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<\/p>\nThe\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0have some options if they want to make a blockbuster move during the offseason.<\/p>\n
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They could trade up in the draft. Pittsburgh could trade for an elite corner to round out their defense.<\/p>\n
They could also bring in a new QB.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve been linked to just about every available QB out there, but there\u2019s one trade that stands out to\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Brad Gagnon.<\/p>\n
On a list of trade ideas that could reshape the NFL in 2024,\u00a0Gagnon suggested a move for the Steelers to acquire\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0QB\u00a0Justin Fields.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a move that definitely fill the team\u2019s need for a QB upgrade and it might not even be all that costly for the Steelers.<\/p>\n
The Bears\u2019 decision to trade up and draft Fields hasn\u2019t exactly according to plan for them.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve ended up selecting in the top 10 every season since making that selection.<\/p>\n
However, the fact that they can draft his replacement in April doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019re going to be looking to just give Fields away like the\u00a049ers\u00a0did with\u00a0Trey Lance\u00a0last offseason or the\u00a0Browns\u00a0did with\u00a0Baker Mayfield\u00a0the offseason before.<\/p>\n
Fields has performed well enough over the last three years to maintain some value and is coming off of the best season of his career.<\/p>\n
There should also be some competition to land him with teams like the\u00a0Raiders\u00a0and\u00a0Falcons\u00a0also in need of a QB while finding themselves outside of the range to draft one of this year\u2019s top options.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0Bears insider Josh Schrock, the expected trade value for Fields right now is a Day Two pick, but the price could rise if multiple teams get involved.<\/p>\n
For the Steelers, that would make it tougher for them to fill all of the other needs through the draft, but it\u2019s not a bad price for a cost-controlled QB who would definitely be an upgrade over\u00a0Kenny Pickett.<\/p>\n
One of the biggest concerns Steelers fans have about\u00a0Arthur Smith\u00a0as their new offensive coordinator is what the hire means for their quarterback position.<\/p>\n
His two best seasons came with the\u00a0Titans\u00a0and he had a veteran under center.\u00a0Ryan Tannehill\u00a0had his best seasons of his career in those years, but he wasn\u2019t exactly a developing QB.<\/p>\n
Things didn\u2019t work out all that well for him with any of the Falcons\u2019 QBs he had in any of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n
He hasn\u2019t really shown the ability to develop a QB, which is what the Steelers need for Pickett to be their future and would be important with Fields too.<\/p>\n
However, there are some things that worked for Tannehill that should also work for Fields.<\/p>\n
With Tannehill under center, the Titans utilized run-pass options and play action well.<\/p>\n
Fields has had success running play action since his college days. Mixing in RPOs would keep opposing defenses guessing and allow the QB to get the ball out of his hands quickly.<\/p>\n
All of that mixed with Fields\u2019 ability as a runner would make the Steelers\u2019 offense difficult to predict.<\/p>\n
Smith\u2019s offense in Tennessee also used tight ends well. The Titans\u2019 tight ends combined for more than 800 yards in 2020.<\/p>\n
Fields has been leaning on\u00a0Cole Kmet\u00a0throughout his career and they connected 73 times for 719 yards in 2023.<\/p>\n
In Pittsburgh, Fields would have\u00a0Pat Freiermuth\u00a0and\u00a0Darnell Washington\u00a0to throw to at tight end.<\/p>\n
The big question is whether he could get them further than\u00a0Mason Rudolph\u00a0did in 2024.<\/p>\n
They can bring Rudolph back without sacrificing an early draft pick and they know he can at least get them to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Fields hasn\u2019t had the chance to prove he can win in the playoffs at this point in his career.<\/p>\n
He should give them a better chance than Pickett or Rudolph, but the big question for the Steelers would be just how good of a chance that is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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