3 reasons Chase Claypool will be better with Chicago Bears than Steelers

The Chicago Bears traded for Chase Claypool in a move that may have been expected. The team was clearly in the market for a wide receiver, and the Pittsburgh Steelers seem to be a wide receiver factory.

Still, that may give some fans pause considering Pittsburgh seems to know when to hold them and fold them at the position. If they are giving up on Chase Claypool, will he be a failure? They may not be as high on him as Chicago is, but there is legitimate reasons to be optimistic about Chase Claypool on the Chicago Bears.

3. Chicago Bears have a better deep ball passer than Pittsburgh Steelers

When you think of Chase Claypool, you think of his size and speed running down the sideline with cornerbacks falling behind him. However, that is not what you think of when you think of Kenny Pickett throwing the football.

Kenny Pickett may be a fine quarterback, and his deep ball may improve, but any scouting report you read on him was more about the quick release, and accurate short-game passing, with less talk about a big-time arm.

That has been proven in the stats. Justin Fields throws the ball 20 yards or more 17% of the time, while Pickett is at 10%. Fields has an adjusted accuracy of 35% on deep balls compared to 28% for Pickett. More than that, Fields has a 16.7% big-time throw rate on deep balls, while Picket is at just 9%.

Fields has similar numbers compared to Pickett in the intermediate as well. The reality is that at this point Justin Fields is more aggressive in the intermediate to the deep field, he is more accurate here, and he creates more big plays here.

That is without Chase Claypool. If Fields is already better in these areas, it could be a sign that Claypool now sees his stats improve in this area.