I came into tonight feeling pre-emptively jealous of whatever team ended up with Justin Fields. Fields was the second best quarterback in this draft for everyone who didn’t overthink things. Fields is smart, arguably even more athletic than Staley himself, and accurate as a paternity test. And like that paternity test, some people seem to have a need to deny his veracity despite overwhelming evidence. I convinced myself to be hopeful about Trubisky. I’m trying to talk myself down from my euphoria about Fields and it’s not working.
I can’t neglect to mention the huge boon to Ryan Pace’s reputation, and the huge opportunity for Matt Nagy to show what he’s made off.