Chicago Bears Schedule Release: Don’t hide Justin Fields from Rams Week 1on May 12, 2021 at 2:37 pm

For the Bears, this marks the fourth consecutive season in which they will be playing the Los Angeles Rams in a primetime contest. After defeating the Rams at Soldier Field in 2018, the Bears lost to the Rams in Los Angeles during both the 2019 season and 2020 season.

While the Rams will be unveiling their new stadium to fans for the first time during Week 1 of the 2021 NFL Regular Season, the question is will the Bears be unveiling their new and potentially franchise quarterback in Justin Fields?

Ever since the leak of the Bears playing the Rams on Sunday Night Football to open the 2021 NFL Regular Season, many fans have been quick to suggest that the Bears should avoid starting Fields in that game due to the fact that he would be against the potent Rams’ defense on Sunday Night Football. In a sense, those fans are saying that the stage will be too big for Justin Fields’ first game as a NFL starting quarterback.

That thought process makes no sense whatsoever. The reason why the Bears traded up and spent the draft capital they did in order to select Fields with the 11th overall selection is because they believe that he is going to be a franchise quarterback for the organization. If the Bears feel like they need to hide Fields against the Los Angeles Rams because the stage will be too big, then it is not an indicator that Fields can be a franchise quarterback.

One of the reasons why Fields was an attractive quarterback option, and considered to be the second best quarterback talent in the 2021 NFL Draft by many draft evaluators, is because the former Ohio State quarterback has never shied away from the big stage. Look no further than what Fields did against the Clemson Tigers in the Sugar Bowl in January. Despite battling a rib injury during that game, Fields threw for 6 touchdowns while completing 22 of his total 28 passes.

Fields, throughout his high school and collegiate career, has never shied away from the big stage. As Fields mentioned on draft night, the time for talk is over. Not only is Fields ready to be a quarterback in the National Football League, he is ready to prove to the NFL that he is the best quarterback prospect from the 2021 NFL Draft class.

The second that Justin Fields takes the field during training camp for the Chicago Bears in July, it will be clear that he is the best quarterback on the team. Fields is the quarterback that provides the Chicago Bears with the best chance to win and that is the reason he should be the Week 1 starter against the Los Angeles Rams.