Grab those Caleb Williams MVP odds while they're still good.
Heading into his second season as the Bears' franchise guy, there aren't a ton of excuses for Williams not to succeed this season. In the span of three months, the Bears turned Matt Eberflus into Ben Johnson, traded for multiple Pro Bowl offensive linemen, and used two top 100 picks on skill players.
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And while this certainly won't be the first – or last – offseason that Bears fans let their enthusiasm and excitment get out of control, it's hard to blame them this time around. And if you thought it was bad now, wait until they get wind of the fact that ESPN – ESPN! – thinks that there's a not-insignificant chance it'll lead to an MVP-type season. Take a deep breath, it'll be okay.
In a recently-published list of post draft overreactions, one of the questions posed is about whether or not Chicago's done enough to put Williams in a position to challenge for MVP next season. And apparently the Kool Aid tastes great, because Graziano argues that it's *not* an overreaction to expect that type of season from him next year. The Bears are so back.
ESPN thinks that Caleb Williams could be a dark horse MVP candidate next year
"If the protection holds up, Williams is going to have a ton of places he can go with the ball on any particular play, and with Johnson drawing the plays up, this could be as exciting an offense as there is in the league. There's always a team that goes from last place to first place in its division from one year to the next. And while the presence of the Lions, Vikings and Packers in their division might well prevent the Bears from being that, if they improve enough to contend for a playoff spot, it'll probably be because Williams and all of those offensive targets have lit up the scoreboard week in and week out."
Hell yes. I am sold. Would ESPN employ someone who was ever wrong about football? Yeah, I didn't think so either. It's kind of a wild question considering how he played for, like, half of last season, but the past is the past. The future is full of Caleb Williams' MVP seasons, and probably, like, six Super Bowls. And we only have ESPN to thank. Williams managing to win MVP and end East Coast Bias once and for all would be the type of season that gets written about in history books. Get the gold jacket ready.