Courtney Cronin20 de sep, 2023, 23:53 ETLectura: 5 min.
The Bears quarterback revealed that he does not feel “free” when it comes to playing, because he has too much “information in my head” from the coaches
LAKE FOREST — El quarterback de los Chicago Bears, Justin Fieldscharacterized their play in the 27-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as “robotic” and didn’t feel like he was “playing like I do.”
One reason why Fields believes that he is overthinking the games, according to the 24-year-old quarterback himself, it is what he has been instructed to do.
“You know, it could be the coaches, I think,” he said. Fields. “At the end of the day, they’re doing their job when they give me what to watch, but at the end of the day, I can’t be thinking about that when the game comes. I prepare throughout the week, and when the game comes “It’s time to play freely at that point. Think less and play more.”
Justin Fields later accused the press of taking his statements about thinking too much and not feeling free in games out of context.AP Photo
Fields He went 16 of 29 for 211 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, and rushed four times for 3 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown. It was the fewest rushing yards he’s ever had. Fields since his rookie campaign.
The tour defeat extended the losing streak of Chicago to 12 consecutive meetings, dating back to October 2022.
Fields said he hopes to alter his game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3 so he can perform more like himself.
“My goal this week is to say ‘Fuck it’ and play football like I know how to play football,” he noted. Fields. “That includes thinking less and just going out there and playing by instinct instead of so much, say, information in my head, data in my head. Just literally going out there and playing football. Going back to it being a game and that’s it.” .
“That’s when I play my best, when I’m out there playing freely and being me, so I’m going to, say, get rid of everything that I should be doing, stuff out of my pocket. I’m going to go out there and be me.”
The quarterback was sacked six times against the Buccaneersseveral of which arrived staying in the pocket for too long. Justin Fields He said the coaches emphasized with him staying in the pocket throughout the offseason, and although there are situations that require him to do so, he needs to rely on his internal clock to make plays.
“I don’t think there are too many coaching voices, but I just think that when you’re fed too much information at one point, and you try to think about that information when you’re playing, it doesn’t let you play like yourself,” he said. Fields. “You try to process so much information where it’s like, if I just simplify it in my mind, I would have done this. I watched some plays on Sunday, if I had been like I was before, I would have had a positive play. I would have had more third-down conversions. I think “That the most important thing for me is to play how I know how and how I have been playing all my life. That is what I must return to.”
The quarterback said he spoke with the group of assistants of the Bears regarding his concerns and felt that the coaches were receptive to his diagnosis of what went wrong in Tampa Bay. El head coach Matt Eberflus He said that he did not feel that the Bears They were exaggerating in the instructions with Fields and that, “having it free is what we want.”
“Respect society, and so do we,” he said. Eberflus. “We want him to play free. I think that’s very important, as we work on this, making sure he plays free, we direct him in that direction.
“A lot of times, you want to be perfect. I want to do it the right way, and there’s a balance there, right? There’s a balance between, ‘Hey, I’m going to go through my progressions,’ but also having the ability to say, ‘Hey , I feel like these things are happening. Now, I’m going to play instinctively.’ And, that could be just sliding in the pocket to the B gap and throwing the ball, or running. I think that’s where it’s at.”
Fields He thinks that expressing his concerns with the coaches is part of the necessary process for the team to improve from its problems at the start of the season.
“No one is going to take anything personally,” he said. Fields. “The coaches say we need to play better, that I need to play better. I don’t take it personally because I think everyone here knows that I need to play better, including me. They’re not going to take it personally if we as players come up and say, ‘ I don’t like this play.’ They need to get better. We’re all adults in the building, and we can all handle it. It’s about working with each other, making each other better, holding each other accountable, and working toward the same goal. In terms of That fact, yes, I think everyone can do better here, including me.”
Fields He addressed reporters later Wednesday at his locker, noting that his statements were taken out of “context.”
“… It’s like you guys are trying to separate us. I don’t blame the coaches at all; I’m never going to blame the coaches at all; I’m never going to blame my teammates at all. Whatever happens in a game, I will accept everything.” It’s my fault. I don’t care. If it’s a dropped pass, it should have been a pass, it’s my fault.
“When you hear something coming out of my mouth where I would blame someone in this organization, my teammates, you’re never going to hear that. I just want to clear that up. You know I need to play better. That’s it. Period. That’s what should have happened.” been in the first place.”
Meanwhile, the protection of Fields was violated this Wednesday with the news that the starting left tackle Braxton Jones He landed on injured reserve with a neck problem.
When asked if Jones could miss the season, Eberflus He said: “We’ll see where it is. We don’t even have time for that now. It’s where we are now.”
In other news, the Bears They released the veteran quarterback Nathan Petermanwho had served as substitute for Justin Fields for the first two games of the campaign. The noob Tyson Bagent He will now be the reserve.
2023-09-21 03:53:00
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