{"id":135804,"date":"2022-10-04T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T03:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=135804"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:03:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:03:24","slug":"bears-mock-draft-bryce-young-replace-justin-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/04\/bears-mock-draft-bryce-young-replace-justin-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Mock Draft Has Bears Finding Justin Fields’ Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bears are in the second year of the Justin Fields<\/a> experience as an organization. But this offseason saw them undergo a massive overhaul of the front office. It included the scouting department at the conclusion of the 2022 NFL Draft. This means that almost all of the people whose opinions went into drafting Fields with the 11th-overall pick last year are now elsewhere.<\/p>\n

That could spell trouble for the 23-year-old. He has not gotten off to as promising of a start as anyone would like, including himself.<\/p>\n

Fields described his play as \u201cawful\u201d following the Bears\u2019 20-12 loss to the Giants in Week 4.<\/p>\n

Conventional wisdom would suggest that the front office should go about surrounding Fields with the requisite protection and weapons for him \u2013 and, thus, the organization \u2013 to succeed. But nothing says they have to go that route.<\/p>\n

Bears Take Alabama QB Bryce Young in New Mock Draft<\/h2>\n

Bears Bail on Fields<\/h3>\n

The turning of the calendar to October and the virtual quarter-mark of the campaign means the start of mock draft season. With so little information to go off of, they are even more speculation now than they are when the draft is approaching and we have full season\u2019s worth of data to sort through.<\/p>\n

In short, expect the overreactions to be drastic and the suggestions to follow. But, in the Bears case, there is plenty of reason to put stock into where Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus<\/a> has them drafting.<\/p>\n

Even more startling, perhaps, is who he has them taking with the Bears bypassing top pass-catcher and Fields\u2019 collegiate teammate Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a> for another passer.<\/p>\n

Can the Bears interest fans in Alabama quarterback Bryce Young<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Incompletion in the box score, but an awesome play by #Alabama<\/a> QB Bryce Young from Saturday. <\/p>\n

Skillfully eludes pressure in his face and buys time. Throws a dart on the second-reaction scramble. Dropped. pic.twitter.com\/tFJPsEEb7j<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) October 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n