However, there will be non-QBs worth monitoring, including a potentially nice late-round find from this year’s draft. Walker will alternate quarters against New England. We won’t see the main contenders for Carolina’s QB1 spot participate on Friday night, as backups Matt Corral and P.J. But fixing the Bears’ pass protection is going to be an area of concentration versus Seattle, one safely might assume. Fields’ improvement, including a sped-up clock, is great to see. But Fields was hit multiple times (including on the Sharpe catch) and sacked twice in 18 snaps. Bears QB Justin Fields had a few nice moments in the preseason opener, including an eye-opening completion to Tajae Sharpe where Fields changed the protection and fired a ball only Sharpe could snag. Does a good performance here pretty much guarantee Week 1 starting duties for Smith? Don’t forget the opponent in that one: Russell Wilson and the Broncos. Until, that is, the team announced Lock tested positive for COVID-19 and would not play in the game. That propelled Lock into first-team reps on Tuesday and he was set to start versus Chicago. Lock got the second half, playing with backups against backups, and fared better overall - even with a late fumble. Geno Smith started last week’s preseason opener after receiving most of the first-team reps in camp and was up and down in the first half. The Seahawks’ quarterback battle looked like it might be shifting - until that tide quickly swept back.

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