Caught off guard - imagine this blindside

I've been screaming this since August--the key question is: What is Fields ceiling?

If he had "better" around him, what would his ceiling be?  No one, I mean NO ONE, has "perfect".  If he needs perfect, then he isn't the guy.

What empirical evidence do you have that leads you to believe Fields has an elite or near-elite ceiling as a passer?  He's had very few impressive games.  He's only thrown for 300+ yards once.  He's only thrown for 250+ a couple times.  Likewise, he's only thrown for 3+ TDs a handful of times.  His average, typical stat line is roughly 180 yards & 1 TD.

This is where I am gonna hear all about the running element, right?  Except that doesn't win games consistently and teams have adjusted to take away his 60 yard TD runs (not to mention the injury risk involved).  Consider Fields elusiveness and running ability to be the cherry on top of the sundae.

What tells you the sundae is so special?  I haven't seen it.


PS:  Mahomes hasn't had the compliment of support this season that he has had in the past.  It’s been largely Kelce and that's about it.  Yet he still just won a playoff game decisively.  That's what a high-ceiling QB gives you.  That's the difference between a QB "you can win with" and a QB that "win because of".

Fields isn’t Mahomes. He doesn’t need to be that good for the Bears to be Super Bowl ready by 2025.  He will be better than the stats you quote with the additions listed. Evidence is common sense.  It doesn’t need to be much better in combination with the running game (top-2 last 2 years) for the Bears to have 6,000+ TOTAL OFFENSE.  I said TOTAL OFFENSE.  Now look up the teams with 6000+ TOTAL OFFENSE, and you will see it correlates to about 26-29 ppg. And that’s enough to win a lot of games with a good defense.

Why do we want a one and done team? I want consistent winning year after year. I take what the Packers are doing. Having won a ring since 2010 but have been consistently in the playoffs and even NFC Championship games. Fields is the worst QB in the division. His ceiling is at best a Goff who requires a super team to get him to the super bowl to not score a single TD.