A collection of teammates, peers, coaches praising Justin Fields:
DJ Moore - "He’s a dynamic player, dynamic quarterback,” Moore said, via Marquee Sports Network’s Chris Emma. “I mean, we want him here. I’ve been having a great year with him, so that should speak volumes. I just leave what they do (in the front office) upstairs at the end of the day. He’s young. He’s going to still continue to grow and be better.”
Dan Campbell - “Listen, he’s dangerous,” Campbell said. “He’s one of these rare, dangerous players and I’ll tell you what he’s done a really good job of — from last year to this year — is if it’s a pass and he starts to move, he’s still moving with eyes down the field much more than I felt like he had previously and that’s extremely dangerous because even in Minnesota, he had two or three receivers wide open after he had kind of run, found a way through, broke contain and all of a sudden he gets an explosive pass off of it. But he is dangerous, and everything starts with him, for us defensively, and containing these guys.”
Tremayne Edmunds - “Hard worker, leader. You can see that he makes guys around him better,” Edmunds said (via Bears Wire). “He leads from the front. His work obviously speaks for itself. Just seeing him go out there every day and grow, develop, spread the ball around, just his thinking, I’m seeing it firsthand and I’m excited.”
Justin Jefferson - On @TheHerd , #Vikings WR Justin Jefferson called Justin Fields a “dominant quarterback,” and that he brings pressure to other NFC North teams.
Darius Slay had a lot of praise for him as well - Eagles’ Darius Slay calls Bears’ Justin Fields a ‘highlight reel’ – NBC Sports Chicago
Von Miller - ““I’ve got a lot of respect for Justin Fields and the things that he’s done,” said on his podcast, The Voncast. “He’s only the third quarterback in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards. He’s reading, and if it’s not there, he’s gone. And that’s what you should do. That’s what he should do, man. He’s not going to spend a lot of time back there and just let guys tee off on him and sack him. They’re playing to his skillset, and he’s a great runner.” But Miller saved the best for last. “He has all the tools to be one of the best quarterbacks ever in NFL history,” Miller said.”
That is just from a quick Google search. Here’s a USA Today article collecting 28 quotes of praise from NFL players and Coaches - Justin Fields: Bears QB getting hyped by NFL players, coaches
Justin has room for growth in a lot of areas, and he has shown tremendous growth already through his almost 3 years. His numbers have clearly improved from year to year (along with the team around him this year). Every QB in the league misses throws sometimes, every QB gets sacked sometimes, every QB holds the ball too long sometimes. Not every QB can make that laser sideline throw to Mooney that had exactly one football sized hole to get to Mooney’s hands. Not every QB can escape several almost sacks near the goal line and make it 19 yards for a first down. Not every QB can do the Aaron Rodgers offsides free play TD bomb that we’ve been burned by so many times. Justin did all of these on Sunday.
Our defense is rounding into a unit that is ranked in the top 5 over the last several games. We have won 3 of our last 4 and look like a team that can actually compete next year. Justin’s teammates love him and want him here. Justin’s opponents and opposing coaches recognize his talent and do not want to play against him. Yes sometimes he makes frustrating mistakes (so does Josh Allen, so does Patrick Mahomes), but he also makes plays that nobody else can make. Many times in history a great QB wasn’t that great in his first few years, especially on a totally rebuilding team. We’ve been waiting almost 40 years for another SuperBowl. Hitting the reset button on a total rebuild less than two years into the total rebuild is being incredibly impatient and unrealistic. That’s my opinion anyway, but at the end of the season the Bears will make their decisions on how to go forward, and I seriously doubt Ryan Poles or Kevin Warren are reading this thread for advice on that.