Where Justin Fields needs development
While Fields has all the potential to be a franchise quarterback at the next level, there are some parts of his game that he needs to work on this season. No quarterback is perfect, however, Fields has a huge head-start over most quarterbacks in 2020. Outside of Trevor Lawrence, there are few quarterbacks in this class who can say they are this developed.
Fields does have two things that I noticed while watching his game film. First, sometimes he pulls the ball down a little too soon if he feels some pressure. This usually happens when he is trying to make a lot happen and the defense is getting more push than he is used to. It doesn’t happen too often, but it is something that happened in both the Clemson and Wisconsin games.
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Excellent piece here. @MarkSchofield breaks down a piece of Justin Fields’ game that I agree needs improvement. There is so much to like about Fields as a prospect. However, processing speed when bullets are flying is something he needs to improve on. https://t.co/nUsYJlbyef
— JWack (@JaredWackerlyFF) August 15, 2020
The other part of Fields game that he needs to work on this season is some small mechanics and getting ready for the next level. On his throws over the middle sometimes his touch on the ball is off. Every once in a while he will zip a ball in that needed more touch or have too much finesse on a ball that needs to have velocity. It is small, but at the next level he will need to be a little more consistent on that aspect. It causes some balls to be a little underthrown or behind a receiver, and sometimes the ball gets there a touch too soon. Not serious of an issue, just more consistency will help him.
There is no doubt Fields is one of the top prospects in this draft and one of the top two quarterbacks, although some people love Trey Lance. Fields has all the traits of a franchise quarterback and this season should help him cement his case to be picked very, very early in the draft. He should be able to work on some of the small parts of his game, but there is very little doubt he can.
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