The Chicago Bears have some large quarterback selections to make over the following few months. Their high large receiver, DJ Moore, has already made his decide for what he needs the staff to do. He needs Justin Fields again as his quarterback for the 2024 season.
Moore made that point very clear throughout look on “PFT Reside” on Thursday, citing Fields’ management and the way in which he put collectively a robust end to the 2023 season.
“His progress has been phenomenal. For those who have a look at the video games the place he got here again off of damage, he’s been every little thing you could possibly ask out of a quarterback,” Moore informed PFT. “Places us ready to win, getting the ball to his playmakers and if he’s gotta do it himself he does it himself and takes it like 50, 60 yards and does his factor. That’s all you may ask, is simply regular progress and that’s what he did.”
Fields appeared in 13 video games for the Bears this season and threw for two,562 yards (a brand new profession excessive) with 16 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. The Bears went 5-8 in his begins. His passer ranking of 86.3, whereas simply thirtieth within the league, was additionally a brand new profession excessive.
Fields moreover rushed for 657 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The previous Ohio State signal-caller has positively proven progress from his rookie season two years in the past, however the Bears need to determine if he has reached his ceiling or if there’s nonetheless one other degree he can attain. In addition they need to determine if they’ll go on the prospect to take a quarterback with the No. 1 total decide for the second straight 12 months.
After securing the highest decide within the 2023 NFL Draft, the Bears finally traded it to Carolina for Moore and a group of draft picks. The decide haul included a 2024 first-rounder that turned out to be the No. 1 total choice.
The Bears now have an opportunity to pick USC’s Caleb Williams, one of the vital anticipated quarterback prospects to enter the NFL in years. In the event that they choose Williams they might nearly definitely commerce Fields – maybe angling for an additional first-round decide.
But when they imagine Fields is a quarterback they will win with, the potential of one other commerce out of the highest spot – or maybe utilizing the decide on a non-quarterback – will surely be on the desk. Given what number of groups can be keen to pay an enormous value to safe Williams, the Bears might probably get a fair bigger haul than they did for final 12 months’s high decide.
