Post by JABF on Sept 21, 2021 10:08:24 GMT -6
It's behind a paywall so can only post a brief snippet here. But the article pretty much says this. "Of course, he isn’t ready for everything that NFL defenses do. He’s a rookie. The only way for him to be truly ready for the NFL experience is by experiencing the NFL."
The article seems positive about the OL. Apparently Jason Peters is a leader of the offense leading by example. The article mentions the drops... but I'm not worried about that being a problem going forward because ARob and Mooney have decent hands. Even the best receivers will have some drops. It happens. We've got to get the TEs involved. One thing impressed me about Fields in that Clemson game, was how he went to his TEs and they curb-stomped Clemson in that game. Having solid TE play is one of the best things you can give a rookie QB. We need ours to step up. And I like to believe they can.
The weak link in all of this is not Justin Fields. It's the coach, Matt Nagy (JMO).
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What Fields appears ready for is more. Andy Dalton’s injury could ultimately provide that this week and beyond. But managing Fields’ growing pains and rookie mistakes must become part of the Bears’ game plans for him. Or put it this way: Coach Matt Nagy and his staff must be ready for them to happen.
Sunday showed that the Bears are built better to handle Fields’ ups and downs than the Jaguars and Jets are with their rookie quarterbacks.
Dalton is expected to be limited in some capacity this week during practice, which means that Fields’ work with the starters will significantly (and finally) increase for the first time since he was drafted. If Fields looked off at times with the Bears’ best players on Sunday, it’s because he has barely played with them.
What Fields appears ready for is more. Andy Dalton’s injury could ultimately provide that this week and beyond. But managing Fields’ growing pains and rookie mistakes must become part of the Bears’ game plans for him. Or put it this way: Coach Matt Nagy and his staff must be ready for them to happen.
Sunday showed that the Bears are built better to handle Fields’ ups and downs than the Jaguars and Jets are with their rookie quarterbacks.
Dalton is expected to be limited in some capacity this week during practice, which means that Fields’ work with the starters will significantly (and finally) increase for the first time since he was drafted. If Fields looked off at times with the Bears’ best players on Sunday, it’s because he has barely played with them.
