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.