Justin Fields is Fool's Gold | 2021 NFL Draft Scouting Report

[@Joeypots]

Here I am in 2024 predraft watching this to compare where we’re at.

[@Joeypots]

I’d love to see a follow up to this video now that Chicago is in this position. I really like Fields and think they should keep him, but your analysis was VERY good looking back now. All these haters in the comments are very quiet now. lol

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Might be coming soon!

[@Lonzo5x]

He’s a top five pick but I agree with most of the things you have said .

[@rocketbaboon2003]

His decision making is great and he is a strong armed ACCURATE QB

[@jerryferguson8358]

Watch Justin make you eat crow💯

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Interesting

[@anthonytitone]

I respect your opinion but I think the biggest flaw in your reasoning is how much Fields developed as the season went on as an Ohio State fan I had all the accuracy concerns u have been stating but as the season progressed those largely diminished and now staring down his jr year I think he’s one of the most accurate QBs in the country

[@jaybrown3341]

See you after next season....🤷🏿‍♂️

[@martyllewellyn9352]

Fields had a pretty rough year. A couple bad games, not anywhere close to Lawrence, outplayed by trask and Jones and potentially even zach wilson

[@Trimmxthy]

@@martyllewellyn9352 only played 7 games and missed so many of his teammates cause of covid 😭

[@artvandelay216]

He has the best mid range accuracy 4/5 The guys has easily the best deep ball accuracy of the last decade 3.5/5........ What is this guy talking about?

[@devin3384]

how you feelin?

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Decent

[@rocketbaboon2003]

Hey man look I ain’t here to hate but I think fields is SERVICEABLE my. Biggest problem is he holds on to the football to long his decision making is amazing if you wanna talk about it let’s do it

[@officersc6337]

I will see you next season

[@Sammaloney_10]

This video will not age well, Lmaoo 😂😂

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Oh but it did

[@BigG6179]

@@TheBackSeatGM You sure about that?

[@TheBackSeatGM]

@@BigG6179yes

[@alphabuckeyelion2233]

This is coming directly from an NFL draft scouting report: "While he’s shorter and smaller than I usually like in a signal caller, Fields has all the other skills to be a dominant starter in the NFL. He’s a talented passer with great patience and poise. He possesses a next-level arm, and while he needs to improve his pass placement, Fields has next-level accuracy. Fields is also a threat to run with the ball, but he does so only when completely necessary." So your analysis is completely wrong. Justin Fields is, in fact, NOT fool's gold. You're just a hater who wants to see him and Ohio State fail

[@TheBackSeatGM]

"flashes next level accuracy" doesn't mean anything when they literally even admit his accuracy needs work. He also is a passer first before he runs, which I like. He also has solid poise, I said that he's strong in the pocket he just makes dumb decisions while scrambling in it at times. That's just what one scouting report says too, that's not checking out the film it's just looking at a report. You're an OSU fan and biased. I'm an Oregon fan, sure they play OSU, but I don't care they also play Trey Lance and I love Lance. I didn't care for Herbert. I stay honest with my reports and I didn't like Fields. He's good at throwing under pressure and is mobile, but that's mostly it right now. I still think he has room to improve though

[@TheBackSeatGM]

also didn't even mention his size bc it doesn't effect his scouting report for me

[@alphabuckeyelion2233]

@@TheBackSeatGM room to improve, yes; everyone has room to improve, but "room to improve" doesn't mean "fool's gold." Justin Fields is going to make you eat your words this season. Just watch

[@rocketbaboon2003]

The like to dislike ratio

[@bradyduross7363]

He also had a knee injury for most of the year.

[@BeeHatGuy]

I'm here to agree with the dude who made the video. Dude is gonna be a nothing, and annoying Ohio State fans will delete their comments/forgot they posted here

[@jaytheactivist8520]

Mechanics are always overstated in QBs scouting but your smarter than JT O’Sullivan

[@DGarrettDG]

Hm you still sure about that?

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Yup

[@franklaudicina9786]

It's cool to finally see a gay man breaking down draft prospects.

[@JJ-kk1fx]

Did you watch film or did you watch broadcast footage? Some of those plays where he holds the ball are 2 man slow developing routes predicated on selling the run fake.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

It's more that he doesn't have anticipation, that's why sometimes he un-necessarily holds onto the ball

[@williamswilliams5617]

Just watched him for the first time and this was my general impression.

[@rickygeiger1243]

Listen man. You can have whatever take you want, but the first clip you show while saying he throws an inaccurate ball was obviously tipped at the LOS. Not really gonna build credibility with that one

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Just some passes from Fields. Just happened to be a tipped ball, showed some inaccurate passes as well. the video is more about the scouting report itself. I encourage you to watch your own film. Appreciate the insight though for sure.

[@cstaffyyy3]

Andrew Lampke how is he inaccurate when he had a 67.5 competition percentage

[@danzo626]

Guys are drafted high on potential not what they've done alone. He was in a new program as a first year starter with wr's he only started plsying with this year. Only 1 of those wr were drafted in the nfl and that was in the 5th rd. No one you're comparing him to has less then 2 years as a starter. I'd have more respect if u did this after his 2nd year as a starter

[@vsauce4678]

I’d say he’s a mix of Dak and Cam Newton if he continually progresses. He has physical gifts closer to cam but doesn’t have the accuracy or proper play to warrant his hype.

[@cstaffyyy3]

If he is inaccurate then how did he have an 67.5 completion percentage

[@danzo626]

Doesn't have accuracy?? 😂🤣😂🤣

[@vsauce4678]

danzo 626 he can throw to spots but he doesn’t throw to create extra yards

[@JoeD10]

I think your analysis is pretty poor overall and there are a hundred reasons why. Part of it is you seem to he cherry-picking lowlights, which is a pretty easy thing to do for any player, and trying to create a broader narrative. Also, there are a number of plays you added that were not necessarily the fault of Fields but rather guys making great plays or those around him not doing their jobs. For example, at 6:14 that is a play that Ohio State has ran for the last 3 years since Ryan Day has been here. The play is hardly ever covered as long as the ball is accurate and on time, which it was not. BUT, that was not the fault of Fields. Watch Brandon Bowen #76 the right tackle, he gets beat horrifically off of the edge which forces Fields to be the late with the ball as he is forced to step up into the pocket. That play is designed is not set up for a hitch because it disrupts the timing which is why the DB was able to play. This is much easier to see on the all-22 film which I encourage you to start trying to find, because if you have any eyes for the game you will be able to recognize these things. Also, the throw at 6:35 is a really good throw and it's also a great catch, both things can be true at once. The throw at 6:41 is on Chris Olave for not holding his block which allows the corner to jump the route. At 7:08, that play is only a 2 man route, which is a concept I personally don't like, but Fields is forced to hold onto the ball because 2 guys are trying to get open among 7 guys in coverage. I agree that he either has to get rid of it or scramble (which he does on a play later in the game). I'm not sure what you're smoking when you say he has no anticipation. There are a bunch of examples that can be made of him throwing guys open, especially to the field. Some of these are better seen on the endzone cam view. I'm not sure what you were watching but that is a curiously bad takeaway. Your evaluation of his accuracy is where this analysis falls apart. You're cherry-picking a few poor throws, especially on throws outside the hash. Again, there are countless examples of some really elite balls that he throws to the boundary or the field, which you seem to be the most critical of. In the case of your downfield accuracy, I agree that he needs to become more consistent, but he certainly isn't poor at it. I mean fuck dude, you're bitching about his deep accuracy but then show a throw like at 3:50 which is a ridiculous throw under pressure. Now, the worst of your takes is your critique of his arm strength. Fields might actually have the strongest arm in this class. When you're looking at arm strength, distance downfield is not what you want to focus on but rather the pace of the ball as it goes outside of the numbers. The Big Ten Championship game is a pretty good cutup to see where his arm strength is very very VERY apparent. Again, watch the all-22 if you can find it, because you get a full appreciation for how strong these guy's arms are when you see how much wider the field is. Whenyou're talking about his mechanics and his arm strength, a lot of that actually comes down to just getting more live game reps. Your first year of starting is all about building chemistry with receivers and it's generally pretty good by the end of the year, but the improvement is dramatic in year two. Is Fields a perfect prospect by any means? No, of course he's not. You don't become perfect with only 14 starts. But to undersell his talent and declare him as "fools gold" after watching his tape is laughable to me. I'd be more than happy to talk more in detail about this with you but I highly suggest you reevaluate.

[@ajajala5081]

Bro . This comment is the one . Overall statistically he was second best QB last season . On eye test he was the 3rd . After Burrow and Tua. Lawrence also outplayed him in the fiesta bowl.

[@hrcrewgaming]

If he tightens up his mechanics and improves his anticipation what do you think his ceiling is

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Very good but he needs a lot of improvement. Give him a year on the bench and if he's willing to learn how to read defenses, he's gonna be good. Not Lamar Jackson as a runner, but he's got mobility. He shows that natural arm strength. Not his ceiling, but I think I could see some Kyler Murray if Fields improves.

[@jackfischbach6482]

he’s cappin right

[@rocketbaboon2003]

I hope so

[@turnerj513]

Dude was hurt at the end of the year and it was his first year starting in college and profootballnetwork just posted stats on his and lawerence accuracy and his overall is on par. His deep was was better as far as accuracy.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

His accuracy is similar to what I saw with Kylee Murray, but Kyler had a beautiful touch pass. He needs to improve it but isn’t going to for sure make him a bust. And it is his first year starting, I stated he can still improve and this scouting report isn’t final yet. Honestly tho, I saw the same things on film pre and post injury

[@vsauce4678]

Fields is no elite prospect yet. I think he easily has top 5 upside but he’s a under developed version of Dak at Mississippi state but with a full elite team around him. I think he will develop to end up being Dwayne Haskins level prospect. But that is a good not great qb to get proper value you want him to be a 12-30 pick to get proper value early. He’s not pin point accurate, he is an athlete but not cam newton level. He can’t throw every ball consistently.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Agreed. If he fixes his mechanics, I think that fixes his arm strength issues and accuracy, also needs to work on progressions and mechanics. But if he gets all that basic QB stuff down with the right coach he will be a star in the NFL. He's far from that though as of his sophomore season. Definitely could get there.

[@foxbodyblues6709]

No, it’s TL you are thinking of with the inconsistent ball placement. If he didn’t have those receivers and their enormous catch radius to bail him out Clemson would (have) lost 2 games in 18 and 19. Because he doesn’t have those guys to bail him out anymore, Clemson loses twice this season.

[@abegriggs17]

You should’ve did this video after his second season not his first starting season. The gap for growth in one season is tremendous. He was just getting his beak wet and in a new program. Look at happened with Dwayne Haskins in one year he was not that great the year before. The same with Joe Burrow, I would love to see what you said about him his first year at LSU.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

I did mention that towards the end of the video. He absolutely could improve and if he does I will change my report, but if he doesn't improve, this would be his scouting report as of right now

[@menofyah7934]

Do you wanna retitle this video or are you sticking to your guns????

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Gonna rewatch him at the end of the year and see what the film says, cuz his stats were a lot better than his film. That said, he’s killing it so far so I’ll make another video if he improves

[@steelerhanne8045]

Readdress this when he actually declares for the draft

[@matthewhale1150]

I forgot you’re an NFL expert

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Yessir the one and only Chris Godwin Reuther haha

[@djidog3000]

you showed a lot of clips from justin’s first ever start not sure that’s a good indication of where he’s at

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Just some of the video. Saw this in all of his games though (watched at least 5-6 from last season, all I could get, and saw the same thing)

[@b3stanman946]

Regardless as to were he lands, fools gold is still gold. He will be cashing an NFL paycheck while we continue to sit and speculate from our television lol🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️💯

[@cstaffyyy3]

How the hell u say Trey lance is a franchise guy but not fields even though he doubled his stats

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Just the film. Lance has everything you want in a prospect besides anticipation. He has the best decision making in this class by a mile too. Lance and Lawrence are both franchise QB's

[@cstaffyyy3]

If he underthrow guys he would have more ints

[@jeramelowe9910]

You clout Chasing. Really Dude. Lol Trying to get views.... Everybody knows Justin Field's is the real deal... Stop trying to put out false narrative.. They need to demonetized your Channel because you're full of it.. There's no substitute for hard work an amazing work ethic that's what turns into success and you don't have it stop trying to take the cop out way on KZbin to get views.. Go out and do some research and homework before you put out some BS again.. Smh

[@rocketbaboon2003]

By you comments you are helping him

[@TheBackSeatGM]

🥱

[@nortstrim]

Wait... so Clemson’s WRS weren’t loaded... also you recognize that this guy was injured after the 1st WisConSin game

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Never said that, although Clemson's receivers were banged up all year. Both had great receivers, doesn't make a difference to me. Justin Fields having better receivers wouldn't make me like him more than Josh Allen coming out of Wyoming. Having good receivers give you stats, but it doesn't change a thing about your film. If you throw a dime that your receiver drops and gets picked, that's a better throw than if the receiver has to come back for a catch and gets a touchdown. The better throw would've been in the interception that wasn't the QB's fault. That's just a scenario of course though. And Justin Fields film before and after Wisconsin showed the same worries.

[@foxbodyblues6709]

If you think Fields had “great” receivers in 2019 you aren’t serious...Fields had to hold on to the ball because his AVERAGE receivers couldn’t shake competent coverage. Those 3 senior starters ran 4.65 and 4.7 to a man. 3 senior starters and only 1 drafted (7th round) receiver...and Dobbins couldn’t catch a cold. It’s TL you are thinking of with inconsistent ball placement, except when he was bailed out by those WRs and their enormous catch radius. Also: I almost broke out laughing when you said Haskins had a good offensive line.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

I liked Haskins, but he did have a solid line. Not as great as Justin Fields, but it wasn’t bad

[@foxbodyblues6709]

Andrew Lampke have to disagree. Look at the rushing yards per carry in 18 vs. 19... The 2018 had how many all conference performers? Then look at the 2019 line. All American RG, all conference (and future all American) C, all conference RG. 2020 will be even better: They replace good players at RT and LG with 5 star top 50 performers.

[@bigdawg5453]

You are loss my friend what are you watching

[@cfbguy0379]

I completely agree. The system at Ohio State favors him. We have consistently seen Ohio State push out good QBs. I watched film on him too and I didn't see a first round pick. He had a loaded WR core at Ohio State. Also Medium and Deep Accuracy should be weighted more as far as the overall grade than Short Accuracy.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

The one guy in here who isn't an Ohio State fan lmao. Appreciate ya and the insight

[@danzo626]

The alabama fan saying ohio state had a loaded wr group 😂🤣 hilarious. Again, only 1 starter drafted in the nfl in the 5th rd. How is that a stacked wr group? This was a 1st time starter at a new school with a new system. And tell me what qb's had ohio state been pumping out to the nfl before haskins? I'll wait

[@JonathanLongMusic]

Everybody is hating on this video but just wait and see Justin Fields is a bust

[@1withtheall]

Lol at this video. Can i ask who is your favorite team as a fan?

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Oregon funny enough. Not biased in my reports tho. As a Dolphins fan I wanted Tua way more than I wanted Herbert. He’s proved me wrong so far tho

[@jeramelowe9910]

No comment !!!! This dude just trying to get views...SMH

[@TheBackSeatGM]

I said it's 100% honest. If I was doing it for views I'd say something good about him so people would watch the video longer (longer time watched = better for KZbin algorithm) and I'd say something good because it'd bring me a higher chance at subscribers. But that's not me. I'm gonna be honest with what I saw. I wanna love Justin Fields, but I just don't as of 2019 tape.

[@bradyduross7363]

U give like 5 examples for each bad throw. Every quarterback is going to have some bad throws throughout the season. Also, you showed him getting hit a a lot of his inaccurate throws, which explains some of the inaccuracies.

[@bigdawg5453]

You probably thought Fromm was great

[@TheBackSeatGM]

No he had great anticipation but also had average arm strength and accuracy

[@eric50gobucks]

Trey lance😂 wow okay

[@mosesa5119]

Man this has to be a joke, half these clips he was getting hit or the ball was on the receivers face mask 😂😂

[@danzo626]

So after all this, your theory is that he can improve? 🤣😂 thank you captain obvious

[@TheBackSeatGM]

And if he doesn't he could very well be a bust

[@danzo626]

@@TheBackSeatGM you don't say 🤯 indrecible takes 😂🤣. Future nfl gm everybody 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rocketbaboon2003]

It’s is not you’re it’s your

[@bigkfromtx9526]

Trevor Lawrence has better WRs and fields WRs weren’t as great as past ones as no WR from OSU was taken before the 1st round.

[@TheBackSeatGM]

Garrett Wilson will go round 1 and Chris Olave will probably go around round 2, but should be considered round 1 imo (I really like Olave). Lawrence had some solid receivers no doubt, but Justyn Ross was injured and not as good. Both have good receivers but I don't care about that as much. If a receiver makes a great play or drops the ball, that doesn't effect how I view the QB at all. I get where you're coming from though

[@tyran419]

@@TheBackSeatGM but Ross wasn't injured Trevor Lawrence's first year as a starter. The only thing Trevor Lawrence has over Fields is an extra year in Clemson's system with his receivers even though you're only mentioning that Ross was injured throughout this past year & not to mention Travis Etienne was an elite threat catching out of the backfield as well. I think that you calling him a fool gold after one year as a starter in a whole new system is a little bit ignorant. Oh and not to mention too Trevor Lawrence had 13 over-throws in that LSU game alone.

[@campbellclan14]

Lmao

[@morganchristy4180]

lmao this dude acting like he actually knows football, my man Fields is the goat, he was rated 5 stars for a reason and there is a reason that ohio state went to the fiesta bowl lmao

[@benkellar9970]

Who do you work for? What NFL team pays you for your scouting reports? Oh thats right NO one does LOL you just make videos on KZbin and live with your parents LOL you look about 17 what school do you play football for?

[@TheBackSeatGM]

L

[@danzo626]

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