New wide zone "Idenity" under Luke Getsy. Chicago Bears News. Welcome back, bears fans! First off, one narrative needs to be shut down real quick. Ryan Poles is not jumping ship on Justin Fields. Also, the Bears are not tanking because they don't believe in Fields. Poles and coach Flus are Field's biggest believers.

It's year two, and believe in building a complete football team around a promising but still undeveloped quarterback.

They have a team to put together amidst the rubble the previous regime left behind, going all-in on second-year quarterback Mitch Trubisky. Pace went all-in after just one mediocre rookie season from Mitch. Poles is doing the exact opposite after Fields' mediocre rookie season.

Every rookie Qb drafted early on to sub-par rosters goes through a developmental stage, a stage Fields was robbed of with whatever Nagy was doing out there. So it shouldn't be hard to understand they want to see more from Justin Fields before going all-in.

It's good business, and all great Franchises look to see more beyond year one. Peyton Manning, record-setting 28 interceptions, gunslinging his way to a 3-13 start to his career, Mahomes sat behind Alex Smith a year, and The Bills didn't start to put pieces around Josh Allen until year three.

You remember the word "identity." It's that thing the Bears searched for endlessly on offense over the last four seasons and never found. That has to be established first before Justin Fields has a chance to succeed.

The Bears never had a consistent running game under Matt Nagy. And when we had good drives while leaning on Monty, they would often get away from it in the red zone and stall.

It's not time to be fixated on big names and pricy contracts but focus more on the identity Poles, Eberflus, and new offensive coordinator Luke Getsy are creating on offense. The depth chart might not blow anyone away, but it's not too much of a stretch to believe the entire unit will be more functional with a simpler playbook that establishes the run and leans heavily on play-action.

In other words, it's a quarterback-friendly scheme. So much so that it even attracted backup Trevor Siemian — who had other opportunities — to the Bears.

"You can lean on the wide zone, the zone scheme, The play-pass lets young players, be it, quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, play quickly. I've bounced around and been in different schemes, but I've always looked over the fence and been like, 'Yeah, I want to play in that again.’”

It will all start upfront with that offensive line everyone is concerned about. But if the players are a good fit for the scheme and match the brand of football the Bears are looking to play, then — again — it's not a stretch to think the offense will improve.

Poles is banking on two things upfront: His offensive linemen will be tougher and smarter than before.

"Football is played a certain way. It's not a contact sport. It's a collision sport," center Lucas Patrick said. "We as the offensive line have two duties whether it's run or pass: If it's a run, we're denting the defense. If it's a pass, we're setting a wall. That's the expectation that every man should have when they put on a Chicago Bears helmet as an offensive lineman.”

If there's one area where Poles deserves the benefit of the doubt in his first year as GM, it's with the offensive line — he was an offensive lineman, after all. As it comes together, focus less on the big names and more on how the unit is coming together within the new scheme. That Identity. That's the supporting cast Fields needs.

Eberflus touched on that identity intended to bring the best out of Justin Fields in a recent interview with Rich Eisen, saying they hope to protect Fields through heavier usage of play-action, quick passes, and screens. Thanks to a strong backfield headlined by Monty, and the addition of Blasingame, the team feels they have a strong foundation for an excellent running game. If the offensive line can be brought along to execute the new wide zone system under Luke Getsy, the Bears will be able to run the ball consistently.

That will make life far easier for Justin Fields. Also, don't sleep on the additions of Velus Jones Jr. and Trestan Ebner. Jones is one of the best run-after-the-catch receivers in his class, so he'll be a significant weapon in the quick pass game. Ebner made noise with his ability to catch passes out of the backfield at Baylor. So he'll feature prominently in the screen game.

Everything points to this regime having a plan for Justin Fields. A plan that at first glimpse looks a lot like the 49ers of late but also an Identity that was critical in the development of Mac Jones. Thanks, guys, be good.