2024 NFL Combine Thread: Schedule, Coverage & Bears' Stuff.

That doesnt matter! It would matter if there is only one team needin a QB.
But, there are quite a few, and there is a little something called competition. So, if Fields is that good, he is bound to bring us 1st rd pick. We will see.

If he is really that good, as we hear around here, better than all the QBs in this draft, then I see no problem in Atlanta offering us their 1st rd pick
Unfortunately, I think we would be super happy with, e.g. Steelers pick.
So, lets wait and see.

I am too, David.  Maybe a 2nd + a 4th or something like that.

My point is, if the rest of the league viewed JF like some delusional Bears fans do, he'd be worth a lot more in trade.

If the Chargers put Justin Herbert on the market, what do you think the offers would be?  Multiple 1sts I am sure and that is with a big contract in place that Fields doesn't have. 

If the Jags put Trevor Lawrence on the trading block, he'd be worth at least a 1st+ despite having a down year last season.

Fans tend to overvalue their own players, especially their own favorite players.  As Adam Jahns pointed out, Fields is bottom-3rd statistically in most major QB categories and he's actually bottom-5 in several key ones (3rd down efficiency, 4th quarter, etc).  

If Poles can squeeze a 2nd + a swap of 1sts from Atlanta, he should take that deal in a heartbeat.  A 2nd alone is still fair value IMO.  Remember, Atlanta is sitting at #8 so they could draft JJM there easily.  We need someone to get desperate as I don't think Fields' market is quite as hot as some would want to believe.  There's probably "interest" but I doubt anyone is hounding Ryan Poles trying to get a deal done right now.

Alex, I'd LOVE to see a 1st rounder for JF but seems like a stretch to me.

Looks like a stacked QB class this year with likely 6 QBs going in the first 50 or so.  I hope you're right but like I said to David, I'd take a 2nd + 1st swap with Atlanta and not look back.  Only team I could see offering a (late) 1st would be Pittsburgh but is Mike Tomlin gonna sign off on that after getting burned by Kenny Pickett 2 years ago?