5 Chicago Bears best case scenarios for the rest of the season
By Todd Welter
The Chicago Bears face a critical final seven-game stretch that will have a major impact on the franchise’s future.
The playoffs are highly unlikely but that still does not mean the club has nothing to play for.
Head coach Matt Eberflus and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy are coaching for their jobs. Quarterback Justin Fields (we will get to him shortly) has one last shot to make a case to be the franchise quarterback.
The hope is general manager Ryan Poles gets answers in these games so he can head into the offseason with a good idea of how to use the team’s massive salary cap space and two first-round picks.
These five best-case scenarios will allow Poles to have maximum flexibility for the offseason.
Justin Fields finally proves he can win games as a passer.
These final seven games will serve as Fields’ last stand to grasp being the team’s long-term starting quarterback.
He has played 22 quarters this season and has only looked great in seven of them. Fields should not be potential at this point in his career.
Fields should be further along in his development but Getsy trying to make him be more like Aaron Rodgers has hindered him. Injuries on the offensive line when Fields was playing did not help either.
Now the offensive line is back to being healthy and playing well. Hopefully, Getsy realizes he will only keep his job if he starts calling plays that fit Fields’ strengths. The pocket has to be moved and using his legs more has to be part of the game plan.
It worked last season when Fields played amazing during a six-game stretch.
If he can be that quarterback we saw last season, and what we saw for three quarters against the Denver Broncos along with the entire Washington Commanders game, then the Chicago Bears have a franchise quarterback.
Why that is important is it will allow Poles to use his two first-round selections on other positions of need.
It would be nice to avoid another reset at quarterback that has been in this vicious cycle of finding hope at this position only to end in failure since the 1950s.