Midseason review: Does Matt Nagy deserve Year 2 with Justin Fields?

Will Matt Nagy get Year 2 with Justin Fields? The rookie quarterback, while far from a finished product, looks like the real deal and a player who could be a dangerous weapon against even elite NFL teams in the right hands.

The pinpoint throws and escape-artist runs are impressive, but Fields’ fortitude in willing the Bears to a touchdown in the clutch against a quality defense is a better indicator of long-term success for the offense.

Fields gets hit too often, and puts himself at a higher risk for injury than he should.

The Bears have to show significant improvement in the final eight games for Nagy to have a compelling argument to stick around.

It says everything about the Bears’ plight that their best offensive player was on a fishing boat in a lake in Texas two weeks into training camp.

Jackson might be better than he was last season, but still isn’t making the impact he’s paid to make.

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