Just because Fields is the best option this season doesn’t mean he’s the best option for the future. I agree that Bagent isn’t starting-caliber, but you would have to be grossly incompetent as a GM in our draft/overall team position to not take a QB this year. Bears are in an infinite loop they can’t seem to break with hiring a new GM, who hires their coach, who drafts their QB, but that’s on ownership. Trade or tag Fields, whatever, but the Bears are taking a a QB one way or the other. They’re not gonna pay him for how he’s performed so far when current management didn’t even draft him.
Just because Fields is the best option this season doesn’t mean he’s the best option for the future. I agree that Bagent isn’t starting-caliber, but you would have to be grossly incompetent as a GM in our draft/overall team position to not take a QB this year. Bears are in an infinite loop they can’t seem to break with hiring a new GM, who hires their coach, who drafts their QB, but that’s on ownership. Trade or tag Fields, whatever, but the Bears are taking a a QB one way or the other. They’re not gonna pay him for how he’s performed so far when current management didn’t even draft him.