Bears coach Matt Nagy says Justin Fields will have more time with starters and against the first team defense

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields enjoyed an impressive preseason debut against the Miami Dolphins last weekend. He completed 14 of 20 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed five times for 33 yards and one other score. He fumbled once, but the good certainly won out over the bad.

Bears head coach Matt Nagy still says Andy Dalton will be their regular season starter, but he might be changing his mind – at least that’s what Bears fans are hoping for. On Monday morning, Nagy said Fields will receive more reps with starting position players such as Allen Robinson, according to Adam Jahns of The Athletic, and will also get more reps against the first team defense. Nagy says it was something they had always planned and that it was just part of the “assessment process”.

Chicago starter Dalton completed just 2 of 4 passes for 18 yards in two series on Saturday. It’s not fair to criticize his game since it’s preseason and play calls are going to be relatively straightforward, but Fields looks like a player who can add something to that offense and a quarterback who wants to. make the big play. SportsLine has set odds for when Fields will get his first NFL start, and they may have found a perfect time to make the quarterback change. Check out their article, here.

Fields completed 70.2 percent of his passes for 2,100 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions in last year’s cropped season for the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2019, he had 3,273 yards, 41 touchdowns and just three interceptions in his first season at Columbus. He was a Heisman finalist in 2019 and then led Ohio State to the national championship last season, where the Buckeyes fell to Mac Jones’ team in Alabama. The Bears have two more preseason games for Fields to impact that coaching staff. Chicago’s next game is Saturday, when the Bears host the Buffalo Bills.

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