As Caleb Williams nears the midpoint of his second season, the Tribune’s Brad Biggs breaks down the QB’s progress in the weekly Chicago Bears mailbag.

Penalties and missed reads keep Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears from producing more in the red zone. “Eliminating the mistakes. That’s it,” Colston Loveland says.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams expressed his frustration with snap issues in the win against the New Orleans Saints.

Bears' QB Caleb William was forced to wear a Notre Dame hoodie after his USC alma mater lost the rivalry game last weekend.

Bears coach Ben Johnson can do the same trick without having to do a single thing on the field. The notoriously foul-mouthed hot dog stand wrote on social media Wednesday it will give away free hot dogs “if Ben Johnson takes his shirt off during or after any Chicago Bears victory this year.”

While the Bears beat the Saints in Week 7, Ben Johnson sent a clear message to Caleb Williams and the offense about his expectations.

What has Bears fans concerned after Week 7, then, was the re-emergence of these bad habits. Williams looked like the worst version of himself from 2024 as he missed open receivers, held the ball too long, scrambled backwards, and let the pressure get to him. Perhaps worst of all, Williams' pedestrian outing derailed his pursuit of Bears' history.

Aikman added that he is a fan of Williams and how he plays and said he hasn't lost any sleep over the reaction from the Bears and on social media.