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QB Justin Fields (2019-20 B1G Off POY, 2020 Silver Football, 2019 B1G CCG MVP, Pittsburgh Steelers)

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Two or three years... whatever we get, it's been a fun ride thus far and will likely only continue to get better.

While I had some pretty high hopes for him this year, thus far he's completely surpassed them. I thought it was going to be difficult to put Haskins up on the shelf of my memory and enjoy watching him in the NFL. This kid is a pretty easy distraction.

Hope he's having as much fun as I am. That's the only way I think we see three years.
 
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1926Buckeyes said:
Don't think he'll stay for 3 years just because it's so hard for kids to not want to go finish the learning process while getting paid, even if sometimes it's a trap. Already seeing a bit of progress from game 1 to 3, but I totally agree, he will need to tighten up the release a lot and just needs to keep getting reps to see the field faster and faster. Not sure the release can be changed throughout the season, but I'm sure he can start anticipating more and more. that always comes with time.

His touch and arm strength is already there, which is great. Very impressed with much of his game, and it's still early. Hoping that against Miami they go pass heavy early to get him a lot of reps in a game that they should be able to name the score.
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This theory does not typically apply to QB's unless they get a first round grade. Not happening here....at this point. That windup is long, real long. Not to mention he is late on throws between the hashes. He was late, very late, on that post to Olave. Ball should have been out of his hands before he made his break. He threw it after he cleared. Remember, if he's even, he's leaving. Hahaha!! I'm ecstatic Fields is our QB, this is just an analysis on his NFL future and how they grade talent.
 
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MGMT said:
The crossing route analyses make too much sense. When you’re throwing routes that close to the line of scrimmage and the opponent is playing zone or disguises a zone and he misses, you’re asking for a pick 6. We’ve seen what that can do when it happens on the road. Hello Iowa 2017.

As far as the comparison to Haskins — and I’m not saying anyone hasn’t considered this — but Haskins had a year under Day and in the system before taking over as starter, didn’t he? As well as another year in the program before that. I think all things considered, Fields has handled everything exceptionally well.

This has been a good page of discussion.
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Yes and 2 years in total at OSU.
 
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I don't think Justin will be here 3 years. I am stoked to have him here for 2 years though. Need to see how he plays against better competition, but I think we've got a good one. He'll improve with time and I already like where he is at now.
 
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Right now he's already the best QB in the BIG TEN three games into the season. Next game against Miami Ohio will give him an opportunity to work on some things to get ready for some tougher competition. The ceilings really high for Justin.
 
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scarletngray said:
Right now he's already the best QB in the BIG TEN three games into the season. Next game against Miami Ohio will give him an opportunity to work on some things to get ready for some tougher competition. The ceilings really high for Justin.
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Woah woah woah. PFF has some Wisconsin QB grades you need to check before shooting your mouth off like that.
 
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Justin Fields Already Addressing Errant Passes

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Justin Fields walked off of the Memorial Stadium field in Bloomington, Indiana this past Saturday having played his worst game as an Ohio State Buckeye.

Lowest rushing total. Most incompletions. Fewest completions. Worst completion percentage.

But it actually wasn’t that bad. He completed 14-of-24 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown. Fields was careful with the football and led an offense that scored 42 of OSU’s 51 points.

Of course, when measuring his performances against each other, some are bound to fall short. Fields was outstanding in his first two games, which made his “pretty good” game on Saturday stand out.

He missed some passes high and overthrew Chris Olave on a deep ball. If he just connects on the throws he normally makes, Fields would have had a career day on Saturday. Instead, he only accounted for four touchdowns.

After the game, he knew he left some throws out there that he’d like to have back.

“No, I definitely didn’t play up to my potential,” he said. “I know I missed way too many throws out there. So I’ve just gotta work on that and just keep getting better and the team has to keep getting better. So I think there’s a lot of room to grow but we’ll just continue to keep working and just continue to work.”

As with many things when it comes to the quarterbacks, Fields pointed the blame at his footwork on some of his errant throws.

“I just had to get my feet set,” he said. “Just moving around, I think I moved around the pocket well. Just trying to get my feet set before I throw the ball, that’ll make me more accurate.”

The high throws haven’t really been a problem before Saturday, which is either reassuring to know that he can get back to his old accurate ways, or concerning to know that these issues can pop up at any time.

“I think it was just today,” Fields said of his issues. “I was kind of off. I’m not sure why, but I felt the first two games I was setting my feet well and I was throwing the ball pretty accurately. But today, I struggled a little bit with that. So I’m actually glad that happened. It’s just a learning opportunity so I’m actually glad that happened, just for me to get better and just focus on it more in practice.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2019/09/justin-fields-addressing-errant-passes/
 
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60 — Justin Fields is currently on pace to account for 60 touchdowns, which would be six more than Dwayne Haskins accounted for last year.

114 — This is Justin Fields’ rushing total so far this season, which is six yards more than Dwayne Haskins rushed for last season.

Another Justin Fields stat that I like is 0, ZERO interceptions.
 
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