The Chicago Bears have some large quarterback choices to make over the subsequent few months. Their prime broad receiver, DJ Moore, has already made his choose for what he needs the staff to do. He needs Justin Fields again as his quarterback for the 2024 season.
Moore made that point very clear throughout look on “PFT Reside” on Thursday, citing Fields’ management and the way in which he put collectively a robust end to the 2023 season.
“His development has been phenomenal. Should you take a look at the video games the place he got here again off of damage, he’s been all the pieces you may ask out of a quarterback,” Moore informed PFT. “Places us able to win, getting the ball to his playmakers and if he’s gotta do it himself he does it himself and takes it like 50, 60 yards and does his factor. That’s all you may ask, is simply regular development and that’s what he did.”
Fields appeared in 13 video games for the Bears this season and threw for two,562 yards (a brand new profession excessive) with 16 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. The Bears went 5-8 in his begins. His passer score of 86.3, whereas simply thirtieth within the league, was additionally a brand new profession excessive.
Fields moreover rushed for 657 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The previous Ohio State signal-caller has undoubtedly proven progress from his rookie season two years in the past, however the Bears need to determine if he has reached his ceiling or if there’s nonetheless one other degree he can attain. In addition they need to determine if they’re going to cross on the possibility to take a quarterback with the No. 1 total choose for the second straight yr.
After securing the highest choose within the 2023 NFL Draft, the Bears in the end traded it to Carolina for Moore and a set of draft picks. The choose haul included a 2024 first-rounder that turned out to be the No. 1 total choice.
The Bears now have an opportunity to pick USC’s Caleb Williams, one of the crucial anticipated quarterback prospects to enter the NFL in years. In the event that they choose Williams they might nearly actually commerce Fields – maybe angling for one more first-round choose.
But when they consider Fields is a quarterback they’ll win with, the potential for one other commerce out of the highest spot – or maybe utilizing the choose on a non-quarterback – would definitely be on the desk. Given what number of groups could be prepared to pay an enormous value to safe Williams, the Bears might probably get a good bigger haul than they did for final yr’s prime choose.