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Justin Fields was supposed to be the quarterback that got the Chicago Bears back on track. The seemingly quarterback-cursed franchise selected Fields with the 11th pick in the 2021 draft in a pick that at the time was seen as a steal. After all, many had Fields as the 2nd-best quarterback in the draft behind Trevor Lawrence, and some even had him number one.
But, it has not gone smoothly. He has looked like one of the worst passers in the league in his career so far, and in sixteen career starts he now has 11 touchdowns and 15 picks after a terrible performance against the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football
He was 14/27 for 190 yards and a QBR of just 28.3 out of 100 Thursday night, and had a touchdown and an interception in Chicago’s 12-7 loss.
Could the Chicago quarterback curse be continuing?
Many think Fields is already ruined
Opinions vary on whether he was going to be good, to begin with, or if people just overlooked his flaws and saw his impressive tools. But, pretty much everyone agrees he’s not playing well right now.
This take really isn’t that far off. He’s definitely in the bottom five.
Justin Fields is the worst QB in the NFL
— Frank Fleming (@NjTank99) October 14, 2022
Here are a collection of a few brutal tweets about the second-year player.
Live look at Justin Fields running an NFL offense pic.twitter.com/5FlgDZEETe
— dave (@barstoolWSD) October 14, 2022
“Let Justin Fields cook” 🤡 pic.twitter.com/DlCMDELNj4
— 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙢𝙖𝙣 🍉 (@GothamGrant) October 14, 2022
Justin Fields is who Lamar Jackson haters think Lamar is
— ⚡️Garrett Ferguson⚡️ (@GarrettSprints) October 14, 2022
Fields looks so lost. Like, “should not be in the league” lost. Not sure what the deal is, but good case here that he never had a chance and someone needs to stage an exfil mission https://t.co/oubI667g8Z
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) October 14, 2022
Some think it isn’t his fault, though.
Justin Fields has made his fair share of mistakes but this is a dire dire situation in Chicago
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) October 14, 2022
If you blame Fields you’re just a hater and don’t know anything about football.. O-line can’t protect him. WRs dropping passes
— Darius The Director (@sxumfilms) October 14, 2022
But, after the failure of 2017 2nd-overall pick Mitch Trubisky and now the poor play of Fields, some have to wonder if it is indeed just the Bears, and not the quarterbacks themselves, that is the issue.