The Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson as their next head coach in large part to mentor and develop quarterback Caleb Williams. Williams, drafted No. 1 last year and seen as a generational quarterback prospect, endured a rough rookie reason.
Over Williams's rookie year, his offensive coordinator and head coach were both fired midseason. He was sacked a league high 68 times last season—16 more than the next most-sacked quarterback—and was unable to find consistency during the year. Following the season, general manager Ryan Poles acknowledged that "steps were skipped" in Williams's preparation for his rookie season, and Williams's dad, Carl, said to Seth Wickersham of ESPN that his son told him nobody gave him guidance on watching film as a rookie.
