Looks like Tempo and his mults were hectoring poor old Rick Morrissey over his column wanting to see Bagent play...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/10/18/23922779/bears-rookie-tyson-bagent-minding-his-business-creates-massive-debate-justin-fields-mitch-trubiskyBut the current situation has revealed that, although many Bears fans want to see what the backup can do, plenty of others are so emotionally invested in the idea of Fields being great someday that their vision is clouded.
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The first hint that something unusual was at work was the reaction to the Sun-Times’ back page on Monday, the day after Bagent filled in for Fields, who had dislocated his thumb during the Bears’ loss to the Vikings.
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As of Wednesday, that back page had been viewed 1.7 million times on X (formerly Twitter). You would have thought the headline had been “Children are what’s wrong with America.’’
Some fans don’t want to hear that Fields isn’t the quarterback the Bears thought he was going to be when they took him with the 11th pick in the 2021 draft. They want to believe that the athleticism that makes him such a dangerous runner will eventually help him become a good passer. When they realize that that line of thinking doesn’t hold up in the NFL, they blame poor blocking and poor coaching. If it feels like Mitch Trubisky all over again, it’s because it is.
But they also blame me, the Sun-Times, the media and, perhaps given enough time, the written word.
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Racism — Any suggestion that Fields, who is African American, should be benched in favor of Bagent, who is white, smacks of bigotry, more than a few readers stated.
“Flat out racist’’ one oft-retweeted post read.
If I had treated the white Trubisky better during his four disappointing years with the Bears than I’ve treated Fields during his two-plus years, maybe this charge would have merit. But I was much more critical of Trubisky than I have been of Fields. Eight games into Trubisky’s third season, I wrote that the Bears should start Chase Daniel ahead of him. It took me six games into Fields’ third season to call for a Bagent start.
By the way, Trubisky’s passer rating in Chicago was 87.2. Fields’ is 82.3.
It never occurred to me that Monday’s back page would get 1.7 million views. This does occur to me: There won’t be a little something extra in my paycheck this week because of it.
A vendetta against the Bears — In this rendering, I have it out for the Bears. I have it out for the Bears only as much as I have it out for an inept franchise that can’t find a quarterback, can’t hire people who know how to win and can’t get to the playoffs more than six times in the past 28 years.
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Too soon — When will it be long enough to come to the conclusion that Fields can’t play? After this season? After five seasons? Some Bears fans still believe Trubisky will be good, given the chance. They also believe that Jay Cutler was great. The bar is so low after what the Bears have offered them for decades that they can’t see the truth.
You’re old — This one hurts. But to answer the charge: Possibly.
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