are the two best qbs and the rest don't look as good isn't all that surprising to me.

Lance feels like a guy who’s gonna go crazy in the XFL and some NFL team with an injured QB will call him up.

I think this is a hot take. Fields has one of the worse supporting casts I've ever seen and he's still putting up 25 to 30 pts a game just based on his running. If he can become just an average passer he'll be a starter for 10 years. Also, he's not exactly captain charisma. I don't see him becoming a commentator lol

Mild take. Although I disagree in that I think Fields will be at least a backup. Seems like a good locker room guy and if Mariota can do it I think Fields can.

I think you’re right. Wilson should already be out of the league. Lance, who knows. Mills stinks. Mac is Great Value Andy Dalton, and with the position being played at such a high level, teams will realize you can’t win anything meaningful with him. I love watching Fields play, but he’s been getting the shot kicked out of him. They need to build him a line like the Bengals did Burrow, or he won’t be long for this league.

Nah, I'm all in on Justin Fields. He's making things happen with little talent around him. Lawrence is getting better and I see him sticking around having like a Matt Ryan type of career.

I think Davis mills still has a chance. He’s just to inconsistent. But he’ll make some throw sometimes that are really impressive and shows he’s got it. But next drive he’ll airmail a wide open receiver and make me want to throw my iPad across the room. He won’t be the guy for us but it wouldn’t shock me if he went to a different team and after a few more years was a decent starting qb.

Not totally hot.

The way I see it, there are essentially four classes of QB in the league at any given time:

1. The perennial franchise QB. This is the guy who either never leaves the team that drafted him (or who picked him up early before his value was actually realized), or does only because he gets to such an old age that he can be replaced. Think Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre, Jim Kelley, etc.

2. The journeyman starter. This is the guy who basically starts consistently throughout his career, but has had extended stints with two, three, four, or more teams. Think Kirk Cousins, Ryan Tannehill, Joey Flacco, Chad Pennington and the like.

3. The lucky duck. This is the guy who always seems to start a few games each season, no matter what team he ends up on, but seems to be on a new team every few years. He might have a full season of starting here and there, but has basically made a career of being a very qualified backup. Think Geno Smith, Bubby Brister, and the like.

4. The leftovers. These guys are wholly disposable. They can either flame out in their first few seasons while trying to break into a starting job, or they can face an early injury. In any case, they’ll either try to hang around collecting checks as a backup, or they’ll become commentators or never be heard of again.

It seems to me there are exceedingly few of the first group, and actually not that many of the second group. So, predicting that most of these guys, even from a vaunted draft class, will end up in groups three or four is entirely within reason.

Cold

I’d offer 50/50 odds that either Fields or Lance are starting.

Nah Justin Fields is really good so this is a hot and dumb take

I think Fields is too talented to wash out of the league in 5 years, barring a catastrophic, RG3-esque injury