The New York Jets wanted a brand new quarterback.
They selected to shake issues off by taking Justin Fields, maybe the precise reverse of Aaron Rodgers.
And whereas that hasn’t led to extra wins up to now, it has definitely modified every part on offense.
That’s why it’s not a lot of a shock to see that he’s on tempo to set a brand new mark for dual-threat quarterbacks in franchise historical past:
“Fields is averaging 59.3 dashing yards per sport, greater than a number of the high-profile operating backs in Jets historical past: Greater than Breece Corridor’s common in 2023 and 2024; greater than Le’Veon Bell in 2019 (and Bell was paid $13 million per yr); and greater than Jets legend Matt Snell within the 1968 Tremendous Bowl season. At his present tempo, Fields will end with 949 yards, nearly tripling Geno Smith’s staff mark for many dashing yards by a quarterback within the Tremendous Bowl period (366 in 2013),” Cimini wrote.
Granted, it’s not just like the Jets have had an extended historical past of scrambling signal-callers, however that’s spectacular nonetheless.
No disrespect to Fields in anyway, nevertheless it continues to really feel like he may very well be one of the crucial dominant forces within the sport if he have been to modify positions and play operating again.
He’s artful, shifty, and has elite velocity and acceleration abilities.
On prime of that, he’s greater and bulkier than most quarterbacks.
Fields is a privileged athlete who could make defenders miss on the open area with ease.
Sadly, he hasn’t made these forms of strides as a passer, and his skill to learn a protection has left a lot to be desired throughout his days within the league.
At the least, it seems to be just like the Jets are nonetheless totally dedicated to him, they usually wish to be sure to make use of him to the most effective of his skills.
Which means letting him roll out of the pocket and never making an attempt to make him a standard passer.
Whether or not that may result in some wins this season or not stays to be seen.
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