Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is preparing for the Bears’ upcoming tilt against the New England Patriots that is scheduled to take place on Monday Night Football, and is addressing his poor play this season.
Fields is coming off a brutal game against the Washington Capitals, and over 6 games he has thrown for 869 yards, four touchdowns, five interceptions and a 72.7 passer rating, not the numbers the team, or Fields, has been hoping for this season.
“(I found) that I can play better, and I’m always going to be like that,” Fields said, according to Chicago Tribune Sports’ Colleen Kane. “I’m a perfectionist, but it’s hard to be perfect. I can get better at everything regarding quarterback play.”
“I felt like later in the game, like my internal clock was speeding up a little bit just because of maybe the past pockets that I would get in the game,” Fields said of the game against Washington. “So I just told them if they feel like I’m getting antsy and maybe leaving the pocket too early when it’s there, just remind me to reset — like reset after every play. Because there are going be times when I do have time and I can sit in there.
“But that’s definitely a big thing, just making sure that just because they got back here fast last play or two, three plays ago, doesn’t mean they are going to get back fast (this time). So just playing every play. Every play is going to be different.”
“All I know is up front we have to do the best we can do to keep him clean because as we’ve seen multiple times, we keep him clean and we give him a rush lane to sneak out, he’s a very special player,” Bears center/guard Lucas Patrick said. “And we need to live up to the standard we have in our room and really help him be the elite player that he is.
“You can’t change my mind that that guy is not a future stud in this league. The way he throws it, the way he’s consistent, the way he runs, just his positive personality. He’s a great dude to have in the locker room, doesn’t really get down amongst us. He may say things, but he’s a great leader, and we’ve just got to be better for him because he deserves it.”
“Just got to work harder,” Fields said. “That’s the only thing I know how to do, so just keep going.”
