I don't understand what we would be hoping for with Fields. This just makes no sense to me. I mean, I think people are overestimating what a 'crippling' QB contract looks like.
Geno at $45M wouldn't have 'crippled us' and neither will Darnold at $35M (if that's what he gets). If we are trying to get a QB to win next year and beyond, I'd MUCH rather have Darnold than Fields--though I'd rather have neither.
If we are just trying to keep the seat warm for a rookie, get neither. Darnold is probably too expensive if we aren't paying Geno and Fields requires an offense be tailored to his one-read-and-run style. If we expect our rookie to be different than that, it makes no sense to sit him behind a vet who will require a completely different offensive gameplan.
Just roll with Howell at that point. If we are tanki--er, um 'rebuilding', just do it for real. If we want to win... no Fields.