Justin Fields is getting brutalized behind a bad offensive line constructed by Ryan Poles. The young QB is giving the team everything. It’s shameful they chose not to do the same.
Here's a second-year quarterback, trying to survive and thrive in a huge season for his NFL future, emptying the tank for his team.
Six weeks into the season, Fields is unquestionably behind the worst protection unit in the NFL. Rookie left tackle Braxton Jones has given up 20 pressures this season at an 11.1 percent clip, per Pro Football Focus. That ranks second among all tackles. Left guard Lucas Patrick has given up 16 pressures at an 11 percent clip. That's also good for second-most among guards. Center Sam Mustipher has given up the most pressures at his position.
James Daniels, Duane Brown, Roger Saffold, La'el Collins, and Austin Corbett all could have been had within the Bears' price range. If Poles had $10 million to give Riley Reiff in July, he had the money to put a league-average offensive line around Fields before time ran out days before training camp.
"I mean, nobody is happy about this loss," Fields said."Just we always get told that we're almost there, we're almost there. Like me personally, I'm tired of being almost there. Tired of being just this close. Feel like I've been hearing it for so long now." To inherit a quarterback of Fields' ability and potential and decide not to do anything of note to keep him comfortable and clean in the pocket amounts to gross negligence. The quickest way to ruin even the most-talented young quarterbacks is to get him hit over and over again.
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