With every passing preseason sport, Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields wins over the fan base just a bit bit extra. Head coach Matt Nagy hasn’t modified his thoughts concerning the quarterback state of affairs, nonetheless, as he reiterated on Saturday afternoon that Andy Dalton will begin in Week 1, saying, “we have to see him within the common season,” in line with ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Bears had been walloped by the Buffalo Payments on Saturday, 41-15. Dalton was greeted by boos a number of occasions as he trotted onto the sector within the first half, as he managed only one landing drive in comparison with Buffalo’s 4 within the first two quarters. Dalton did lead Chicago in passing with 146 yards, one landing and one interception, however precisely half of his yards and his lone landing cross got here on an unimaginable Rodney Adams helmet catch.

As for Fields, he accomplished 9 of 19 passes for 80 yards and led the Bears in dashing with 46 yards on 4 carries. He did not rating a number of touchdowns like in his preseason debut, however nonetheless proved that he can add one thing to this offense. Actually, it would not seem to be there’s something he can do at this time limit to win the beginning job earlier than the beginning of the common season. Nagy has all the time maintained Dalton will get the primary shot beneath middle and he is sticking to that promise. 

Nagy did say Fields may get a while with the starters within the preseason finale towards the Tennessee Titans, however he stated the identical factor on Monday and didn’t play Fields till the third quarter. SportsLine has established odds for when Fields will get his first NFL begin, and so they might have discovered the proper time to make the quarterback swap. Take a look at their article, right here.