Former Tampa QB Sean King was on The Score; had some really interesting thoughts. Said Justin Fields has shown enough for the Bears to invest in him. Says environment is so critical. Said CJ Stroud landed in a much better environment than Bryce Young (not just talent but organizationally). Things could be reversed had they landed in each others’ spots.
Said the Bears were bottom 7-8 in offensive talent. Even the RBs he rated bottom half. Big drop off after DJ. Mentioned how all of the elite quarterbacks have elite weaponry.
Said Getsy has a good run scheme but pass plays often don’t make sense. Things like quick screens to Kmet and Darnell Mooney will be blocking it up. Blown up too often. Also says that the outlet receivers spend a lot of time chipping on their way out which contributes to the “holding the ball too long” because the TEs and RBs are having to work their way out instead of running slants and crossers.
Made an incredibly astute point about coordinators who like to be on the sidelines, where it’s harder to get a full view of what’s going on. Says the only real reason some guys do that is that they want to look more like a head coach. When you’re in the booth you look like a coordinator. Incredibly astute point.
Holmes brought up how former players tend to view Justin more positively than those who didn’t play. Holmes did give a shout out to Alex Brown, a Fields detractor. A lot of really interesting good stuff. You could tell that King was knowledgeable too, even mentioned that DJ has been hobbled, so you know he’s watching the film and up to date. That’s about everything I can remember.