What Bears Miss Most About Caleb Williams Can Rapidly Reverse Their Fortunes

One loss to the Green Bay Packers and the world has ended for Bears fans.

Take a look at social media over the last day and Ben Johnson's great turnaround of the franchise might as well have never happened. His play calling, game plan and failure to get the team up emotionally so they could win one for the late Mike Ditka are all among reasons Johnson is being lambasted.

Cornerback Jaylon Johnson was probably cut on social media about 739,000 times on Monday for his coverage breakdowns.

Dillon Thieneman? A bust. Malik Muhammad? A bust.

Ryan Poles should be fired for the Montez Sweat trade in 2023. Ryan Poles should be fired, period.

These are all out there floating around simply from one loss.

It all sounds like something Packer fans would say about the Bears, and ironically Packers fans were all saying something similar about their own team just a few weeks ago after their blowout loss to Atlanta.

This is life in the NFL, where fans think the season depends on one game only to realize, "oh yeah, there's a game this week."

Tyson Bagent probably gets the most criticism just one week after a win.

There's nothing really wrong with the Bears that can't be fixed, especially by one simple thing about their play. Of course, this is Caleb Williams' return. With as much productivity as Johnson squeezed out of Case Keenum against the Eagles in his start, there's nothing like having your starter and especially one thing about Williams.

Bears fans saw it if they were watching Josh Allen send the Rams to their third loss in five games. Remember, this was the team everyone said was a lock to win it all. And they're 2-3. How does that make Bears fans feel about their team? It's early and no one should be too caught up in a 3-2 record is the message.

What the Bear saw from Allen is something they have when they get Williams back, provided he really is healthy. It's that ability to take it upfield if everyone is covered. It's the great deodorizer for Johnson if the play call doesn't work or is sniffed out by the defense.

The Bears have had 15 runs for 107 yards from Williams in less than two games of action. He had a 29-yard long, ran for seven first downs and two touchdowns. He might have even scored a third against Minnesota when he went down with the hamstring injury. His 29-yard run five weeks into the season is still top 20 for fastest runs in the NFL (16th, 20.78 mph).

He moved the sticks, put points on the board with his legs and his arm.

Josh Allen beat the Rams this way. Williams does it to Bears opponents.

It's about passing but if you can complement it with the run the passer's skillset is all the more dangerous.

Williams even can help the defense by letting them play with a lead or with the ball because of his ability to run. Williams is the answer to what ails them in so many ways.

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