Takeaways

How bad are the Vikings? They lost at home last night to the Bears, 12-10. How bad are the Bears? Their offense generated three points off of four Minnesota turnovers. How bad are the Vikings? Munsters’ quarterback Justin Fields fumbled the ball twice in the fourth quarter. The first time, Minnesota responded with a touchdown that put them ahead, 10-9. The second time, the Vikings managed a negative five yards on three plays, followed by a punt, followed by a game-winning field goal from Cairo Santos. How bad is Fields? See above. At the very least, Fields will never win, that is, if he stays in Chicago with Luke Getsy the offensive coordinator. How bad is Getsy? Late in the second quarter, the Munsters tried three straight screen passes. The first time, it went for a first down. The next two did nothing. Fields tried another screen in the second half that was so obvious the Minnesota defender nearly picked it off. How good is Fields? Well, he’s better than Mitch Trubisky, which isn’t saying a lot. The thing is, the level of talent at quarterback really doesn’t matter. The ghost of George Halas haunts this team, no, it controls this team, and the old man hated throwing the ball. The Bears likely control the top pick in the next draft, courtesy of a trade with Carolina. Unless GM Ryan Poles exorcizes a certain ghost, using it to draft a quarterback would be a complete and utter waste.