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FIELDS CAN MAKE THAT THROW
when they didnt know they had the #1 pick locked in? Could you imagine trading Justin while he was 1) coming off two of his best games, 2) injured
and we didnt even know what pick we had? thats just not being realistic now and unfair to put on Poles
Champion
#RxLife #UCF #FAMU
I agree but the defense and a weak schedule during the 2nd half of the season is what saved his job.
UNTIL THE 4TH QUARTER CAME
beenz
Rap Guerilla
Damn, just a sixth rounder??? 
After 4 games, the Bears looked fukking terrible and were headed towards having the 1st Pick themselves. Nobody would have blinked an eye seeing how trash this team looked and started the season if Poles pivoted and basically tanked.
They would have known they were getting a top 5 pick due to their own selection and whatever came back from Carolina.
They were 1-4 after 5 games with Justin looking great over Washington. That's when he could have been traded and most logical fans would have been fine with it.
yseJ
Empire strikes back
eh different situations I think
HE WASNT THE #1 PICK
BUT EVEN MAHOMMES SAT
BEHIND ALEX SMITH FOR A YR
AND IT HELPED.
Caleb is a nobrainer #1 pick and most touted QB prospect in years
Chiefs made the offs the year before and had a good team that was winning and needed a change in qb to go a tier higher. You could argue they had something to lose if they started Mahomes outright. Bears dont really, they have been a losing team for a while
I get your point tho, just feels like all the teams are doing this way. I wish my Niners did this with Trey Lance and woulda given him a real chance instead of keeping bum ass jimmy
Boonapalist
Superstar
I remember when I think one or two of you said Fields would net a 1st or 2nd rounder.But congrats on upgrading yāall squad. Poles seems like he knows what heās doing
They brought in Waldron to hopefully have the O clicking. Flus can call D it is what it is well see what happens 
Yeah, for all the praise Poles is getting, this is a shytty return for Fields, IDC what anyone says. It's dog shyt. And them retaining Eberflus knowing they were going to draft a QBDamn, just a sixth rounder???
I'm confused how that happened.
cornercommission2k12
so this were u dudes went
The return kinda feels like poles trying to do right by fields. Or maybe everyone just not as high on Justin as we were. Quite a few teams went another route rather than take on fields. That says something. I knew this would be the results when I saw that happening.
people arenāt handling it well now knowing weāre getting Caleb Williams lol. that timeline isnāt realistic. imagine making that move and being stuck in a position where youāre contemplating having to draft JJ Mccarthy. not a realistic thing to call out in hindsight.
the timing of all this just sucked for Justin & the Bears but the outcomes are working well for both of them imo
It doesnāt sit right with me that Fields was made to be the scapegoat by so many while Flus kept his job. Did people catch amnesia with some of his decisions that directly caused the Bears to lose games? He was like the extreme opposite of Dan Campbell, philosophy-wise. Bears didnāt lose 10 games because of Fields. 7-10 is what most people predicted the Bears would be (I thought theyād be better if Iām being honest). Three games they definitely shouldāve won (Denver, Detroit on the road, and Cleveland) was because of that conservative, playing not to lose BS, that bit them in the ass. Three games that wouldāve made them a playoff team.
I HOPE for Calebās sake that he does become that dude and that one of these QBs picked after him doesnāt become better (which history shows is usually the case). With all these weapons, Iām expecting the Bears to have a winning record, rookie QB or not. Iām also glad Justin went to a serious franchise, with a HOF QB in the QB room with him, and with a black head coach.
I HOPE for Calebās sake that he does become that dude and that one of these QBs picked after him doesnāt become better (which history shows is usually the case). With all these weapons, Iām expecting the Bears to have a winning record, rookie QB or not. Iām also glad Justin went to a serious franchise, with a HOF QB in the QB room with him, and with a black head coach.
I donāt view Fields as a scapegoat and I donāt think thatās how Poles views it. We just happened to get the opportunity to draft at #1 overall in a draft where there is a serious highly touted QB talent. Itās widely agreed that he got a raw deal with his development in Chicago. I donāt think anyone questions that. He never had a fair shake.
I donāt understand the decision of keeping Flus tho. He shouldnāt be the guy being charged to develop a rookie franchise QB, itās just not his skill set. Curious decision by Poles
firemanBk
The Manslayer
Once it was clear the rest of the league didn't really view Fields as a starting QB option, the return was always going to be low
It's basically 1 year of a backup QB that can turn into a 4th rounder if he actually plays a little
I don't see how a single season of a backup QB is worth much more
It's basically 1 year of a backup QB that can turn into a 4th rounder if he actually plays a little
I don't see how a single season of a backup QB is worth much more
I mean, when they started 0-4, it was plastered everywhere that the odds of making the playoffs were basically 0. It's not that unrealistic to tank after seeing how disappointing they started. We saw Poles execute a perfect tank job the previous season.
