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While the arrow is pointing up four games into coach Ben Johnson’s first season with the Bears, replicating the success he had on offense with the Lions already seems a little more difficult than he might have anticipated.
And Caleb Williams isn’t the drag on progress. The 2024 No. 1 overall pick still has a long way to go but has made reasonable if not impressive gains under Johnson. When Johnson became the Lions’ offensive coordinator in 2022, he inherited Jared Goff, a six-year veteran with Super Bowl credentials. Williams, in his second NFL season, is a bigger project but with the potential for a bigger payoff.