Draker-X

I can't imagine making a post this bad.

54 minutes? Oh, hell yeah. This gun b gud.

I love how we're now pretending "Rushing Yards" is an important stat for QBs now. They're not.

I'd much rather see Justin Fields throw 35 times a game and run 6 times than 23 and 18 like Sunday.

And I would instantly trade Fields for Lawrence.

Fields has 1,711 total yards on the season; 1,370 passing and 341 rushing. That's a bit more than 244 yards per game.

There are TWELVE QBs in the league with more than 244 yards JUST PASSING per game.

That list? C.J. Stroud, Tua Tagovailoa, Kirk Cousins, Sam Howell, Jared Goff, Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott and Matthew Stafford. (That's not even including QBs whose passing + rushing per gam is higher than Fields'.)

Fields is at 195.7 passing yards per game. That's 24th in the league. Zach Wilson is 25th, 1.3 yards per game behind Fields. Zach Wilson!!!

Why are the Bears 26th in Passing Yards allowed, 30th in Passing TD allowed, and 24th in Net Passing Yards per Attempt if the secondary is so good?

Why did the Lions go for 148 yards, mostly through the air, and 2 TDs in a total of 3 minutes and 20 seconds of game time in the 4th?

Several people are asking "what if the new coach wants Fields?"

Then that coach, as well as Poles, are saying "we're tying our careers to Justin Fields, and we will either win the Super Bowl, or get very close, in 2025."

For 2023, Fields' cap hit is about $5M, which represents just over 2% of the Bears' cap. Next season, it will be $6M, which will also be around 2-2.5%. That's 30th in the league for QBs, according to Sportrac.

Then the price elevator starts.

This offseason, if the Bears keep Fields, they must exercise his 5th year option, and that money is guaranteed to Fields and counts against the cap. I was trying to see how much it would be but no website has the specifics. I'm guessing the answer is "more than 6M".

But that's not even it. By the time we get to the 2024-25 offseason, Fields is going to need an extension. And that's going to be pricey, and eat a lot of cap room, and suddenly Roster Jenga begins in earnest, and your newly-rebuilt team better be winning a lot and have very few holes left, because there's going to be a lot less money to fill them.

Finally, if I'm hiring a new coach, and he wants to keep our QB who is going into his 4th season...then that coach has a very fucking short leash. And, rightfully, so do I as a GM. Because look at the trick bag the Giants are in now with Daniel Jones.

Picking the wrong QB in the draft is bad. Giving a QB who is no better than mid The Bag is a horrific disaster.

A QB running 18 times a game is unsustainable. That's a starting running back's load. If Fields is such a great passer, then let's see him throw it 35 times a game.

The best ability is availability, and you can't be "the most exciting QB in the league" standing on the sidelines.

"Caleb Williams and Drake Maye cannot win college games. Therefore, we should keep Justin Fields, who has proven in his three seasons that he cannot win NFL games."

Good run: Arizona

Bad run: Buffalo

the bengals completely exploited him last night.

To the tune of 169 total passing yards and 13 non-garbage-time points for the game. I'm sure Roquan felt like shit after the game last night; only making 10 tackles and getting the big W.

Most likely finishes, in order:

* 6-11

* 5-12

* 7-10

@ Lions- L

@ Vikings- L

Lions- W

@ Browns- L

Cardinals- W

Falcons- L

@ Packers - ?

Do we get to play against the 32nd and 31st-ranked defenses in the NFL in our last 7 games?

(Yes, Denver's defense was so bad in the first 5 games that even with how relatively well they've played in the last 4, they're still the worst in the league.)