The pressure is on for Fields to impress in-game, too. With his third team in five seasons, the clock is ticking on the former first-round pick to put it all together.
From Gardner’s perspective, Fields has displayed that kind of urgency, plus heightened precision.”We had to change the whole game plan for Justin, just for him to not even play that game, just for Russ to be the starter. So then we went back to the other game plan like the night before or something like that.””There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said, before heaping praise on Fields’ arm, via the “McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
Gardner just spent two seasons with Rodgers. The Jets went much younger with the 26-year-old Fields this offseason, and Gardner sees Fields’ youth as an asset.AdvertisementFields took a step forward as a passer with the Steelers, and it sounds like he’s taken a few more this offseason with the Jets.AdvertisementBut Fields — a Heisman Trophy finalist at Ohio State — never achieved the kind of passing consistency the Bears were hoping for. Granted Chicago didn’t do a great job of setting Fields up for success, first personnel-wise and then scheme-wise, but Fields’ throwing gave fans a roller coaster ride. He had two starts as a rookie in 2021 where he completed less than 40% of his passes. Fields had another in 2022. And, although he didn’t have any of those in 2023, he still reached or eclipsed a 60% completion rate only seven times that season.
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