I’m guessing the Vikings had no interest in Mac Jones. We do know they made an offer to Carolina and were turned down. Is the fact that the offer they made wasn’t good enough “proof” they really didn’t want him? That’s a tough case to make.
Regardless, I don’t think Mitch and Fields are a germane comparison - a rookie and a 4 year veteran. There were 3 “reclamation” project QBs available - Wentz, Darnold and Trubisky. The first two were coveted. The 3rd is buried behind a far superior and younger starter in Buffalo.
As for Fields being “generational” - I don’t know that I’d say that. He has unique traits - he’s bigger/stronger than the sub 4.5 QBs we’ve seen (Vick, RG III, Jackson, Murray), has an elite arm, has faced the best competition (in college) and appears to be very smart. He also wasn’t as good or consistent in 2020 as he was in 2019. He’s an outstanding raw prospect imo but the proof is in the putting. I never thought about him in a bear uniform b/c I didn’t think they had a chance to get him. The QBs I thought about were Jones, Mond and Trask.
I’m (very) cautiously optimistic about fields. Nagy, for all of the justified criticism he’s taken, was one of the early mahomes enthusiasts in KC. Fields clearly is his guy. Not even Jay Cutler had this combination of traits. It may go well, it may not, but fields gives the bears a chance to open
a new window - something I didn’t see happening before the draft
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Artbest wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:17 am
Different considerations imo. Fangio is firmly in win-now mode and didn't seem interested in a rookie QB. Mitch has 4 years of NFL starting experience under his belt. If he and the league believed in his upside, they'd have considered him before moving on Teddy Bridgewater to compete with Drew Lock.
We know , based on video evidence, that the Vikings tried to trade up into the top 10 to draft Justin Fields and were rebuffed. We have no real evidence that anyone wanted Mitch.
Fair enough on Denver - and if people want to throw in the maybe Rodgers stuff too - fine, fine.
Vikings could have easily traded up if they had wanted to - You offer $250 for house that they are asking $400 for - and yeah you made an offer. but did you?
Vikings were at 14, Bears at 20. If they were offering the same thing Bears did (not a crazy price IMHO) - it's a no brainer for a team to take that over what Bears offered
Vikes also passed on Mac Jones - so their interest in QB seemed to be "mild" IMHO
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