I have links that report, from eyewitnesses, how he is performing in camp, but cannot show the links so I will do my best to paraphrase directly from the link that I have read. While it has been said that he has hit on some deeper throws, the same negatives brought up about his career have returned.
1.) He needs to make the "routine throws routine." And he isn't. He still is breaking down on "gimmee plays" and missing short passes underneath. Fields is still missing those plays.
2.) He isn't making the obvious reads, leading to broken down plays. He is missing RPO plays where he should have handed the ball off and ended the play with incomplete passes instead. Not good.
3.) Missing throws. He had Pickens open but threw that ball 3 yards in front of him causing Pickens to slide but not make the catch. He had several other targets open but had the ball batted down at the LOS. 6 passes ended up incomplete because of it. He missed Muth in the EZ with an errant pass and Austin in a crosser from left to right causing him to show frustration at the pass.
As feared, Fields is not the "savior" at QB that many thought he'd be. He has stunk it up in his career and so far things don't appear very different (10-28, .357 winning %, 60% career completion, 40 TDs v. 30 ints). He just can't read the field or make the throws, even though he possesses all the physical traits, his brain just isn't there. This is his FOURTH year in the NFL. It appears Russ' calf better get better or we're in for a long season. You can't blame all his losing on the team around him.
1.) He needs to make the "routine throws routine." And he isn't. He still is breaking down on "gimmee plays" and missing short passes underneath. Fields is still missing those plays.
2.) He isn't making the obvious reads, leading to broken down plays. He is missing RPO plays where he should have handed the ball off and ended the play with incomplete passes instead. Not good.
3.) Missing throws. He had Pickens open but threw that ball 3 yards in front of him causing Pickens to slide but not make the catch. He had several other targets open but had the ball batted down at the LOS. 6 passes ended up incomplete because of it. He missed Muth in the EZ with an errant pass and Austin in a crosser from left to right causing him to show frustration at the pass.
As feared, Fields is not the "savior" at QB that many thought he'd be. He has stunk it up in his career and so far things don't appear very different (10-28, .357 winning %, 60% career completion, 40 TDs v. 30 ints). He just can't read the field or make the throws, even though he possesses all the physical traits, his brain just isn't there. This is his FOURTH year in the NFL. It appears Russ' calf better get better or we're in for a long season. You can't blame all his losing on the team around him.
