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How to temper all the enthusiasm about Bears quarterback Caleb Williams? You don't.

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I don’t suppose it would do any good to counsel civic restraint when it comes to Caleb Williams.

You wouldn’t tell a parched man crawling in the desert that he might want to be mindful of germs when he gets to that canteen of water shimmering in the distance.

Here in the quarterback wasteland, there’s no place for subtlety, no room for self-control. There are only cannonballs into the pool of This is the One!

I’ve wondered about Bears fans who have thrown themselves at quarterbacks over the years, sure that each version was finally the answer.