Bears need to play QB Caleb Williams at some point this preseason to check his progress
<p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> coach Ben Johnson’s confidence is contagious, and he has a lot of credibility in the bank after an excellent first season, so it’s easy to buy into any plan he makes. If he says quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/31/why-do-so-many-people-hate-bears-qb-caleb-williams-he-answers-exactly-that-question" >Caleb Williams</a> is good to go for the season, who’s going to question that?</p><p>But as eager as everyone seems to be to proclaim Williams’ arrival, he’s not at that point yet.</p><p>It’s reasonable that Johnson will hold him out of the preseason opener Saturday against the Browns, but when he delivered that news Thursday, he floated the possibility that Williams could skip the entire preseason schedule.</p><p>“Do I need to see Caleb Williams in the preseason?
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<p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> coach Ben Johnson’s confidence is contagious, and he has a lot of credibility in the bank after an excellent first season, so it’s easy to buy into any plan he makes. If he says quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/31/why-do-so-many-people-hate-bears-qb-caleb-williams-he-answers-exactly-that-question" >Caleb Williams</a> is good to go for the season, who’s going to question that?</p><p>But as eager as everyone seems to be to proclaim Williams’ arrival, he’s not at that point yet.</p><p>It’s reasonable that Johnson will hold him out of the preseason opener Saturday against the Browns, but when he delivered that news Thursday, he floated the possibility that Williams could skip the entire preseason schedule.</p><p>“Do I need to see Caleb Williams in the preseason? No, I don't,” Johnson said before practice. “I see him every single day in practice and I know what we're going to get come the season.”</p><p>Instead, Johnson explained how he’s using guidance from the training staff about how much of a workload players should have.
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- <p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> coach Ben Johnson’s confidence is contagious, and he has a lot of credibility in the bank after an excellent first season, so it’s easy to buy into any plan he makes. If he says quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/31/why-do-so-many-people-hate-bears-qb-caleb-williams-he-answers-exactly-that-question" >Caleb Williams</a> is good to go for the season, who’s going to question that?</p><p>But as eager as everyone seems to be to proclaim Williams’ arrival, he’s not at that point yet.</p><p>It’s reasonable that Johnson will hold him out of the preseason opener Saturday against the Browns, but when he delivered that news Thursday, he floated the possibility that Williams could skip the entire preseason schedule.</p><p>“Do I need to see Caleb Williams in the preseason?
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