I agree teams should more aggressively pursue QB options when they aren't certain to have a franchise guy, but I'm surprised to hear you'd lean towards the Bears drafting another QB so high in the draft. Would one of Stroud or Will Levis really be that more likely to hit than Fields? Fields is currently 14th in PFF grade, 13th in EPA per play on the season but he's 5th in EPA per play since the Bears went to a more QB run focused offense (week 7) and I'm sure his PFF grading would look very similar to that as well. I know you're generally less inclined than most to factor in a QBs "supporting cast" (which I would generally agree with) but Fields is also doing this in what I think is objectively a terrible situation from an OL & skill position perspective.
I agree teams should more aggressively pursue QB options when they aren't certain to have a franchise guy, but I'm surprised to hear you'd lean towards the Bears drafting another QB so high in the draft. Would one of Stroud or Will Levis really be that more likely to hit than Fields? Fields is currently 14th in PFF grade, 13th in EPA per play on the season but he's 5th in EPA per play since the Bears went to a more QB run focused offense (week 7) and I'm sure his PFF grading would look very similar to that as well. I know you're generally less inclined than most to factor in a QBs "supporting cast" (which I would generally agree with) but Fields is also doing this in what I think is objectively a terrible situation from an OL & skill position perspective.