It's easy to see why Justin Fields and the Bears are the biggest losers of NFL Free Agency, so far
The last few days have gone about as poorly as they could for Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears.It's almost a foregone conclusion that Fields is traded, at this point. Whether you agree with it or not, that doesn't change the fact there's enough smoke surrounding the situation to warrant a 911 call. It's not […]
The last few days have gone about as poorly as they could for Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears.
It's almost a foregone conclusion that Fields is traded, at this point. Whether you agree with it or not, that doesn't change the fact there's enough smoke surrounding the situation to warrant a 911 call. It's not a matter of "if" at this point, but more of "where" and "when".
The latter part is the biggest key because now, Fields trade market is as blurry as ever, thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers' decision to sign Russell Wilson and the Atlanta Falcons' decision to bring in Kirk Cousins. Even the Las Vegas Raiders deciding to sign Gardner Minshew III. All of those teams were considered favorites to make a trade for Fields, but that's all but buried and done, now.
It hurts the Bears because the fewer teams needing a quarterback, the less they’d receive in a trade. Reports have stated Fields can net a Day 2 pick, but that was before the latest developments.
Fields is the one who suffers the most, though. I believe Ryan Poles is genuine and serious when he says he wants to do right by Fields, but I also firmly believe he will prioritize and make a business decision, first and foremost. So, if Fields' market drops, but has a chance to rise in, let's say training camp, Poles would definitely hold onto him in hopes of getting good value in July or even August.
That would be disastrous for Fields, who would get thrown into a whole new environment with very little time to get his feet underneath him. Add in the fact it would be during his contract year (because there's no way the Bears approve his fifth-year option after drafting a QB at No. 1) and it's easy to see why things are trending in a bad direction for the young signal-caller.
Fortunately, it's the NFL and things can change dramatically on a daily basis. Hell, at this point in time, things can change on an hourly basis. Whether or not that applies to Fields remains to be seen, but we'll find out soon enough.
He hopes, at least.
