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NFL Draft winners and losers: No excuses as Bears have set up Caleb Williams to be good right away

Bryce Young didn't have a chance with the Carolina Panthers last season.

We'll see if last year's No. 1 overall draft pick develops into a star quarterback, but he struggled last season. There were reasons, most notably a Carolina Panthers infrastructure that gave him almost nothing to work with. The Panthers were deficient at practically every offensive position.

Caleb Williams, this year's first overall pick, won't have that excuse.

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The Chicago Bears are putting Williams in an unusually friendly situation for a rookie quarterback who will start from Day 1.