After an avalanche of catastrophe, the Chicago Bears hit a new rock bottom on Sunday. The juggernaut Kansas City Chiefs ran the Bears off the field and off of America’s television screens. Chicago was so utterly uncompetitive that not even a megastar like Taylor Swift made it worth keeping an eye on the team.
Standing out from the latest Bears’ exercise in frustration was Justin Fields. Once expected to take a monster leap in his third NFL season, Fields has been lost in 2023. On Sunday, in particular, the 24-year-old quarterback completed just 11-of-22 passes for an abysmal 99 yards, one touchdown, and one pick. There was a low point where he even needed to be saved by teammate D.J. Moore after seemingly suffering a head injury.
Fields spoke candidly to a gathered media contingent following Chicago’s latest defeat. And in an extended answer about what he’s learned during the Bears’ challenging 0-3 start, the signal caller sounded like a broken quarterback looking for a silver lining that probably isn’t there anymore.
When asked about the Bears losing by 31 today, Justin Fields pointed to what he's learned these last few weeks.
Fields: "I'm looking at it like the big picture, life in general to be honest with you. I think this past week has had me kind of look at it like what are the…
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) September 25, 2023
Justin Fields is live at the podium https://t.co/BKlmsIaMbL
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 25, 2023
Fields was once hailed as the franchise quarterback the Bears had desperately been seeking for decades. An electric weapon who did all the “hard” things easy, he presented a tantalizing game-changing element Chicago never had under center. Three games into his third season, he looks like yet another bust at football’s most important position for a bottom-feeding franchise that has no idea what it’s doing. And, based on his short speech here, he certainly seems to know it.
At the very least, it sounds like Fields might want a chance to prove what he can do somewhere else. Because he’s probably (definitely?) not going to get the opportunity as a member of the Bears.
This was how Twitter reacted to Fields' introspective answer
The Bears have broken this kid on so many levels. He's at "I'm just grateful to be alive" in year 3 https://t.co/73dOl0B73F
— StartJPLosman (@startkyIeorton) September 25, 2023
Fields has gone from preseason MVP darling to “just glad to be here.” https://t.co/gcTvu952c9
— Tim Backes (@timbackes) September 25, 2023
Sounds like a man that has lost the joy of playing football https://t.co/uyWgg81aDb
— Henny ♎️ (@CamronSanto) September 25, 2023
This man knows he’s cooked. Well-done steak. It’s over. https://t.co/aUDoDQtwvx
— Brendan Dzwierzynski (@BrendanDzw) September 25, 2023
When your 24 year old QB is just thankful for an opportunity to play football, there’s no hope for this team.@ChicagoBears you should be ashamed of yourselves. https://t.co/FsAmgEPiNk
— Conor (@DaWheels_1) September 25, 2023
Congrats to the Bears for completely breaking this guy. https://t.co/dX1xNmht3v
— ken ryan (@KenRyan_MKE) September 25, 2023
Yeah he know he ain't getting the bag and probably his last year here 😔 https://t.co/1nhVT6aKGv
— Edward (@OmegaJolteon) September 25, 2023
They got my guy talking like he been in therapy or in meditation 🥺🥺 https://t.co/2RQ8yeEkOQ
— JuJu (@JuJu_Da_Gamer) September 25, 2023
The Bears have coached the competitiveness out of Justin Fields. Dude is broken. https://t.co/ySSpDMsAEe
— Cody (@vanpocalypse) September 25, 2023
