Williams will never (read: never ever) reach his potential as long as Matt Eberflus is his head coach. Full stop. Sunday’s deflating Bears’ loss to the Indianapolis Colts demonstrated exactly why the Bears can’t risk damaging their young face of the franchise at the expense of a head coach who can coordinate defense and do nothing else at a competent level.

Chicago Bears fans dreamt of their first competent passing attack since the Jay Cutler-Brandon Marshall days when the Bears selected both quarterback Caleb Williams (first overall) and wide receiver Rome Odunze (ninth overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft.

While Williams was a solid 33 of 52 for 363 yards, all career bests, and finished with a passer rating of 80.8 — more than double Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson's 39.0 — the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner spent most of the game operating on the run. Again.