Dan Orlovsky suggests Bears QB Justin Fields can play at MVP level

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields has what it takes to play NFL football at a high level. He's incredibly athletic, he has the pedigree of being a standout quarterback at Ohio State and when he's on a heater ... he can be a game changer.

The problem for Fields over the first two seasons of his career is that his abilities as a pure passer have been somewhat of a question mark. It's also worth noting that he hasn't had a ton of talent around him receiver-wise.

That's something the Bears addressed in a big way with a trade that brought wideout D.J. Moore over to Chicago, though, and now one former NFL quarterback turned ESPN commentator — Dan Orlovsky — thinks Fields has all the tools in his toolbelt to play at an MVP level.

"Justin Fields will play MVP-level football for the next two seasons. That’s what the Bears believe and this trade helps that. I like the trade for both places, Carolina needed to jump and now Justin Fields has a chance. Mike [Tannenbaum] when you say he hasn’t had a lot to work with, I would argue he’s had the worst situation in the NFL to work with … Now he has competent help around him," Orlovsky said on ESPN (h/t Bears Wire).

"I would pose this question, because everyone is going to correlate this situation to Jalen Hurts. I would also correlate this situation to Josh Allen in Buffalo. Who was more impressive in their first two years in the NFL? Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts? Justin Fields and Josh Allen? Justin Fields and what he did with what he had is actually more impressive [compared to] the first two years of Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen’s career. And then both those teams said ‘we’re going to get you help’ and look what those two players blossomed into.

"Justin Fields is going to play awesome for the next two years."

Orlovsky is somewhat going on a limb here. In a league that features players like Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow, can one receiver really bring Fields to an MVP level?

That's not even mentioning Allen, Hurts, and Aaron Rodgers (no matter where he's playing)

Moore is good (63 touchdowns for 888 yards and seven touchdowns last season in Carolina), but we're still talking about a quarterback in Fields who threw for just 2,242 yards and 17 touchdowns compared to 11 interceptions last season. 

Sure, his ability as a rusher (1,143 yards, eight touchdowns) puts him in that Hurts-esque category, but let's cool the MVP talk until we actually see what Fields looks like last season — not to mention Moore's impact on Chicago's offense.