Justin Fields offers candid response when asked to compare Steelers' coaching to Bears': 'It's not close'

Quarterback Justin Fields experienced his just stock of ups and downs passim his 40-game tenure with the Chicago Bears, but helium seems to person recovered his footing successful Pittsburgh with the Steelers.

All 3 of the seasons successful which Fields was connected the Bears roster, the team's last grounds was beneath the .500 mark. A assortment of factors contributed to the deficiency of occurrence successful caller years, including the mode the roster was constructed. However, it appears subpar coaching mightiness person been 1 of the shortcomings that plagued the franchise.

Fields worked nether a mates of antithetic caput coaches and violative coordinators during his tally successful the Windy City. After Matt Nagy exited Chicago successful 2021, the Bears hired Matt Eberflus.

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Sep 8, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Justin Fields (2) drops backmost to walk against the Atlanta Falcons successful the 4th fourth astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium.  (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Eberflus elected to bring successful Luke Getsy arsenic an violative coordinator successful 2022. He was dismissed erstwhile past play came to an end. At the clip of Getsy's dismissal, Eberflus said, "the maturation and the improvement of the offense, to me, needed to beryllium amended than what it was."

The 25-year-old's clip successful Chicago officially came to an extremity erstwhile the squad agreed to a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers successful March. The Bears received a conditional draught prime successful speech for Fields.

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During an quality connected his teammate Cam Heyward's "Not Just Football" podcast, Fields offered a candid effect during a circular of accelerated occurrence questions.

"Pittsburgh. It's not close," Fields rapidly responded erstwhile asked to take betwixt the Bears and Steelers coaching staffs.

Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith looks connected arsenic Justin Fields #2 of the Pittsburgh Steelers warms up anterior to facing the Atlanta Falcons astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected September 08, 2024 successful Atlanta, Georgia.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Fields appeared successful 13 games successful 2023. He finished the play with 2,562 passing yards and 16 touchdowns against 9 interceptions. He besides rushed for 657 yards.

Sep 15, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Justin Fields (2) during the archetypal 4th against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

Despite his show past season, Fields and the Bears parted ways. During the sitdown with Heyward, Fields besides revealed the 3 teams helium was alert of that expressed involvement successful acquiring his services via a trade.

According to Fields, the Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders were each vying for his services this offseason.

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"I’m not definite of each the teams, but determination were a batch of teams that already had solidified quarterbacks, and I didn’t privation to bash that," Fields said. "Chargers were one. Ravens were another. Raiders, they talked a small spot … who other was successful there, I don’t know."

Fields and the Bears look to stay undefeated erstwhile they question to Indianapolis this play for a matchup with the Colts.

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