RGIII Believes Justin Fields Is Special And Bad Coaching Won't Stop Him

Robert Griffin III understands a thing or two about instant reactions to an NFL career. As the #2 pick in the 2012 draft, he came with high expectations from the moment he arrived in Washington. He ended up winning Rookie of the Year, throwing 20 TDs to just five interceptions and also running for another seven TDs. People were sure he was the next big thing. Now he's out of the league at age 31. This is why assessing who Justin Fields is as a quarterback halfway through his rookie year is a mistake. A lot of talk has centered around Matt Nagy and the Chicago Bears offensive system. How it hasn't done nearly enough to help Fields. While this is a valid point, RGIII isn't of the belief that Nagy has that big of an impact on the situation. This is more about a young quarterback learning about the realities of the NFL. Its speed and complexity. The reality is good quarterbacks can overcome below-average coaching once they have a grasp of how the pro level works. Griffin believes Fields is starting to figure that out. The strong performance against San Francisco proved it.

Given time, his special traits will begin to shine through.

[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Justin-Fields-is-growing-into-the-QB-he-can-be-in-the-NFL-–-RGIII-Get-Up2021_11_08_06_12_04.mp4"][/video] [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Justin-Fields-is-growing-into-the-QB-he-can-be-in-the-NFL-–-RGIII-Get-Up2021_11_08_06_08_10.mp4"][/video] Do the Bears need a new coaching staff? Yes. It has become clearer than ever that Nagy is incapable of putting together an effective system that defenses have to respect. The bad clock management, baffling substitutions, poor execution, and so on. While Fields is the focal point, the problems with this offense go beyond him. At the same time, Griffin believes good quarterbacks eventually will play well regardless of the coaching. Is that true? Well, not entirely. Through his first four seasons, Peyton Manning was completing just 61% of his passes with 81 interceptions and an 85.1 passer rating with Jim Mora as head coach. It wasn't until the arrival of Tony Dungy in 2002 that things really took off for Manning. Over the next four seasons, he completed 67% of his passes, threw just 49 interceptions, and had a 102.5 passer rating. Coaching matters.

Justin Fields can survive with Nagy but needs help to thrive

People can talk about previous Bears quarterbacks being busts. That is fine. However, it's not like they did the best job in the head coach hiring process either. Since 1970, their two best head coaches were Mike Ditka and Lovie Smith. Both were capable but also both were flawed. Neither showed any affinity for developing quarterbacks properly. Their solutions were to run the ball well and pass only when necessary. That isn't how it works. You must foster an environment for the young quarterback to flourish as a passer. Design good plays. Demand good execution from the blocking and receivers. Then let him go out there and sling the football. Nagy at least has the right attitude of wanting to let Justin Fields throw it. The problem is he's not very good at the other requirements.

That is why he has to go.

Chicago must find somebody who is. Fields will be able to survive this season leaning on his obvious talent and continue to improve with more experience. However, if the Bears want to see him reach his full potential? They need to find a head coach capable of bringing it out of him, whomever than may be.