He has the worst receiving group in the league. They don’t get open. They can’t get open.
You're not wrong for the most part. The thing that drives me crazy goes back to the Washington game. Multiple open guys missed and on the last play it was Mooney or nothing, who was never open on the last play. In the post game press conference he was asked about Monty on the last play and Fields dismissed the question and said, "nah he was the 4th option". If he's open who cares what option he was?!?!
They've also averaged 31 ppg the last two weeks. The losses have little if anything to do with Fields, and in actuality are probably a good thing for better draft pick. If the offense keeps putting up points, and Fields' confidence continues to grow, I don't care if they lose out except for the Green Bay game.
This year is shot. Keep building for next year. Fields is moving in the right direction I just hope he stays healthy.
You are saying a lot of things that are true with pretty much all young QBs in the NFL. Almost all of them pull it down and run sooner than they should at that level early in their careers. The speed of the game is the main reason for this. Once they settle in, this changes...with the good ones anyway.
He was holding his shoulder hope he’s not to beat up. This was the first team that hit him this much. Time to pass and stop running him so much. Another loss but keep fields healthy for next year then add some offensive weapons a long with some defensive players. Play to fight/win another day./year. This year is done.
None taken 😊This year reminds me of the LWE season of [insert year here] where QB [insert name here] overcame a lot of adversity. The LWE coaches and program are top notch and worked through the season for our [insert number here] trophy. The Bears could learn a few things from the LWE staff and I'm really excited to be playing a classy top notch program in LA next Saturday!
All tongue in cheek Corey, no harm intended
From what I could tell, he took much much more punishment dropping back than he ever did on any designed run. That said, the last series play calling was really bad, especially considering he was clearly already banged up.
I will remind you, the shoulder injury Fields suffered on the first play on the last drive was the result of a designed run and not a drop back. He swept left and was tackled low and went out of bounds landing in a manner that caused the injury.
I think we are in agreement. The play calling at the end was borderline criminal.
He’s solid and as long as he’s running at high RPM, he’ll survive and thrive a bit.
Not sure what you are trying to say here. Walter didn't have the speed Fields has and that's a fact too. But, I have never seen a tougher running back, or player for that matter. You may or may not know, Payton had a 13 year career, took the pounding he took and only missed one game due to injury. That is beyond incredible.
It doesn’t matter if you design runs it’s just more hits on your QB. Fields is already hurt. We need him to be around 5-6 years. If he keeps taking hits like he has this year he won’t last in the NFL. The coach needs to be smart on how he used his talent.
A guy who can start right now and not have to worry about replacing in offseason. I doubt he’s starting when they/if start really competing for SB.
Me to but he won’t be if he keeps getting hit like he has been. Just saying he won’t last in this league if he keeps getting hit as often as he has designed run or not.
You can’t keep blaming everything on the O-line. The play calling needs to change some so he isn’t running the ball as much. Fields is getting better but he also needs to get rid of the ball quicker. This could change if they get him a few more weapons this off-season.
Hard to get rid of the ball quicker when the DBs are running the receiver's routes. Lots to improve on in the Bears offense.
Lots to improve on all across the board. We better hope Poles is up to the task. The roster cupboard was pretty bare to start the year, before the trades and injuries.
Schlereth seemed rather optimistic today, and generally he doesn't mince words. However, he was excited about Russell to the Broncos...
He will always run the ball, he’s ELITE at it, again ELITE. I’ll blame the line as long as it sucks. He is never going to be a drop back passer…It is the coaches/fields job the find the right mix and learn how to protect himself better.
