What I Think Chicago Will Do With Fields

​There has been much speculation about what Ryan Poles will do with the #1 pick and Fields this offseason. March 13 is just around the corner, and at 4 p.m. Eastern, free agency officially begins. With free agency opening up, teams are also allowed to make trades leading up to the draft, and the closer we get to March 13, the more it seems like the Bears will move Justin Fields and draft USC standout quarterback Caleb Williams. 

As experts began speculating and the fanbase divided, I took the side of keeping Fields and trading away the #1 pick to bring in some much-needed weapons on the defense. As the offseason progressed, I went from being 110% certain Chicago was keeping Fields to 98% certain the Bears will use the #1 pick to pick up Caleb Williams. 

I've said it before, I do not like Caleb Williams because I am an Oklahoma fan. But now that I've taken the Oklahoma fan hat off and put my Bears fan hat on, I am convinced that Caleb Williams is the best option for the organization. This may be because it does look more and more like this is the move Poles is going to make, but I needed to draw that conclusion myself for my own sanity. 

If the Bears keep Fields for the 2025 season, the organization will pay him $25.6 million, which plays a huge factor in why the Bears are likely trading him. If Williams is selected with the #1 pick, he is expected to make around $38.5 million over four years (give or take a few million). By trading away Fields and Drafting Williams, Chicago will have at least four more years to try to figure things out with their quarterback on a highly coveted Rookie Contract. 

Williams could be one of the greatest quarterbacks to come to the NFL, at least that's what everyone is saying. Although there is no guarantee (and I do have my doubts), the biggest argument for why Chicago needs to draft Williams is that if he does turn out to be what we believe he can be and we don't pick him up, we will have skipped out on two generational talents for Mitch Trubisky and Justin Fields. 

Given that the Bears have never been consistent at the quarterback position, this gives the organization an advantage. Fans are used to quarterbacks filing in and out of the roster, so should the organization trade away Fields, this is just another offseason for us, except this time, it's so that we can pick up the most promising prospect Chicago has ever seen. Had the organization been consistent at quarterback, literally ever, this might have been a tougher decision to make. 

Looking at Justin Fields, I believe that wherever he goes, he will have the opportunity to find success. Chicago is not a place with an abundance of opportunities to be successful, and should the Bears pick up Williams and he is a complete bust, it further proves that the organization has issues providing the resources for promising quarterbacks to succeed. 

Luckily (and hopefully, I'm right about this), Ryan Poles and Kevin Warren know what they are doing. Even Eberflus gave me some hope in the last half of the season. We've given Poles time to cook, and now it's time to bring all the pieces together. 

The time for the Bears to be successful is now. The pieces are there, and the organization has the shot-callers to put those pieces together to be successful. I am cautiously optimistic about Caleb Williams and the Bears. My expectations are high, not just for this upcoming season but for seasons beyond.