Until the Bears’ offensive line improves, throw Andy Dalton, not Justin Fields, to the wolves

Bears quarterback Justin Fields is hit by the Bills’ Andre Smith in a preseason game Saturday at Soldier Field.Let’s weigh the deafening civic demand for Justin Fields to be the Bears’ Week 1 starting quarterback against the worst-case scenario.

Let’s weigh the thought of the rookie being a revelation from the get-go against the image of him being so flattened by a hit that his body could be used as a stretcher.

Let’s … let’s not. Have you seen the Bears’ offensive line? The kind way to put it is that it’s a work in progress. The not-so-kind way to put it is that it’s a wreck in progress. Do you want to put the kid behind that line, in harm’s way and on a Chicago-wide prayer list?

Andy Dalton…