Post by JABF on Dec 18, 2023 16:15:29 GMT -6
Once again, Fields was outplayed by a crap QB (who was on his couch a month ago) and once again he melted in the 4th Q when he had a game-winning drive there for the taking with 3:08 left in a tie game. I don't care about the Hail Mary INT but I do care about yet another fumble and his inability to pass for > 200 yards consistently. That's a low bar and BTW he had less than 200 yards passing and rushing combined so you can't say he made up for it on the ground. Old man Joe Flacco had over 200 yards passing in the 4th quarter alone. After 35 starts, Fields still has only a handful of truly "good games". He has had plenty of chances to elevate.
We are 99% eliminated from the playoffs now and are now guaranteed yet another losing season record. It's time to turn the page on this coaching staff and this QB. Flush all 3 -- Flus, Getsy, and Fields. I really hope Warren and Poles have seen enough of all 3 of these guys.
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This goes back to that saying, more than one thing can be true at the same time. Under Eberflus (and Nagy before him) the offense has been a train wreck in general, and the coaching and support of Fields in particular has been a failure too. On top of that, it is also true that Fields is very inconsistent as a QB1. He will make an incredible play. But he will also make too many dumb plays. He has all of the physical gifts you could want in a QB1, but his mental gears just don't process correctly on too many plays.
I know that constant turnover is a killer for an NFL team. I know that trying (yet again) to draft a QB1 has never worked here in Chicago since we drafted old Sid Luckman in that 1939 draft, 84 years and 84 drafts ago. But I think the Bears need to try one more time. But set it up better this time. Set it up with a better chance for success. Hire (yet another) HC and bring in the best OC you can find... and let them pick their QB1 this time. Don't force a QB down their throats. And certainly, if it is Jim Harbaugh and he believes Fields is his guy, then sure, keep Fields.
I guess my personal feeling on it all is that the failure here has multiple contributing factors. It's not all on Getsy. It's not all on Eberflus. It's not all on Fields. It's not all on Poles for not providing the talent needed on this offense. It's more of a big pot of fail that all of those people contributed to. I think you have to just pour out the pot and begin with new people - and just hope THEY can finally figure it all out on offense here. It really is all in Kevin Warren's hands now. I'm fine if he fires Poles too... and fine if he seems to think he should stay and the rest get fired. Just get it right.
