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Red shirting Fields next year.
I know, I know. It’s not in Kirby’s nature.
But with the new rule that red shirts can play in four games, and the increasing likelihood that Jake will go pro after year 3, doesn’t it make sense to red shirt Fields for a year?
That way we got a possible 3 years of Fields starting...
How likely is it that Fields goes pro as a high round draft pick after just two years of starting? How many quarterbacks have done that in the past? (Serious question I don’t know the answer to).
So maybe after year 2 of his starting, Justin is a mid round draft pick. But he decides to stay a third year to be a high round draft pick?
The reason you don’t red shirt Fields this year is you want him to be ready to play if Jake goes down.
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It wouldn't make sense in several ways.
He will be needed.
He won't be around 5 years if he pans out.
He likely doesn't want to RS.
Why would a very, very high 5 star, & the #2 overall QB, & the #1 Dual threat QB coming out of high school in Justin Fields want to go to a football program to redshirt?? It’s a nice dream to want to keep him around, but that’s simply not going to happen. Keeping both QB Jake Fromm & QB Justin Fields for ALL of their eligibility would be absolutely awesome, it’s just highly, highly unlikely for that’s going to take place for either one of these incredible QB’s. GO DAWGS!!!
Fields said in his own words that he didn't mind coming to UGA and redshirting to learn the system. I don't think he will but for the 2 of you to say he doesn't want to goes directly against what the kid said.
Fields will play in more than four games. When you have the talent, put it on the field. The time is now. If his football IQ is as high as reported, there’s little benefit in a RS. He’s likely to replace Fromm in 2019, but that’s another discussion for another day. Physically, he’s ready. We will also be recruiting a strong QB in 2020, so he will be the next in line after Fields. (It’s likely Sanders.) The days of RSs for RBs, WRs, and QBs are over.
I'm going to guess we will have our definitive answer to this question by the time the Tennessee game rolls around
Not gonna happen!
I don't see how you redshirt him. He's the only other quality QB on the roster, so he needs to be ready. In order to be ready he needs snaps. In an ideal world Fromm does great this season and next, and then goes pro early. Leaving Justin with 1 or 2 years to tear it up before he can then hear his name called by Goodell.
Nope
He is not likely to replace Fromm next season.
No. Regardless if Fields got redshirted which he 150% won’t unless it’s medically, he’d be gone after his RS sophomore year anyways.
Best scenario is we win the title this year or next year and Fromm declares early and then we get two full years of Justin
Only redshirt he will see is game days at Sanford
Isn't it possible he might like college, want to get a degree and "Stay, just a little bit longer" (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs). ?
Would be nice but he is 3 and done
Some of the reports I read about Roquan, he wanted to stay. But he was a first round draft pick. If he stays another year, and gets hurt or doesn’t play quite as good, that’s like losing TEN MILLION DOLLARS.
If Justin is a mid round draft pick, I could see him staying another year. And that’s why I asked in the OP how common it is for college QB’s to go in the first round after starting only two years. I really don’t know.
There’s no way to know how good Fields is gonna be just off hype from how great he was in high school. But a lot of guys just got all that hype they’ve been reading in their mind and can’t accept an alternate scenario.
Most QB’s just do not have as good of a freshman year as Jake had. It’s terribly rare.