{"id":1554223,"date":"2023-03-17T19:34:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1554223"},"modified":"2023-03-17T19:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T23:34:55","slug":"chicago-bears-have-become-nfc-version-jacksonville-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/chicago-bears-have-become-nfc-version-jacksonville-jaguars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chicago Bears Have Become the NFC Version of the Jacksonville Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the Chicago Bears<\/a> are clearly big fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long considered the worst-run franchise in the NFL<\/a>, the Jaguars have quickly gone from being the laughingstock of the league to a legitimate threat to win the Lombardi Trophy, thanks largely to landing Trevor Lawrence<\/a> with the top pick in the 2021 draft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the former Clemson standout suffered through a trying rookie season that saw his head coach steal the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. But between ditching Urban Meyer for Doug Pederson, taking an aggressive approach in free agency, and utilizing their draft capital effectively, Jacksonville completed a worst-to-first transformation that included a playoff victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with the way the offseason has gone so far for Chicago, Justin Fields has a chance to follow directly in Lawrence\u2019s footsteps and become just the second quarterback from the stacked 2021 draft class to earn a postseason win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jaguars laid the blueprint for how to support a young quarterback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Where will Trevor Lawrence and Calvin Ridley rank among QB-WR duos next year? pic.twitter.com\/UgStwCWKzd<\/a><\/p>— PFF (@PFF) March 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>