Previous rank: No. 32
Has Justin Fields been set up to succeed? We didn’t learn much about Fields in his rookie season, as a poor offensive game plan and injuries kept the talented first-round pick from making the big splash the organization had hoped for. Things remain murky ahead of his second season: The offense has some nice pieces in Darnell Mooney, David Montgomery and Cole Kmet, but the offensive line projects to be among football’s worst, while the defense is a shell of its mighty former self. Perhaps Fields is truly special, allowing him to take a big leap and put the Bears on his back for four months. God knows Chicago could use some pro football excitement. But there’s the unfortunately more-plausible scenario that, at this time next year, we’re still asking when Fields will get a fair shot at this thing.