Justin Fields on his expectations: 'I don't have the mindset of just sitting all year' | NFL | SPEAK
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- Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy, Dave Helman and Carmen Vitali react to Justin Fields saying that he does not 'have the mindset of just sitting all year.' The Chicago Bears traded him to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the team also signed Russell Wilson to a one-year deal.
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It really breaks my heart to hear the way McCoy enjoys degrading Fields. It's like one of his people like Fields too much, and he has a complex.
Never understood it smh.. It's Sad to hear him speak about jf1
It's like it's personal for some reason
Why does he hate this young man?? Ugghh!
He speaks like that about lots of players. That's why he's not a good analyst. He has zero objectivity.
@@juniouswooleybc he is garbage tf
Justin Fields should not take advice from McCoy, or Joy Taylor.
I hate this show
He should take advice from someone. Veteran QBs tried to help but he's toxic towards them.
There's an article out there about how he acted towards Foles and Dalton
@@dapitt848 Taking a tip or two from Foles is one thing, but for my career - I would not take a thing from Dalton, or my career would be over with!
@@HardCold-Alquan they can still have viable knowledge. He was a starter for a long time. May not be a future hall of famer but longevity in the league accounts for something and can help a rookie learn.
@@dapitt848 The only knowledge that sucak QB's like Dalton can give to rookies is how the NFL process is, but not much on how to play. I know I don't want some guy who could not get the job done trying to teach me jack!
Shady, that’s a backup mentality. Fields do your thing.
No it’s not. It’s the reality of the situation.
@@DrewswaggyFacts
@@Drewswaggyyou never fought for anything in life so of course you going to have a loser mentality
He is a backup, because he struggled to learn the offenses and read defenses. His job is to get better at that. He didn't have any team want him until Kenny Pickett cried his way out of Pittsburgh. When that is the case, you have to know you have to get better. Pittsburgh isn't building an offense to cater to him. He has to learn this offense better than he did the previous two. What did Shady say that was controversial? He is just noting reality.
And he's a backup. U have to admit your weaknesses in order to improve them
I don’t understand why they keep talking JF. They’re not fans of his at all.
Hating on Russ!
Shady is always hating on jf2
Sorry you don't like reality
Is it Dak or Justin Fields
Hating? So speak the truth is hating?
@Joel_Aleman Thank you. Fields looks like trash to me.
"SHADY" wasn't as GOOD as he thinks he was, he couldn't hold Adrian Peterson's jockstrap. Justin Fields was placed in a NO-WIN situation in Chicago and they ALL know this and continue to bash him. Remember Mitch Trubisky? Ask him about Chicago! Trubisky actually looked better in Buffalo and Pittsburg! Tune out the "MEDIA" Justin and focus on your craft of being an NFL Quarterback 💯
More excuses for fields???? He struggled with the processing speed of the game. Stop
Blaming the bears organization for his struggle.
Shady was pretty dam good. He was name to the all decade team 2010's. Don't everybody get name to all decade teams. That's rare air.
Bro shady is the eagles all
Time lead rusher to say what you said is wild. His opinions be trash but lets call a spade a spade
@noredoosno2929 bears fan here. Our team was atrocious. From coaching to roster for fields entire time. Mahomes couldn't get that team to the playoffs 2 seasons ago and if fields never got injured we win 9 games last season. Fields was traded to reset the qb contract and get a generational qb. He wasn't traded for being bad cause he was the best part of the offense his entire time.
@@gilbertlloyd8691 🎯THANK YOU 💯
Shady Bench Mccoy.. The bears are historically bad team so JF wasn't surrounded by the best pieces for him to thrive. And how many points can he get on the field, I don't know, maybe just about as many points as you scored while you were watching the game from the bench in both of the superbowls you were in 😂 I think JF can learn and develop into a better QB while he's there
Bingo
Went out and traded for DJM. Kmet is a good TE. Drafted Wright to help out the o-line protect Fields. Can’t say they didn’t try helping Fields. Face it. He isn’t a good QB. He’s a good runner.
Shady hates Dak and Justin fields lol
There I said it 🤣🤣🤣
You aint lying tho🤷🏿♂️
That’s not even remotely a secret. Shady is the most disrespectful towards JF of any analyst/talking head on TV. And has been. The hate is compulsive atp
@kevinb6745 it's sad
Shady hates on almost every QB except Mahomes, Allen, or Brady, two of them because they're the only reason he has 2 SB rings.
@@scottandrews9453don't forget Hurts. He loves Hurts
Shady just took hating to a while new level. He hates Fields so much that the thought of him wanting to do better is an issue. WTF?
Justin Field is gonna be great
Based on what? He's average at best
@@agag2684ehhh…. Waaay below average lol
Are we forgetting he’s in a better franchise then he was with the bears lmao and don’t forget a better head coach
You clowns said that all the time when he was in Chicago. Just going to double down on stupidity, eh?
@@DevaunReed he is not coachable. He threw the coaches under the bus last year and progressively got worse. Tyson Bagent his backup (which was a division 2QB)was able to grasp the offense and was better than Fields. They put Fields back in as simply because of having to see if they were going to move on from him. He can’t see the field and you cant teach someone that. We gave him 3 disappointing years (except a cool running highlight reel) and now he is yours.
Shady. You're sheer ignorance never fails to amuse me
@@PatriotWatchUSAhe’s not
Russell Wilson's statistically worst season was almost identical to Justin Fields statistically best season. The only reason people believe an unproven QB with minimal success is better than a 13 yr veteran, 9x pro bowler, SB champ is because humans are always more drawn to the flashy, exciting highlights over the stable, consistent thing even if it's proven to be superior. Fields is more shiny and new (younger), people think he's "cooler" and more exciting to watch. Russell may not have as many WOW plays but he's going to get the ball into the endzone, he isn't going to turn it over that much at all, and you can trust him to win it if the game's on the line in 4g qtr situations. The data backs this up. When people say Justin is going to take the job, they are saying that with wishful thinking because they like him more.
Shady is a Pittsburgh kid and understands his POV but he also understands how the Steelers as an organization handles business. If not for Suggs breaking Maddox Big Ben would've sat into the next season or two
The Justin fields situation is nothing like the BiG Ben situation 😂😂😂😂 you’re comparing a 4year starter being traded to a rookie starting over a vet . Yall reach wayyy too hard sometimes 🤦🏾♂️😂
@@NuancedNarratives a 3 year losing starter. 11-29 with no winning season. Obviously he has some work and should learn sitting behind a veteran. He couldn't listen to veteran QBs in Chicago and created a toxic environment. Maybe Tomlin can fix his mentality.
@@dapitt848 he played in Chicago where no QB is ever successful! 😂😂😂 yall know nothing about football 😂😂😂😂
@@NuancedNarratives clearly you don't understand Steeler football because that's what they do!
@@georgecoull1883 nahh you don’t know football because this is an Entirely Different Front Office that isn’t doing ANYTHING the way they use to do 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you just like sounding like you know what you’re talking about. You got some likes so you feel you’re right because you’ve been wrong most of your life 😂I know your type . Fortunately we all don’t find ignorance satisfactory lol .
J.F is a star he will prove everybody wrong when it’s all said and done keep this same Engery when J.F balls out
Why didn’t he prove that in Chicago?
No he isn't a star, he's trash
Chicago should have traded the pick.
@@noredoosno2929They didn’t put any talent around him
He's where he's at bc he isn't a star, will wait for more excuses for him when he continues being a bad qb.
If he would say that Shady would say he had a losing mentality. 😂
Let’s go Fields
Love Dave on the show
I think Fields takes that job this season.
That’s not how tomlin works if Russ get injured fields will go in
@@NedyahFox I don't know much about him, but you're saying he won't play the best player?
@@MightyMouzMoto well first off Justin Fields is not better than Russell Wilson not in any way not in the numbers or tape…. Also yes he did that last year. He literally started Mitch Trubisky for a month when everyone knew Mason Rudolph was better than him and he cost us several games it took him 2 years to bench the worst QB in nfl history (Kenny Pickett) and it took him a entire season to start our best cb (Joey porter jr) it’s not that he doesn’t start better players it’s that he likes keeping starters in the game
@@NedyahFox I just think he's been in such a turbulent situation from day 1 of his career that we still don't know what he can be, yet even in that situation has flashed far more physical/athletic ability than Russ ever had.
@@MightyMouzMoto athletic ability means very little at the quarterback position
He was on the bears. That's like being on Detroit a couple years ago.
Shady hates Justin for some reason. 😂
Facts the did everything for Caleb but not fields
Are you sure it's not JEALOUSY?
He hates justin,because justin is a better runner than shady. Shady can't do nothing but hate that fact lol
@@LesPronto I hate the Eagles….but come on. Fields is a better runner TODAY….but put some respect on Shady.
@@LesPronto The Guy thats going to the HOF hates the QB that can only run, CZcams logic. 🤡 Just maybe, just maybe that QB that the Bears got rid of isn't very good. How about this, who do you think will have the better career?
Carmen voice deep AF 😂😂😂
We all know Shady is a Fields hater 🙄 Cuz why wouldn’t he be there to compete when he’s technically only there for a year.
No, he just states facts about a bust of a qb and you can't handle it
Justin Fields is not just a bad QB, he's a spoiled brat.. He was an asshole on QB1 and didn't want to learn from vets as a rookie
@@user-oh6sx7cp4cHow is he a just when he’s never had talent around him until 3rd year with the Bears?
Justin is awful wtf r u talking about
@@xxserrealtyxxawful pushing it but he definitely not good
All Shady said in his opening applies to Russ as well. "They didn’t bring you bc you were a dog and was good. The Bears moved on from you" huh yeah Russ isn’t coming like a big dawg neither and yeah Denver paid him to leave too. Shady acting like Russ is the no question starter. Child please. In that Arthur Smith offense Fields will play before the BYE.
James Jones make the show better.
Y’all just don’t get it Justin fields 100% believes he’s better than Russell Wilson at this point in his career Pittsburgh just needs to have a QB competition
He can believe that but the reality is in chicago he was not better than Russ last year
He's full of himself and needs to learn from these veterans. But he's apparently toxic towards them. He could one day, if he gets out of her own way.
@@PatriotWatchUSA Russel was not terrible significantly better than any QB Pittsburgh had last season (Steeelrs won 10 games last year with a worse QB than the bears)and better than any QB the bears have had in their history the Steelers will win more games than the bears this season and you will be wondering why . The Steelers could have any QB and they will still win more games than the horrific Bears have fun winning 7-8 games while the Steelers make the playoffs poverty franchise have fun getting fleeced every offseason lmao
Rooting for fields I get Shady has a job to do but personally I hate how he talks about guys sometimes. Just me.
Good Lord! Shady is killing me with this hate!!!
He needs to have the mentality to be ready when his number is called whether it's this year or whenever. Do you and be ready to ball out
Russell Wilson is not the same quarterback he has been 3yrs ago
I dont know why the last two years the media just acts like we havent seen him take a sharp decline. 3rd team in 4 years and the seahawks dont miss him at all and denver is paying him 80 million dollars to not be their starting quarterback.
He still is better than Justin.
@@universe-ie2mkthe media has been shitting on Russel why are you saying they just understand that justin fields is trash
Russell Wilson has proved that with a sharp coach and the right players around him he can lead a team to the Superbowl and win it.
The Steelers made it to the playoffs in a tough division that had all winning teams with less than mediocre quarterback play.
With that being said the Steelers kind of have a legitimate chance to make the AFC Championship game Because they're a playoff team that just got a better proven quarterback. It astounds me how that doesn't make sense to people.
On the other hand, Justin Fields has really not proven much as a starting quarterback maybe things will change in Pittsburgh but until then we have no reason to think that he should or will start over a healthy Russell Wilson unless the Steelers go 0-4 at which I very much doubt will happen.
You must have forgotten the last 2 years where a Wilson choked so bad a high school quarterback could have done a better job.
Has just fields had a sharp coach or the right players around him
Lol, love how Shady McCoy contradicts himself and doesn't even realize it. He says Fields shouldn't expect to compete for the starting job because his team moved on from him and for that reason, he should just accept being a backup. Well, last I checked the Broncos moved on from Russ as well, so much so that they paid him $40M to walk out the door lol! Bottom line is quarterbacks don't create controversies by simply stating that they want to compete for the starting job. Controversies only exist when the starter fails to produce the desired result!
I'm so glad Justin has more professionalism and respect for his craft than i would because Shady would have to hear my mouth about the consistent disrespect. Dak too. Give Dave shady's seat and let James be on the show. please
Who actually said Russ is starting? Whose to say fields won’t start
Tomlin
Everyone
I’m from Chicago. JF is very talented. Watch him.
Shady hates Justin
Shady sounds like a doubter, Justin had to deal with 2 different coaches and 2 different offenses in Chicago and they didn’t get him any help until his last year. Justin is really good, all of y’all will see. The NFL is trying to make Tomlin have a losing season but it will backfire, we’ll end up with the best record in the league.. and yes Justin is the answer
And why Tyson Bagents play better than Justin. 😂😂
Russ has what it takes for this team and he is better prepared to lead this team then JF. Why are people now saying how great Justin Fields is, when 32 teams pass over him to be a starter. I think this is about RW hate. The media has a personal bias against him and now everyday people are buying in....
I believe Justin fields will start at some point during the season and not because Wilson is hurt
Yeah it'll be because Wilson will be playing bad.
Nah I don’t think Justin Fields will see the field unless God forbid Russell gets injured or they clinch the division and earn one of the top 4 spots.
@@Mr.Nick.Kerrrr bro you just commented that he’ll be a gadget player in return kick offs so what do you believe?
@@Mr.Nick.Kerrrr do you not know how Mike Tomlin works? We’re talking about a dude that let Mitch Trubisky start for almost a month when he was playing terrible
Imagine Tom Brady having the mindset that they are saying Justin should have when Bledsoe was the guy.
I’m glad that Justin Fields will get to sit back and learn from Russell Wilson.
He didn’t want to learn from 2 other vets in Chicago. He is not gonna learn as his time in Pittsburgh will be short. Fields to the CFL is his best option
@@alaneiler2361u mean the ufl
@@kennethyarbrough3101 👍🏼😂
Carmen’s body language says she wants to be the star of the show so bad.
shady has never disrespected any player as much as he has fields
Yea he do Dak Prescott
They need to go back and watch Fields final game at soldier field dude was lights out dropping dime after dime in the snow
@@AlwaysPointtheBlame yeah go back and watch all his games since week 4 last season where he had his break out game where he completed his first 16 passes actually completed 23 of first 24 since that game done hel of job processing defenses and presnap adjustments the issue was no playmaker outside of DJ Moore
Dude you must be Shady cousin
Shady just sips on haterade.
Sips??? Gulps like he's been thirsting in the desert for 15 years.
He's frustrated that he has to talk about a QB that is terrible day after day
What are the Fields supporters doing? Obviously, that’s out of gate for Russ because Fields hasn’t done anything to be in the starter’s convo with Russ. And it’s. It Russ’s age because he’s younger and healthier than the other age 35-40 QBs in the league.
Rodgers
Cousins
Stafford
All have had recent season-ending injuries (Stafford in 2022, Rodgers and Cousins in 2023), and Russ has had a better career than arguably all three if we discount Rodgers’s MVPs and look more closely at his down years. Yet, if Duekds were on the Falcons. Rams, or Hets, no one would be talking about him potentially stealing the starting spot.
This is clearly out of Russ-hate, and I’m trying to figure out what Russ did that was so bad that the media and some fans want his entire legacy ruined! This is grotesque!
@@DeCurtaRican No we just saw him doing the chicken dance and drooling after his last concussion. Bi concerned. Believe after the hits he took last year he should retire. I also believe Tua should retire. Look what happened to AB. It only takes one. Hope you well Rican
Why for stating the obvious?
What is the issue with shady hatting on Justin Fields
Bc he is a garbage bust qb period u dumb dumb
I agree with buddy. Coach Mike T will definitely switch things up. McCoy just dislikes Fields. I’m not saying Fields is phenomenal but he can play. He just needs the playbook simplified. Just let him play more off script.
Iron sharpens iron... competition is a good thing at every position...
Happy to see you Dave 🫶🏾
Shady must be on a High Payroll to Down play J.F. so much. Dak has Earned the Hate he getS through his Play on the feild and Playoff Calapes.
Certain players elevate their game when they’re surrounded by other talent and a coach that believes in them. That’s why shady played well with Andy Reid but didn’t look so good when chip Kelly a coach that didn’t want him took over.
RG lll went through this same mindset in the past
I think Fields will get that playing time and will ball out when he gets it starting in pre-season.
Good hear he is going to start balling out. Not real sure what he is waiting for. He's lost million by not balling out.
Joy is a Russel Wilson fangirl
Chicago didn’t put a good team around JF2 especially his 2nd year. They gave him DJ Moore last season and that was magic. Fields will do great in Pittsburgh. Watch!!!
Fields will be a top 5 QB in the near future
@@AlwaysPointtheBlame no what I mean is that he’ll be a top 5 qb in the league soon
Shady Been a Justin Fields hater💯 Russell Wilson got removed with a brand new contract from his team🤦🏾 how is he the better quarterback
Because Russ never went 11-29 first three years 😂😂😂
@@Monsterdamage12Russ also never got drafted to the Bears
Fields is a much better rusher than Russ. Thats about it.
@Monsterdamage12 no but he wasn't good/great for 3 years 🤷♂️
Shady was right so far though
No one can convince me Shady doesn't hate Fields.
Put some respect on Justin Fields
Why wtf have Justin Fields did u dumb dumb
Bums get no respect
Dang, only the two women kept interrupting Dave…. Let the brother speak sheeeeesh lol
From a coach’s perspective, I would love to hear that my QB’s are competing! Success has no place for complacency!
I can’t wait to troll this show when the season is over next year 💀
Who hired Shady? What was the criteria when interviewed?
I was looking for joy all day regarding this topic and she did not disappoint.. good dialoge and comment scenes about Justin. Thanks for the voice
Shady is such a Justin fields hater!! 😂😂 he jelly cuz he a better runner than him!
If that's the case how come he not playing running back dumb dumb
All the Steeler podcasts have gone immediately to the Wilson vs.Fields topic because that discussion will garner excitement, division, and drama, which does make cash. I haven't seen a Steelers' podcast yet that breaks down both Wilson's and Field's last two years of QB tape. That would clearly show why both were discarded and available at such a low value. That, to me, isn't being completely transparent for the shake of selling either hope for cash or to sow emotional division for profit.
I think they do these segments just so Shady can hate on Justin Fields. Fields is not a Peyton Hillis. He is a starting caliber QB. Even if he has to take the Baker Mayfield route, he will prove Shady to be wrong about him.
Umm but so far shady is right
How? How you been ranked bottom of the barrel qb every year and now he will be the dude
@@rigdg3876 Your acting as if many QB’s would have had success in the exact same situation fields was in
@@rigdg3876 so with multiple HC’s and OC’s, no #1 WR, no consistent RB and a terrible OL he was expected to win games? No QB should come into the league with that lack of support and be expected to perform. Bryce Young just went through the same thing. If Fields had the weapons and structure that Caleb has now he would still be there.
@@timhodges3754 people cant aDMit these qbs were overhyped now they going down with them swinging lol stop it.
shady hates Justin . Justin must have bumped one of his brods
Acho hurry and return
I AM THE DIVINE LIGHT SAYS THE ONE ❤️😊
Y'all stay hating on Fields so much it's actually insane to me. As a steeler fan, I have full faith in bro
He is not a starting NFL QB> Everybody but you knows it
@@PatriotWatchUSA clearly you’re just going with what the media wants you to think lol
@@yung_n.u No I'm a Bear fan and watch how terrible that JF has been since he entered the league. No I watch the games and have eyes that see. He will never be an NFL starting QB after this year.
@@PatriotWatchUSA well I just simply disagree, I see a lot of potential in him I think he’ll be a star. The fact that he ran for 1k yards with a horrible bears OL is crazy to me. If he can learn how to throw and read defenses better under Russ, watch out
@@yung_n.u lol He won 5 games last year. "If he can learn to throw and read defenses" are you listening to yourself? He's a 4th year NFL QB when is he going to learn those things?
Its the media blowing this up not the players.
And if Justin plays 51% of the snaps Pittsburghs 6th round tobthe Bears turns into a 4th round pick.
He is better than the guy that paints his nails 💅🏽
🤡 mentality
@@kevinb6745 your opinion 🎯
Why you so concerned with another man's fingernails? Kinda strange don't ya think...
@@joeshoe6184 I can make a comment on how I feel or what I feel you missed the point where I said Justin is better ....Your focus was on the painting nails part so we might need to be checking your closet on what you wear at night 🤔🤔
Nah I got that part, it was actually about football. You're the one who brought up nails and closets man, so don't project your insecurities onto me.
this show drags .... certain types of Qbs
Strange that Shady, an ex NFL star, can't even feel how Justin Fields is 100% convinced he's better than Russ and will win the start.
IF I BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME! We open 🏨 next year! 🤙🤙🤙
That schedule is viscious at like week 10 till the end but they could b 7-2 by then
Can anyone find out which one of Shadys women did Fields sleep with?
As a scrambler u should wanna learn from russ str8 up he was the modern day steve young
0:27shady McCoy what you mean is not there for that we always to be the best version of ourselves what you talking about of course he's gunna try to do what he really wants to do thats it
new chick fire tho
Yeah Carmen been on in Chicago for awhile. She's sharp.
Justin really needs to learn the offense, watch how Russ makes his reads. Figure out also how to stay in the pocket and stepping up in the pocket. Throw guys open and not interceptions. It’s okay to sit and learn for a year.
Justin’s issue was throwing interceptions and missing reads.
Some may believe it's just my Fandom... but I really believe the Steelers are finally contenders! I think we are going to have a Manning/osweiler qb situation, leading to a deep playoff run🖤💛🖤💛
Shady be being way too disrespectful when it comes to Justin fields, like it's uncalled for
Media members do it to Mac Jones , Zach Wilson, and Daniel Jones all day.
@@soda8736funny how all of those guys where overrated bad players.. huh..
@haloiscool1235 there all in the same bout as Fields except Daniel Jones who is still starting and won a playoff game
@@soda8736 and all them got ripped and everyone knows DJ playoff game was beyond a fluke.
@haloiscool1235 but people get mad when Fields is ripped, not the other guys.
Saying I’m coming to compete for a job is going to make him and Russ take things very seriously. Obviously Fields knows he needs to prove himself
The show is way better when joy is hosting
Now it all makes sense, I was wondering why McCoy always sounds like he’s has something against the Steelers.. he played at Pittsburgh in college and was mad that the Steelers didn’t drift him
didn’t the broncos move on from russell wilson as well 🤔? cmon shady
Carmen Vitali looks like a wild one !!!!
He only said he doesn't have the 'Mindset' of sitting all year.
He's saying he'll always be ready to play when and if needed.
They reading too much into this just to have a talking point.
Who watches this show?
One misconception about Russ and Denver. Russ forced Denver to cut him, the same way he ostensibly forced Seattle to trade him by telling them he would walk when he became a free agent again.
Those teams never said they were better off without Russ, Sean Payton’s dislike of Russ’s persona notwithstanding. We all know Pete Carroll would still have a job in Seattle if Russ had stayed.
Both teams would’ve kept Russ if he had wanted to stay. Was he Payton’s type of QB? No. But there wasn’t a better option for the Broncos. Seattle has a public record showing that they didn’t want to trade Russ…AT ALL! Russ embarrassed the franchise by demanding a trade right after they had gone public with declarations of being all-in.
The Seahawks organization was like the guy who proposed on camera, got rejected, and is now disparaging the woman he proposed to, e.g., “She was lousy in bed anyway…she couldn’t cook,” etc.
Denver wanted to keep Russ for another season, but they didn’t want to be on the hook for $100M if he got injured. That’s why they requested that he defer his injury guarantee. Russ, understanding that refusing their request would be his ticket out, wisely refused.
So no, the Broncos do not think they’re better off without Russ this year, and the Seahawks KNEW they were worse off without Russ. Both teams just played the hands that Russ dealt them.
Sean Payton tried to tank on 2023, and there’s a part of him that had to be amazed that Russ was able to withstand his attempted sabotage and put up respectable stats and win the toughest games of their season, understanding that the defense also got its act together. It is a team sport, right?
But let’s revise this narrative that Denver thought it was on their best interest to let Russ go, because they did everything they could to hang onto him. Sean Payton treated him like garbage and then began openly disrespecting him more intensely once it became clear that Russ was forcing their hand into cutting him.
Russ knew Payton had purposely suppressed his numbers in efforts to tank, and knew Payton was lying when he tried to cover up those tanking efforts by propagating a lie that Russ couldn’t digest his playbook.
Anyone who believes that nonsense is an absolute fool. Russ is one of the smartest, hardest-working, most resilient QBs to ever play the game.
Payton is asking fans and media to believe that Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill, and Jameis Winston, who might have a combined IQ of about 69, could digest an offense that Russ couldn’t. We’re talking about Russ, here, a two-time SB participant and breaker of multiple elite records over more than a decade, couldn’t understand an offense that was likely the equivalent of the offenses Brian Schottenheimer and Shane Waldron ran in Seattle.
It’s ridiculous, especially when Russ ran Brian Schottenheimer’s offense so masterfully 2018-2020, Russ’s best years. Do people think Schotty’s playbook was rudimentary?
Remember, he was Andrew Luck’s former O.C. before Pete Carroll hired him to coach in Seattle.
And, at the risk of pointing out the obvious, Russ shouldn’t have had to adjust to Sean Payton’s system anyway. Russ had been a winner and an elite QB his entire career. Payton should’ve been adjusting to Russ, and his efforts to publicly disparage Russ’s ability to digest his playbook were also a mask for his own coaching inadequacies.
If a coach cannot adjust to his best players’ skill sets, as did Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Mike Krzyzewski, Andy Reid, Don Shula, Steve Kerr, Greg Poppavich, and other all-time greats, he’s not a great coach!
*SEAN PAYTON IS NOT A GREAT COACH! HE’S A ONE-TIME LUCKY CHEATER WHO MANAGED TO INHERIT IN DREW BREES A QB WHO HAPPENED TO BE A PERFECT FIT FOR HIS SO-CALLED “SYSTEM.”*
Russ is still Russ.
He still has the goods, yet he is being treated differently than 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers, who is coming off a season-ending injury, 36-year-old Kirk Cousins (also coming off a season-ending injury), and Matthew Stafford, who is about 38 or 39 and suffered a season-ending injury of his own in 2022, which was a big reason the Seahawks even made the playoffs in 2022 after Russ departed from Seattle.
People need to look at facts and quit making up sh!t. This is all public record.
Whenever I see Justin Fields name on this show, automatically click to see what Shady has to say 😂
I swear I was going to get there sent me 😂😂
Bro haven't put up points ever now you all talking about he about to slang the rock 😂
The cope is real.
His nick name fits him well never knew he was that shady of a person . It’s sad the whole cast speaks down on such a great talent 💯
No James jones and there a Justin fields topic 🤦🏽♂️
Pulling for fields nothing against Russell but would for fields to be long term answer
Every time the Justin Fields comes up in conversation on this show all I see is vitriol from Shady McCoy about how much he is not a quarterback or how much he doesn't trust in him LeSean McCoy thinks about quarterbacks who won the Super Bowl being a non-factor