Front office furious with slow start

Ric, that's my take on the situation too.  This talk about benching Fields and putting Bagent in right now seems nuts to me.  Maybe later in the season when Jenkins is back... and Jenkins could be back in what, 3 more games or so?  Then get Whitehair back at center and Patrick out of there.  And the entire OL should be better with those 5.  Obviously not a great OL, but at least somewhat decent OL.  

If the fans do pressure to see Bagent start, I could see Eberflus tossing him into a game just so the fans could see a "bug hitting a windshield" failure.  Not because the kid can't play well.  But rather because the kid should have SOME time before starting.  We talk often here about giving a kid some time to learn the game, and not starting right away.  But (some) Bears fans want to see the shiny toy immediately play now.  SMH.  Bagent is really nothing more (at this early point) than a "training camp/preseason hero.  A QB version of guys like Airese Currie.  Who fans thought was going to be the next superstar Bear WR, after being a similar TC/PS star.   LOL, and instead he never caught a single regular season pass in his (brief) NFL career.  I think he lasted 2 seasons after that in the CFL and couldn't even cut it at THAT level.  

Fans are so delusional.  

And what would you have said about Purdy at this same time last season? You might have called him a training camp/preseason hero instead of a guy who has the talent to shoot lights out from day-1.  The fact is, you never know for sure what any rookie QB can do until you put him on the field.  But again, I don’t mind giving it some more time with Fields before testing Bagent at some later point this season.

Purdy is an exception to the rule, but also has a better coaching staff and better players around him. Purdy isn't doing in Chicago what he's doing in SF.

I agree, but that’s irrelevant to my point.  

Can he see an open receiver downfield and get the damn ball out quickly and accurately on a consistent basis on those occasions?  It doesn’t matter who the players are or who the coaches are in order for us to see whether or not that’s happening.