The Chicago Bears kicked off their second week of voluntary Organized Team Activities on Monday, where players took the field at Halas Hall ahead of next week’s mandatory minicamp.
While it’s been a quiet couple of days without media attendance, Wednesday was a busy day. Media members were allowed at Wednesday’s practice, which meant that we got our latest dose of rookie quarterback Justin Fields, who continues to dominate offseason headlines.
While Fields wasn’t perfect — he struggled a bit with quarterback-center exchanges — he continues to impress coaches, teammates and media members.
Can’t go into a lot of detail. But from what I saw, it was a very good day for rookie QB Justin Fields today. #Bears
— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) June 9, 2021
"He threw a ball in cover 2 coverage. There's a little hole shot that you have to get into. Back shoulder. It was beautiful." – #Bears RB Damien Williams on a throw from rookie QB Justin Fields that impressed him today.
— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) June 9, 2021
Bears WR Darnell Mooney says he was “smiling mid-route” on a pass from Justin Fields.
— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) June 9, 2021
Media viewing for #Bears OTA has concluded. Justin Fields with a couple nifty passes and one nice bomb. Struggled with center/QB exchanges. Andy Dalton picked off 3x total in 7-on-7 and team. pic.twitter.com/Ngi6tuYJ32
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) June 9, 2021
Justin Fields dropped two snaps from under center today.
But there was so much more to his day. He threw a beautiful deep ball to Damiere Byrd for a TD.
Fields also corrected his teammates at the line and made sure to have the right personnel in the huddle.
Good day for him
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) June 9, 2021
Fields had a nice deep ball to wide receiver Damiere Byrd for a touchdown, which garnered plenty of praise. For comparison sake — since we do have a quarterback competition this offseason — veteran Andy Dalton tossed three interceptions during 7-on-7 drills.
While you can’t make significant judgements based on a few practices, it’s clear that Fields continues to impress as he transitions to the NFL.
Now, whether or not his performance in training camp is enough to win the starting job over Dalton remains to be seen. But it only feels like a matter of time.
