Toast88
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Justin Fields has a passer rating over 100 the past two months and is likely to break the single-season rushing record for a quarterback. As you guys know, he has more 50+ yard TD runs in a month than any quarterback has had in their career. While still a work in progress, he seems to be getting better and better in the passing game, keeping his eyes downfield while scrambling, finding the open guy, but not hesitating to take what's there on the ground if the guy's not open, etc.
Let's put all of that into perspective on what he's working with, making it all the more impressive.
From the latest Chicago Sun-Times Bears podcast (Halas Intrigue):
Patrick Finley: "95 yards on 15 carries. That's more rushing than any player on either side had. 14 for 21 for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns. That is not sexy, but his passer rating was, what, 120-something (119.5)...almost double that of Jalen Hurts, who was in the 60s. Justin Fields was doing this on his own, no disrespect to David Montgomery or Cole Kmet. But he was doing this without four of his best five wide receivers."
Jason Lieser: "That's it. You said Montgomery and Kmet. That's it."
Finley: "How about this? Darnell Mooney done for the year. Chase Claypool, out at least this game with a knee injury. N'Keal Harry gets ruled out 90 minutes before kickoff with a back injury despite playing in practice all week. Equanimeous St. Brown is nominally their best receiver to start the game. He catches a third down pass and he gets a concussion, so he's out. Justin Fields is essentially throwing to practice squad guys and bottom-of-the-barrel guys all game.
"On the final drive, he threw two completions to Nsimba Webster...the returner who came off the practice squad Saturday. Jason, do you know how many times he's had a ball thrown to him in the NFL in his career?"
Lieser: "He's been around a little bit. I'd say 20?"
Finley: "No, the answer is zero. Before today, he had never been targeted in the NFL. In the final drive, the Bears throw to him twice. He catches two passes. Justin Fields throws to Velus Jones, and it's incomplete. Velus Jones has four catches in his Bears career, or put more simply, one more catch than he has fumbles. They're handing off to Darrynton Evans. Darrynton Evans, Jason. Somebody who had 12 carries coming into the game. (Fields) is playing with 2nd, 3rd and 4th stringers, and almost, *almost* getting there. And we're not throwing a parade because he's close. But man, you need to understand the context of what Justin Fields had to put up with today, and the rest of the season probably."
Let's put all of that into perspective on what he's working with, making it all the more impressive.
From the latest Chicago Sun-Times Bears podcast (Halas Intrigue):
Patrick Finley: "95 yards on 15 carries. That's more rushing than any player on either side had. 14 for 21 for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns. That is not sexy, but his passer rating was, what, 120-something (119.5)...almost double that of Jalen Hurts, who was in the 60s. Justin Fields was doing this on his own, no disrespect to David Montgomery or Cole Kmet. But he was doing this without four of his best five wide receivers."
Jason Lieser: "That's it. You said Montgomery and Kmet. That's it."
Finley: "How about this? Darnell Mooney done for the year. Chase Claypool, out at least this game with a knee injury. N'Keal Harry gets ruled out 90 minutes before kickoff with a back injury despite playing in practice all week. Equanimeous St. Brown is nominally their best receiver to start the game. He catches a third down pass and he gets a concussion, so he's out. Justin Fields is essentially throwing to practice squad guys and bottom-of-the-barrel guys all game.
"On the final drive, he threw two completions to Nsimba Webster...the returner who came off the practice squad Saturday. Jason, do you know how many times he's had a ball thrown to him in the NFL in his career?"
Lieser: "He's been around a little bit. I'd say 20?"
Finley: "No, the answer is zero. Before today, he had never been targeted in the NFL. In the final drive, the Bears throw to him twice. He catches two passes. Justin Fields throws to Velus Jones, and it's incomplete. Velus Jones has four catches in his Bears career, or put more simply, one more catch than he has fumbles. They're handing off to Darrynton Evans. Darrynton Evans, Jason. Somebody who had 12 carries coming into the game. (Fields) is playing with 2nd, 3rd and 4th stringers, and almost, *almost* getting there. And we're not throwing a parade because he's close. But man, you need to understand the context of what Justin Fields had to put up with today, and the rest of the season probably."
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