That said, Chicago is a bitch to play in and it’s never going to be stat friendly to a QB or a high powered passing offense. The fact that they have an athletic freak at QB who doesn’t need huge passing stats to succeed is a huge win for them. There’s few QBs that could thrive in their conditions and Fields should be one.
Therein lies a great point. Weather is an equalizer and, just like Lambeau, I don't see Chicago going to a dome anytime soon. So the Bears need to build a competent passing game, work to continue developing JF, but at the end of the day need to be able to own the elements in their own crib when it comes playoff time. Rodgers the last few years might not be the greatest example, but Green Bay has found a fantastic balance between the passing game and putting a focus on the duo of Aaron Jones + AJ Dillon. The Bears need to work that formula while not going too far in any one direction of either over-reliance on Fields' legs, or in some cases forgetting about them entirely.
Interesting take that I read is that the OSU WR room makes it harder to transition to the NFL. Fields and Stroud get spoiled by multiple receivers getting Iinsane separation. They never truly learn how to throw into tight coverage on an every play basis or to learn how to trust their receivers to make those plays. That's a habit that Fields is still learning and without the benefit of a top tier target. Not to mention that he literally had his rookie year sabotaged by the coaching staff.
In any event, it would be absolutely inane of the Bears to trade Fields and roll the dice on another quarterback. Who's to say that Bryant or Stroud don't turn out to be this year's Mormon Leaf? So, Bears doing Bears shit, it's 50-50 that they will.
Re: The bold. That isn't quite where I was going in this instance. But since you bring it up, the QB's I always seem to love the most (with exceptions: Joe Burrow, Hurts) tend to do the most with the least around them. I love small(er) school passers who don't always have those 4 and 5 star prospects around them. Andrew Luck, Aaron Rodgers, Matty Ice, to a lesser extent Derek Carr and midround dark horses that were Dak and Hurts. That's why I've made mention that there are some parts to Will Levis' game I really have enjoyed. He plays behind a suspect Oline and doesn't have much of a running game to help alleviate that issue. But there are flashes of the mental tools to go along with the very obvious physical gifts.
Because now you have to separate how much is on the QB, and how much is playing with such a swath of talent around him as a means of artificial elevation.
There was some good evidence JF was really getting it during that 2020 Clemson win. Even with a couple of the so-so reads, he still turned into darts because of his arm talent, and then some nice touch throws. Either way, I'm in agreement. Getting rid of JF this early and moving onto a rookie prospect would be to the detriment of CHI town. Instead of having a year 3 player they can expand the playbook on as they add talent, you'd be forced to bring in a rookie which re-condenses the playbook as he attempts to digest language, nuance, professional habits, receiver chemistry, coaching demands, NFL speed... etc etc.
