QB Justin Fields, NYJ (2 Viewers)

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Amen. If he throws for 3500, shows much improved progress and still keeps the rushing shoes on, I'll be on the moon!

I have him in 12 and 16 team superflex leagues - if he rushes for ~1K & throws 3500 I’ll be right there with ya.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

Amen. If he throws for 3500, shows much improved progress and still keeps the rushing shoes on, I'll be on the moon!

I have him in 12 and 16 team superflex leagues - if he rushes for ~1K & throws 3500 I’ll be right there with ya.

My projections for him are more like 450 attempts for 3300 yards and 28 TDs / 12 INTs with 140 rushes for 900 yards and 8 TDs and 4 Fumbles. Those numbers put him in the QB4-7 territory in my league and yes, I will be a happy fantasy GM and Bears fan.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Amen. If he throws for 3500, shows much improved progress and still keeps the rushing shoes on, I'll be on the moon!

I have him in 12 and 16 team superflex leagues - if he rushes for ~1K & throws 3500 I’ll be right there with ya.

My projections for him are more like 450 attempts for 3300 yards and 28 TDs / 12 INTs with 140 rushes for 900 yards and 8 TDs and 4 Fumbles. Those numbers put him in the QB4-7 territory in my league and yes, I will be a happy fantasy GM and Bears fan.

I’m fine with that as well.

 

[DeaLerZ]

Amen. If he throws for 3500, shows much improved progress and still keeps the rushing shoes on, I'll be on the moon!

I have him in 12 and 16 team superflex leagues - if he rushes for ~1K & throws 3500 I’ll be right there with ya.

My projections for him are more like 450 attempts for 3300 yards and 28 TDs / 12 INTs with 140 rushes for 900 yards and 8 TDs and 4 Fumbles. Those numbers put him in the QB4-7 territory in my league and yes, I will be a happy fantasy GM and Bears fan.

I’m fine with that as well.

I think that is absolutely realistic for him with a full off-season with DJ Moore and Chase Claypool, and in his 3rd year

He is my Hurts this year

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

He is my Hurts this year

Same. It’s why I acquired him on my rebuild. Huge risk/reward. I’m here for the upside.

 

[DeaLerZ]

He is my Hurts this year

Same. It’s why I acquired him on my rebuild. Huge risk/reward. I’m here for the upside.

I went back and compared him to Hurts final 10 game, and fields final 11 games. They both averaged 24.5+ pts per game

QB 1 and QB 2. I think fields was a little higher. Easily could end up as top QB this year. Hurts gets those goal line TDs and Fields is going to get more big runs and more rushing yards. Fields is much cheaper in auction and much better value in redraft

Fields is the guy to draft this year because of his price

 

[Faust]

Alex Caruso @AlexCaruso
Justin Fields was the QB3 in Fantasy Points per Game from Week 6 on

And he should be even better into his 3rd year while now having DJ Moore

In addition to getting Darnell Mooney back and a drafting offensive lineman 9th overall

Which gives Fields a shot to finish QB1 overall

https://twitter.com/alexcaruso/status/1683462566561955840?s=21

 

[DeaLerZ]

Alex Caruso @AlexCaruso
Justin Fields was the QB3 in Fantasy Points per Game from Week 6 on

And he should be even better into his 3rd year while now having DJ Moore

In addition to getting Darnell Mooney back and a drafting offensive lineman 9th overall

Which gives Fields a shot to finish QB1 overall

https://twitter.com/alexcaruso/status/1683462566561955840?s=21

Exactly

 

[nysfl2]

If fields runs as much as he did last year, I don't think he survives the season. He was looking pretty beat up by the end of the year.

 

[MCFootball123]

If fields runs as much as he did last year, I don't think he survives the season. He was looking pretty beat up by the end of the year.

While I agree with you, I think it's very unlikely he runs in the same way this year. Will still run a lot, just smarter. To me he was fighting to show he even belonged as a starter if you think back to before he caught fire. That team had absolutely nothing to throw to and zero protection. I felt like the team as a whole was desperate, and after seeing lightning a couple times they just kept going back to it because that's all that worked.

DJ Moore is a damn stud. Mooney should be healthy and has plenty of talent - will likely look much better as a number 2. They also drafted the best offensive lineman by a mile in my opinion. These are all reasons that Fields will be much more productive as a passer. Keep in mind, coming out of highschool Fields was spanking T-Law in all the accuracy competitions in qb camps. The guy can throw and has a good head on his shoulders. I see an easy case for making a nice jump this year as we've seen from several young QB's lately.

Fields is my QB target this year, and I am taking him at cost every time he is there. He singlehandedly won me two championships last year, so I admit I am slightly too in love. But I watched every game last year and it was so obvious he had nothing around him and was playing superman ball. Chicago made progress this off-season in a lot of those areas. I think he ends up QB1.

 

[nysfl2]

If fields runs as much as he did last year, I don't think he survives the season. He was looking pretty beat up by the end of the year.

While I agree with you, I think it's very unlikely he runs in the same way this year. Will still run a lot, just smarter. To me he was fighting to show he even belonged as a starter if you think back to before he caught fire. That team had absolutely nothing to throw to and zero protection. I felt like the team as a whole was desperate, and after seeing lightning a couple times they just kept going back to it because that's all that worked.

DJ Moore is a damn stud. Mooney should be healthy and has plenty of talent - will likely look much better as a number 2. They also drafted the best offensive lineman by a mile in my opinion. These are all reasons that Fields will be much more productive as a passer. Keep in mind, coming out of highschool Fields was spanking T-Law in all the accuracy competitions in qb camps. The guy can throw and has a good head on his shoulders. I see an easy case for making a nice jump this year as we've seen from several young QB's lately.

Fields is my QB target this year, and I am taking him at cost every time he is there. He singlehandedly won me two championships last year, so I admit I am slightly too in love. But I watched every game last year and it was so obvious he had nothing around him and was playing superman ball. Chicago made progress this off-season in a lot of those areas. I think he ends up QB1.

I agree that the surrounding pieces are a lot better for Fields this year, and his passing numbers will be better. I just expect that he'll be doing a fair amount less running than when he was the offense last year.

He's certainly athletic enough that he'll turn those opportunities into some big runs, and maybe the defense has to respect the passing game more, so he has some more space to run when he does tuck it. But I expect lower overall running production this year.

 

[DeaLerZ]

If fields runs as much as he did last year, I don't think he survives the season. He was looking pretty beat up by the end of the year.

While I agree with you, I think it's very unlikely he runs in the same way this year. Will still run a lot, just smarter. To me he was fighting to show he even belonged as a starter if you think back to before he caught fire. That team had absolutely nothing to throw to and zero protection. I felt like the team as a whole was desperate, and after seeing lightning a couple times they just kept going back to it because that's all that worked.

DJ Moore is a damn stud. Mooney should be healthy and has plenty of talent - will likely look much better as a number 2. They also drafted the best offensive lineman by a mile in my opinion. These are all reasons that Fields will be much more productive as a passer. Keep in mind, coming out of highschool Fields was spanking T-Law in all the accuracy competitions in qb camps. The guy can throw and has a good head on his shoulders. I see an easy case for making a nice jump this year as we've seen from several young QB's lately.

Fields is my QB target this year, and I am taking him at cost every time he is there. He singlehandedly won me two championships last year, so I admit I am slightly too in love. But I watched every game last year and it was so obvious he had nothing around him and was playing superman ball. Chicago made progress this off-season in a lot of those areas. I think he ends up QB1.

110% agree. In auction on average he is going for $10-14, which is much better than hurts at $20-30. And in redraft I have been regularly getting him in the 5th and 6th round and pairing him with him top talent.

 

[Faust]

Nicholas Moreano @NicholasMoreano
Justin Fields with a dime to DJ Moore down the right sideline in 7 on 7s. Tyrique Stevenson was in coverage.

The ball couldn't have been thrown better.

https://twitter.com/nicholasmoreano/status/1684601113780056064?s=21

 

[DocHolliday]

If fields runs as much as he did last year, I don't think he survives the season. He was looking pretty beat up by the end of the year.

While I agree with you, I think it's very unlikely he runs in the same way this year. Will still run a lot, just smarter. To me he was fighting to show he even belonged as a starter if you think back to before he caught fire. That team had absolutely nothing to throw to and zero protection. I felt like the team as a whole was desperate, and after seeing lightning a couple times they just kept going back to it because that's all that worked.

DJ Moore is a damn stud. Mooney should be healthy and has plenty of talent - will likely look much better as a number 2. They also drafted the best offensive lineman by a mile in my opinion. These are all reasons that Fields will be much more productive as a passer. Keep in mind, coming out of highschool Fields was spanking T-Law in all the accuracy competitions in qb camps. The guy can throw and has a good head on his shoulders. I see an easy case for making a nice jump this year as we've seen from several young QB's lately.

Fields is my QB target this year, and I am taking him at cost every time he is there. He singlehandedly won me two championships last year, so I admit I am slightly too in love. But I watched every game last year and it was so obvious he had nothing around him and was playing superman ball. Chicago made progress this off-season in a lot of those areas. I think he ends up QB1.

This. Fields is set to have a huge year and it should involve bigger passing numbers and less running.

 

[Faust]

Why Bears expect Justin Fields to take next step as a passer — and what that means for his electric runs

 

[Faust]

Greg Gabriel @ggabefootball

The biggest change in Justin Fields since his rookie year? His release! It much tighter and compact as well as quicker. He no longer has that big hitch at the top of his throwing motion

https://twitter.com/ggabefootball/status/1686402256474664960?s=21

 

[Faust]

Mark Grote
#Bears WR DJ Moore on Justin Fields progress:

“Making checks on his own. Making a lot of plays off script plays, which they say he wasn’t doing last year.”

https://twitter.com/markgrotesports/status/1688257323234406400?s=21

 

[Faust]

Fields Focus: Breaking down Justin Fields during Bears Family Fest

 

[Faust]

The 2022-23 Deep Ball Project: Rankings By Accuracy Percentage (3/4)

Excerpt:

15. Justin Fields (Chicago Bears) ​

Last Year's Rankings: 60.00% (3rd)

The third most accurate deep passer last season, Justin Fields fell to 15th in 2022. Incredibly, he reached 15th with the offense the team "built" around him.

Fields' receiving corps inspired near nothing to give Bears fans a resemblance of hope, but Fields made the most of it down the field. In fact, outside of lousy accuracy on throws of 21-30 yards, his deep ball was terrific.

Fields was the best deep passer on throws of 31-40 yards, and found himself in the top six for tight window precision. And unlike 2021, he was able to throw at least one touchdown, four of them actually.

2022 felt like a test from the Bears front office to see how Fields could do with an XFL offense. All things considered, he did an extraordinary job and should get something closer to a real NFL offense in 2023.

 

[Faust]

Justin Fields: Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner Breaks Down the Bears QB's Tape

 

[Faust]

Justin Fields completed all three pass attempts for 129 yards and two touchdowns in preseason debut.

Fields and the other Bears starters played just two series but managed to score long touchdowns with each possession. Wide receiver DJ Moore got the scoring started by taking a routine screen 62 yards to the house and running back Khalil Herbert nabbed a 56-yard touchdown reception on a pass to the flat on the following possession. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy is sure to have the Chicago offense looking different in 2023 when compared to 2022, particularly considering the additions of Moore, the return to health of wide receiver Darnell Mooney, and the full offseason of coaching for 2022 midseason addition Chase Claypool. It’s too early to consider the Bears’ recent rebuild a success, but their first preseason showing was one to remember.

 

[Faust]

NBC's Peter King reveals thoughts on Justin Fields, Yannick Ngakoue

Excerpt:

Justin Fields Looks More Comfortable in the Offense ​

“You talk to Luke Getsy, his offensive coordinator. You talk to his receivers. Ryan Poles, the GM, and you really find that’s the one thing they’ve noticed. It’s not a lot of adjustment from last year to this year, even though there’s a franchise receiver here in DJ Moore,” he said. “I think you’re going to see a much-more comfortable quarterback in Justin Fields.”

 

[Faust]

Reminder: Justin Fields is an Air Yards Machine

 

[Demian]

I drafted Fields for the upside this year but is anyone else questioning his accuracy in the preseason? The two big plays to DJ Moore were both off target. He may need the big plays to make up for it.

 

[packdog]

I drafted Fields for the upside this year but is anyone else questioning his accuracy in the preseason? The two big plays to DJ Moore were both off target. He may need the big plays to make up for it.

I got the Moore/Fields stack at the end of the 5th/top of 6th last night from the 11th spot and I was pretty happy, accuracy issues be damned. But then my te spot turned out to be garbage.

 

[kyoun1e]

Targeting him in round 4 (along with LJackson) in a 12 teamer with 4 pts per passing TD.

I want a running QB and I'm getting one of LJ, Fields, Herbert, Lawrence.

Picked up Fields last year and he fueled my 7 game winning streak to end the season. Have to think he'll improve as a passer, has a new weapon, and I don't see him running less.

 

[Chaka]

The accuracy is a bit of a concern but he really made a jump from games 1-4 to games 5-17.

From 17 att/game to 23
50% comp to 63%
1:2 TD:INT to 2:1
59 QBR to 90+ QBR

The offensive line should be a little better, he has a better receiving corps and a deeper RB group.

I'm buying.

 

[Faust]

32BeatWriters

"We all know that Fields has been lethal as a runner, but he's also more efficient as a passer outside the pocket. Last season, he ranked fourth in the NFL in EPA (expected points added) per pass attempt outside the pocket, per TruMedia. On throws from inside the pocket, Fields ranked 32nd."

https://twitter.com/32beatwriters/status/1699614392889790885?s=21

 

[Pots]

This guy just kinda sucks and his OLine isn't helping.

 

[DocHolliday]

This guy just kinda sucks and his OLine isn't helping.

Need to get him going by designing runs for him at the beginning of the game. That may also help the struggling o line.

 

[Pots]

This guy just kinda sucks and his OLine isn't helping.

Need to get him going by designing runs for him at the beginning of the game. That may also help the struggling o line.

That's not going to help unless defenses respect his ability to pass. He's staring down his targets like a 2nd year in college.

 

[DocHolliday]

This guy just kinda sucks and his OLine isn't helping.

Need to get him going by designing runs for him at the beginning of the game. That may also help the struggling o line.

That's not going to help unless defenses respect his ability to pass. He's staring down his targets like a 2nd year in college.

It will help but you are correct about his staring down targets. I don’t know that his passing can improve fast enough or ever which would mean I was wrong about Fields.

 

[Statorama]

This guy just kinda sucks and his OLine isn't helping.

Need to get him going by designing runs for him at the beginning of the game. That may also help the struggling o line.

That's not going to help unless defenses respect his ability to pass. He's staring down his targets like a 2nd year in college.

It will help but you are correct about his staring down targets. I don’t know that his passing can improve fast enough or ever which would mean I was wrong about Fields.

Yeah, it was disappointing to see him regress so much today. There was one pass, I think it was a little flare out pass to Foreman, that he stared down so hard for so long that I thought it must be a fake out and he'd hurl it the other way.

 

[BlackCrowes]

he'll be fine

 

[The Frankman]

Justin Fields completed 24-of-37 passes for 216 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Bears’ 38-20, Week 1 loss to the Packers.

There was little continuity within the Bears’ offense in this one. Fields got off to a solid start, completing passes for 19 and 20-yard gains early, but things began to look eerily familiar as the game progressed. A handful of missed targets and scrambles to evade pressure had Fields and the Bears off rhythm for the majority of the game, and a pick-six early in the fourth quarter all but sealed the Bears’ fate. Fields did connect with Darnell Mooney on a nice 20-yard score, but the Bears ultimately saw themselves get outscored 28-14 in the second half. Fields’ rushing upside was on display in this one, as he led all Bears players with 59 yards on the ground. He’ll be low-end QB1 in Week 2 against the Buccaneers.
- Rotoworld

 

[Max Power]

I think it's going to be a long season for Fields. Packers had the right game plan today. They got pressure only bringing 4 and covered the outside WRs pretty well. Fields' only options were checkdowns, screens and running. He isn't a good enough QB to go further downfield with the ball consistently.

 

[DeaLerZ]

I think the two main issues are the offensive line and the play calling

How are you down by 2-3 Tds all day but don’t find ways to get DJ Moore involved? He didn’t even get targeted the 2nd half

Designed WR screens to Mooney?? Those happened several times and looked awful. Makes zero sense when DJ Moore is your RB at WR

You also have to take a shot down field to keep defense honest and they never did

It will hopefully get better but again I think their play calling was bad, and that was a big issue last year too . Don’t see that changing much unless he gets fired. Some guys just don’t have any idea how to use their players correctly

 

[Wigglytuff's Gruff]

I'm not convinced they trust Fields to pass the ball over distances further than what they asked him to yesterday.

He looks a mess of a QB to me.

 

[sho nuff]

I think it's going to be a long season for Fields. Packers had the right game plan today. They got pressure only bringing 4 and covered the outside WRs pretty well. Fields' only options were checkdowns, screens and running. He isn't a good enough QB to go further downfield with the ball consistently.

I agree with this...they also relied on those short things partly, IMO, because they/he don't trust the Oline to hold up.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

I think it's going to be a long season for Fields. Packers had the right game plan today. They got pressure only bringing 4 and covered the outside WRs pretty well. Fields' only options were checkdowns, screens and running. He isn't a good enough QB to go further downfield with the ball consistently.

Most teams don't have a strong, athletic DL like the Packers. Give them credit, they disrupted pretty much every single play during the game.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

My (unprofessional) take is that Fields' regression had more to do with the play calling and OL deficiency. In the first half he looked pretty strongly in control and seemed to be making good reads on awful, awful playcalling. At one point on the 1st or 2nd drive in the 2nd half, he got rattled and seemed to regress back into making 1 read and staring down receivers. I know the goal this year was to keep Fields in the pocket more, but when that pocket collapses so quickly, maybe the gameplan needs to change? The Bears really need to address this situation quickly as more games like this one will ruin whatever momentum Fields had coming into the season.

 

[Banger]

It’s true its just one game but he looked awful and as owner in a 6 pt per passing TD league I’m pretty worried. Didn’t love the pick when I got him and he was worse than I hoped. All his throws seemed late and he was constantly off balance. He looked like a rookie, not like a guy who many thought would take the next step this year with better weapons.

I’m sure he’ll have better games than he had yesterday but I’ll be keeping my eyes out for other QB alternatives.

 

[Faust]

Bears QB Justin Fields apologizes to teammates, fans after loss to Packers

 

[Drake Hater]

Way too early to panic on this guy. First game against what looked to be a very good defense. I think he'll make some improvements quickly.

 

[zeeshan2]

I'm not convinced they trust Fields to pass the ball over distances further than what they asked him to yesterday.

He looks a mess of a QB to me.

This is his passing chart from yesterday

https://twitter.com/DaveKluge/status/1701085824492908681?s=20

Justin Fields averaged a league-low 3.1 air yards per pass attempt yesterday per TruMedia.It was his lowest rate in a game for his career (previous was 5.7 yards).It also is the lowest rate for a CHI QB in a game in their database (since 2006).

https://twitter.com/LordReebs/status/1701225472003043788?s=20

 

[Statorama]

My (unprofessional) take is that Fields' regression had more to do with the play calling and OL deficiency. In the first half he looked pretty strongly in control and seemed to be making good reads on awful, awful playcalling. At one point on the 1st or 2nd drive in the 2nd half, he got rattled and seemed to regress back into making 1 read and staring down receivers. I know the goal this year was to keep Fields in the pocket more, but when that pocket collapses so quickly, maybe the gameplan needs to change? The Bears really need to address this situation quickly as more games like this one will ruin whatever momentum Fields had coming into the season.

All good points. IMO the things that were wrong were so egregious that they are going to be painfully obvious when they break down film. A lot of people had bad days yesterday, including the coaching staff. They really have to step up this week, because the Bucs will be licking their chops watching this game film as well.

Eberflus is a defensive coach, so he's going to lean more on his assistants on the offensive side of the ball. But he doesn't get a pass. It was super obvious to anyone watching that the Bears didn't have an answer for Aaron Jones in the first half, but the Bears were doing some things to keep him contained somewhat. The Packers made some adjustments to the Bears scheme and the Bears D had no answers for it - it was like "that worked in the first half, lets keep doing it!" There was no evidence on the field that the Bears made any second half adjustments on either side of the ball.

Ultimately, if the opponents front four can consistently dominate your front five, you're going to lose a lot of ballgames if you don't do something to try and offset that.

It's interesting that the QB coach (Andrew Janocko) was formerly the QB coach in Minnesota - I hope he's not trying to turn Fields into Cousins, that bird won't fly. Out of everyone on the field yesterday, he should be the one sweating the most. This team is going to live and die with the play of Fields, and he was having trouble with basic QB stuff (looking down a single receiver throughout his route being the major one), so he's an easy target if the natives demand a head on a pike.

Here in Bear country the fans were feeling pretty good about a win going into the game yesterday (I believe the Bears opened as a -1.5 favorite ), so it stung harder than usual.

 

[travdogg]

My (unprofessional) take is that Fields' regression had more to do with the play calling and OL deficiency. In the first half he looked pretty strongly in control and seemed to be making good reads on awful, awful playcalling. At one point on the 1st or 2nd drive in the 2nd half, he got rattled and seemed to regress back into making 1 read and staring down receivers. I know the goal this year was to keep Fields in the pocket more, but when that pocket collapses so quickly, maybe the gameplan needs to change? The Bears really need to address this situation quickly as more games like this one will ruin whatever momentum Fields had coming into the season.

Fields faced more pressure this week than Daniel Jones did, he's just so mobile he often got away from it.

Not panicking at all. I think this game honestly may have told us more about Green Bay than anything. They've been dismissed far too soon, and absolutely could win this division, and I hate that.

 

[dmac37]

I think for fantasy he will end up putting up points this year, my concern is owning him in dynasty and him not cutting it as a starting NFL QB long term.

 

[Da Guru]

I really wanted the Lions to draft Fileds when he was there but they took Sewell instead.

In retrospect I am so glad. In his third year I just don`t see Fields becoming a top 10-15 QB in this league. Yes he will still run and have some good FF days but overall the improvement is very slow.

 

[Sunday Gravy]

I really wanted the Lions to draft Fileds when he was there but they took Sewell instead.

In retrospect I am so glad. In his third year I just don`t see Fields becoming a top 10-15 QB in this league. Yes he will still run and have some good FF days but overall the improvement is very slow.

As a Bears fan I would rather have Sewell.