Commanders Trade for Bears QB Justin Fields Idea Revealed
With all the poking, prodding, testing, and evaluating the Washington Commanders are going to do to NFL Draft prospects over the next couple of months you'd think getting the picks right would be easier.
Add all the tests you want and at the end of the day there's a large element of luck attached to every player the Commanders bring aboard, and don't.
This is why whether it's Washington or the Chicago Bears or any other franchise there are no guarantees you're landing your franchise quarterback when you draft him in the first round, or any other for that matter.
Could Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (left) and receiver Terry McLaurin (right) be joined by Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (center)?
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Despite showing flashes of franchise-leading ability, many expect the Bears to be shopping quarterback Justin Fields to other NFL teams this offseason. Just three years after taking him with the 11th pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.
And this is where the Commanders under new general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn might come into play.
THE TRADE
If Washington wants to take a look at trading for Fields many expect at least a second-round pick to be the asking price with Chicago holding out as long as possible for a first.
Considering the Commanders' first-round pick is the No. 2 overall selection it's not likely the Bears would get that selection in a one-for-one swap, so if they want it they become the buyers while Peters becomes the seller.
That is an interesting scenario we wanted to dive into in today's exercise.
Washington Gets
- QB Justin Fields
- 2024 NFL Draft: No. 9 and No. 110 Overall Picks
- 2025 NFL Draft: 2nd Round Pick (Carolina Panthers)
Chicago Gets
- 2024 NFL Draft: No. 2 Overall
The benefit for the Bears here is they only send two of their own picks to make the move and the Commanders stay in the top 10 of the draft while adding a quarterback who appears to fit new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
Of course, there's a real discussion to be had about Washington simply sending a second-round pick - perhaps the one Chicago sent in the trade for defensive end Montez Sweat - but that discussion has been had, so we wanted to add a new wrinkle to this one.
MOCK DRAFT
From there, we can now turn our attention to the NFL Draft itself having Fields and quarterback Sam Howell both on the roster and presumably a smaller need to add to the position in April.
The trade alone doesn't eliminate the possibility, but lessens the odds of it happening at No. 9, certainly.
Here's how it turned out.
No. 9 - OT Olu Fashanu, Penn State
No. 36 - EDGE Chris Braswell, Alabama
No. 41 - CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
No. 67 - LB Junior Colson, Michigan
No. 100 - OG Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
We weren't unaware of the possibility of taking a rookie quarterback in the third round but chose to flesh out the roster with potential building blocks instead, addressing several key areas of need.
Adding these newcomers to Fields and the coaching staff Dan Quinn is constructing presents an interesting idea of what the new-look Commanders could look like as the page fully turns from the dark days of Washington football.
