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Officially official. Thank you for everything. A damn joy to watch and cheer for the last 2 years. Best of luck.
ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both said earlier this month that Fields should stay at Ohio State and compete for another season. He would potentially be the first quarterback taken in 2022 if that was the case.
"I think going back to Ohio State for another year, as opposed to coming into the National Football League without the momentum from having a great season like he did two years ago, (he can) right things," Kiper Jr. said on ESPN's draft podcast. "He can work on things fundamentally. Ohio State’s got a ton of talent coming in every year. They’re always reloading, they’re not rebuilding there. Ryan Day will have plenty of talent. I think it’s worth a minute or two discussion as to whether Justin Fields would be better off going back to Ohio State for the 2021 season."
McShay says Fields has areas to work on before jumping to the next level.
"You want to have success in the league. I think Mel’s right," McShay said. "You don’t think (a return to college) is going to happen but I think Mel is exactly right. … He’s not there yet. If you study film and you know what you’re talking about and you know how to identify what quarterbacks are looking for and you know defensive coverages and you know how to get off your primary to secondary to third target, you can see that he’s not there yet. "Ryan Day is so good at protecting him and putting him in good spots that it doesn’t show up a whole lot."
Just sayin': Interesting comments from ESPN's talking heads. He's going to go in the top 5 of the draft. The money is there this year, it would be a gamble if he came back. Besides 4 or 5 years down the road (after his rookie contract) in the NFL will anyone really care if he is the 1st pick; or 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th pick in the draft?
ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both said earlier this month that Fields should stay at Ohio State and compete for another season. He would potentially be the first quarterback taken in 2022 if that was the case.
"I think going back to Ohio State for another year, as opposed to coming into the National Football League without the momentum from having a great season like he did two years ago, (he can) right things," Kiper Jr. said on ESPN's draft podcast. "He can work on things fundamentally. Ohio State’s got a ton of talent coming in every year. They’re always reloading, they’re not rebuilding there. Ryan Day will have plenty of talent. I think it’s worth a minute or two discussion as to whether Justin Fields would be better off going back to Ohio State for the 2021 season."
McShay says Fields has areas to work on before jumping to the next level.
"You want to have success in the league. I think Mel’s right," McShay said. "You don’t think (a return to college) is going to happen but I think Mel is exactly right. … He’s not there yet. If you study film and you know what you’re talking about and you know how to identify what quarterbacks are looking for and you know defensive coverages and you know how to get off your primary to secondary to third target, you can see that he’s not there yet. "Ryan Day is so good at protecting him and putting him in good spots that it doesn’t show up a whole lot."
Just sayin': Interesting comments from ESPN's talking heads. He's going to go in the top 5 of the draft. The money is there this year, it would be a gamble if he came back. Besides 4 or 5 years down the road (after his rookie contract) in the NFL will anyone really care if he is the 1st pick; or 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th pick in the draft?