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…
I’m not the biggest believer of JF1 but I still root for his success even though there’s more historical data telling me otherwise. However, I believe strategically it’s best to stay with him another year so that: 1. We get a generational WR that everyone agrees on (Caleb is definitely not a consensus generational QB) 2. We can also get a very good OT to build the line of our future 3. We will be definitely ready to support a young rookie QB if Fields can’t step up.
Passing on Caleb or Drake this year will immediately set up the team sucking for two years to be in the Archie Manning Lottery. The dudes in here who have an addiction to rebuild talk probably love that idea but damn that’s just another 2 years of 4-7(at best)win seasons. Just for when the time comes around to say Manning is a flawed prospect and we should stick with whatever medicore mid round qb that replaces Fields by week 10 next year.
This is where I’m at as well, and I would add one additional point:
Nothing is preventing us from using our first-rounders to shore up other weak points on the roster, taking a QB in the mid-rounds, and letting him sit on the bench for a year. This is a deep QB class. If Fields is good in Year 4, we can continue to roll with him through Year 5 and potentially beyond if we choose to extend him. If he’s not (or he gets hurt) we have a rookie who’s already learning the offense and ready to play.
I’m not the biggest believer of JF1 but I still root for his success even though there’s more historical data telling me otherwise. However, I believe strategically it’s best to stay with him another year so that: 1. We get a generational WR that everyone agrees on (Caleb is definitely not a consensus generational QB) 2. We can also get a very good OT to build the line of our future 3. We will be definitely ready to support a young rookie QB if Fields can’t step up.
Passing on Caleb or Drake this year will immediately set up the team sucking for two years to be in the Archie Manning Lottery. The dudes in here who have an addiction to rebuild talk probably love that idea but damn that’s just another 2 years of 4-7(at best)win seasons. Just for when the time comes around to say Manning is a flawed prospect and we should stick with whatever medicore mid round qb that replaces Fields by week 10 next year.
This is where I’m at as well, and I would add one additional point:
agreed
Caleb has too many red flags already to be a number one pick.
JF is coachable and has the nfl talent, Caleb doesn’t seem coachable.