Former Chicago Bears star Mike Ditka expresses his views on his ex-team and their management of QB Justin Fields.
The Chicago Bears have been a wretched franchise for far too long, and one iconic player has become fed up with it.
Dick Butkus played middle linebacker for Chicago throughout his career, during which he was twice named Defensive Player of the Year. After witnessing his team obtain the first overall draft pick, he didn't mince a word about the team while speaking to Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times. "... I really get hot watching them, especially with a lot of lack of effort things. I don't get it. I really don't."
"There's no reason why they should be this bad," he said on Friday. "I get a little disgusted." Butkus was so upset that he conveyed his feelings to several outlets throughout the week leading up to Super Bowl LVII. Butkus does not see Justin Fields as the issue, as he stated he wants the front office to build around him.
"That first year, I thought the coaching of him was terrible," Butkus said. "I said, 'How is it that when he comes off the sideline and goes to the bench he takes his helmet off and puts on a baseball hat?' If you watch Aaron Rodgers and Pat Mahomes and Tom Brady, when they get on the sidelines they've got the iPad and a coach right there.
"Where was that his rookie year? That group he was in there that rookie year, they didn't coach him one iota, I don't believe. So he's moving along now."
With the No. 1 overall pick, the Bears are in a superb position to receive a substantial package for any team that wants to trade for it. This could set the team up for greatness for years to come.
The Bears will be seeking to advance beyond the wild-card round of the playoffs for the first time since the 2010 campaign in the following season.
