Heading into the 2023 NFL season, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was a popular ‘sleeper’ pick for MVP and/or Offensive Player of the Year. After rushing for over 1,100 yards and eight touchdowns during the previous season, many predicted that he would take a Josh Allen or Jalen Hurts-esque leap as a passer in Year 3, rounding out his game and making him a viable (and dangerous) dual-threat QB at the professional level.
Fans and followers of Fields bore witness to the former Georgia Bulldog and Ohio State Buckeye’s true “dual threatiness” during his productive and highly efficient time on campus, so it just seemed natural that this Ryan Day mentee would finally figure out the passing piece with an improved roster in the Windy City.