Justin Fields Gives A Cocky Quote
One of the few reasons worth tuning into a preseason game for is if you are one of the lucky fans of a team currently trotting out a new franchise QB for the first time and you want to see what he does. Justin Fields has basically been the great hope of the Chicago Bears since draft night so plenty of people tuned in to see what he would do against an NFL defense. Here’s a video recap of every single play for anyone who missed it and wants a quick digestible view of his debut.
Watching it myself, he looked like a rookie with promise. He starts out looking pretty rough but got better as it went on. His legs saved him on a number of plays but he seemed fairly aware of the pressure and his throws were alright. Being able to scramble and throw is rapidly becoming a necessity for QBs (or at least a significant boon) and on that front, he looked pretty good. I can’t say I was really wowed but he wasn’t an atrocity. But it is his very first appearance and he showed plenty of promise. Bears fans are desperate for literally anything positive at QB so I can’t blame them for overvaluing his first game against backups a bit.
Afterward, Fields made his first minor media whoopsie. He was asked about how the speed at the NFL felt compared to college. This is a pretty standard question for the media to ask rookies every year. Fields said it didn’t seem fast to him, since he deals with the Bears defense in practice every day. It was a quote meant to brag about the Bears, but ya’ll know how that goes. The instant that line hit the internet I knew exactly what people were gonna throw at him the instant he throws his first bad pick. Can’t wait.
Comic 1200 even though that number doesn’t really matter!
It matters to ME, goshdarnit!
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It’s funny because he still hasn’t faced a real NFL defence, in practice or otherwise. He’s been going against second and third-stringers
That’s a big reason why I don’t pay attention to preseason. Going against 2nd and 3rd stringers playing vanilla base defense should make any quarterback look good; rookie or otherwise. If not they’re probably washed. Joint practices are a better way to evaluate rookies, but as fans we don’t get to witness much of those. It’s hard to draw any conclusions when two beat reporters can watch the same practice and publish two very different accounts of what happened.
Look at how well Dwayne Haskins has been doing. Getting cut by Washington might have the wake up call he needed to start taking his craft seriously, but I doubt he went from like the 35th best quarterback in the league to laser accurate perfect decision maker in the span of a single offseason.
The comment about beat reporters rings way too true when looking at the coverage of the joint practices between the Pats and Eagles. I don’t think I’ve seen so many conflicting accounts of the same event before in my life.
Always, no, sometimes it’s slow for me
But you know I know when it’s a full speed NFL defense
I was expecting something special for comic 1200, but this is a good one. Congrats on the milestone Dave!
It’s unfortunate for Fields, and all of us, that you can’t say anything that will get quoted or spread online that requires context. I appreciate him trying to praise his defense, but without that context and understanding the line makes him look bad.
You should do a Ryan Leaf comic one day.