Tyson Bagent will be under center for the Bears once again in Week 10. Coach Matt Eberflus told reporters that the rookie QB will earn a fourth-straight start while the team continues to await Justin Fields‘ return, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin.
Fields continue to recover from a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand. While he was listed as doubtful on the latest injury report, Eberflus told reporters that the QB won’t play against the Panthers tomorrow night. Fields still hasn’t been cleared by Chicago’s medical staff, so his return is partly dependent on him passing all the necessary tests. The former first-round pick returned to practice on a limited basis last week.
“He’s getting better, though,” Eberflus said. “Accuracy’s improving. He’s throwing it better. And he’s starting to do more and more and more. So, we’ll see where it goes. Right now, we’re listing him as doubtful. And we’ll see where it goes from there.”
As Cronin notes, the Bears will have 10 days between Thursday’s game and their Week 11 matchup against the Lions. Fields hasn’t seen the field since Chicago’s Week 6 loss to the Vikings.
Bagent, an undrafted rookie out of Shepherd, won his first start, completing 72.4 percent of his passes for 162 yards and one touchdown. He’s lost each of his past two games, however, tossing five interceptions over that span. While the Bears don’t have a shot at the playoffs, the offense should get a spark when Fields returns to the lineup.
Oh, the drama…
The worst run organization in the league has drama? I’m shocked.
So Poles found 2 guys to lose that I hadn’t even mentioned to get rid of instead of a promising young C. Well played again.
As a long time Bears fan this is nothing new on how player personnel is handled by this organization.
“the offense should get a spark when Fields returns to the lineup”.
Most Bears fans are hoping that “spark” is the lighting of a fuse to a case of dynamite. Blow the whole bloody mess up!
Poles is licking his chops to be able to deal away Fields for more draft capital, get the QB of his choice, and “win” the off-season again. I bet he will be given that chance even if they lose out from here. Flus will be launched, regardless, and likely see Getsy elevated to HC. Hoping at least for Lovie as DC.
I, for one, hope Fields wins out in the end like Roquan Smith!
Poles should have traded Fields while there was still some doubt whether he was the player seen in 2021/2022 or the player seen in 2 games in 2023. He still has a year left on his rookie deal and an option year (meaning he’s cheap) and you never know what someone like the Jets or Raiders would have given you for a chance to resurrect him.
Hard to tell if this team is tanking?? If so, can’t win this one, or win it??
Yes they need to win. Carolina is a bigger favorite to land a top slot.
I doubt it matters at all because a terrible GM can find a way to wreck a team regardless of where he finds himself in the draft order.
In his last 17 games since & including week5 vs MIN last year, Fields’ passing numbers are 2972yD, 26TD, 13INT, 62.5%, with 1233YD, 7.1PER, 8TD rushing while losing 4 fumbles and getting sacked 63x. Those rushing yards & avg would lead the NFL.