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…
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 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.