Nah, he’s a patriot.

Justin Fields seems like a great guy, but that is not an NFL starting caliber QB.

It was his 4th start. Wasn’t expecting much, and he legitimately looked like a 4th round rookie making his 4th start.

All we can do is watch for steady improvement. Garoppolo is riding pine until the season is out because he DOES NOT give us any greater chance at victory than AOC. At least with AOC there’s the unknown.

From my eyes: AOC has horrible footwork and a pretty bad throwing motion. Contrary to what most of you are saying, he is actively progressing through his reads in a timely manner. His awkward base and slow delivery are whats affecting his accuracy more often than not. He’s also not great under pressure (big red flag) and lowers his eyes once he feels the rush. The lack of mobility is a grievance, but that’s never been his game. If he keeps his eyes up against the rush and buys time (see Mayer TD vs Jets), he can operate in the NFL like that for a long time.

All in all, I think he’s got a lot of fundamental work that needs to be done on his mechanics, and he needs more reps against pressure to learn to play under it.

Being a zero star recruit and having to walk on at Purdue would kind of lead one to believe that he’s never worked with a high-level QB coach, as many top prospects do. If he’s hungry and confident enough, he may seek help much like Josh Allen did after his sophomore season (another basically zero star recruit).

He could be good, if he shows progress, I’d be willing to bet on him for another year PROVIDED he gets coaching on his mechanics and there’s another QB there to push him.