He hasnt been bad so much as inconsistent. He has had 4 games with passer ratings of 117, 116, 58 and 50 the last one being in a Monsoon. Not unexpected of a 21-22 year old QB with little to no reps.
All the focus on skill is misplaced. You can’t overlook our horrible Oline play for all the years JF1 has been QB1. Trevor Lawrence has been given much more time in the passing game than JF1 has been given.
The OL play hasn't been as bad as fans on CCS have made it out to be if you can combine both the eye test and the PFF grades. Hasn't been great or even good but not as bad as many made it out to be. Fields has a big issue of holding the ball too long which makes the OL look bad. Even with that i still see T.Lawrence as the better QB as of now and if i had to choose right now i'm taking Lawrence. Like i said that could and hopefully will change by the halfway point of this season.
It’s a hot take to be sure, but I think it’s a bad idea.
They drafted a tackle last year, a tackle this year, brought in a vet guard, drafted a guard last year as well, also brought in leatherwood, moved whitehair to center and he’s probably in the way out, the starting center for a majority of the time just signed as a back up for another team.
Don’t assume. @BrettCCSBears is going on 20 years of being wrong about everything
2850.5/18.5 on DraftKings. He’s also +1400 to throw over 4k.
Honestly, I just don’t care. Claim whatever you like.
Historically, the SF passing game has been consistently hugely superior to the Bears.
HE had 99 HS attempts, then 31 attempts in the 2 season sandwiching his 287 attempt in what should be called $34M season. He needs reps, but for NFL longevity those should have come at NDSU. Hard to say a guy made a wrong decision by banking $34M, and he may have shit the bed the next season at NDSU and dropped like a rock, but $34M is RB money, and we all know about RB money. It safe to say he won't be getting an Allen, Herbert, Burrow, or likey Lawerace/Fields $260M after third yr extension and more likely will follow the Darnald path to obscurity.
Yes but, remember JF had poor work habits.
No comparison just thought the year in and year out was a little strong, it's fine, just nitpicking.
There has been quite a bit of anti Velus Jones rhetoric on this board. It sounds like he’s worked incredibly hard to get better but most of all comfortable in his role and knowledge of the offense.
Also, he’s been putting in the work to improve as a punt returner which was an obvious weakness last season.
He really flashed as a kick returner last season. If he blossoms this year as a punt returner and receiver, the Bears become even more difficult to defend this season. His size and speed have to be respected if he’s utilizing those tools effectively.
Here’s some highlights from a Fishbain piece on him from The Athletic:
“It really set me free when I stopped worrying about what everybody had to think about me.”
He had a 44-yard catch against the Billsin Week 16. He ran for a 42-yard touchdown against the Vikings in Week 18. And he finished third in the NFL in kickoff returns, averaging 27.59 yards per return.
“I would say it was close to the end of the season when I was still stressed out, thinking about things in the past,” he said. “But there’s nothing you can do about that. I finished the season on a high note. Had a touchdown in the last game of the season. I just told myself, ‘Have fun. Play football.’”
And…
But Jones also wants to win back that punt-return job.
During the offseason, he did the standard work of catching punts off a JUGS machine, but then he visited Bears punter Trenton Gill in North Carolina. Gill was joined by a few other NFL punters, and Jones spent days catching punts, focusing on “beating the ball to the point.”
On his last day with the punters, he caught 110 balls and dropped only two.
“Just look the ball in, beat the ball to the spot, because when I catch it, honestly,” Jones paused, before adding, “I feel like I’m the best returner in the league.”
More at this link:
'I've got a better feel for everything': Bears' Velus Jones Jr. settled in for Year 2
Jones struggled mightily during his rookie season until he stopped worrying what others thought about him.theathletic.com
I really hope he comes on strong, with all the hard work he deserves it. Can you imagine if he turns it on as well as Scott along with theThere has been quite a bit of anti Velus Jones rhetoric on this board. It sounds like he’s worked incredibly hard to get better but most of all comfortable in his role and knowledge of the offense.
Also, he’s been putting in the work to improve as a punt returner which was an obvious weakness last season.
He really flashed as a kick returner last season. If he blossoms this year as a punt returner and receiver, the Bears become even more difficult to defend this season. His size and speed have to be respected if he’s utilizing those tools effectively.
Here’s some highlights from a Fishbain piece on him from The Athletic:
“It really set me free when I stopped worrying about what everybody had to think about me.”
He had a 44-yard catch against the Billsin Week 16. He ran for a 42-yard touchdown against the Vikings in Week 18. And he finished third in the NFL in kickoff returns, averaging 27.59 yards per return.
“I would say it was close to the end of the season when I was still stressed out, thinking about things in the past,” he said. “But there’s nothing you can do about that. I finished the season on a high note. Had a touchdown in the last game of the season. I just told myself, ‘Have fun. Play football.’”
And…
But Jones also wants to win back that punt-return job.
During the offseason, he did the standard work of catching punts off a JUGS machine, but then he visited Bears punter Trenton Gill in North Carolina. Gill was joined by a few other NFL punters, and Jones spent days catching punts, focusing on “beating the ball to the point.”
On his last day with the punters, he caught 110 balls and dropped only two.
“Just look the ball in, beat the ball to the spot, because when I catch it, honestly,” Jones paused, before adding, “I feel like I’m the best returner in the league.”
More at this link:
'I've got a better feel for everything': Bears' Velus Jones Jr. settled in for Year 2
Jones struggled mightily during his rookie season until he stopped worrying what others thought about him.
