NFL.com ranks Justin Fields among league's 10 best QBs

According to NFL.com's latest quarterback ranking, Fields is more than just a budding superstar. He's one of the 10-best players at his position.

"Fields started the season nestled at the bottom of this list," NFL.com's Marc Sessler wrote. "The lost-puppy look has been wiped off his face as the second-year starter emerges as one of the game’s more exciting player-development tales. Chicago play-caller Luke Getsy deserves Nick Sirianni-level credit for this midseason reshaping of the Bears’ offense into the league’s nastiest ground attack, with Fields at the forefront.

"He’s the league’s 11th-leading rusher, having fried another victim Sunday with his 61-yard scoring blast against the Dolphins. He’s also grown as a passer over the past few weeks. His targets are loving it, but scrambled defenses are not, forced to account for the threat of him taking off into space." Mike McDaniel quipped after the game, explaining why he told Fields to “stop it” with the footraces."

Fields ascent in quarterback power rankings is a fantastic development for the Bears in 2022. The season was all about Justin Fields" development, after all. If he ends the year as one of the sports' premium players, the future will be as bright as ever in Chicago.

Martz's initial assessment (and about-face) of Fields is a classic example of an analyst trying too hard to have a quick hot-take. Patience is a dying trait in football because of coaches (and analysts) like Martz. Had he taken a deep breath and given Fields, a blue-chip player, more time to grow? He wouldn't look as silly as he does now.

Justin Fields is having the last laugh, which will grow even louder as he continues his march toward the top five in rankings like these.