The Chicago Bears were founded in 1919.
However, in their more than 100 years of existence, they have never had a star quarterback.
That hasn’t been their identity, perhaps because of the city’s windy nature, as they’ve often favored the running game.
Even so, it was about time someone put an end to their perennial woes at the position.
Caleb Williams is finally on pace to become their first-ever star quarterback, and that could happen as early as this season.
As pointed out by Sunday Night Football on NBC on X, the USC product is currently on pace to throw for 4,008 yards.
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That would make him the very first player in Bears history to throw for at least 4,000 passing yards.
Granted, unlike his predecessors, Williams will have an additional regular-season game to do it, but that shouldn’t make this any less impressive.
Expectations were sky-high for Williams coming out of college, and while he did show flashes of greatness and incredible talent as a rookie, he also struggled mightily at times.
Then, his unflattering clips from training camp went viral, and the narrative around him shifted pretty quickly.
That’s why it’s only right that he now gets the credit he’s earned for what he’s done this season.
With offensive guru Ben Johnson now calling the shots for him, he’s currently on a three-game winning streak.
And while he clearly still has to clean plenty of things up in his game, he’s trending in the right direction and finally looking like this franchise’s savior.
