Josh Lucas: Justin Fields’ 4th quarter turnovers are a big red flag for Bears

On this episode on Football Night in Chicago, Josh Lucas joins Leila Rahimi to talk about why NFL front offices don’t see Justin Fields as a franchise quarterback, the pros and cons of the Bears keeping Fields, questions surrounding Matt Eberflus’s tenure as Bears head coach, this weeks game against the Atlanta Falcons and more.

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Josh Lucas: Justin Fields’ 4th quarter turnovers are a big red flag for Bears
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THE WIN COLUMN AND THAT’S ALL I CARE ABOUT. >> ON THE BEAT WITH JOSH LUCK AS. IT IS BROUGHT @#TO YOU BY CHEVY DRIVE, CHICAGO.COM. WE JUST HEARD JOSH TALK ABOUT WHAT I THINK MOST PLAYERS FEEL LIKE.

THEY FOCUSED ON THE WIN, LOSS STATS THE MOST. WE SAY THAT BECAUSE HE ONLY HAD 35 YARDS PASSING IN THE SECOND HALF AGAINST ARIZONA. IS THAT A CASE OF THE STATS MAYBE NOT TELLING THE @#WHOLE STORY WHEN DJ MOORE IS BANGED

UP AND THEN WE WERE HOPING FOR MORE OF AN OFFENSIVE OUTPUT AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR TEAM. >> I THINK YOU LOOK AT IT FROM, YOU KNOW, THE MACRO PERSPECTIVE. YOU HIT ON IT ALREADY. THERE WERE THREE MAJOR THINGS I

THINK LED TO SOME OF THE OFFENSIVE — @#THE LACK OF OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION IN THE SECOND HALF. DJ MOORE WAS NOT FULL SPEED. HE WAS GOING THREE, FOUR SPEED MAYBE. ALMOST LIKE A DECOY OUT THERE MOST OF THE GAME.

WASN’T A VIABLE TARGET IN A LOT OF THE ROUTES. COAL GOING DOWN AT HALF TIME. 100-YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF. NOW HE IS OUT. TWO SCORE LEAD. I THINK YOU PUT @#THE THREE THINGS TOGETHER T DOESN’T MAKE FOR A BIGGIO FENCIVE EXPLOSION

IN THE SECOND HALF. WHAT I’M BOTHERED BY IS THE INTERCEPTIONS. THEY HAD THIS PLAY CALL THEY WANTED. THEY GET HERBERT ON THE MAN BEATER. THEY GET THE MATCH UP. HE WINS THE ROUTE. IT’S A WIDE OPEN THROW.

JUSTIN IS @#LATE WITH THE THROW AND HE IS HE UNDER THROWS IT ALLOWING 34 FOR ARIZONA TO KIND OF COME OFF HIS DEFENDER MAKE THE PLAY ON THE BALL. HE MAKES THAT THROW ON TIME. IT’S A TOUCHDOWN. I THINK — COMPLETELY CHANGES

ABOUT HOW HE PLAYED IN THE SECOND HALF AND IT’S — IT’S A MORE @#OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK. IT CAME DOWN TO ONE THROW THAT, YOU KNOW, I THIS I WAS THE MOST FRUSTRATING PART OF IT. OVERALL I THINK THAT LACK OF PRODUCTION — THERE’S A LOT OF

REASONS FOR THAT. >> IT’S FUNNY WE SAW THAT A FEW TIMES IN THE LEAGUE THIS WEEKEND. PURDY COMES TO MIND. SIMILAR TYPE OF INTERCEPTION IN THE END ZONE. WE SEE IT WITH JUSTIN FIELDS @# THE SCOPE. IT DOES CHASE THINGS.

THAT EXPERIENCE WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. >> THIS IS THE FIND WHO HE IS AS A QUARTERBACK. SPEAKER ACCEPTIONS IN THE 4th QUARTER. TWO YEARS STRAIGHT. THAT IS A MAJOR RED FLAG, NFL TEAMS ARE @#LOOKING FOR CLOSERS

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR GUYS WHO PREFORM THEIR BEST IN THE 4th QUARTER, NOT GUY THAT TURN THE BALL OVER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE FRONT OFFICE HAS TO REALLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY ARE THINKING LONG TERM ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE QUARTERBACK.

>> THAT’S WHERE I ASKED THE NEXT QUESTION. TWO GAMES LEFT. DO @#YOU THINK THAT THEY HAVE SEEN ALL THEY NEED TO SEE ALREADY? WHAT IS THERE LEFT TO DO KNOWING THEY HAVE THIS POSSIBLE NUGGET? THE GOLDEN GOOSE OF THE

POSSIBLE FIRST OVERALL PICK IN FRONT OF THEM. >> @# YOU ARE TALKING TWO TEAM THEY NEED A LOT OF HELP. ATLANTA AND GREEN BAY. THEY WILL AS ARE ALSO ALIVE IN THE PLAYOFFS. THIS IS A CHANCE FOR JUSTIN TO

HELP SMOOTH OUT SOME OF THIS UNEVEN PLAY YOU THAT HAVE SEEN. THE @#PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD. IT’S NOT CONSISTENT ENOUGH. THERE’S A LOT OF UNEVEN PLAY. TO ME RU LOOKING AT WHAT IS HE GOOD AT?

OBVIOUSLY HIS LEGS ARE HIS STRENGTHS. HIS ABILITY TO ADD A BODY TO THE RUN GAME. HIS MOBILITY ALLOWS HIM TO BE CREATIVE. CREATE @#EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE OUTSIDE THE POCKET. HE HASSIN CREDIBLE ARM TALENT. HE IS WIRED RIGHT.

HE IS WIRED RIGHT TO BE THE QUARTERBACK OF THIS CITY. HE CAN HANDLE THE ADVERSITY. IT’LL TELL YOU YOU ARE GREAT OR TERRIBLE. HE CAN HANDLE THAT. VERY SLOW, CAREFUL BUILD UP THROWER. IT INTERFERES WITH A TALKING OF THE QUICK PASS GAME.

HIS 4th QUARTER TURNOVERS. MAJOR RED FLAG. A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOW PROCESSOR. HE ISN’T PLAYING ON TIME CONSISTENTLY. RU FORCING THAT — WHEN I @#THI OF FIELDS DURABILITY. ITS BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR HIM. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU TALK

ABOUT THE STRENGTHS AND NOW YOU HAVE THE WEAKNESSES. HOW DOES THAT COMPARE GOING FORWARD WHEN YOU HAVE TO PAY HIM A LITTLE MORE MONEY VERSES WHAT’S IN THE DRAFT AND YOU JUST PLAY WITH THAT GUY ON A ROOKIE CONTRACT? THAT’S THE DECISION THEY @#WILL

HAVE TO MAKE. TO ME HONESTLY, I THINK ALL OPTIONS, THERE’S A PATH TO SUCCESS. THEY JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE BEST OPTION FOR THE MOST SUCCESS. >> IT’S A COACHING STAFF. ITS GOING TO BE THE SAME GROUP

THAT WE HAVE SEEN. ESPECIALLY AFTER THE START THEY# HAVE THIS PAST SEASON. YOU CAN’T OVERLOOK IT. IF YOU ARE IN THE FRONT OFFICE AND TRYING TO LOOK AT THIS COACHING STAFF, KNOWING THERE IS A NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION HERE. WHAT’S THE THOUGHT PROCESS

THERE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR? >> TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE NFL. HEAD @#COACH AND THE QUARTERBAC WE TALKED ABOUT THE QUARTERBACK. HEAD COACH LOOKING AT A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE THE GOOD — YOU HAVE THE BAD.

FOR ME, THE WAY THEY STARTED OUT THE SEASON ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL, MAJOR RED FLAG. THEY WEREN’T PREPARED. THEY HAD TO CHANGE DEFENSIVELY TO GET THIS @#THING, YOU KNOW, LINE, OFFENSIVELY ANOTHER SLOW START. IT REALLY PUT HIM OUT OF

PLAYOFF CONTENTION EARLY TO BE A REAL CONTENDER. THE INABILITY TO FINISH 4th QUARTER THE THE NFL COACHING IT IS ABOUT SITUATIONAL FOOTBALL AND @#IT’S ABOUT FINISHING CLOS GAMES IN THE 4th QUARTER. THIS IS A QUESTION MARK ABOUT THE HEAD COACH.

THE OTHER HAND, THE STRENGTH, HE TURNED AROUND. THIS DEFENSE AND THEY ARE PLAYING AT I HIGH LEVEL. THEY — THEY ADJUSTED THEIR PERSONNEL TO BECOME @#MORE THAN COMPETENT. THEY ARE A TOUGH OUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE DEFENSE IS PLAYING.

THE OFFENSE IS IMPROVED AS WELL. THEY ARE WINNING GAMES. THEY ARE NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE PLAYOFF RACE. THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD WITH THIS COACHING STAFF AS WELL. THAT’S ANOTHER TOUGH DECISION, DO YOU GO YEAR THREE WITH THE

COACH VERSES WHAT IS OUT @#THER WHO IS REALISTIC. >> WHAT CAN MAKE YOUR TEAM BETTER. DO YOU WANT TO — IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO NEW QUARTERBACK, DO YOU WANT A FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH TO PAIR THEM UP AND MARRY THEM TOGETHER.

YOU WILL HAVE TO WEIGH ALL THAT GOING FORWARD. A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR RYAN TO REALLY @#SHOW HIS METTLE. >> THAT IS THE NEXT QUESTION. HOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT QUARTERBACK. NOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE COACHING STAFF.

WHAT DOES THE FRONT OFFICE DO IN A WEEK LIKE THIS? WHERE IS THE MIND SET? WHAT IS THE KEY POINT THAT A FRONT OFFICE NEEDS @#TO MAKE KNOWING THEY ARE ALL TWO GAMES LEFT IN THE SEASON. KNOWING WHEN IT’S OVER AND WE

SEE ALL THE COACHING DECISIONS START TO BE MADE. >> YOUR TOP BRASS. RYAN — I DON’T KNOW HOW — THEY ARE MICRO FOCUSED. THAT’S GOING TO BE THE @#NEXT T WEEKS. OBVIOUSLY YOUR DEPARTMENT — THEY ARE KEEPING THE COACHES UP

TO SPEED, UP TO DATE. THEY ARE GETTING READY TO SET THAT FINAL FREE AGENCY. THEY LOOK AT @#THEIR OWN ROSTER IT’S A TWO PART PROCESS. FOCUSED ON MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN YOUR LOWER COLLEGE AND PRO SCOUTS. THEY ARE — THEIR SEASON IS

COMING @#UP. THE PLAYER DEPARTMENT’S OFF SEASON. YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK BUT IT GETS FUN ONCE THE REGULAR SEASON ENDS AND YOU START GETTING READY FOR FREE AGENCY AND THE DRAFT. THIS IS WHERE, YOU KNOW AS A

PERSON YOU MAKE YOUR HAY AND IT’S REALLY LIKE IT’S GO TIME. >> WHEN YOU SAY THAT’S WHERE IT GETS FUN. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT’S @#THE MOST REWARDING PAR ABOUT IT ALL? A CHALLENGE, IS IT KNOWING HOW MANY THINGS HAVE YOU TO THINK

OF, KNOWING THAT SOMEONE YOU ARE LOOKING AT COULD PAYOFF. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? >> ALL THOSE THINGS PUT TOGETHER. IT’S A @#VERY CLOSE KNIT GROUP. IT’S EARLY MORNING LATE NIGHT. THERE’S A LOT OF EMOTIONS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY THE NEXT DAY YOU ALL KNOW YOU ARE WORKING FOR A COMMON THING. WE ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO PUT THE NFL FOOTBALL ROSTER TOGETHER. WE GET TO @#DO IT HERE TOMORROW ITS WORKING WITH ALL THE GUYS.

>> A LOT OF THOSE ARE NOW ON THE NEXT OPPONENT IN THE FALCONS. IS THAT SIMILARITY TO YOU? >> TERRY THE GM OF ATLANTA. GUYS THAT ARE @#RUNNING THE FALCONS RIGHT NOW. IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE. YOU GROW UP IN THE BUSINESS

WITH YOUR CHANCE. I ROOT FOR ATLANTA. THE INTERIM GM WELL DESERVING, AND @#HOPE HE GETS THAT JOB FUL TIME BECAUSE HE EARNED IT. SEEING THE GUYS SPREAD OUT. >> KELLY SHOULD BE ONE OF THOSE NAMES. THAT IS A HUGE WIN FOR HIM.

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