If Nagy rolled the pocket for Fields, again: Walkthrough didn't see it (we tuned out at garbage time). If there were any designed runs in the Bears game plan, Walkthrough didn't see them: most of the apparent zone-read plays looked like handoffs with option window dressing. But Nagy did so little to put him in a position to succeed that he nearly guaranteed failure. He even bounced a pass off of left tackle Jason Peters' back at one point.įields did many things wrong. His best play of the day was an interception nullified by defensive pass interference. Worst of all, he didn't look all that quick-footed, getting chased down from behind while scrambling and sliding awkwardly at the ends of runs.
He exacerbated sacks by trying to escape out of the back of the pocket, resulting in additional lost yardage. He held the ball too long and appeared to have no faith in his reads. His throws over the middle arrived late to blanketed receivers.
What's worse, Fields wasn't as effective as even those putrid numbers suggest. Yes, that adds up to three more sacks than completions and precisely 1 net passing yard. And Matt Nagy is clearly not the coach to get him ready.įields went 6-of-20 for 68 yards, with nine sacks for 67 yards lost, in the Chicago Bears' 26-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Justin Fields is not ready to be an NFL starting quarterback.
