This Ends in Antioch wrote:
Nas wrote:
Poor Justin Fields. "Why isn't Poles more effusive in his praise of Justin Fields when he REPEATEDLY talks about being committed to him?" Get the fuck out of here with that shit. It's embarrassing to see the lengths to which the Fields supporters will go to turn him into a victim.
He SUCKED last year. He should focus on not sucking and being a diva.
I think it’s more about the likelihood that the Bears are a year or two away from hitting reset on the QB position again.
Poles can say whatever he wants, but his actions seem to suggest he doesn’t think highly of Fields. He may be right about that and we could be looking at a 4-5 year rebuild instead of a 2-3 year rebuild.
This entire narrative is complete bullshit. Poles has consistently spoken highly of Roquan, Fields, and Mooney. He hasn't spoken highly of anyone else. None of you all question if he genuinely likes Roquan or Mooney. He clearly thinks that Fields can be the answer at quarterback.
Poles is trying to rebuild a complete team. There wasn't a receiver that signed a long-term deal that Poles should have tried to match. He may not have signed any sexy names, but he signed guys that he believes can be a short-term answer. In addition to having an offense tailored to the Bears roster instead of the Chiefs roster.
Last year, I saw a quarterback who has pretty much every physical tool that you could want a quarterback to have. He wasn't close to being NFL ready, though. He came off as entitled, injury prone, his throwing motion sucked, and the game was too fast for him. Putting the training wheels on him for a season would probably be best for his development and the long-term prospects of the Bears.
It may not be sexy, but Poles approach to Fields and the roster is correct. Hopefully, he gets the players right.
There were a few 1 year contracts on WR that I would have liked, but I don't think he wanted to tie himself into anything before the draft.
I think he'll end up getting some veterans at his price in the next few weeks.