The Chicago Bears great, good, and bad performances against the Chiefs
By Todd Welter
Justin Fields was not great but he was not bad either.
The Chicago Bears’ long-term success depends largely on how Fields plays this year. He did not have a great rookie year but that was in a large part to former Matt Nagy’s game plan and bad offensive line.
Fields contributed with his penchant for holding onto the ball too long and playing like an NFL rookie quarterback.
The goal this year is to see him make a leap from shaky NFL rookie quarterback into at least a solid NFL starter. For the most part, he showed that against the Chiefs.
When he was given in the time pocket, he made some excellent throws.
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He took two sacks but on both hits, it was not because he was holding on to the ball too long. Fields’ final stat line was 4-7 for 48 yards. Fields did not lead the first-team offense on any scoring drives. He also had a couple of passes that got knocked down.
He avoided turning the ball over–something he struggled with last season. He seemed better at reading the field although he seemed to move off his first read a little too quickly. Again, you would want Fields to lead a scoring drive but he is learning a new system under new offensive coordinator Mike Getsy. He is learning a new way to throw with Getsy working with him altering his footwork.
Fields played a limited number of snaps so it is still hard to judge if he is going to be the franchise quarterback everyone hopes he can be. He showed in those limited steps that he is putting in the work to get better. Also, it was nice to see Getsy and him having good communication on the sidelines.