{"id":63193,"date":"2025-05-19T20:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/63193\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:44:09","slug":"steelers-beat-writer-predicts-justin-fields-will-be-one-and-done-with-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/63193\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Beat Writer Predicts Justin Fields Will Be ‘One-And-Done ‘With Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"

In March, QB Justin Fields signed a two-year deal with the New York Jets. One Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer predicts that Fields won\u2019t see that second season. Mark Kaboly offered the take Monday, believing the Jets will quickly sour on Fields while doubling down on his offseason opinion that Mason Rudolph remains the better option.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think he will be the guy,\u201d Kaboly said of Fields during an appearance on 93.7 The Fan<\/a>. \u201cI think he\u2019s a one-and-done in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh attempted to retain Fields in free agency, but New York presented a better offer that included partially guaranteed money in the second year. Financial considerations coupled with the chance of the Steelers drafting a quarterback early, a real possibility in March, led Fields to sign with the Jets over the Steelers.<\/p>\n

New York tore its roster and front office down over the past year, hiring a new general manager, head coach, quarterback in Fields, and making significant roster changes. The Jets will bet on Fields continuing his progression from a season ago before being replaced by Russell Wilson midway through the year. Kaboly, however, doesn\u2019t buy the improved career arc narrative.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe probably should have had about six fumbles, and he recovered his own. He probably [could\u2019ve had] four more picks,\u201d Kaboly said.<\/p>\n

Fields had snap\/exchange issues from the literal first play of the 2024 season and a costly one in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts,<\/a> problems Russell Wilson didn\u2019t have once he took over the starting gig. Still, Fields improved his mechanics and accuracy while playing smarter and more structured than he had in the three previous seasons with Chicago.<\/p>\n

Still, that didn\u2019t deter Kaboly from showing more belief in Rudolph.<\/p>\n

\u201cEasy, he\u2019s better than Justin,\u201d Kaboly told The Fan.<\/p>\n

Fields will get his opportunity in New York to sink or swim. He\u2019s the Jets\u2019 unquestioned starter this season and surrounded by capable talent like former Oho State teammate Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall. Rudolph\u2019s chances aren\u2019t as certain. If Aaron Rodgers signs with the Steelers, Rudolph will enter the year as the No. 2 quarterback and waiting for an injury to get his chance to play.<\/p>\n

Regardless, if Fields falters, the Steelers will look smart for not throwing good money at him. If he shines, Pittsburgh will look cheap for letting him leave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In March, QB Justin Fields signed a two-year deal with the New York Jets. One Pittsburgh Steelers beat…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[8740,7,226,493,5241,1917,255,2321,2097,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-63193","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-93-7-the-fan","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jets","11":"tag-justin-fields","12":"tag-mark-kaboly","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkjets","17":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114536452262931162","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}