As magical as the Chicago Bears' 2025 season was, it is eye-opening to think about how much they can still improve. This Bears team has the potential to be an absolute force with just a few tweaks.
And, it starts with quarterback Caleb Williams.
General manager Ryan Poles was interviewed recently, courtesy of Sirius XM Radio, and talked about the offseason plan for Williams. Specifically, he explained how he believes head coach Ben Johnson is going to help Williams improve.
"I think coach is going to challenge him to be even more efficient, not only with the operation but with completions. When you have special playmaking traits and you lean on that mobility and escapability, I think sometimes you don't take the easy throw ... just being more efficient overall, I think that's what he's going to challenge him on doing."
Ryan Poles knows exactly where Caleb Williams must improve in 2026
It is no secret what Williams' fatal flaw was in Year 2. His completion percentage was often a hot-button type of topic, but for good reason. Williams finished second-to-last in the NFL with a completion percentage of just 58.1 percent.
This was based on qualified quarterbacks who made 10 starts or more.
Now, in reference to Poles' quote on Williams, I think a lot of Bears fans would agree that we did see tremendous improvement in the area of taking easy throws.
As a rookie, Williams simply wouldn't do it. He would look past the quick and easy completions in order to try to make the Superman play. But over the last year, we saw a much-improved Caleb Williams in this area. He did, indeed, take many more short completions, and, despite it not showing in the completion percentage, the Bears' offense was better because of those decisions.
Where Williams has room to grow is getting in sync with his wide receivers. Getting more on the same page with guys like D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze, for example, has to happen.
HIs completion percentage when targeting Luther Burden III was an impressive 78.0 percent. Meanwhile, when targeting Moore (58.8), Odunze (49.4) and Olamide Zaccheaus (60.0) it was much, much lower.
For Johnson to hone in on Williams' completion percentage across the board is one thing. But we know Johnson is a man of details. He's undoubtedly going to help Williams focus on getting on the same page with his receivers while also continuing to coach the simple, easier throws.
If Williams even gets his completion percentage up to the mid-60s, I imagine we'll be talking about arguably the best offense in football in 2026. That's just how high the ceiling is, here. Chicago is already a top-10 offense.
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But, if Poles' foreshadowing comes to fruition, then the league is in some serious trouble.