Despite statistics that scream otherwise, Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy tried to paint a rosy picture of quarterback Justin Fields’ play over the first four games of the season.
“Well, I don’t think he’s had a rough month,” Getsy said. “I think he’s gotten better each week.
“I think he’s growing tremendously. And you know, it’s not easy. We’re playing good football teams. And it’s not easy to become the level of quarterback that he wants to become and I know that he can become.”
It’s still not good enough. Fields ranks last in completions (34), completion percentage (50.7), interception frequency (6% of his throws) and passer rating (58.7).
Getsy did acknowledge that Fields missed open receivers in Sunday’s 20-12 loss to the Giants, particularly in the red zone.
“We gotta take the completions when they’re there,” he said. “I think he passed up a couple of cheap completions.”
The Bears are 31st in the NFL with 16 points per game. They have scored just six touchdowns and are 26th in third-down success at a 34% conversion rate.
They’re second-to-last at 274.8 yards of total offense, ahead of only the Panthers.
