Justin Fields looking to improve in all aspects of game

Fields, a self-proclaimed perfectionist, believes he hasn’t reached his “full potential in any aspect of the game, of quarterback play.” When giving a self-assessment, Fields said there’s room for improvement in every part of his game right now.

One area of emphasis that he took away from last Thursday’s game is keeping his internal clock consistent. Fields was pressured 18 times against Washington, but there were some plays where the pocket was clean, giving him more time to go through his reads and make a decision. But later in the game, Fields said he felt that internal clock sped up “just because of maybe the past pockets that I would get in the game.”

“That was actually one thing that me, Luke [Getsy] and Andrew [Janocko] talked about … I just told them if they feel like I’m getting antsy and maybe leaving the pocket too early when it’s there, just remind me to reset—like reset after every play,” Fields said. “Because there are going be times when I do have time and I can sit in there, but that’s definitely a big thing, just making sure that just because they got back here fast the last play or two, three plays ago, doesn’t mean they are going to get back fast. So just playing every play. Every play is going to be different.”

According to ESPN, Fields has faced pressured on 46 percent of his dropbacks through six games. While guard Lucas Patrick will only speak for himself on performance, he said it hasn’t met his personal standards.

However, Patrick said the offensiveline must “be better for [Fields], because he deserves it.”

“All I know is up front, we have to do the best we can do and keep him clean because as we’ve seen multiple times, we keep him clean or we give him a rush lane to sneak out,” Patrick said. “We need to live up to the standard that we have in our room and really help him become the elite player that he is. You can’t change my mind that that guy’s not a future stud in this league, like, the way he throws it, the way he’s consistent, the way he runs, just his positive personality, and like, he’s a great dude to have in the locker room and doesn’t really get down amongst us.”