https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/9/14/23874146/luke-getsy-on-bears-offense-we-left-a-lot-out-there“There’s a lot of things that go into it,” Getsy said. “We definitely are calling plays for DJ and he knows that and he wasn’t frustrated by any of that. And sometimes it’s just the way the coverage dictates to where the quarterback has to go with the football, too.”
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The Bears threw few passes downfield — Fields’ 3.3 average in air yards per pass was the second-lowest in the NFL in Week 1.
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“I think he’s in a good place,” Getsy said. “He’s got a really good understanding of what’s going on around him. He’s getting better and better at that.
“But you’re still gonna have some times where you look back and say, ‘Dang, I wish I would have done this or that. We’re gonna have those as we continue to grow. That’s part of his youth and his experience we’re getting. There was a ton of evidence on film that that’s there. We just have to get it more consistently.”