When it comes to who will or will not play against Philadelphia, HC Aaron Glenn said "some starters will not play in this game." Will [Justin Fields](/team/players-roster/justin-fields/) play? "I'm not going to say who, but a good amount of starters won't play."
In his two preseason games for the Green & White, Fields took snaps for three series, throwing a total of 9 passes (4 completions) for 46 yards. He did, however, make a 13-yard run for a TD at Green Bay to cap a 10-play, 79-yard opening drive of the game, his lone series. For the starters over the two games, Glenn and OC Tanner Engstrand hewed toward conservative play-calling, emphasizing the run game, and more than likely keeping a chunk of the offense's playbook under wraps ... for now.
Fields' longest completion, which came against the Packers, was for 24 yards to fullback Andrew Beck. Before practice on Tuesday, Fields was asked about stretching the defense with passes down the field.
"I mean, we're fine with taking 8-yard completions every play," he said. "If I'm being honest with you, of course you want explosives, but as I said Saturday, we're not going to force the ball downfield if they \[the defense\] wants to get depth on the second level, we're fine with taking an 8-, 10-yard completions. And taking time off the clock and just driving down the field and having 10-, 15-play drives gets the defense tired. It might not be as exciting on the offensive side of the ball or for the fans, but as I said, it's efficient ball. It's also getting the defense tired."
Fields acknowledged that adapting to his third offensive scheme in three seasons is a challenge, after starting his NFL career in Chicago, moving to Pittsburgh last season and now to the Jets.
"There's a lot of different things that we do, some concepts that I've never run before, and I think they're really efficient," he said. "I think they're different. I like the concepts that we have. I like what Tanner is trying to do and implement with the guys on offense and in our playbook. So he's a great offensive-minded coach."