Quarterback debates have become almost an annual tradition in Chicago. That’s what happens when you don’t have a franchise QB for decades. But the controversy surrounding Justin Fields is raising new questions.
Usually, jumpy Bears fans wanted to run the QB out of town long before local sportswriters made such calls, and certainly before the Bears’ coaching staff or front office became dissatisfied with their QB. thinking about.
In Fields’ case, the dynamic is the other way around, at least for the Bears’ healthy fan base. The majority of sportswriters say the Bears need to step up from No. 1 and select one of several promising college QBs who are likely to be the No. 1 pick in the draft.
It remains to be seen what the coaching staff and front office think. We know this: The Bears will finish the 2023 campaign with yet another losing record.
What we found unusual about Fields’ question is that many fans wish the team would be more patient with an athlete blessed with a very unusual combination of traits. Quarterbacks with Justin Fields’ size, strength, speed, and arm are truly rare. Whoever the Bears choose to replace him won’t have all of those talents.
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This dynamic is so strange that some sportswriters have openly complained about it, with one sportswriter saying, “Like any cult, he makes excuses for his shortcomings and failures, and always casts him as the victim.” “This is a strangely extreme group of supporters who paint a picture like that and then blame the media when presented with negative evidence.” ”
The cult of Justin Fields? In the history of Chicago football fans, we thought we’d seen it all, but we never thought we’d see the Bears quarterback achieve such a status after posting a career winning percentage of 23%. It wasn’t.
We stop taking sides. But in a way, it’s nice to see people excited about things that don’t threaten the future of democracy, for example. Sports give us a convenient way to disagree with each other without conflict at the holiday table.
However, one thing is certain. We don’t want to be Bears president Kevin Warren or general manager Ryan Pauls. Whatever decision they make at the end of the season, it’s going to be a disaster.
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