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Bears Overreactions: Could Ryan Poles keep Justin Fields and draft Caleb Williams? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Matt Eberflus has checked off two critical boxes in the Bears’ past two games.
In Minnesota, Eberflus finally got his first NFC North win in a 12-10 victory over the Vikings. On Sunday, the Bears exited the bye week and dominated the Detroit Lions to win back-to-back games for the first time in the Eberflus era.
After starting the season 0-4, the 5-8 Bears have steadied the ship and have an outside (very outside) shot at the playoffs with four games left.
While the Bears have slowly turned things around behind a near-elite defensive effort and improved play from quarterback Justin Fields, the Carolina Panthers are still searching for rock bottom.
Following the Panthers’ loss on Sunday to the New Orleans Saints, the Bears now have a 95 percent chance of getting the No. 1 overall pick from the Panthers.
With the No. 1 pick almost secured and Fields playing better, this week’s mailbag is (almost) all about what the Bears should do with potentially the biggest decision in franchise history.
Here’s mine: why can’t we have our cake and eat it, too? Can’t we keep Justin and draft a QB? This season showed many teams that having no backup is a bad plan. JF has been injured plenty. So him AND a drafted qb on a rookie deal sounds pretty good for us QB-Starved 🐻 fans
— Matt Chapman (@TheMattChapman) December 12, 2023
Overreaction? Yes
I understand the anxiety that comes with the approaching decision. Fields has played good, efficient football of late. Everything seems to be coming together at the right time. If the Bears trade him, and he finishes blossoming elsewhere, it will leave a massive scar. But if the Bears pass on Caleb Williams and Drake Maye and they become stars while Fields plateaus, the decision-makers will be headed to LinkedIn, and Bears fans will be taking barbs from Al Michaels for another 20 years.
So, why not both?
It’s true that…
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Publish date : 2023-12-13 13:00:00
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