Analyst blames Justin Fields for Bears' instability

It has been suggested that the Bears' instability over the past few years prevented quarterback Justin Fields from finding long-term success with the organization. 

During a recent edition of the FS1 "Speak" program, analyst Emmanuel Acho blamed Fields for much of what went wrong in Chicago during his tenure there.

"The reason that he's had so much turnover is in large part his fault," Acho said, as shared by Matthew Marczi of Steelers Depot. "If you succeed, there's a lot more stability where you are because you're succeeding. Your head coach isn't gonna leave. Then your offensive coordinator is either gonna [stay or] become a head coach. But if your offensive coordinator leaves to become a head coach, assuming you succeeded, they'll promote the QB coach as the offensive coordinator and they'll run the exact same playbook."

Fields played under head coach Matt Nagy and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor during his rookie season before playing under HC Matt Eberflus and OC Luke Getsy the past two seasons.

By the time the Bears traded Fields, they knew they were selecting USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams with the first pick of this year's draft. In total, Fields accumulated a 10-28 record as a starter with Chicago.

"A lack of talent begets instability," Acho added. "There's gonna be so much turnover every year or two because of the lack of success around Justin Fields. I'm not blaming it all on him. I do believe that he went to a bad situation in Chicago."

While Fields received somewhat of a fresh start with the Steelers, it seems he'll enter training camp as a backup who has little chance of leapfrogging veteran Russell Wilson on the depth chart ahead of Pittsburgh's regular-season opener. Unless Wilson flops at some point, Fields will likely again be on the move in March 2025 assuming he'll want to compete for a starting job next year.