Post by JABF on Sept 21, 2021 20:34:39 GMT -6
According to the Bears players on offense, Fields and Dalton are so different that it takes quite a bit of adjustment if Fields is starting on Sunday. I know someone will comment about ARob's dropped pass, but he (and Jason Peters) make a good point here. Fields needs to begin getting a chemistry with the #1s. And also, the #1s need to adjust their game to fit Fields. Once they make the switch I hope Nagy doesn't flip flop these QBs around anymore when Andy Dalton is healthy again. Don't overthink this. Let Fields and the offense adjust to each other - and hopefully this offense will improve week by week all season long.
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3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including preparing for a Justin Fields start and Jason Peters pushing through another injury
If Dalton is out and Fields is the starter, wide receiver Allen Robinson said the offense will need to squeeze in extra reps before, during and after practice to get back on the same page as Fields, who ran the scout team the last two weeks.“
For us right now in the season, we are kind of limited with (time), so we just have to capitalize on our opportunities that we have to get extra throws,” Robinson said. “And try to make sure we cross all of our t’s and dot all of our i’s when it comes to the things we want to accomplish as far as certain ball-placement throws, where I need to be, where someone wants me to be, things like that.”
Left tackle Jason Peters said he also will need to adjust from playing with Dalton, who climbs the pocket, to playing with Fields, who often escapes it.
Coach Matt Nagy indicated Monday that Fields could have pushed up in the pocket to avoid one of his two sacks Sunday.
“I’ve got to take more kicks when Justin is in there just to cut off his pursuit angle because he’s going to bail out and try to make a play,” Peters said. “So two different quarterbacks. You’ve got one that pushes up and then you’ve got one that’s trying to get outside the pocket if he gets a little pressure up front.
“I’m definitely going to work on that all week, just kicking more and getting more depth. That way when he bails out of the pocket, he’s got a clean pocket.”
3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including preparing for a Justin Fields start and Jason Peters pushing through another injury
If Dalton is out and Fields is the starter, wide receiver Allen Robinson said the offense will need to squeeze in extra reps before, during and after practice to get back on the same page as Fields, who ran the scout team the last two weeks.“
For us right now in the season, we are kind of limited with (time), so we just have to capitalize on our opportunities that we have to get extra throws,” Robinson said. “And try to make sure we cross all of our t’s and dot all of our i’s when it comes to the things we want to accomplish as far as certain ball-placement throws, where I need to be, where someone wants me to be, things like that.”
Left tackle Jason Peters said he also will need to adjust from playing with Dalton, who climbs the pocket, to playing with Fields, who often escapes it.
Coach Matt Nagy indicated Monday that Fields could have pushed up in the pocket to avoid one of his two sacks Sunday.
“I’ve got to take more kicks when Justin is in there just to cut off his pursuit angle because he’s going to bail out and try to make a play,” Peters said. “So two different quarterbacks. You’ve got one that pushes up and then you’ve got one that’s trying to get outside the pocket if he gets a little pressure up front.
“I’m definitely going to work on that all week, just kicking more and getting more depth. That way when he bails out of the pocket, he’s got a clean pocket.”
