or we're all in for this year. Let's see how he plays two
different question.
Yeah. No, we're all in on Justice.
I believe, in Justin our staff leaves and Justin. And like
I said, from the beginning, we're going to we're going to set
this up for him to succeed. And
I know I've got a lot of questions, but what about
receiver? We're about it. We're gonna do the best. You can with
a roster. We're going to improve the roster as well. But
we're also going to get the schemer.
Any technique on our coaches are hard at work and so is
Justin.
Brian Paul's, the GM of the Chicago Bears. They're all in
on Justin fields.
They're not acting like they're all in on just? Yeah, that's
the, that's the issue. I think. You're right. Right Bears, fans
get get really pissy about this. But I all I all I know is
and I know the team wasn't
wasn't spectacular last year,
but it feels like they are tearing down
consciously.
I don't know if they have a four year plan like Paul
depodesta devised for the Browns but it feels like they
are consciously tearing down. What's their with the goal of
rebuilding?
Well, usually when you do that, you don't know young franchise
quarterback, part of the rebuilding process is we get
the young franchise quarterback. When you see
the house being torn down around the young franchise
quarterback, it seems
confusing,
because at some point they're going to play games. And at
some point they're going to struggle. And at some point.
People are going to say, well, you're young franchise
quarterback in very good now, maybe he's so good. He rises
above it.
I've had that argument with some folks
on radio in Chicago, not in a hostile way. Just kind of a,
you know, what maybe feels is so good. It doesn't matter. But
it's just. This is the
time in his career when you should be adding pieces around
and taking advantage of the
the salary
of the Young quarterback before it goes Haywire, not creating
the impression. You're tearing it down. What do you turn it
down for your in year 2? Which are Rich has quarterback. So
I feel like we're getting mixed signals from the bay. Yeah,
I understand that
I get that and you know again, it's mixed signals and even for
them. I think it's risky a little I do because I do think
that,
you know, the success of Justin fields and how he looks on
the team is going to dictate a little bit Howie, brief loose
and Ryan poles are looked at their in Chicago.
That's where I would just say. It's a little dicey for them,
but they're trying to build a team and they got a lot of
things they got to fix. Oh, I think that's the issue. They've
kind of like Fall into here is the crazy wide receiver market
and then
whoa, not only, we're like rebuilding, but we have a coach
that has a totally different play style and philosophy than
the coaches. We had here prior and they're trying to fit.
You know, they're trying to fit that new scheme with the pliers
that are appropriate for the new scheme. And there is
a difference there and move within that because there are
so many
changes and drastic needs everywhere across the roster,
especially when they're changing their style of play.
And The kind of guys are looking for that. It does seem
like yeah
weapons around Justin fields
are limited and like yeah, he showed he played good last
year. He played very good. I was he played better than
I expected. Not, you know me. I was one of those. It was
a little bit of a detractor. I loved it.
I loved the guy I do
but like I'm not ready to sit here and tell you. Oh, he's so
good that he doesn't need these guys like that. That that's
first off is rare. All right, I think that's a dicey
proposition. And like we've talked
What about the great quarterbacks of all time,
still had people there to help them out. Patrick Mahomes was
not struggling with Talent around him early on in his
career. So I think that's part of this as well. And that's
where I just I don't I don't quite understand that because
I think it's like a little dicey for their own lives and what
they're doing, putting
their own pressure.
Putting on pressure on poles
and even lose by not giving him a lot of talent around him or
explosive receivers
and and look here's the bottom line.
You have new management in Chicago. This is why I was so
stunned by the move last year. I know is why we can talk about
Jesus, right? Former coach, Matt Nagy
to give up. This year's first round pick to move from 11:40
to get Justin fields. And I remember thinking, hey, this is
good news. If they
let them do this,
if ownership, let them do this. They must have another year
sign, right? That they have more than one year. Well,
dysfunctional teams, do dysfunctional things and it's
the height of To let your coach in GM
sacrifice. Next year's first round, pick
to go get a quarterback. And then fire. Those guys after one
year and hope fingers crossed that the new regime is going to
embrace the guy because no matter what
Justin Fields is a Vestige of the old regime. So
you got new guys, they're trying to prove themselves and
you got the quarterback that the guys who weren't good
enough to keep the job fought. We're good. Well, You know, we
kind of think those guys weren't very good. They got
fired
but we like their quarterback. So they must have done
something right. I mean there are some complex human ego and
emotions that get tied up in this and and and this is why
I'm always suspicious that a new regime is going to look to
undermine the quarterback. They inherit and go get their own
guy. We're capable of finding our own guy and we don't know
whether or not Maddie brief. Loose was a Justin Fields guy.
We don't know. Ryan poles was a Justin Fields guy. We don't
know how closely they scouted them or looked at at fields or
what they thought of fields. But
I guarantee you this
when they're due consideration, be hired by the Chicago Bears
that are going to walk through the door and say this
quarterback. He drafted. Last year is not my kind of guy.
They're not going to say. They're not going to lead with
that. Are they going to get the job? Definitely not. So that's
that's
what fascinates me about this and all I can. All I can do is
make assessments based on
On what's happening? What's happening is they're tearing it
down around. Yeah, that doesn't scream out to me that they
believe this is a guy to build around.
Yeah. I know, you know, I
I guess I won't go that far.
Maybe this is the process they're going on your right,
but all the things you said are true. Yeah, maybe they're just
looking at it like way we got to tear it down. We got
the quarterback. And yeah, we might have to take a step back to
take two step forwards. Maybe that's what they're doing.
You know just to totally change the culture new guys in
the building. Get away from the Nagy era. Bottom line, though,
except for the quarterback. That's what's weird. That's
what we have to change things here, right? Have to tear it
down
except for the quarter. Well, that's where
we have to look for new ways of doing things except, for
the quarterback. That's what that's where I can't reconcile. That's
what because I think what we're getting back to here.
And where I was going. I think we're at the same place, is
why the F did ownership let the last staff
higher draft, Justin fields, and that type of situation. If
you knew it was a make-or-break year.
Why would you let that go down? Down. And I know during that
period leading up to that draft you and I we had a ton of
conversations, a lot of people in football did. Well, I don't
think the Bears are really take
Justin Fields even at 20
because I don't this is their last year, their butts are on
the hot seat. Same thing. We're talking about with Matt rule
right now, why they didn't draft a quarterback and
Caroline. It's the same thing, you know,
and I got a lot of flak because remember if you remember I put
Justin feels it's like pick 30 or 31 in my mock draft and
I just kept going well because
Bears were the team. I looked at him and I don't think
ownerships that would do that, and let them do that as it
makes sense to me. So, that is the issue at hand and Mike,
most of football believes that Nagy and the last crew did that
because they thought
it was going to be a political ploy to save them one more
year, even if they got on the hot seat. It was like a it. So
it is that to me was,
you know, an organization, not being on the same page.
And that's really when it goes back to
look like. I don't know what, Ted Phillips current
responsibilities are. But that's the name that guy has
survived and ownership loves him and they trust him. But but
look at some point, somebody's got to be responsible for this.
Somebody's got to answer to Georgia and Virginia McCaskey
and say, you know, at what point and look this,
I don't know. Do they ever have the tough conversation to
George McCaskey? Ever get Ted Phillips on the phone and say
why in the hell did you let these guys do this? Why did we
do this? Can you run this by me again?
Why we did this. Let's go back. Well, you know, we can't really
focus on the past. The past is prologue. No, I want to focus
on the past. Did we do this?
When we when we weren't sold on Pace
and Nagy,
we,
we let them trade up and give up our first round. Pick this
year, which would have been a pretty good pick but been top
ten pick,
they give it up.
Yeah. To get a quarterback.
That
didn't play well enough to save their jobs.
And New Management, like I said new management, is it going to
be? It's just knocking? All right, because warm and fuzzy.
So
get your damn crystal ball.
So what's a successful season? Yeah, you lost the damn sight
of what the hell. The segment is cry. No, I know but
crystal balls out. That's the balls out. Justin Fields this
year. What is this? Successful season? I'd say it's at least
be in the playoff conversation.
The NFC is wide open
wide open. Once you get past the Rams the Buccaneers and
the Packers.
You got four playoff spots up for grabs.
And I'd like to think the Bears have enough that they can be in
the conversation and a successful season for Justin
Fields is at Christmas time. The Bears are still alive.
That's a successful season. Yeah, I hear that. I
do. That's probably honestly, I think that for me, it might be
even a little too much just orders. The team is concerned
because I like like we've talked about like, your talk.
I don't really know,
you know, what to expect from this team right now. I don't
know.
It's a whole new offense, is a whole new scheme on defense.
It's a whole different set of personnel that they want to run
these schemes to where it's like, I'm not sure what to
expect from the team. I just almost go, like
just want to see Justin Fields, continue to be a machine
throwing the football and just go in the right direction to me
as a successful season. I'm not going to put on wins and losses
on his back on his back right now with the current state of
the roster at least in
the new coaches and everything there.
So many unproven come on.
He's just want to see growth and continued to see the guy
dice people up in the pocket. Like we saw in that Pittsburgh
right Thursday, night game, which is probably his best game
of the year when we went man. Look at Justin Fields, making
plays all over the field.
That was his Banner night of his rookie year
a Hyundai night. That was that was done in the. How should
I Mark that? Damn Monday night roundhouse. Kick? Oh, yeah
round kick and and in the tackle
crap bullcrap flag thrown take a touchdown away from a team,
even though it wasn't in The Tackle Box, right? I believe.
Leave yeah,
yeah. Yes. Yes. That was the
somebody reach out to me. So the NFL is very happy about
the Cassius Marsh controversy because it has kept attention
away from the ridiculously bad call. That was made to take
a touchdown off board
for the Chicago Bears.