Chicago Bears: No Need to Worry About Justin Fields After Debacle

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields suffered through a nightmare in his debut as starting quarterback. Despite that, there is no need to worry about his confidence.

Well, this was a week that the Chicago Bears are glad to finish. After the nightmare game they had against the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, they get back on the horse and host the Detroit Lions.

The fallout from the horrible game kept coming day after day. The negativity kept growing as did the calls for head coach Matt Nagy’s firing. The Bears offense totaled just 47 total yards on 42 plays. That 1.1 yards per play average was the second-lowest in a game this century!

In addition to the “Fire Nagy!” calls on social media and regular media, we had to watch the coach’s desperation on display. He took the fact that Fields had a sore hand and turned it into a major injury. Despite a negative MRI and Fields saying the hand was fine, Nagy took it as an opportunity to find a way to bench him. He said all three quarterbacks were in contention to start and won’t name a starter until game time. Additionally, he had the team continue the silliness by bringing in some quarterbacks for a tryout.

For some reason, Nagy just doesn’t want to use Fields and looks for any chance to keep him off the field. It’s enough to destroy a young quarterback’s confidence.

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No need to worry about Fields

We don’t need to worry about Fields’ confidence, however. Even before his first practice with the Bears, he didn’t shy away from the spotlight and all that brings.

I’m made for this. I’m built for this. It’s nothing new to me.

Now Fields has a chance to show it. He doesn’t let adversity keep him from succeeding. In the College Football Playoff semifinal, he took a big hit that bruised his ribs. That didn’t affect him as he masterfully led Ohio State to a victory.

After the game last week, Fields was eager to get back.

You have these days. You’ve just got to come back better. . . . I want to get back and work harder than ever.

During practice this week, Fields impressed offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. That is important since it could be Lazor calling plays for him starting this week.

I don’t think it’s going to travel with him. ‘This is a tough guy, physically and mentally. So I’m not concerned.‘I loved how he practiced [Wednesday]. . . . That was positive evidence that even though we had bad, he’s going to turn it to good by learning from it.

Despite the beating Fields took in Cleveland — he suffered through nine sacks and felt pressured on nearly every play — he kept his poise. At no point did he lose it on the field. There was no yelling at linemen, no throwing of the mouthpiece, no show of frustration at all. He kept getting back up and tried to make the next play. It was frustrating to see, but we also saw his toughness.

Fields deserves another chance to get on the field. Hopefully, there is indeed a change in the play-caller and Fields gets a better game plan to try to execute.

There is a long list of worries on this Chicago Bears team. We worry about the offensive line, the running game, the secondary, the coaching, etc. One thing we don’t need to worry about is Fields’ ability to come back and play well. He’s ready to roll no matter what happened before.