Jets are trading Justin Fields to KC pending a physical

[DrDawkinstein]

1 minute ago, Kirby Jackson said:

No chance we play them with Fields.

 

I was waiting to post something like this. We often talk about the NFL being “fixed” in that they throw certain flags or make certain calls to push one team vs. another.  I don’t really buy that.
 

I do buy that the NFL sees Mahomes vs. Allen as “cinema” and knows the ratings will be through the roof. There’s a zero percent chance that they schedule the Bills vs. Chiefs before about week 7 just in case. So it isn’t necessarily “fixed” but some team that plays the Chiefs early potentially gets a major advantage in that they avoid Mahomes. The Bills have no chance of that happening because it’s bad for business. 

 

Chiefs at New England week 1, guaranteed.

[DapperCam]

[TBBills Fan]

The Mahomes era is officially over with this trade

[dave mcbride]

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Fields is much better than Kyle.

Fields is really, really bad. He's certainly more TALENTED than Kyle Allen, but your season is going south if he's starting for you.

[gonzo1105]

1 hour ago, MiltonWaddams said:

It’s perhaps a minor complaint, but I prefer when OBD signs a mildly failed former projected QB1 to a lacklustre career QB2/3 who happens to be friendly with the QB1. 

Mildly? He’s awful. He’s now proven it at multiple stops. I mean if you want to argue Fields over Kyle Allen okay but Allen is getting peanuts 

[Mike in Horseheads]

1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

No idea. Reading the comments on this elsewhere, Chiefs fans seem to think there is a chance Mahomes starts week 1, and this is just insurance. I could see it for any of these starting QBs, they never want to miss time. But $10M is a hefty price tag for insurance.

Athletic:  The New York Jets have agreed to trade quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, according to team and league sources. The Jets will pay all but $3 million of Fields’ $10 million guaranteed salary for 2026.
 

[Kirby Jackson]

20 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

Mildly? He’s awful. He’s now proven it at multiple stops. I mean if you want to argue Fields over Kyle Allen okay but Allen is getting peanuts 

The Chiefs are only paying Fields $3M. The Bills gave Kyle Allen $1.8M guaranteed. I don’t think anyone thinks Fields is good but he’s way better than Kyle Allen. Kyle Allen may open the year as the worst #2 QB in the NFL. That’s not an issue if Josh stays healthy. Personally, I’m hoping Buchele beats him out. They can stick Allen on the PS to keep Josh happy.

[EssexBill]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

 

When is Mahomes expected to be back. The Chiefs are going to have to play a good portion of the season without him. At least with the Bills barring some injury in TC we know #17 will be out there week 1.

I’m more worried about a screaming bundle of joy throwing our QB off his game than I am him getting injured, the terminator never had to change diapers at 3am 

Edited March 16 by EssexBill

[Maine-iac]

Andy Reid is one of the best minds in the game am I the only one thinking Fields could add some pretty crazy packages to the offense? Not sure he's going to revolutionize offense but certainly Fields adds a different set of tools to the tool box.

[Jay_Fixit]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

don't worry we've got *checks card* KYLE ALLEN?!?!?!?

I can say with absolute certainty that not one person was worried about the backup QB spot.

[DrDawkinstein]

8 minutes ago, Maine-iac said:

Andy Reid is one of the best minds in the game am I the only one thinking Fields could add some pretty crazy packages to the offense? Not sure he's going to revolutionize offense but certainly Fields adds a different set of tools to the tool box.

 

It will be very interesting to see what Reid does with him and what Reid gets out of him. 

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

don't worry we've got *checks card* KYLE ALLEN?!?!?!?

Boy have you gotten negative about the organization now that McDermott is gone.

[DJB]

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, T.E. said:

They are going to gradually phase him out of quartebacking and into playing WR

First, he has to rob a liquor store.  Team initiation.

[gonzo1105]

21 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

The Chiefs are only paying Fields $3M. The Bills gave Kyle Allen $1.8M guaranteed. I don’t think anyone thinks Fields is good but he’s way better than Kyle Allen. Kyle Allen may open the year as the worst #2 QB in the NFL. That’s not an issue if Josh stays healthy. Personally, I’m hoping Buchele beats him out. They can stick Allen on the PS to keep Josh happy.

I don’t care either way who our backup is . Any QB that is our backup is not going to get us to the playoffs unless he’s Josh Allen. I’m not gonna dump on Fields/K Allen debate when both of them are terrible and won’t win football games unless the defense, run game, and Special Teams are on point. 
 

To me and this is no knock on anyone else but I just don’t care enough to get into a backup QB debate when our QB is also an Ironman. Of course anything can happen and if it does we’ll likely be picking in the top 10 next year 

[MikePJ76]

One of the worst players I have ever watched in the nfl.  He was completely lost playing for the jets and was just standing there holding the ball.  
 

never seen a qb have a worse season than fields did last year for the jets.  

[Paup 1995MVP]

2 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said:

Well this does give me slight pause d/t Andy’s history with athletic QB’s. I am not expecting Fields to look like vintage Mahomes or McNabb, but if he turns into KC version of Alex Smith, the Chiefs will be a solid team. They could be fighting for a playoff spot when Mahomes is ready to return. 

You can’t be serious.  That’s a huge insult to Alex Smith.  Him and Fields are not in the same conversation.  Fields sucks. Has sucked everywhere he has played in the NFL.  And will always suck.  He plays scared and can’t read defenses.  Just because someone can run doesn’t mean he can play NFL QB.  When I was young I could run fast and elude people coming at me, doesn’t mean i could play QB in the NFl. 

[BillyJoeBills]

How does the Jets get a 6th rounder for Fields garbage while we lose Trubisky for nothing?  Trubisky 5.25M contract won't even get us a 7th rd comp pick.  No way Chiefs would prefer Fields over Trubisky; Fields was so bad, the Jets sat him down for the last third of the season  in favor of an undrafted QB and we saw how bad that QB was in the final regular season game

[Paup 1995MVP]

33 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

The Chiefs are only paying Fields $3M. The Bills gave Kyle Allen $1.8M guaranteed. I don’t think anyone thinks Fields is good but he’s way better than Kyle Allen. Kyle Allen may open the year as the worst #2 QB in the NFL. That’s not an issue if Josh stays healthy. Personally, I’m hoping Buchele beats him out. They can stick Allen on the PS to keep Josh happy.

Fields may very well the worst QB period in the NFL.  I think he is scared to throw the ball.  You might be better KJ.  

[Bill from NYC]

2 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said:

Well this does give me slight pause d/t Andy’s history with athletic QB’s. I am not expecting Fields to look like vintage Mahomes or McNabb, but if he turns into KC version of Alex Smith, the Chiefs will be a solid team. They could be fighting for a playoff spot when Mahomes is ready to return. 

Agreed, however I do think that Alex Smith was 10x better than Fields.

 

Jmo.