Post by JABF on Sept 20, 2021 20:39:00 GMT -6
There has been a number of articles today by he sports media trying to figure out why Nagy failed to play to Field's strengths. This is a short blurb from Brad Biggs article that mentions it. But it is a head scratcher.
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Matt Nagy may need to tailor the offense more to Justin Fields’ strengths
One of the great mysteries of Justin Fields’ performance in Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals is why the Chicago Bears didn’t change their game plan to favor him.
When Fields replaced starter Andy Dalton, who got knocked out with a left knee injury in the second quarter, they appeared to run plays better suited for the veteran pocket passer. The offense bogged down and the Bears barely hung on with the benefit of a four-takeaway performance by the defense.
Matt Nagy may need to tailor the offense more to Justin Fields’ strengths
One of the great mysteries of Justin Fields’ performance in Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals is why the Chicago Bears didn’t change their game plan to favor him.
When Fields replaced starter Andy Dalton, who got knocked out with a left knee injury in the second quarter, they appeared to run plays better suited for the veteran pocket passer. The offense bogged down and the Bears barely hung on with the benefit of a four-takeaway performance by the defense.
This was in the Athletic, behind a paywall, so just a brief snippet here:
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Where were the tight ends?
... the tight ends combined for one target all afternoon — not counting Kmet’s catch that was nullified because of an offensive-pass-interference call. That one target was a Kmet catch for zero yards near the end of the game.
“Not enough targets (Sunday), and they need to be more involved,” Nagy said. “I’m well aware of that. That’s my fault for that. That’s, uh, I don’t want to say never gonna happen again, but that’s not enough.”
Where were the tight ends?
... the tight ends combined for one target all afternoon — not counting Kmet’s catch that was nullified because of an offensive-pass-interference call. That one target was a Kmet catch for zero yards near the end of the game.
“Not enough targets (Sunday), and they need to be more involved,” Nagy said. “I’m well aware of that. That’s my fault for that. That’s, uh, I don’t want to say never gonna happen again, but that’s not enough.”
