Jets fans can only laugh as Chiefs fans go through same Justin Fields frustrations

New York Jets fans have seen the Pittsburgh Steelers fanbase parrot the same frustrations Aaron Rodgers brings to the table when he is under center, and now Kansas City Chiefs fans sound exactly like Gang Green after just a few weeks of the Justin Fields experience.

Fields, for whom the Jets acquired a sixth-round pick when they traded him, went viral on social media in Kansas City's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A possible touchdown was ruined by Fields holding the ball, stepping backward after leaving the pocket, and taking a huge sack that lost 20 yards. Does that sound familiar, Jets fans?

Fields, who has been up-and-down at Chiefs training camp, has performed poorly enough to open the door for seventh-round rookie Garrett Nussmeier to at least get some consideration as the No. 2 option behind an injured Patrick Mahomes to begin the season. The Fields refrain Chiefs fans are signing right now sounds identical to what Jets fans were saying one year ago.

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In classic Fields fashion, his supporters were praising him for not turning the ball over and completing a high percentage of his passes (9-12) in the Tampa Bay game. Fields remains the ultimate "the box score doesn't tell the story" quarterback, as numbers can't account for how long he holds the ball and leave meat on the bone as a passer.

Even though Andy Reid's deference to Matt Nagy over the last few years was questionable, he is still one of the brightest offensive minds this game has ever seen. If Fields can't look like a confident pocket passer under Reid, he can't look confident with anyone. Even against Tampa Bay's backups, Fields' issues are still present.

Fields is still the favorite to win the QB2 job, but the fact that it is even a competition between him and Nussmeier is a sign that his goodwill is starting to run out. Everyone wants to take a chance on a player like Fields, and then when Fields is on your team, he becomes much less fun.

No one has ever doubted that Fields is a hard worker or a nice guy. The arm and athleticism will always be there. Going back to Ohio State, the knock on Fields was that he was a slow processor. Even after going to Kansas City, those flaws still seem present.

Darren Mougey is far from a Hall of Fame GM at this point, but getting a sixth-round pick for a player who has lost almost all of his value and has saddled Kansas City with some added quarterback questions that are almost entirely self-inflicted was one of his best bits of business.

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