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Luke Easterling

Is Matt Nagy to blame for Justin Fields’ dreadful debut?

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields made his first career NFL start Sunday, but it was a forgettable one.

The first-round pick out of Ohio State was sacked a whopping nine times in a 26-6 road loss to the Cleveland Browns, completing just six of his 20 pass attempts for 68 yards.

Still, as bad as Fields looked under the constant barrage of pressure from the Browns’ dominant defensive front, many fans place the blame for Fields’ awful outing squarely at the feet of head coach Matt Nagy:

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