OC Luke Getsy speaks on the lack of top tier talent at WR
Luke Getsy will be in his first season as the Bears' offensive coordinator and most people watching the team will be judging and grading his work on the growth that QB Justin Fields shows in his sophomore season in the NFL.
A lot of people around the Bears organization and in the media have said that GM Ryan Poles has not done enough to put great talent surrounding Fields and they point to a receiving corps with Darnell Mooney, Byron Pringle, Equanimeous St. Brown, Nsimba Webster, David Moore, and third-round pick Velus Jones as an example of that belief. Last Sunday, Getsy said that the amount of talent was less of a concern than the chemistry that the group has with Fields in a new offense:
«I think we have enough guys on this team that have played a lot of ball in the league,» Getsy said, via Josh Schrock of NBCSportsChicago.com. «I think it's just that experience of playing with the quarterback and teaching him the body language, the signals you want to send to him when you're ready to make a break. You can see that happening every single day, how much more comfortable these guys are getting. Justin is getting with those guys. So, I'm excited. It's been getting better every single day. I'm excited to see where these guys can go.»
He also said:
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"Of course, everybody wants Davante Adams. Who wouldn't want Davante Adams, right?. That's part of it. But Davante wasn't Davante until he became Davante. I think the system will enable some of these guys to play at their potential. And so we'll see what we can do. We'll give them an opportunity to show me what they got."
Equanimeous St. Brown previously played for the archrival Green Bay Packers, so former Pack QB coach Getsy is familiar with him.
"I thought 'EQ' had a tremendous year last year in his growth and his maturity from where he was to where he is now," Getsy said, via the Bears' team website. "I was really excited that we were able to snag him up because I think all his best football is ahead of him. He's one of those guys, you talk about a big body, a guy that can run, his toughness and all that stuff and everything that we're going to preach in this system, he's that expectation, he's that leader of that mindset."
A lot of Bears fans were hopeful the club would stock up on offensive playmakers in the draft, but Jones, a 24-year-old out of Tennessee, was the only receiver added.
Thus far, Getsy's been very impressed by Jones' approach and mentality.
"He's all business," Getsy said. "He came in in a suit. He was ready to go. He takes great notes. Bought his own white board. He came in ready. He was focused. So I'm excited. He's somebody that's going to be all-in, focused on trying to figure everything out. It's a lot for all of those guys right now, but I loved the way he came in, his approach."
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