maloney.adam Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I don’t know what everyone’s expectations were going into this season but it sounds like a Super Bowl. Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Just now, Tony said: I don't anyone in the league knows what Fields is yet. And if they truly feel that way, then why even start him? What are they doing if they feel so badly about Fields they'll only let him throw it 11 times? Who else would they start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: He doesn’t really have a lot of time to throw the ball either. Give him a better offensive line and some weapons on offense and time to develop. Lol So just so I’m clear, are we giving him until year three of four or possibly five to be something? Also, other thoughts on Rodgers. Sure, he owns the Bears. He has one super bowl ring and they make the playoffs consistently, but they aren’t that great compared to other elite franchises that have made the super bowl more regularly. The Packers also will eventually have to experience some failure at the quarterback position and not get as lucky as they have with the tenure of Favre and Rodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 26 minutes ago, fathom said: Fields has one legit forward completion to a WR tonight (other was a flea flicker). He looks so bad. Does he look bad or does his lack of explosive talent at WR make him bad? That is what I am trying to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, The Beast said: So just so I’m clear, are we giving him until year three of four or possibly five to be something? Also, other thoughts on Rodgers. Sure, he owns the Bears. He has one super bowl ring and they make the playoffs consistently, but they aren’t that great compared to other elite franchises that have made the super bowl more regularly. The Packers also will eventually have to experience some failure at the quarterback position and not get as lucky as they have with the tenure of Favre and Rodgers. Giving him a better offensive line and better weapons on offense will surely help speed up the process. They should have enough cap space this next offseason to do some things. Edited September 19, 2022 by maloney.adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Beast said: Does he look bad or does his lack of explosive talent at WR make him bad? That is what I am trying to figure out. I’m sure it’s both, but some of the plays he made tonight were horrible for a professional. The past the line of scrimmage play was fun bad. He also desperately needs to learn to throw a ball away instead of taking a huge loss. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, fathom said: I’m sure it’s both, but some of the plays he made tonight were horrible for a professional. The past the line of scrimmage play was fun bad. He also desperately needs to learn to throw a ball away instead of taking a huge loss. He needs to understand that you can’t just be in the pocket and turn your body the other way when you get under pressure. He’s going to end up fumbling or getting completely blindsided and hurt doing that. It might have worked against the 49ers but if other teams defend him like the Packers did, he is going to be in for a world of hurt. 2 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Giving him a better offensive line and better weapons on offense will surely help speed up the process. They should have enough cap space this next offseason to do some things. I guess I am trying to understand who they need to upgrade on the offensive line. At wide receiver they desperately need to, they didn’t address it well enough in the draft or in free agency. The guys they did sign aren’t making plays, so I hope they focus more on that than the offensive line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTB Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Go Pack Go! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Who else would they start? If they believe he is as bad as you think they believe...literally anyone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tony said: If they believe he is as bad as you think they believe...literally anyone else Not true. They may value him more as a runner than a passer, hence, 8 rush attempts to 11 pass attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulfly Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 48 minutes ago, fathom said: Fields has one legit forward completion to a WR tonight (other was a flea flicker). He looks so bad. That's because he is bad. Real bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 This is the running joke of the bears. They are rebuilding, and still the fans cant let the rebuilding team figure out what is there and what isn't. Its the 2nd game of tearing it down and people have declared a 2nd year QB dead. You have to develop him and see what happens. If it fails in a year or so and he shows no improvement then sure whatever. But my god everyone bitches about not have a QB then the minute they try to develop one you don't have the appetite to watch the warts and struggles. This season is not going to be a winner no matter what you think. Let it play out and see if they can get better. What works, what doesn't. This is staff and personnel as well. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, fathom said: Fields has one legit forward completion to a WR tonight (other was a flea flicker). He looks so bad. Good news is if he plays a few more games like the first two weeks it makes things easy for the brass….he has to start showing some real growth and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 45 minutes ago, The Beast said: Does he look bad or does his lack of explosive talent at WR make him bad? That is what I am trying to figure out. The wideouts are absolute trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, southsideirish71 said: This is the running joke of the bears. They are rebuilding, and still the fans cant let the rebuilding team figure out what is there and what isn't. Its the 2nd game of tearing it down and people have declared a 2nd year QB dead. You have to develop him and see what happens. If it fails in a year or so and he shows no improvement then sure whatever. But my god everyone bitches about not have a QB then the minute they try to develop one you don't have the appetite to watch the warts and struggles. This season is not going to be a winner no matter what you think. Let it play out and see if they can get better. What works, what doesn't. This is staff and personnel as well. No, the good ones usually emerge within 25 starts. Patience is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Was only a matter of time. Kid was getting destroyed during the Bears game too. Hope he has a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scs787 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On a positive note, Jayson Johnson has still not been targeted in 61 coverage snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: No, the good ones usually emerge within 25 starts. Patience is overrated. Has he had 25 starts yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 42 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said: Has he had 25 starts yet? Do you really want to start this, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 That sucked. I really would like to see Fields completely own our offense. That said, it was obviously a touchdown. So eat s%*#, zebras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 hours ago, southsideirish71 said: Has he had 25 starts yet? No. By the end of the season he will though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said: No. By the end of the season he will though. I wouldn't be mad or frustrated with a second half breakout. I am disappointed that they're still going with 11 throw games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) It would be interesting to know where the Bears Packers "rivalry" now stands in comparison to other rivalries in American sports in the amount of utter and complete ownage they have had over us. For the better part of the last 30 years (except for that brief window during Lovie Smith's first years), they have completely dominated the Bears. It's an anomaly that the Packers have had 2 Hall of Fame QBs back to back while we have had garbage QBs in that time span...they will eventually have to struggle finding their next franchise QB, they know this, that's why they refused to let Rodgers walk but he's definitely in his last years. We still don't know what we have in Fields and we need to be patient but so far, it's not looking good. ? Edited September 19, 2022 by MexSoxFan#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: I wouldn't be mad or frustrated with a second half breakout. I am disappointed that they're still going with 11 throw games. I have to remind myself - they also ran very few plays. Packers totally owned them yesterday and it showed. I kind of think the good thing with Fields is - we know what he needs to do to show us. It is one thing if the wideouts aren't getting open, but we got to see his decision making show up and his special play ability to be there regularly. If we see enough flashes of that - you feel good (regardless of drops etc). If we don't - than you know you don't have anything that special and you move on, cause you can't waste your time with mediocre at the QB position. I will also notate the first few weeks - I'll give some benefit of the doubt, but after that, you got to go make plays and regularly. Show you can put the team on your back despite sub-part talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scs787 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I hope Velus comes back soon and is good. Supposedly he's the guy Fields kinda hand picked as the guy he wants to throw the ball to. Not to spark back up this debate but the 3 guys ahead of him at USC that made him transfer are still looking pretty damn good(London, St. Brown, and Pittman Jr.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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