The Justin Fields hype in Chicago is real. Calls for Fields to start have been loud ever since the Bears selected him with the 11th overall pick in the 2021 draft, and Fields' strong performance in the team's first preseason game added fuel to that fire.
Andy Dalton doesn't agree with that sentiment. Dalton made it clear he expects to hold off Fields as the team's starter heading into the season, telling reporters, "Justin Fields is going to have a great career, but right now it's my time."
Dalton isn't necessarily misguided making that declaration.