The Chicago Bears have a lot to work on this off-season. There are people that question whether or not Justin Fields is the guy for the Chicago Bears and there are others that are so confident in him.
All that matters is what Ryan Poles thinks of him. He isn’t the GM who drafted him so he very well might want to find his own guy deep down inside.
Fields played well in 2022 (Poles’ first year in charge) but he didn’t light it up. There will be people that bring up his tenure in the league or lack of help but there are plenty of other quarterbacks that have shown more with nothing around them as well. The concerns are fair.
If Poles were to decide against Justin Fields as the long-term franchise quarterback, he could move him in this draft for picks. Fields gets moved in this crazy mock draft:
A trade like this would be a redirection of the Chicago Bears’ current plans.
In a trade like this, the Chicago Bears move Justin Fields and get a pick in which they can select their next guy. There are a few guys for them to consider with this pick. The one kid that has gained a lot of steam heading into the draft should be there and the Bears might really like him.
If they were to make a move like this, it would send shockwaves throughout the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts would take Fields to be their guy while the Bears would add the fourth pick in addition to the ninth.
Round One
The Chicago Bears could make some huge moves in the first round.
The Chicago Bears would look very interesting with a rookie under center again. Anthony Richardson is either going to be a supreme NFL quarterback or a lousy one. It doesn’t feel like there is much in between.
The soon-to-be former Florida quarterback has a lot of talent and it was on display in college but it was also on display throughout the off-season. He has impressed scouts a lot lately and has skyrocketed up the draft board in a lot of mocks. He will certainly be taken in the top ten.
Outside of this mock, there is a good chance that the Colts take him at four if they keep the pick. In this fake world, however, it is fun to think about him in blue and orange.
Now, imagine if Jalen Carter were to fall to the Bears at number nine. They get their brand new quarterback and brand new star defensive player in the same round five picks apart. A lot of people would consider that a win for Chicago.
Some teams go multiple years in a row without a top-ten pick but the Bears would have a totally different outlook if they made two in one year.
Round Two
The Chicago Bears have two selections in the second round of the draft.
Pick 53 originally belonged to the Baltimore Ravens. Now, it belongs to the Chicago Bears. With it here, they take Clark Phillips III out of Utah where he had an outstanding collegiate career.
The Chicago Bears could clearly use some help in their secondary (although they could use some help all over the place). Phillips III might be able to join the team and play well for them right away.
If that were to happen, there is a good chance that they have him be a part of the core for a long time. That is what you go for in the NFL Draft after all.
The Chicago Bears may want to take at least one wide receiver in this draft. They’d like to see DJ Moore, Darnell Mooney, and Chase Claypool form a good big three with guys like Velus Jones Jr, Equanimeous St. Brown, and Dante Pettis backing them up but they could use more.
Drafting Marvin Mims from Oklahoma might be a great idea late in the second round if he is still sitting there. We don’t know what becomes of that wide receiver group in the long term so they might as well draft a decent one as well. Mims could be great in the NFL.
The middle rounds can provide a lot of value picks for the Chicago Bears.
Round Three
Zach Harrison went to Ohio State so you know this pick would be alright with Justin Fields. He is a guy that has a lot of great physical tools that are raw and could use some development.
If the Chicago Bears get their hands on him and use him the right way, he could become a great player in the NFL. He doesn’t have much competition in terms of the pass rush on the defense right now so he’d get his reps on the Chicago Bears.
Round Four
You know that Alabama is always pumping out good NFL players and Eli Ricks would like to be one of the. He had a great career with the Crimson Tide playing cornerback for them and now is ready to be a mid-round pick. The Chicago Bears need help in the secondary so this pick makes sense.
You have probably heard of Penei Sewell on the Detroit Lions. He came out of Oregon early in the 2021 NFL Draft as the seventh overall pick. Now, he is already a beast in the NFL.
He is an offensive tackle but his bother Noah Sewell (also coming out of the Oregon Ducks program) is a linebacker. The Chicago Bears may consider him late in the fourth round.
They signed a bunch of linebackers this offseason but it wouldn’t hurt to draft one and develop him with patience. Sewell is someone they should consider for that job.
The late rounds can win a team like the Chicago Bears the Super Bowl.
Round Five
In round five of the 2023 NFL Draft, there could be some real value. For one, the Chicago Bears don’t have David Montgomery anymore as he signed a deal with the Detroit Lions.
Zach Evans out of Ole Miss could be a guy that they draft to team up with Khalil Herbert just to see how he does.
Later in the round, Daniel Scott out of Cal could be a guy that they try at safety. He was very good there in college and now he is expected to be a later-round pick.
The Bears draft heavily in the secondary to see how much they can improve it in one year as their linebacker core should be much better because of free agency.
Round Six
The Chicago Bears do not currently hold a pick in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. They may trade in at some point for now they are scheduled to sit that round out.
Round Seven
Sidy Sow is an offensive lineman from Eastern Michigan. Sometimes these late-drafted MAC players turn out to be studs so it will be interesting to see what ends up for him.
Elijah Higgins out of Stanford is a very interesting player to think about as well. He can play wide receiver and tight end which makes him a very intriguing player late in the draft.
If the Chicago Bears took this monumental risk of trading Justin Fields and selecting a new quarterback, there would be a lot of unhappy folks. However, we can hope that Ryan Poles is willing to do whatever it takes to make this team better as soon as possible.