Justin Fields is the present and future of Chicago Bears football. The Carolina Panthers' decision to fire head coach Frank Reich less than one year into his…
First off, Eberflus needs to be fired, with that said: if the Bears decide to move on from Fields, I’m okay with that, even though I’m a Fields fan. But don’t draft a QB just because you want to move on from Fields. Draft a QB because you think he’s the “guy.” The only problem is, Williams & Maye aren’t considered can’t miss prospects. If they were, I’d say go ahead, draft them.
If the team isn’t sold on the 2024 QBs, they’d be better off drafting MHJ and an OL or pass rusher, build the team around Fields for next season & if Fields doesn’t show that he’s the future, then draft a QB in 2025. The team would be in a better position for a rookie QB then and its not like there won’t be any top QB prospects available if we wait.
But don’t draft a QB just because you want to move on from Fields. Draft a QB because you think he’s the “guy.”
if Fields doesn’t show that he’s the future, then draft a QB in 2025.
What if none of the QB prospects in 2025 look like “the guy”?
The Bears actually have two choices to make this offseason:
Exercise Fields’ 5th year option, or don’t.
Draft a new QB with Carolina’s pick, or don’t.
If the answer to both questions above is “don’t”, then they go into 2024 with a lame-duck Fields with no contract who can leave via FA after 2024. (The Bears could tag him for 2025, but that would cost an obscene amount of money against the 2025 cap.)
The reason this was Justin’s “prove it” year, is that there were no difficult decisions to make last offseason. That’s not the case in this upcoming spring.
If the team isn’t sold on the 2024 QBs, they’d be better off drafting MHJ and an OL or pass rusher, build the team around Fields for next season & if Fields doesn’t show that he’s the future, then draft a QB in 2025. The team would be in a better position for a rookie QB then and its not like there won’t be any top QB prospects available if we wait.
This would be so negligent. They’d be wasting prime years of our two real studs in Sweat and DJ (and JJ if he’s back) plus cheap rookie contract years of other guys like DW and wasting expensive years of guys like Edmunds.
All to go from 90% sure that JF isn’t the guy to 100% sure and enter next year’s draft in a worse position to draft a QB, to say nothing of the fact it looks like a much weaker QB draft class anyway.
First off, Eberflus needs to be fired, with that said: if the Bears decide to move on from Fields, I’m okay with that, even though I’m a Fields fan. But don’t draft a QB just because you want to move on from Fields. Draft a QB because you think he’s the “guy.” The only problem is, Williams & Maye aren’t considered can’t miss prospects. If they were, I’d say go ahead, draft them.
If the team isn’t sold on the 2024 QBs, they’d be better off drafting MHJ and an OL or pass rusher, build the team around Fields for next season & if Fields doesn’t show that he’s the future, then draft a QB in 2025. The team would be in a better position for a rookie QB then and its not like there won’t be any top QB prospects available if we wait.
if Fields doesn’t show that he’s the future, then draft a QB in 2025.
What if none of the QB prospects in 2025 look like “the guy”?
The Bears actually have two choices to make this offseason:
If the answer to both questions above is “don’t”, then they go into 2024 with a lame-duck Fields with no contract who can leave via FA after 2024. (The Bears could tag him for 2025, but that would cost an obscene amount of money against the 2025 cap.)
The reason this was Justin’s “prove it” year, is that there were no difficult decisions to make last offseason. That’s not the case in this upcoming spring.
This would be so negligent. They’d be wasting prime years of our two real studs in Sweat and DJ (and JJ if he’s back) plus cheap rookie contract years of other guys like DW and wasting expensive years of guys like Edmunds.
All to go from 90% sure that JF isn’t the guy to 100% sure and enter next year’s draft in a worse position to draft a QB, to say nothing of the fact it looks like a much weaker QB draft class anyway.