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Never been to sofi. Would love to maybe get a group together to sit with one another and bullshit about bears. Holla!!

I just went through the last 21 days of posts perusing headlines with Justin Fields related stats... good or bad. This is what I found. I could have swore there were more negative ones about his time in the pocket. I was only grabbing full season stats... not game-specific ones. Missing anything?

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+ Fields & Moore ranked as #2 QB/Pass-Catcher duo

+ Bears have third most big plays through week 7

/ Fields has the highest “quick game” epa, but utilizes “quick game” the sixth least.

- Fields has a sack percentage of 12.9%

+ Justin Fields in the red zone this season: 15/23 8 TDs/ 0 INTS 4 big time throws 0 turnover worthy plays 88.5 passing grade (1st in the NFL)

/ Justin Fields currently ranked 14th in the NFL QB index

+ Justin Fields on 20+ yard throws: 96.3 passing grade, 13 completions (1st), 6 TDs (1st), 0 ints

+ Fields is tied for 2nd in passing TDs after week 5

+ Justin Fields leads the league in TD%

Chicago Bears (1-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (2-4)

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Bear down, Bears nation!

There’s no denying the talent and the impact he could have for the defensive line. But there’s obviously a ton of risk with the injury history and it being a contract year. Would be interested to see what they’d give up to get him

Me coming from Portland and my buddy from WI. (I'm also originally from WI). But anyways. We came out here for the game. And was looking to see if anyone's tailgating? Maybe cooking some food and playing the other NFL games on some TVs in the parking lot outside the stadium?

This discourse has gotten old very quick. If you want someone to put this Bagent-Fields BS to bed with rationale and reason, read on - I’m that dude.

Just because some fans want to see more from Tyson Bagent before they crown him as the savior, they’re being labeled “Bagent haters.”

First off, there’s no such thing as a true Chicago Bears fan who is a “Bagent hater.” They are just rational fans who want a bigger sample size, and maybe they believe (with good reason) that Fields has been dealt a terrible hand by our organization before this year so they still believe in his talent and want to make sure Bagent can truly eclipse that talent weekly.

The Raiders played so shitty last Sunday that I didn’t learn a ton about Bagent other than he makes quick decisions and he’s capable of being a solid game manager.

It was impossible to learn more because the Raiders blow and Josh McDaniels is so up his own ass that he doesn’t realize that AARP member Brian Hoyer can’t lace Aidan O’Connell’s cleats whether it’s preseason or not.

Point is, routine game managers don’t get promoted to franchise QB status. That’s not how the NFL works in 2023. Hell, it didn’t work that way in 2009 when game managing savant Kyle Orton was here either. That’s why we dealt him for Cutler.

Can Bagent earn that franchise status? Sure! But why the hell would I bank on that right now? It makes no sense without more evidence.

I want to see Bagent go deep when it’s available and stretch the field to keep the defense honest. I want to see Bagent face in-game adversity and see how he responds. I want to see how well he can move the offense down the field if our run game gets stuffed. I want to see if he can win the game off his arm or legs or both when the defense allows 24+ points like they did for 14 straight games with Fields at the helm until a few weeks ago.

Why is there something wrong with that…? If Bagent aces those tests, I’m all in on QB1 Bagent! But if he’s limited in certain regards, then that’s okay too. I think no matter what he will be a great backup for us long-term, which is extremely valuable.

This weird Civil War among the fanbase is silly as hell, when literally all of us can make the smartest, healthiest decision - to let it play out and see what happens.

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I understand he’s hugely helpful at blocking. But he usually catches the ball and has shown the ability to make contested and even acrobatic catches. Just a thought.

Do we as a fan base know 100% for sure no one in the entire Bears organization has never sat down with JF to go over film, work on reads, work on progressions, work on footwork, work on release? Justin said publicly that Getsy and him went over the playbook to remove plays he did not like, he wanted the playbook smaller so he didn’t have to think and he could just play free.

I read this all the time and hear the talking heads say the org failed him… what am I missing that the coaches are not doing? I cannot imagine they’re not working with him. Is the thought he just hangs out by himself every practice and no one helps him or coaches him. Or is it simply that Getsy should call designed Qb run, roll out, move the pocket, and no more than 2 read throws? He is a professional qb and should be able to run a competent offense. Which team said they knew exactly what the bears would run… is that on Getsy or is that on Fields not being able to run a full offense. It was Fields that asked for less…

Genuinely curious for those that blame coaches for JF1 lack of success.

Trade Mooney for him. Dudes been ineffective anyway. Him agreeing to come here is the problem but damn man, that many weapons? Nobody could screw this up...... right?!?!?

If we decide to move on from Fields and draft a QB in this year’s draft, who do you want us to draft and why?

Of course Hawk picked the bolts.

As the title asks, with Johnson coming out of protocol and expected to play and with the way Foreman played last week, who do we think is coming out on top? Or are we expecting a pretty even split between the 2?

Personally I hope Foreman continues to control the backfield, and with his performance last week, why not roll with him. But this is also a good chance to get the talented rookie some experience. It also seems like all the reports about him coming out of concussion protocol are hyping him up to take over this week.