What I'm seeing is the typical Bears fan reaction to average QB play.
If you're excited about this game if you're mad about this game both sides of that opinion realize how bad Justin Fields is.
The one sidev sees how bad he is and is ready to move on from him.
The other side is looking for ways to tear down Bagent because they are insecure about how bad Justin Fields actually is and not ready to deal in the reality of Justin Fields.
You're absolutely right that this is average Quarterback play. But there's a reason for it. We get excited because we've never had it. Think of the number of times a starter has gotten hurt and the back up stunk up the joint.
The prospect of even a competent backup is exciting because this is the Bears.
Mully just now when discussing the Bears choosing to keep Bagent over Walker in the preseason quipped "There’s a headline. 'BEARS make right decision'. When's the last time you ever read that?"
And there is a little fascination with this guy because having now seen him getting the game ball in the locker room, his body really looks like he just came out of division 2. He hasn't had the benefit of a full NFL training regimen or even a division one training regimen. Which means while I wouldn't expect anything radical, there is a possibility for his arm strength to improve.
I'm not going to crap on fans for getting excited over a rookie showing promise and having some potential upside as well.
But he has a long way to go to prove he should be anything more than a really good backup. Nonetheless he's a backup I would want on my team. Because as we've seen across the NFL and even the other team we played, a ton of backups crap the bed when they come in.
