Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy pushed back on the notion that quarterback Justin Fields should sit out the final two games of the regular season, calling it “not realistic” because the experience Fields will be getting trumps the inherent risk of injury any quarterback faces. And a short-handed supporting cast still gives Fields a chance to learn and grow.
“Every opportunity and every experience we can expose him to will create a better version of him,” Getsy said. “Anytime anybody experiences something for the first time, you handle it better the next time and the third time and the fourth time and the fifth time.
