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In a season full of self-sabotage by the Bears, they’re mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with four games left and already looking at next season.
Next season, and their future at large, hinges predominantly on rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. The better he plays over the final four games, starting Monday at the Vikings, the more attractive this head-coaching vacancy will be and the brighter the Bears’ outlook.
His rookie season to this point hasn’t lived up to what anyone, including Williams, expected. He hasn’t come close to his goal of exceeding Texans quarterback C.