Following the Chicago Bears’ 20-17 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, the routine for the Bears will change.
Instead of preparing for next week’s opponent, players will clean out their lockers, go through exit interviews, and won’t return to Halas Hall until mid-April for the offseason workout program. That’s how quickly everything can change in the NFL. This time of year is a reminder to everyone involved that capitalizing on every rep, every play, on every drive matters.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s offense didn’t do that nearly enough in the loss to the Rams. There were far too many dropped passes, failed short-yardage situations, and turnovers. It’s something every player and coach on that side of the ball must look to address for next season.
Bears QB Caleb Williams has his sights on what to improve on in the offseason
Caleb Williams finished the game, completing 23 of 42 passes for 257 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions. The second-year quarterback identified some areas he plans to work on during the offseason.
“Got to go and watch some film and talk to Coach, and then from there it's just work on accuracy, work on my feet in the offseason,” Williams said. “It's get with the receivers and work with them and things like that throughout the offseason so that we're on the same page, that we're starting off hot for training camp, OTAs, and then going into next season.”
Since the beginning, Johnson and Williams have openly discussed the importance of footwork for this offense. There were definitely times when Williams’ timing with his pass catchers was off, which led to incompletions and inaccurate throws.
Williams finished the 2025 regular season with a 58.1 completion percentage, ranking him 43rd out of 53 quarterbacks who had at least 14 attempts per team’s games played, according to ESPN.
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The Bears’ quarterback must improve in that area, and getting his receivers to join him throughout the offseason is a step in the right direction toward a more effective, efficient passing offense.