BREAKING: Analyst: ‘Cut the drama’ and decide what the Bears should do with the first overall pick.
In the upcoming weeks, the Bears will have to make the difficult choice of keeping quarterback Justin Fields or trading him and selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Robert Griffin III, an ESPN analyst and former quarterback, thinks Chicago should start its quarterback dominoes this offseason and quit wasting time and money on other teams.
“The Chicago Bears decision with Justin Fields will have a DOMINO EFFECT on the QB movement this offseason. Draft Caleb Williams and trade Fields where? Keep Fields and trade the 1st Pick, who gives them a kings ransom for it? The Bears SHOULD trade the 1st pick and cut the drama,” Griffin III posted on platform X.
Only time will tell whether Griffin III is right in thinking Chicago should stick with Fields over drafting Williams. But he is right in the fact that the drama surrounding the situation is continuing to grow every day.
Fields reportedly unfollowed the Bears on social media this week. And although Fields said, “I’m just tryna not have football on my timeline” on “The 33rd Team” podcast, he is frustrated with the team’s indecisiveness.
The No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft also stated, “Man, I’m tired of hearing the talk. I just want it to be over.”
Chicago is taking its time to make sure it makes the right decision. But the longer the team takes, the more its relationship with Fields could become rocky.
Griffin III believes that as time goes on, the Bears may miss out on potential trade partners.
“If I was an NFL GM, I’d call the Bears’ bluff. I wouldn’t trade anything for that first pick and force them to make the pick, keep all my assets so I can build around my quarterback of the future,” Griffin III said via a TikTok video. “That’s not usually how business is done in the NFL, but this is an unusual situation.”
Chicago is probably holding off on making a decision until after the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, which gets underway this coming week. However, it appears that the decision itself is not as perilous as every minute that goes by.