Justin Fields has improved - but enough?

Fields needs to be better.  He says the same thing.  His development was stunted to some extent by not having the cast around him to succeed (coaching and also player talent).  Any good QB1 needs the best talent around him that you can possibly give him.  I am not saying perfect talent, because nobody gets that.  But there is a threshold for a guy to reach his QB1 ceiling.  This year the Bears are better on offense talent.  Not there yet, because the team still needs a few pieces added.  The coaching is still bad at OC.  I don't think anyone disagrees with that.  If Caleb or any of these QBs coming to the NFL in 2024 had come to the Bears when Fields did - not one of them would have overcome the issues here in Chicago.  They would probably not done as well as Fields did because Fields DOES have freak physical gifts.

I have said this before.  If Mahomes had come here instead of to a loaded KC team and Andy Reid (also allowed to carry a clipboard for a season and learn behind a seasoned veteran) - Mahomes fails here.  I 100% believe he would be gone now.  That's just reality here in Chicago.  Now, I do believe he offense has added some talent (not there yet on the OL especially with the flip flopping of guys in the first half of the season due to injuries).  But that is now.  Not then.  Fields can "now" try to develop with at least DJ Moore and part of an OL in place.

The stats and QB rating is nearly the same as last year, so we’re not going to gain much ground on that front. I don’t think many would call the Texans cast is better than the Bears.  Not “awesome”. I don’t think we win there either.

I think the best argument against MP is that Fields is good enough to be Super Bowl ready by 2025 with addition of Harrison, a good center, and better coaching.  

So, does that mean you’re OK with keeping Fields, if they bring in a new coaching staff?  Then there’s nothing to argue about except you and butkus don’t agree on how good Fields is.

Lot to unravel here.

1st off, yes we all agree that last season was a teardown year and the roster had little talent especially in the 2nd half.  But there is no way you can know that Mahomes or Caleb would/will "fail here".  Stroud isn't failing in Houston and they were a horrid team last year, one of the few teams we actually beat.  If you believe that any QB "would fail here" then you may as well quit being a fan.  That's a defeatist mentality.

BTW, Fields has a top-10 WR and a top-10 TE RIGHT NOW.  And he still can't seem to throw for 3000 yards which is a low bar to begin with.  

I honestly don't know what Poles is gonna do.  There's big risk either way.  If he does keep Justin, that pretty much means you're running the same coaching staff back again.  That sounds awful to me.  

Personally, I'm out on Fields at this point as I think his ceiling as a passer is simply not high enough.  His contract has only one more cheap year left.  Poles isn't tied to Fields.  Getsy needs to go (as we all agree) and no way you're gonna give Justin a 3rd OC in 4 seasons, right?

All those factors point to Poles moving on in my mind.