Justin Fields stepped onto the field and helped guide the Chicago Bears to their first victory. Sure, it sounds better dressed up like that than it actually looked, but nothing was incorrect about that first statement. Still, it was not pretty and featured plenty of rookie mistakes. I know it, you know it, and of course, Justin Fields knows it.
Fields was sure to say that the game is a team game, and the win is all that matters. However, he was sure to make it know that he was not pleased with his game and that he has to play better.
"“I am anxious to see what I messed up on what I have to do better,” Fields put in bluntly. “For me, personally, I did not play well enough. I think there’s a lot more in me that I have to show.”"
Matt Nagy warned Bears fans that Fields still had a lot of little things to work on. We saw a lot of those little things as Fields looked unsettled, and as he noted, perhaps anxious.
Still, the argument for Fields is that fans do not want him to start with the idea of winning now. They want him to start because the easiest way to iron out these issues is by acknowledging them in a game setting and working on them.
With that in mind, everything Fields did and said is a part of the expectations. It is great for him to recognize his issues, and that he is ready to watch the game back right after it ended to see his failures is great.
It takes pride to say “my mistake, I messed up.” It takes even more to acknowledge flaws you know yourself with the anticipation to grow from them.
Fields first extended look was not pretty, but it was not expected to be. Still, there is a lot to be excited about moving forward, including how Fields acknowledged these issues.