FS1 character Colin Cowherd took considerably of a curious shot at Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields by evaluating Fields to New York Jets flop Zach Wilson whereas discussing how Chicago media members allegedly handled Fields.
“The Chicago media all season lengthy tried to defend him, elevate him, shield him, promote him,” Cowherd stated about Fields throughout Monday’s version of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” program, as shared by Brandon Contes of Terrible Asserting. “Possibly they’re watching Ohio State movie. You already know what that’s? The man I hold evaluating him to. Zach Wilson. However New York media by no means defends Zach Wilson. They name it as they see it, as they need to. I respect that. Chicago media, ‘This man deserves one other 12 months.’ He’s, within the second half of the 12 months, Zach Wilson.”
Professional-Soccer-Reference reveals that Fields completed this previous common season ranked twenty fourth within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 46.1 adjusted QBR, twenty second with an 86.3 passer ranking and twenty ninth with a 61.4% completion share. To match, Wilson was final within the league with a 30.6 QBR, thirtieth with a 77.2 passer ranking and thirtieth with a 60.1% completion share.
Based on StatMuse, solely Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens has rushed for extra regular-season yards (2,352) than Fields (2,220) for the reason that begin of the 2021 marketing campaign. Wilson, in the meantime, irritated some within the Jets locker room by missing accountability within the fall of 2022 and was benched on a number of events throughout the previous two seasons.
Earlier this month, Jets proprietor Woody Johnson made it clear he felt the membership “did not have” a reputable quarterback after Wilson changed an injured Aaron Rodgers starting with the 2023 regular-season opener on Sept. 11.
Fields is probably not a franchise savior, however Bears possession has by no means flirted with throwing him beneath the bus like what Johnson did with Wilson forward of Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
“The Chicago media has been defending (Fields) and shopping for into this, ‘We actually like him.’ Cease it. Come on,” Cowherd added in the course of the phase.
Cowherd has a degree about some believing the Bears might hold Fields atop their depth chart and commerce the highest decide of the 2024 draft for a haul of belongings, however most assume Chicago finally will use the No. 1 general choice to interchange Fields with USC Trojans star Caleb Williams.
Both means, even hinting that Fields deserves the identical “bust” label at the moment connected to Wilson appears harsh contemplating the Bears reportedly might get selections within the second and fourth rounds of this 12 months’s draft in return for Fields at a time when Wilson seemingly has little worth on the commerce market.
