Caleb Williams doesn’t need to be on the bench, despite what some teammates may think

The Chicago Bears are a mess. They fired the first-year offensive coordinator Shane Waldron after a 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots (3-7) and, as The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain noted on the Create city podcast on November 12 seems headed toward another pairing of a head coach stuck with a quarterback he didn’t draft.

While Chicago’s offensive struggles are tough and Caleb Williams has lost to fellow first-round quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, the Bears are receiving a fair amount of negative publicity. Now, reports it is known that some starters wanted Tyson Bagent to replace Williams as starter,

Williams didn’t look good as he adjusted from his rushing, off-script style of college to an NFL style that relies on pocket presence and timing. However, banking is not the alternative.

The Bears (4-6) haven’t had sustained success at the quarterback position since going to the playoffs four times with Jim McMahon and winning the Super Bowl in 1985. They spent a No. 1 pick on Williams and spent Pro Bowlers Keenan in. Allen and D’Andre Swift for the rookie. The Bears also used a first-round draft pick on wide receiver Rome Odunze.

The bottom line is that Williams has to work for the Bears and Chicago has no other options. As shown in the Indianapolis foals If Chicago loses two games with Joe Flacco, it would be better for Chicago to let Williams go through the growing pains.

Indianapolis is proof that things could be worse for Chicago. Williams is completing at least 60.5% of his passes and has a touchdown for every game he has played. Moreover, Waldron planned a bad foul. When DJ Moore has a four-game stretch of just 104 yards on 13 catches, there’s a problem.

The Bears are two games behind the Green Bay Packers (6-4) for the final NFC Wild Card spot and can close out the game with a win against Green Bay on Sunday. With a win, the Bears get new hope for the playoffs. With a loss, they are in position for a better draft pick to help Williams and a potential successor to head coach Matt Eberflus. Regardless, Williams’ rookie season isn’t the end of the world.

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