Caleb Williams lays out goals for year second year with the Chicago Bears 

Thing may not have gone as planned for former No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams in his rookie season, but there is reason to be optimistic looking towards the future. There were plenty of reasons the Chicago Bears struggled, but this year is a new year and Williams has new goals.

Rough rookie year for Caleb

Williams was and still is thought of as the Windy City savior. The quarterback that was going to end all of the quarterback problems the Bears have been plagued with over the last few decades. It’s a heavy burden to put on a rookie, but he’s got a big personality and a bigger arm. He was and is ready for it.

Things got off to a pretty good start, and for the first time in a long time there was hope in Chicago. They won four of their first six games and Williams had a few 300 yard games heading into the BYE week. That’s when things took a turn for the worst.

Out of their BYE, the Bears lost to Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on that famous Hail Mary to down Chicago in Chicago. That would trigger a 10 game losing streak in which the Bears plummeted down the standings and their rookie quarterback was just looking to survive his rookie season. He got sacked 68 times, more than any other QB in the league, and the third most in a single season.

Williams wants to make history in ChiTown

This year he’s hoping things will be different. The Bears have beefed up they offensive line in hopes of protecting their face of the franchise. While Williams didn’t to set any goals for the team in his first day back to work with the Bears, he did lay down some personal goals.

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Obviously Williams wants to make history with the Bears by bringing back the Lombardi Trophy to town for the first time since 1985, but he is trying to break records and put up stats that have never been seen before in Chicago. “Being the first 4,000-yard passer in Bears history, that’s a goal of mine,” Williams said Tuesday, “Seventy-percent completion, that helps the team, keeps us on the field, puts us in better positions. And then other than that, just trying to go down and score the most points that we can with each drive that we have.

Williams wasn’t far away from throwing for 4,000 yards last year. He ended the season with 3,541 yards, completing 62.5% of his passes while throwing 20 TDs and just 6 picks despite being under pressure constantly. With a year under his belt, and much better chemistry with his receivers, 4,000 yards and 70% completions is in his grasp. Bears fans will be happy to see that, but they’d be happier to see the Bears win a playoff game for the first time since the 2010 season.