Jalen Hurts has blossomed into a star this season, and the Philadelphia Eagles are greatly reaping the benefits.
Michael Irvin thinks it’s possible Justin Fields could do the same thing for the Chicago Bears.
Hurts had shown a ton of promise his first two years in the NFL, but this season he put it all together. Following an offseason that saw the Eagles load up on both sides of the ball, Hurts taking such a big leap has turned Philly into an NFC power.
They’ll roll into Chicago this week to face a Bears team that sits at the bottom of the NFC. Fields is one of the few players to be excited about, and just about any defensive player that has faced him will tell you how much of a threat he is.
Fields hasn’t seen much success yet as a pro, at least in terms of wins. However, Audacy NFL Insider Michael Irvin told “Mully and Haugh” it’s possible he could do for the Bears what Hurts did for the Eagles.
“It is absolutely a possibility, you better believe it is. Justin Fields has shown that this year,” Irvin said. “He has made great strides, now it’s important and imperative to do what the Eagles have done. They did what they needed to do to put who they had to put around him.
“Even Micah Parsons right now, people are talking about what he said, is it Jalen Hurts or is the team around him? You can’t take away what Jalen Hurts has done, but you also can’t take away what the team put around him, and (the Bears have) got to do the same thing around Justin Fields.”
The 2022 Bears have more roster holes than the 2021 Eagles did, and general manager Ryan Poles has a lot of work to do in both the draft and free agency to bring the Bears back to relevance. Barring a surprise, that will be a years-long process.
But if you have the quarterback position figured out, building out the rest of the roster becomes a lot easier. Fields is showing promise, and now it’s time for the Bears to see what he can do with a more complete cast around him.
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