(12-22-2022, 07:50 PM)scottyg Wrote:

(12-22-2022, 07:30 PM)MarleyJag Wrote: Where's that crow eating thread? I said right after the draft that I'd have taken Fields over Lawrence. Fields is going to be good eventually but it's more than obvious that Lawrence was the right pick.

Ouch!  Not me.  I did think Fields was the 2nd best QB in that draft though and thought he had a good chance to be one of the next young star QBs right along with Lawrence.  I haven't seen him play, but he's apparently starting to put it together too.

Yes and No. He literally has no one else to help on offense. The Bears OL has consistently been the worst pass blocking line all season watching them. Their WR's don't get open, especially after Mooney's injury. They were good at run blocking early, but has gotten more inconsistent over the season.

They just completely changed their offense to utilize his running skills and tighter alignments with quick throws to manufacture some offense. But they still need an injection of talent on offense to see if he can run an actual pro passing offense.

Fields definitely has command of the current offense and a leader mentality though. He some of his flashier pass plays are great, but just way too infrequent because of Bears offensive talent limitations.

But this year was always a wash year for them to get bad contracts off the books. Plus with a top pick, they can trade down to team looking for a QB and get more draft assets.

---

(12-22-2022, 08:39 PM)MarleyJag Wrote:

(12-22-2022, 07:50 PM)scottyg Wrote: Ouch!  Not me.  I did think Fields was the 2nd best QB in that draft though and thought he had a good chance to be one of the next young star QBs right along with Lawrence.  I haven't seen him play, but he's apparently starting to put it together too.

He *could* eventually become the good version of Russell Wilson, there's some potential there but he's got a long way to go yet.

He can be better than Wilson. Fields is nearly as big as Lawrence, so he doesn't have the height limitations of Wilson. He also has a better arm. 

He ran an actual offense on schedule and will utilized the middle of the field at OSU. I think he can do that some extent against NFL defenses if he gets more help. Whether he can do it consistently enough to be Pro-Bowl level is too soon to say.

---