Perspective on Fields' supporting cast

[pdxbearsfan]

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."

Good stuff and totally accurate. Did you notice the 6-7 seconds Aaron had to throw last night, wonder what JF could do with that amount of time.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Good stuff and totally accurate. Did you notice the 6-7 seconds Aaron had to throw last night, wonder what JF could do with that amount of time.

I bet JF could eat a veggie sandwich with that amount of time

 

[rawdawg]

I saw a tweet today from a Titans fan complaining that they had at least 1 snap with the following weapons on the field: Robert Woods, Racey McMath, Chris Conley, Geoff Swaim, Haasan Haskins and saying they have the worst weapons in the league.

Well, I took exception because the Bears were playing at the end of the game with: Nsimba Webster, Byron Pringle, Dante Pettis, Cole Kmet, and Darrynton Evans.

 

[Anytime23]

Coming into this season
ESB 843 yards in 3 years
Pettis 739 yards in 4 years
Pringle 898 yards in 3 years with Patrick Mahomes
Harry 691 yards in 3 years
Marcel Marseau 116 yards in 1 year
Webster 216 yards in 3 years

Fields has no excuses to not play better

 

[mecha]

I saw a tweet today from a Titans fan complaining that they had at least 1 snap with the following weapons on the field: Robert Woods, Racey McMath, Chris Conley, Geoff Swaim, Haasan Haskins and saying they have the worst weapons in the league.

Well, I took exception because the Bears were playing at the end of the game with: Nsimba Webster, Byron Pringle, Dante Pettis, Cole Kmet, and Darrynton Evans.

**** them

in case anyone was wondering why Fields runs so much it's because a) if he relies on his offensive line, he'll get dead and b) his receivers are extremely poor (even before 8 of them got hurt)

and honestly he's the only reason I watch games. you know, actually watch them. not read the ESPN box score thing and cup my testicles because he threw for 150 yards when a) his offensive line is bad and b) his receivers are worse.

so **** all of you too

 

[pdxbearsfan]

Throw it to Simba Webster! Duh!

Pringle-Pettis-Webster- St Brown- Harry is a stud lineup!

Mooney and Claypool are the only ones I'd keep. I'd let St. Brown sit the bench and watch if it made sense but he is terribad too.

This team needs a legit number one stud or two and let Claypool and Mooney shine as fantastic #2's and supporting cast.

And that is just one group!

Still need OL and RB if Montgomery is walking.

Still need an entire Dline.

Right on - I wonder how many Bears not named Justin Fields would be a starter on other teams?

 

[pdxbearsfan]

**** them

in case anyone was wondering why Fields runs so much it's because a) if he relies on his offensive line, he'll get dead and b) his receivers are extremely poor (even before 8 of them got hurt)

and honestly he's the only reason I watch games. you know, actually watch them. not read the ESPN box score thing and cup my testicles because he threw for 150 yards when a) his offensive line is bad and b) his receivers are worse.

so **** all of you too

You forgot he has no receivers open to throw to.

 

[pdxbearsfan]

And a 50% fumble per touch rate. Almost as impressive as Velost the ball Jones Jr.

"Velost", I like that which I could come up with some witty things to say, good job.

 

[pdxbearsfan]

I actually think he believed that the signing of Pringle and the trade for Harry would help. I am calling it now: Poles is not a good evaluator of wide-receiver talent (remember how pleasantly surprised he was before the season once he'd watched film on Darnell Mooney?) Every GM has positions that they're good at evaluating- Pace was good with cornerbacks and defensive linemen (no surprise as Pace played defensive lineman in college), and Poles and Cunningham are good at offensive line evaluation (again no surprise, that's the position they both played in college). I know it's a bit of an over-simplification, but it is what it is.

I bet Pace as a DL was a real star at what 190 Lbs?

 

[Aquineas]

I bet Pace as a DL was a real star at what 190 Lbs?

Well obviously he was no star; if he were then he'd have made it in the NFL. But I saw 250 somewhere, which is on the light side, but not an unreasonable entry size for playing defensive end in the NFL.

 

[mecha]

You forgot he has no receivers open to throw to.

I didn't forget. I literally said they were poor. the CCS collective were aware of this in the offseason, it's like textbook insanity to believe the quarterback is the problem and not them or the offensive linemen they said were the worst ever.