Rookie QB Caleb Williams keeps advancing even as Bears retreat

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams #18 stretches before the Bears take on the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Somehow, despite all the Bears’ self-sabotage, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has progressed throughout the season and is headed the right way going into 2025. He appears not to be broken physically or mentally, and even as he recently lamented the team’s seven-game losing streak and 4-9 record, he did it with an upbeat tone.

He might actually be Bears-proof.

The organization has stress-tested that idea at every turn, squandering a season that could’ve been so much better as the No. 1 overall pick…