Justin Fields still has plenty of defenders in the media and among the Chicago Bears fanbase. That isn’t a surprise. He has some impressive moments. There are games where he looks like a genuine star. His problem has always been that you never know when or if that version of him will show up. People believe the best course of action is to fire the coaching staff and start over, preferably with somebody who can mold a system to Fields’ strengths. Meanwhile, GM Ryan Poles can continue building up the roster around him.
However, this stance is far from unanimous. Several people think we’ve seen who Fields is by this point. It’s been three years. True franchise quarterbacks typically show themselves within such a timeframe. Yes, the surrounding situation hasn’t been ideal, but good-to-great quarterbacks still show rapid improvement. More importantly, they show consistency. Former NFL executive Louis Riddick believes it has reached a point where the book is written on Fields.
Silvy of Waddle & Silvy countered with the argument that the QB still has so much potential. He keeps showing flashes of what he can be. Riddick was unmoved, delivering a harsh reality check.
“Flashes get people fired.”
Justin Fields isn’t the first highly drafted QB stuck in this limbo.
There are several examples of this throughout recent NFL history. Everybody thought Jeff George was the second coming of John Elway in 1990. He had some brilliant moments but never truly turned the corner because of his questionable personality. Vince Young was an insane athlete coming out of Texas that shredded defenses with his legs. He always had a good arm. What he didn’t have was the best accuracy or an ability to read and exploit coverages. Sam Bradford had stretches of solid play. He also had weak knees that were susceptible to injuries.
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Maybe there is a magic formula out there that could turn Justin Fields into a star. The sad part is the Bears can’t waste too much time looking for it. They already fell into that trap once before with Jay Cutler. Three different head coaches. Five different offensive coordinators. It never worked out. Justin Fields has done everything he can to become a franchise passer. It hasn’t worked. The best thing for the organization and probably for him is a clean break.
Enough with the folks wanting to keep JF – he’s gone by next year. With every win by GB’s QB, it makes JF look that much worse. Love has almost as many wins in his first year starting than JF has is in his 3-year career. And no one wants to hear the BS about the OL, the DL or coaching. GB has the youngest team in the NFL and nowhere near the quality of WRs as the Bears. The Bears’ OL is better as well. The thing making the Bears suck is JF. Come on, wake up and smell… Read more »
Justin Fields has a great work ethic and should probably be better next year than he is this year which is a 92+ RTG dual threat QB. If Warren and Poles (Poles is not going anywhere) decide to trade Fields, some teams would be willing to give up their 1st round pick for him. This would give us three 1st round picks next year! If we decide to keep Fields, we trade the 1st overall from Carolina for a king’s ransom of picks. Either scenario is more than acceptable to me. No matter what happens, how can our team not… Read more »
@Sam K… Fields is my guy as long as he’s the quarterback of my team. I like Nix and Penix if we go in a different direction. I like Daniels but his game is a lot like Fields. Williams game is exactly like Fields. Maye, I haven’t watched enough of him to have a truthful opinion.
Yes, nobody gets excuses, except Fields right. Allen’s success is based on wins n losses (won A MUCH HIGHER percent of games than Fields) but when u talk about Fields it’s a “team game and u can’t measure a QB by wins n losses”… it’s cool how both sides of the fence always somehow favor ur boy Fields.
Josh Allen might want to start winning some games or he’s going to be sitting with Fields during the playoffs. This is his sixth season, he has no excuses.