Bear Witness: Caleb Williams Must Ascend for Chicago to Reach Promised Land

It’s natural to expect regression in the NFL. When a team like the Chicago Bears ascends from last place all the way to 11 victories and an NFC North title with a second-year quarterback and first-year head coach, there tends to be skepticism about repeatability. If Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson are the real deal, though, the Bears’ orange and blue rocket ship could keep climbing.

Bear Witness: Caleb Williams Must Ascend for Chicago to Reach Promised Land. It’s natural to expect regression in the NFL. When a team like the Chicago Bears ascends from last place all the way to 11 victories and an NFC North title with a second-year quarterback and first-year head coach, there tends to be skepticism about repeatability. If Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson are the real deal, though, the Bears’ orange and blue rocket ship could keep climbing. "People see the win total at 9.5, and it might seem high," Westgate SuperBook Vice President of Race and Sports John Murray told me. "Chicago was a play or two away from the NFC Championship. Caleb looks like the real deal. We really like the coach. The division makes it difficult to get too carried away, but there’s no reason to think they won’t be good again." To Murray’s point about...