Chicago Bears: 5 Players who will have big seasons in 2020

5. Anthony Miller, Wide Receiver

Anthony Miller has a lot of potential. He had a pretty good 2018 rookie season, making 33 catches for 423 yards and seven touchdowns. The touchdowns led all rookie receivers. He was hampered by a shoulder injury, however. It only cost him one game, but there were several others in which he had to leave because of the injury.

In 2019, Miller got off to a slow start. He had no catches (and only one target) in the Week 1 matchup against the hated Green Bay Packers. In the first five games, he had only eight catches for 80 yards and no touchdowns.

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Miller gradually got better, though. In his next five games, he made 15 catches for 192 yards. He still had no touchdowns, however.

In the last third of the season, Miller became invaluable. In the final six games, he made 29 catches for 384 yards and two touchdowns. He had 140 receiving yards on Thanksgiving against the Detroit Lions, including some big catches that kept drives going. In the rematch against the Packers, he had 118 receiving yards and a touchdown. He finished the season with 62 catches for 656 yards and two touchdowns.

Now Miller is ready to have an impressive season from start to finish. He wants to come out of the gate hot and be a great complement to Allen Robinson.

One of the improvements Miller made during the 2019 season was in his preparation. In his rookie season, he wasn’t too concerned with his conditioning and preparation and it showed. He spent the 2019 offseason trying to rehab and it cost him early in the season.

Now he has a better understanding of how to prepare like a professional. This is what Chicago Bears wide receivers coach Mike Furrey had to say about Miller, per the Chicago Tribune:

"In the middle of [last] season, I believe Anthony really started having an idea and understanding what it takes not just how to step inside the 4-inch line and go play football, but how to start developing himself as a professional through a process leading up to a game."

Miller has the tools to be a big part of the offense. So far he’s just shown flashes. In the 2020 season, he’ll show it in bunches.