Will Caleb Williams be worst Round 1 QB from 2024? It's looking 'pretty rough'

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Nate Davis, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Wed, Sep 10, 2025 ·

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Trafficking in "generational talent" can be a very tricky and professionally perilous endeavor for NFL teams.

Monday night served a stark reminder, when Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears collapsed in a 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings , who rode a comeback engineered by second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy . It didn't take long in the aftermath for questions to arise as to whether McCarthy, his professional debut delayed by a year after a knee injury in the 2024 preseason wiped out his rookie campaign, might already be a superior quarterback to Williams, the No. 1 pick of the 2024 draft (nine spots ahead of McCarthy).

"He absolutely would (be) – based on one game," former NFL cornerback and current ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth said on "Get Up" Tuesday morning.

"It's such a prisoner of the moment move."

Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy rushes in the second half against the Northern Illinois Huskies at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 18, 2021.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates after the 42-3 win over Iowa in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Indianapolis.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy hugs running back Blake Corum after the Wolverines lost, 34-11, to Georgia in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates on the sidelines against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors during first-half action at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.
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Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh hugs quarterback J.J. McCarthy following their 45-23 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA football game at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 26, 2022.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy high-fives fans after the Wolverines defeated Maryland, 34-27, at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy meditates in the end zone before the game against the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy runs by Michigan State defensive end Michael Fletcher during the first half on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates his touchdown run against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 26, 2022.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates with fans after the Wolverines won the Big Ten championship game after defeating Purdue, 43-22, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, on Dec. 3, 2022.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates with running back Donovan Edwards and offensive lineman Trevor Keegan against the TCU Horned Frogs during the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on Dec. 31, 2022.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy reacts in the fourth quarter against the TCU Horned Frogs during the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on Dec. 31, 2022.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy calls for a snap against East Carolina during the second half of the Wolverines' 30-3 win on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Michigan Stadium.
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Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson celebrates a touchdown against UNLV with quarterback J.J. McCarthy during the second half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates after running back Blake Corum runs for a touchdown against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the second quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy runs the ball against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates a touchdown against Indiana with running back Blake Corum during the first half at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy reacts while leaving the field following a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium on Nov. 11, 2023. Michigan won 24-15.
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Jack Sawyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after sacking J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines during the second quarter in the game at Michigan Stadium on Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with fans on the field after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on Nov. 25, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy lets out a yell as he leaves the field following the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won, 30-24.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates after winning the Big Ten championship game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 2, 2023.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy and wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy celebrate Michigan's 26-0 win over Iowa in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with fans after winning the Big Ten championship against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis.
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Head coach Jim Harbaugh and J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, California.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with the Leishman Trophy after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide, 27-20, in overtime to win the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, California.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with a rose after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide, 27-20, in overtime to win the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, California.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with teammate Blake Corum and head coach Jim Harbaugh after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide, 27-20, in overtime to win the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl game on Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, California.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy meditates on the field before the start of the College Football Playoff national championship game against Washington at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates with running back Donovan Edwards after a touchdown against the Washington Huskies during the first quarter in the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game at NRG Stadium on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy holds the College Football Playoff national championship trophy as he celebrates after defeating the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy kisses the College Football Playoff national championship trophy to celebrate 34-13 win over Washington at the national championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy kisses his girlfriend Katya Kuropas to celebrate the Wolverines' 34-13 win over Washington to win the College Football Playoff national championship against Washington at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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Michigan defensive lineman Kris Jenkins, quarterback J.J. McCarthy and linebacker Michael Barrett wave at fans during the National Championship parade in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates with family after the Wolverines' 34-13 victory over Washington to win the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship at NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines calls a play in the first quarter against the Washington Huskies during the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game at NRG Stadium on Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines reacts after a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Washington Huskies during the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game at NRG Stadium on Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston.
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J.J. McCarthy of the Minnesota Vikings looks on prior throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for the MLB game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins at Target Field on June 18, 2024, in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy practices before making his NFL debut against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24.
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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell hugs quarterback J.J. McCarthy prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell talks with quarterback J.J. McCarthy during the first half against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy runs with the ball during the fourth quarter of the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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J.J. McCarthy, Brian O'Neill and Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell and coach Josh McCown speak with quarterback J.J. McCarthy during the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy drops back to pass against the Chicago Bears during the first half at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy rushes for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears during the second half at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Chicago Bears during the second half at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy rushes the ball against the Chicago Bears during the second half at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy shakes hands with Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams after the game at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy hugs wide receiver Adam Thielen after defeating the Chicago Bears, 27-24, at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy and Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland shake hands following Minnesota's 27-24 win at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. McCarthy and Loveland were college teammates at Michigan in 2022 and 2023.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy looks on after defeating the Chicago Bears, 27-24, in his NFL debut at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrates after defeating the Chicago Bears, 27-24, in his NFL debut at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy reacts after defeating the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago. Minnesota won, 27-24, in McCarthy's NFL debut.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy reacts after defeating the Chicago Bears, 27-24, in his NFL debut at Soldier Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Chicago.
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Fair and fair. Yet pending a quick and dramatic turnaround, it's a narrative to which Williams may be subject to a lifetime sentence.

He's essentially been issued one verdict after Jayden Daniels , whom the Washington Commanders selected in the spot after Williams, produced what was almost inarguably the greatest rookie season of all time in 2024 , willing a recently wayward franchise all the way to the NFC championship game . Williams, by comparison, had a sometimes-up-but-mostly-down rookie season, the Bears finishing 5-12 and making their first midseason coaching change after more than a century of operations.

Good luck finding anybody who'd take Williams over Daniels now.

But the Bears wasted little time pulling the trigger on Williams a year ago. Could Chicago general manager Ryan Poles have picked Daniels had he even wanted to – politically, professionally or from a public relations standpoint? We may never get an insightful answer. Fourteen years after wrestling with the Peyton Manning-Ryan Leaf debate in 1998 , the Indianapolis Colts wasted little time going with Andrew Luck over Robert Griffin III . Former Houston Texans GM Charley Casserly famously chose defensive end Mario Williams No. 1 in 2006 over Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush , who was clearly the people's choice given he was expected to be the next Gale Sayers. (Bush was good but hardly Sayers.)

Assessing generational talents can be tricky undertakings indeed, including Trevor Lawrence , "tank for Tua," et al. Due diligence remains crucial − John Elway doesn't come around very often.

But matters could be worsening for Williams, who was widely anointed as a presumptive No. 1 pick years ago, whether that happened when he took command of the Oklahoma Sooners midway through his freshman season in 2021 or when he won the 2022 Heisman for USC. Like Luck or Lawrence before him, it wasn't really a question as to if Williams would hear his name called to kick off an NFL draft but merely when .

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It hasn't even been 18 months since that outcome actually materialized but whispers are already surfacing that Williams might wind up being the worst of the record-tying (along with the legendary '83 draft) six quarterbacks taken in the 2024 draft's first round .

Is the mounting noise reasonable – especially given McCarthy has started all of one NFL game, 17 fewer than Williams? No. Is it an occupational hazard? Most definitely.

"Man, it's looking pretty rough," former New York Giants vice president of player personnel Marc Ross told USA TODAY Sports.

"The biggest revelation is the mental part of it for him. It's really holding him back."

As Williams tries to adapt to Chicago's rookie head coach, avowed offensive wunderkind Ben Johnson, he's also trying to break habits that served him well in college but haven't in the NFL – namely, holding the ball too long in a bid to make a play, taking too many sacks (a league-worst 68 in 2024) and struggling to make plays out of structure.

"The real issue that I see for Caleb," said Foxworth, "is that he never seems comfortable, even on his good plays."

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Make no mistake, the Bears undermined Williams organizationally in 2024, failing to give him a seasoned offensive coordinator or an experienced backup to help him navigate the early trials and tribulations of being a professional, among other failings. (Conversely, the Vikings have done the exact opposite, providing McCarthy with a top-tier supporting cast.)

But after a 2025 offseason that seemingly included a strong draft, promising free agent haul and hiring of perhaps the most coveted HC candidate in years, Johnson himself has been obviously frustrated with the trajectory of the offense this summer.

As he did in his preseason debut last month , Williams was a house of fire at Monday's outset, completing his first 10 passes against Minnesota and capping Chicago's opening drive with a 9-yard touchdown run, his first in the NFL.

But, similar to the preseason contest against Buffalo in August, it seemed the further Williams got from Johnson's opening script, the more he struggled. He completed just 11 of his final 25 passes Monday, and the offense didn't find the end zone again until he hit Rome Odunze for a TD with little more than two minutes to go – a score that was largely cosmetic.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 08: J.J. McCarthy #9 of the Minnesota Vikings shakes hands with Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears after the game at Soldier Field on September 08, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

"First drive – scripted. Second drive – still scripted," said Ross, now an analyst for NFL Network. "Now he's gotta go play, now he's gotta do it on his own, now he's gotta adjust.

"And the Vikings figured it out, and he couldn't really do anything after that. He doesn't have the capacity mentally to handle it all and say, 'OK, I can make adjustments, I can change (based) on what they're doing to me.'"

And whether it was indecisiveness or inaccuracy, Williams missed tight end Cole Kmet breaking free across the middle at one point and failed to hit wide-open DJ Moore as the wideout was running uncovered toward the pylon with 2:26 to go for a surefire touchdown that would have provided the Bears with more time to potentially win or tie the game with one more defensive stop.

A day after the game, Johnson's assessment of the offense essentially aligns with Ross', if (obviously) not as pointed.

"I'm still getting to know the player," Johnson said of Williams. "I thought he started off really well early in that game, and then it certainly, as the game went, seemed to fizzle a little bit and then towards the end he came to life again. That's something that we'll have to work through."

Chicago's finish paled in comparison to the one orchestrated by McCarthy, who was brutal for the first three quarters of his debut but led Minnesota to three touchdowns in the final period – two courtesy of McCarthy's arm and one coming thanks to his legs.

To say McCarthy is definitively better than Williams at this juncture is folly, recency bias at its worst. The same is true of the New England Patriots ' Drake Maye and Atlanta Falcons ' Michael Penix Jr. To be sure, Maye, Penix and McCarthy all have their advocates, each of them flashing estimable potential in relatively brief windows. Meanwhile, Williams' 18 NFL starts matches that trio's combined total, all of them still relative unknowns whom defenses haven't had sufficient time to study and appropriately attack.

"Here's the thing with quarterbacks, you can only fool people for so long – you can only trick defense so long, you can only out-scheme people and hide before they have to do it," says Ross.

"That's independent of a new offensive line, independent of receivers, play calling – they have to it. And the best quarterbacks, the great quarterbacks, are able to control the game and manipulate the game and raise the level of everyone before they get figured out."

Daniels and Bo Nix , who led the Denver Broncos to a surprise playoff berth in 2024, are unquestionably well ahead of Williams. Right now. Though, in fairness, there are plenty of examples of players like former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez , who (briefly) appeared like he'd be a better pro than Matthew Stafford , the No. 1 overall pick in 2009, four spots ahead of Sanchez. Stafford will go to the Hall of Fame whenever he's done playing. Sanchez was done a long time ago, now a fixture in broadcast booths.

Still, Sanchez played a huge role in taking the Jets to two AFC championship games. Bears fans can currently only hope Williams achieves such results. And given Johnson and Poles, who recently signed an extension, are both under contract through the 2029 season, pressure is shifting toward Williams to produce at a time when franchises are increasingly willing to cut bait on first-round quarterbacks – even top-five picks.

The Bears next face the wounded Lions in Detroit . McCarthy and Penix, meanwhile, will square off in the Sunday night spotlight.

To his credit, Williams remains publicly unbowed.

"I think it's a growing process," he said Monday.

"It's going to keep growing from here. The start, this is the start, but definitely not the end."

But given how grace periods for young players have all but dried up, it could be coming much more quickly than anyone would have once thought.

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