Assuming Fields is back next week, he will have to face some pretty good defenses. First number is team defense by total yards given up and the second number is team defense by passing yards given up.
Detroit #9/#20 Minnesota #13/#16 Detroit #9/#20 Cleveland #1/#1 Atlanta #8/#10 Arizona #22/#11 Green Bay #11/#7
Detroit will be a tough match up because they have pass rushers, good run D, and will be playing with the lead most likely.
Minnesota’s aggressive blitzing gave Fields trouble.
Cleveland is the toughest defense the Bears will play all year.
Atlanta and Green Bay have top 10 pass defense and Arizona is #11 in pass defense.
Fields best chance to put up a good performance will be next week against Detroit but we still don’t know how healed his thumb is yet. After the 2 Detroit games it’s a rough 4 games to close out the season.
I am surprised that more people aren’t pissed about this yet, and the only reason I can think of is that the Bears traded for what is the current #1 pick. If that doesn’t hold, and stroud leads Houston to playoffs or something, I expect the heat is going to be turned up.
Fair, but that also assumes you can get even close to Stroud in Williams or Maye, which is profoundly unlikely.
A top-7 QB in the first year of his rookie deal is probably the most valuable commodity in any sport. Moore and Wright are worthless without a QB. You’re so much better off with an elite QB and a middling line and weapons than Vice-versa.
Poles blew it and fans should be absolutely furious.
Yeah, Poles already BADLY fucked up his QB evaluation. He’s seen Fields in practice, on the white board, etc. He then got to see Stroud workout, and on the white board, and he thought Fields was better. Stroud was already miles ahead of Fields. This would be like if a GM had to evaluate 2018 Aaron Rodgers and 2018 Blake Bortles and he went with Bortles. Poles should not get another shot at this.