After Caleb Williams' first year in Ben Johnson's offense and a sophomore season that went a whole lot differently from his rookie campaign, the Chicago Bears quarterback has been the subject of a lot of conversations.
Will he break out even further in Year 3 after having a season in Johnson's offense under his belt? Will the Bears be even better than they were in 2025?
Or how about the opposite end of the spectrum: will the league have figure out how to defend Williams?
If you ask head coach Ben Johnson, that's not the real issue at hand. This isn't the NFL figuring out how to defend Robert Griffin III or Jayden Daniels. Caleb Williams is different.
Johnson gave the media his take on the question, plain and simple:
"He just needs to work on executing the play at hand. There is no secret sauce to defend a guy like that."
The Chicago Bears have a quarterback that the NFL cannot 'figure out'
In a nutshell, Johnson is right.
The NFL can't 'figure him out,' speaking on Williams.
He isn't your prototypical quarterback to try to defend. Heck, he's not even your prototypical dual-threat quarterback.
Williams is simply different. He plays with such an unorthodox and unpredictable style that defenses cannot be ready for. They can adjust the pass rush plan or even put a spy on him at times, but the fact is, Williams knows how to get out of trouble. He's perfected the art of being a magician.
But that's nothing new. Although NFL fans saw the "magician" label thrown around this past season, he's been at this thing for years.
Beyond his escapability and unpredictability, though, Williams just needs to execute the call at hand. Johnson is spot-on here.
When you're dealing with some of the better play designers in the league, it is almost impossible to defend them. Whether we're talking about Johnson, Kyle Shanahan, or Sean McVay, there are few better at scheming their players open in a passing offense.
The Bears have the athletes to boot, too. Rome Odunze, Luther Burden, and Colston Loveland are all top-notch players, with Burden being the one guy who is slippery and quick enough to really pose problems. But, with the way Johnson is able to design plays, it doesn't necessarily matter who is out there catching passes from Williams.
All the quarterback needs to do in these offenses is truly understand each and every play and execute when the throw is there. Chances are, Williams will have someone open more often than not, and that's purely because of his head coach's play design.
The biggest knock on Williams over the past two years has been his low completion percentage. Last year, Williams completed just 58.1 percent of his passes yet threw for 3,952 yards and 27 touchdowns.
For context, Saints rookie Tyler Shough completed over 67 percent of his passes.
What happens if Williams gets that number up to 63 or 64 percent? He likely ends the season with 4,400 passing yards and over 30 passing touchdowns, and the Bears' offense finishes only second to maybe the Rams.
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Everybody can ask all the questions they want about this league, figuring out a player. But when it comes to Caleb Williams, there's no figuring him out. Johnson's take is right. If he executes, the league is in trouble.
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