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The Bears have less than two weeks to finalize their roster for the regular season, but the cuts to get from 90 players to 53 and the shuffling of the depth chart won’t matter nearly as much as where coach Ben Johnson slots his top players in the offensive game plan. Those are the decisions that will have enormous influence on how his first season with quarterback Caleb Williams goes.
Figuring out the pecking order for skill players is far from an exact science. Johnson’s three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Lions, when they were top five in the NFL in scoring throughout, offer a rough sketch.