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Bears draft Justin Fields: Instant analysis of the No. 11 pick

The Bears traded a lot of draft capital to grab Justin Fields, and he’s no Mitchell Trubisky.

With the 11th overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, the Chicago Bears select Justin Fields, quarterback, Ohio State. Chicago moved up from the 20th overall pick, trading with the Giants for the 11th pick, giving up their 20th and 164th picks in 2020, as well as 2022 first- and fourth-round picks.

Analysis: I’ve said before that NFL teams that pass on Fields will one day regret that decision. Because when you watch him, particularly this past season against Clemson when he was clearly hurt and still was able to help the Buckeyes stave off a comeback attempt from Lawrence and the Tigers, Fields has the traits that matter at the position. He’s someone that teammates want to play for and that coaches want to work with. He could be special. He’s not a one-read guy, he’s not a slow processor, and none of the garbage you’ve heard pre-draft holds up.

Grade: B+. The last time the Bears traded up to draft a quarterback, it was Mitchell Trubisky. Fields is not that. There are some issues with mechanics and accuracy at times, but throw out all the crap about Fields being a one-read guy, a slow processor, and a “last in/first out” guy. Not at all true, and Fields has a legitimate shot to be Chicago’s best quarterback since Sid Luckman. There’s a lot of capital here, but Fields could well be worth it.

2021 NFL Draft: Justin Fields Will Be Fine, and 3 Other Massive Draft Day Predictions

2021 NFL Draft: It’s going to be all about the quarterbacks in the first round. Here are four big draft day predictions.

2021 NFL Draft: It’s going to be all about the quarterbacks in the first round. Here are four big draft day predictions and how the passers will dominate Round 1

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It’s finally here.

It’s the 2021 NFL Draft, and we do love it so – and even more this year with all the big things happening at the most important position in all of sports. Here are your four big draft day predictions, and it’s all about the quarterbacks.

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2021 NFL Draft Wacky Call No. 4: The quarterback panic is real, and it’ll cause some teams to lose their minds

Last year at this time we knew Trevor Lawrence would be the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and we knew Justin Fields would be close, and Trey Lance would be in the early mix somewhere.

We didn’t know Zach Wilson would be the No. 2 pick and that a team would sell out to move up to the three to take – most likely – Mac Jones.

But that’s every year. Whether it’s Daniel Jones, or Mitchell Trubisky, or even Joe Burrow, there are always going to be quarterbacks who rise up and become first round must-haves.

Next year, though, is looking very, very thin.

There isn’t a Trevor Lawrence in the 2022 draft. In fact, as we project out way too soon, North Carolina’s Sam Howell, Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler and Texas Tech’s Tyler Shough are all fine, but … meh.

DJ Uiagalelei to be eligible for the 2023 NFL Draft. That’s the guy, but not yet.

So get ready for the panic.

Teams – especially ones with old quarterbacks – are going to look ahead and assume that there isn’t the sure-thing franchise guy out there. The 2021 draft will go QB-QB-QB with Lawrence, Wilson and Jones going as expected, someone will take Lance a wee bit early, and then all hell will break loose as teams look to move up and grab Fields. OR, Fields goes somewhere in the top seven and someone makes a run at Lance.

CFN 2021 NFL Pre-Draft Team Thoughts
AFC East Buffalo | Miami | NY Jets | New England
AFC North Baltimore | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Pitt
AFC South Houston | Indy | Jacksonville | Tenn
AFC West Denver | KC | Las Vegas | LA Chargers
NFC East Dallas | NY Giants | Phil | Washington
NFC North Chicago | Detroit | Green Bay | Minn
NFC South Atlanta | Carolina | New Orleans | TB
NFC West Arizona | LA Rams | San Fran | Seattle

No matter what, the run on quarterbacks is going to be massive with teams wanting the cheap contract instead of looking ahead to the hamstrung free agent idea.

As you’re reading this, some team is trying to figure out just how much it’s willing to give up to get a guy to get the fan base excited.

Wacky 2021 NFL Draft prediction that just might be right: There will be a whole lot of jockeying for position for six, not five, quarterbacks in the first round. More on that in a moment.

And that begs the question …

NEXT: What’s the 2021 NFL Draft version of Jordan Love-to-Green Bay going to be?

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Twitter reacts: former UGA QB Justin Fields declares for NFL Draft

Ohio State and former Georgia quarterback Justin Fields has declared for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Justin Fields has declared for the 2021 NFL Draft as expected. Fields transferred to Ohio State after his freshman season at the University of Georgia.

The Harrison High School product was regarded as a five-star recruit before he headed to Georgia. Fields will forever be linked with Trevor Lawrence, who was the No. 1 rated recruit in the class of 2018. Fields was typically rated No. 2 overall in the class of 2018. Interestingly, the No. 3 quarterback recruit in that class is JT Daniels.

At Ohio State, Justin Fields helped the Buckeyes make the College Football Playoffs during both of the last two seasons. He played well in the CFP against Clemson in the semifinals, but ultimately, his efforts came up short against Alabama in the 2021 National Championship.

For Georgia Bulldogs fans the Justin Fields saga is officially over. We wish him luck in the NFL. Fields and BYU quarterback Zach Wilson are both considered potential No. 2 picks behind Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Justin Fields’ decision:

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Players we’ll miss most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: Ohio State QB Justin Fields

Ranking the 10 football players we will miss watching the most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: No. 1 Ohio State QB Justin Fields.

The Big Ten announced its decision Tuesday to postpone fall sports. Minutes after, the Pac-12 made the decision to postpone its season as well.

With two of the Power Five conferences not playing, the entire college football season is now up in the air. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 still have plans to have their conference-only seasons, but there are a number of players, coaches and teams that college football fans will miss watching dearly.

The No. 1 player we will miss watching most this year from the Big Ten and Pac-12 is Ohio State junior quarterback Justin Fields.

Fields is a Kennesaw, Georgia native and was likely entering the final year of his college career before heading to the NFL draft.  He played in 12 of 14 games as a true freshman for Georgia in 2018.  Backing up Jake Fromm, Fields completed 27 of 39 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns, also rushing for four touchdowns.

The former Georgia quarterback had an incredible sophomore season at Ohio State, throwing for 3,273 yards, 41 touchdowns and just 3 interceptions. He was a Heisman Trophy finalist and made it to the College Football Playoff, losing by six to the Clemson Tigers in the semifinals.

Besides Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Fields is the face of college football.  He has been a big advocate of letting the players play, starting a petition on Sunday to reinstate the 2020 Big Ten football season.

Fields is a fierce competitor and will be greatly missed on the field this fall.