The Facts: With a full offseason under his belt as Bear, Claypool believes change is coming to Chicago. "I truly believe that this year from last year will be a night-and-day difference," he told talkSPORT about the season ahead. "I think fans will be loving it next year. I'm excited, obviously with the additions we had in the offseason, but just being able to stack that knowledge from last season. All those learning and those growth spurts that we had to go through to this season, I think it's gonna be great."

Diehards Line:The Bears finished 2022 with a 3-14 record, the worst in the NFL, with both an offense and defense that ranked in the bottom 10 in scoring and yards. Although QB Justin Fields wasn't where the team needs him to be as a passer last year, he has new weapons to help unlock that part of his game moving forward. The new WR1, D.J. Moore, already has three 1,000-yard receiving seasons through five years, and his final campaign with Carolina still culminated in 888 yards and seven touchdowns despite catching passes from three different starting quarterbacks. His presence allows the speedy Darnell Mooney to reassume a No. 2 role, where he thrived with a 1,000-yard season of his own in 2021. The bigger concern might be how Claypool fits and performs with the new offense. He's a big body with red-zone capabilities that should complement Moore and Mooney, but he has been a disappointment thus far after Chicago traded for him at last year's deadline. Claypool started three games for the Bears with seven appearances, collecting just 14 receptions for 140 yards and no scores. Claypool will surely find motivation under the circumstances. For now, though, he's happy to hype up his squad as a whole. "It's an exciting and dynamic team all together," he said. "Offense is gonna be explosive. Defense is gonna be playmakers. I think we're gonna be a fun team to watch. And I think we're not gonna back down from anyone."