After being traded away by the Chicago Bears during the offseason, quarterback Justin Fields has enjoyed some early success with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Granted, Fields hasn't put up huge numbers by any stretch, but he's done a great job complementing an elite Steelers defense by playing the position competently and not turning the ball over.
As a result, Pittsburgh is 3-1 over four games and it looks like Russell Wilson, who was named the starter before the season began but suffered a calf injury that has kept him sidelined, is going to have to wait his turn until Fields stumbles.
After lackluster numbers over the first three games, Fields had his best showing of the 2024 campaign in Week 4, when he completed 22-of-34 passes for 312 yards, along with 55 rushing yards and three total touchdowns. Unfortunately for the Steelers, their comeback bid fell short in a 27-24 loss.
With four games in the books, Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons is ready to say that the Bears made a mistake letting Fields go.
"I think Justin [has] won the team over," Parsons said of Fields. "Justin is really, really good. ... I'm glad that the Steelers and Mike Tomlin [have] been able to get his confidence back, because the Bears probably stripped him of it. They kinda said, 'We don't need you anymore. You're less valuable.' They kinda just shipped him off. I thought the Bears should've kept him. And I thought Justin was a legit talent, and now he's somewhere else flourishing."
Of course, the Bears opted to draft Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick and make him their franchise signal-caller, which was certainly an understandable move for multiple reasons.
Fields no doubt showed flashes during his stint in Chicago, but he didn't exactly cement himself as a set-and-forget franchise quarterback.
Furthermore, drafting the highly-touted Williams allowed the Bears to bring in a potential franchise quarterback on a rookie contract, enabling them to allocate funds elsewhere instead of spending that money on a Fields extension.
It's far too early to make a final judgement on if the Bears got it right or wrong, as the jury is still out on Williams and Fields is still early in his Steelers tenure. But, at the time, Chicago's decision to move on from Fields and roll with Williams absolutely made sense.
