It’s not fair people are talking about drafting another QB instead of building around him with competent coaching.
Is Fields better than Daniel Jones? I think a reasonable argument can be made that he is. Daniel Jones got paid 40million dollars. Are you comfortable with having to pay 20% of the salary cap to a guy that averages 160 passing yards a game? I’m not. Prepare to move on.
technically he is all of our quarterbacks until something happens
This is great example of how people can delude themselves into believing anything regardless of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Fields stinks and I don't see how anybody who watches him can come to any other conclusion
At what point is any sport fair? I will root for the dude until he’s benched or off the team but complaining that people aren’t being fair to an underperforming athlete on a garbage team is funny.
Cool, let him play out the season and give me Maye and Ben Johnson.
Not fair? It has been MORE than fair for a QB with a 6-20 record. he got 3 seasons to show that he was a competent QB. He is not.
Fair? We're on year 3, and he's made a couple million dollars. Ball out or GTFO
We can't really build around him at this point if he's off his rookie contract so it is what it is.
Year 3 of a team that lost 90% of games by the defense. And a team that knew Fields isnt a pocket passer with Nagy and goes and hires Luke Getsy whos play designs are for pocket passers. Nice try though
Then you have to factor in an extension for Fields and the decision seems really easy. He’s going to be going into yr4 do you really want to Extend him?
He doesn't have to be extended this year, only optioned. But by skipping the option, they also run the risk of ending up in a Daniel Jones situation and paying big money to a bum.
My guess is they're already moving on, unless he goes on an absolute tear for the rest of the year.
You realize we were needing a complete rebuild right? Our oline today is way better than when fields got drafted, but people act like this line today is what we've had. Like these offensive weapons are the same fields was brought up with. There's a reason many of us agreed that THIS was fields prove it year, but instead all you guys are just saying fuck him, his years prior to the year he has a decent team is all that matters.
let the season play out and then judge fields. The rest of the team today is good enough that he should look good, and if he still doesn't, we ditch him.
This is crazy talk, he’s bad, just accept it.
That’s crazy talk.
Copying from another of my comments. Take Johnson and insert any high demand coaching candidates this offseason
I totally agree Johnson COULD make Fields better. But do you think you can convince him to come here in those circumstances? That's what I'm saying, people have this idea that a new coach could change Fields. But how many will want to take that on over going to a place they can either A) pick 'their guy' or B) have a much better QB in place, like Herbert in SD if Staley gets the boot???
Bringing in a new coaching staff, Bears are more likely to draft QB and replace Fields. Not less likely.
This thumb injury was by far the worst thing that could have happened to fields career in Chicago. Now we only have 7 games to see if we can rock with him. He very well may need to win all 7 to keep his job in Chicago.
The worst thing next to being drafted by Chicago.
Injuries are a part of the game. He has 7 more weeks to prove his worth. Either as the Bears starter, or to another team.
People still only believe in fields because he went to OSU and is fast imo. Imagine if he had the same production but went to Purdue or something.
Fields has an opportunity to put all this to rest. I’m optimistic he will but he still has to do it.
Justin is not my QB, unless he plays out of his mind for the rest of the season
Enjoy your last season with your qb.
Your QB sucks OP
Is Trubisky also your QB?
He better start playing good now, good coaching or bad coaching
Ok no worshipping fields here or anything but unfortunately with the position we are in we can not with any reason of a doubt put another Qb on the bears without a weapon if fields can get past his field reading mistakes he has the potential to be a top tier qb. but that is not the only problem the bears have another giant issue with the bears is the horrible play calling getsy has shown that he is not a good play caller and that his success was due mainly to rodgers the bears play calling is as good as a C level highschools play calling he is the main issue but fields takes most of the blame. At last the final thing the bears need is another big weapon like Dj more if you need an example look no further than the 49ers they have deebo, CMC, and Aiyuk all very good and well respected players and I know what you are going to say but they also have Brock Purdy yes they I know but Brock Purdy’s success stems from these three because even when he is under pressure one of these guys are open when deebo and CMC were out for injury this year purdy looked like a fish out of water and had a had time making completions with just aiyuk out there if the bear don’t fix 2 of these issues we will be a doomed team like we are this year best to tank this year to get the first 2 draft picks and get Harrison jr and for insurance purposes another qb
I'm not going to pretend like JF1 didn't get absolutely shafted by being drafted into our coaching carosel and aggresive rebuild attempt. But the dude has struggled regardless. Best thing for him and for us is to make a clean break and start fresh.
Everyone needs to have a take every second of the day. Whether it’s Fields, or coaching, or both, changes need to continue. The team is not good yet.
We have 7 more weeks in the season. Evaluate them. Then plant your flag. This should be the status quo for everyone, me included.
Bear down.