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The Bears’ plan to put as little burden on quarterback Caleb Williams as a rookie has been flipped upside down.
Even with Williams hyped as the most talented and NFL-ready draft prospect in years and the slam-dunk No. 1 pick in both the Bears’ estimation and the consensus of the league, general manager Ryan Poles’ blueprint was to make everything around him so strong that it could withstand the typical twists and turns of a rookie season.
Much of that crumbled already, though, and now any hope the Bears have of salvaging this derail season ride on Williams.