Scholarship table
Excuse my ignorance but what does that mean?
If you bet 100 that Washington’s Defense or special teams scores the first TD (and they do) you win 2200. Same for the Bears.
Surprised they didn't review that.
Slye is one of the worst kickers in pro football.
That’ll end up being a great loss for the Bears.If you’re not going to the playoffs, better to be bad and lose to other bad teams.
Do we now win the draft tie breaker with Washington?
There was a moment on the first drive where Fields had a WR breaking open over the middle and he missed him and took a sack. In a football game, there are a lot of plays and it’s hard to get worked up over one play but this really illustrated how much work he has to do. I was a Fields apologist when he came out but if he couldn’t recognize this happening (and his eyes were locked into this receiver) in his second season, I don’t think his future is very bright. This is a basic NFL throw.I don’t think I’ll scoff at the Ohio State QB NFL failures anymore. They have distinct advantages in college because they have so many electric weapons at WR and usually very good RBs to complement their passing game. The room for error against some of the dregs of the Big Ten is far larger. This is why I’m always leery of the praise of Badger or Michigan or mid-2010 Michigan State defenses. The league lacks speed and top level athletes. OSU benefits on offense and those defenses benefit playing Rutgers and IowaWhat really hammered this home was Herbstreit being critical of him not making that throw. I’m not a Herbstreit hater but he’s usually pretty milquetoast in criticizing players. Can it click for Fields? Maybe but I doubt it’s with the current Bears roster which lacks talent at WR.
Herbstreit was both fair and accurate. IMO, Fields doesn't have the soft skills at the moment to play the position. Struggles seeing the field, is not decisive with the football, does not anticipate throws (especially in the middle of the field), poor internal clock in the pocket, etc. His physical abilities really don't matter unless he can improve these parts of his game.The Bears poor talent certainly doesn't help, but at the same time, Fields only exacerbates their issues. The OL is very poor, yet no QB is holding the ball longer than Fields. The WRs are not good, but when the coaching staff does scheme them open or provides a favorable match-up, far too often Fields is not taking advantage. This was the knock on him coming out of Ohio State. So far, the scouts have been correct.