Latest Caleb Williams trend proves he is the answer for the Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears' victory over the Carolina Panthers is exactly what fans needed to see.

One of the popular rebuttals to the Bears' dominant effort against the Panthers has been that Carolina is the worst team in the NFL and that the Bears should have controlled the game in the way that they did.

Here is the thing with that rebuttal: there were countless times over the past three years when the Bears should have dominated a game and didn't. In the games that they did dominate, specifically the Denver Broncos game last season, the Bear's dominant effort resulted in the quarterback and defense falling apart during the fourth quarter.

That was not the case yesterday. The Bears controlled the game from start to finish while Caleb Williams had another 300-yard performance. It was a game that emphasized how much Williams has grown with each passing week. Along those lines, look at the difference between Williams' first 10 quarters in the NFL compared to his last 10 quarters played,

Caleb Williams is putting the NFL notice.

The start of Williams' NFL career was not as flashy as Jayden Daniels but over the course of the past two weeks, he has provided confirmation on why the Bears were locked on him being the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

What makes this progression so impressive is that it is only coming after five games at the NFL level. It's also a reminder that not every case of quarterback development can be compared. Not to discredit what Daniels is doing with the Washington Commanders, but the Bears are not treating Williams with kid gloves. The Bears have entrusted Williams with making changes at the line of scrimmage while also identifying blitz packages from opposing defenses. There is no doubt that trust looked clunky at first but we are beginning to see it pay off as Williams continues his ascension.