DJ Moore doesn’t want Justin Fields to force connection in search of more targets originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears quarterback Justin Fields started feeding DJ Moore the ball from the minute the star wide receiver arrived at Halas Hall. The connection between Fields and Moore created an instant buzz during OTAs and reached a fever pitch during training camp.

Teammates called it “special” and pointed to “one and two” as the biggest reason for optimism for the Bears’ offense in 2023.

None of that came to fruition in the Bears’ Week 1 flop against the Green Bay Packers, as Moore caught just two balls on two targets in Chicago’s 38-20 loss.

Fields lamented being too “conservative” after the loss. He felt he should have given Moore more opportunities to make a play.

While some star receivers would make a scene or offer a passive-aggressive comment after the fact, Moore took it in stride. He’s not concerned about a one-game sample size and remains confident that he and Fields will find their way to the same page.

“I didn’t make a big deal out of it,” Moore said Friday at Halas Hall. “Green Bay pushed the coverage over to me sometimes. Sometimes things happen in the back end or behind us that I didn’t see. But it’s cool, I’m not too worried about it.”

Moore is used to teams shading the coverage toward him and trying to take him out of games. He’s the type of talent that makes an impact regardless as long as he’s given a chance.

Moore promised the Bears would figure it out while head coach Matt Eberflus harped on the importance of getting their best players the ball. Moore tops that list.

With a talent like Moore, Fields knows he needs to give the star receiver ample opportunities to make big plays, even if it’s a 50-50 ball.

To Moore’s credit, he doesn’t want Fields to get too focused on trying to get him the ball. He knows it will happen in the flow of the offense.

“You just go out there and do what we’ve been doing all OTAs, camp,”…