Former NFL front office member makes strong statement about the Bears potentially trading Justin Fields
For some reason — and I really don't understand why — the idea that the Chicago Bears could trade quarterback Justin Fields this offseason just won't go away. Chicago general manager Ryan Poles has made it clear that Fields is the Bears' guy moving forward. While Poles hasn't explicitly said that Chicago won't draft a […]
For some reason — and I really don't understand why — the idea that the Chicago Bears could trade quarterback Justin Fields this offseason just won't go away.
Chicago general manager Ryan Poles has made it clear that Fields is the Bears' guy moving forward. While Poles hasn't explicitly said that Chicago won't draft a quarterback, he's strongly suggested that they won't (general managers usually don't speak in absolutes).
So why is the idea of the Bears trading Fields still a thing?
Your guess is as good as mine. Though I suppose it's because it's the offseason and there isn't much else to talk about during the few weeks between the Super Bowl and the NFL draft combine.
Former NFL player and front office member Louis Riddick, who currently works for ESPN, agrees that the Fields trade talk is nonsense. And he didn't hold back while discussing it on Wednesday.
"Make it make sense to me," said Riddick while discussing a hypothetical scenario where the Bears trade Fields and draft Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
Riddick pointed out that if Fields had two years in the Philadelphia Eagles' offense, he'd probably be viewed a lot differently by NFL fans.
"I'll tell you what, if you put Bryce Young with [Chicago's] offense and you took Justin Fields and you gave him two years in Philadelphia's offense with AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Miles Sanders and Lane Johnson, and Jason Kelce, I'm going to tell you what, I'll take Justin Fields 100 out of 100 times," said Riddick.
Riddick is spot on. Fields just needs some offensive weapons around him. It's hard for a quarterback to find success in the NFL without elite skill-position players. And right now, Fields just doesn't have enough of those players at his disposal in Chicago.
But that should be changing this offseason. The Bears have plenty of cap space to make some important improvements to the roster. That's all Poles needs to be focused on. This Fields nonsense needs to disappear because it's certainly not on Poles' radar.
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