The Market Is Anticipating Another Bad Season In Chicago

When you draft someone that's supposed to be your franchise quarterback in today's NFL, instant gratification tends to be the common desired result.

Expectations continue to grow, and if they're not met, the pressure only mounts on everyone involved.

Year 1 was tough for almost every rookie rookie quarterback last year, and that can certainly be said for the Bears and Justin Fields.

Now, Chicago has a first-time defensive-minded head coach in Matt Eberflus, and a rookie offensive coordinator in Luke Getsy. Couple that with just a 6-11 season in 2021, and it's no wonder why the market seems to be very down on what the Bears can do this time around.

Major Questions

The Bears win total opened at 6.5, heavily juiced to the over (-140 on BetMGM), but since then, the market has flipped it on it's head with 80 percent of the public and 90 percent of the handle going towards the under. Now, that over 6.5 comes in at +120, while the under is sitting at -140.

Clearly, the public didn't feel as good about this coming season in Chicago like the books thought they would.

Fields has by all accounts done his part, working all offseason on getting bigger, stronger, and faster, but we won't really know what kind of work was put in until the regular season starts.

He can also only do so much.

There still needs to be a strong gameplan in place from his rookie coaches, and and ability to put him in a position to win. Let's also not leave out the fact that this offensive line is one of the worst in the NFL, along with a weak receiving group to go along with it.

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Situation matters for any quarterback, especially a young one like Fields.

It's right to have questions about this team, they've earned that. Whether or not they can answer those questions with the right result, is what matters now. Otherwise, you're looking at another wasted season in Chicago.

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