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Started this thread a bit early due to the growing rumors that the Bears might sit Fields for Sunday's finale. But this of course seems to be a small controversy when placed in context to what happened to Damar Hamlin on MNF. The hopeful news on that front is he's still hanging in there. We should all keep our collective fingers crossed.
As to Sunday's game against the Vikes, the bad news for them is they have to play the game full bore - ie, no resting key players - due to the playoff seedings. Right now they're sitting at #3, with the Niners holding the 2nd spot. Difference there is two homes games vs one, meaning there's plenty of incentive to secure the #2 seed. And since the Niners don't play until the late game, the Vikes can't afford to give their starters a break, so they'll have to go all out to win, then hope the Cardinals perform a miracle and beat SF later on.
So we return to the issue of whether or not Fields will get benched. As is the case virtually every week and in particular the past few weeks, the kid keeps getting banged up, but perhaps never quite enough to fully sit him. His OL, even at full strength is mediocre at best, but ongoing injuries have decimated this unit. He'll be a sitting duck out there on Sunday. The only reason to consider playing him is that he'd likely break the single season record for rushing yards by a QB, assuming he's fully healthy, which at this point is not a given. As it stands now he's just 64 yards from setting the new record. I'm not sure any record is worth a potential major injury.
As to Sunday's game against the Vikes, the bad news for them is they have to play the game full bore - ie, no resting key players - due to the playoff seedings. Right now they're sitting at #3, with the Niners holding the 2nd spot. Difference there is two homes games vs one, meaning there's plenty of incentive to secure the #2 seed. And since the Niners don't play until the late game, the Vikes can't afford to give their starters a break, so they'll have to go all out to win, then hope the Cardinals perform a miracle and beat SF later on.
So we return to the issue of whether or not Fields will get benched. As is the case virtually every week and in particular the past few weeks, the kid keeps getting banged up, but perhaps never quite enough to fully sit him. His OL, even at full strength is mediocre at best, but ongoing injuries have decimated this unit. He'll be a sitting duck out there on Sunday. The only reason to consider playing him is that he'd likely break the single season record for rushing yards by a QB, assuming he's fully healthy, which at this point is not a given. As it stands now he's just 64 yards from setting the new record. I'm not sure any record is worth a potential major injury.