Bears QB Justin Fields makes a bold vow to say ‘F it’ and play free because ‘that’s when I play my best’
CHICAGO — If you were looking for a case-in-point moment to demonstrate why Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields has seemed to be playing, in his own words, “robotic” to begin his third NFL season, it came late in the first half Sunday in Tampa, Fla.
The Bears faced third-and-13 from the Buccaneers 27 — in part because of a sack Fields took two snaps earlier when he declined to pull the trigger for a potential big-play pass to Roschon Johnson up the seam. Then, on the subsequent third down, as Fields sat in the pocket scanning for open receivers, he hesitated, then froze. Totally locked up.
His protection was great at first, then still really good. It only became vulnerable more than five seconds after the snap
