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https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2026/07/31/bears-training-camp-highlights-day-3-caleb-williams/91121196007/ The leaner meaner Caleb is definitely twitchier when running.

Gotta love Ben Johnson. Caleb having his way in camp so what does Ben do to heat up the pressure? He puts Kiran in at LT with the ones. Just keep that in mind when someone is happy the D got a couple sacks today.

Day 3. Five studs from practice all on offense. Pads come on Monday excuses come off Tuesday https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2026/07/31/chicago-bears-training-camp-studs-caleb-williams/91126005007/

weve seen 2nd year offenses before that didnt perform like this. Even when we had Marshall, Jeffries and Benett, we didnt hear that the offense was out in front of the defense out of the gate in camp in year 2? Im with AZ54, this is different and notable.

With all the mistakes Poles has made building this roster, the offense has tremendous depth. WR-QB-TE-OL, the RB position may be the only one with a ? on O if a starter gets hurt. The D has questions but last year was a train wreck with injuries. We may have enough bodies to complement the O which has been the focus since Caleb got here.

This success is what happens when you go into year 2 of an offensive scheme. Barring injuries we have one of the best group of offensive weapons in the league. Players like Raymond and Thomas added to Rome and Burden are going to explode in this offense. Add our TE group and a scheme genius to the mix and bigtime offense.

I can consider it all but none of that changes the fact the offense did something I’ve never seen before this early in camp. It also wasn’t because they were doing all the easy stuff either. If you can pull off all the pre snap movement and timing, post snap timing on routes all while the defense is mixing up coverages then it’s a very good sign Defense needs contact for sure but then at that time the offense will be able to use the running game Right now the defense only has to play against one dimension which gives them a huge coverage advantage

A GM will never please everybody. Poles will have some huge financial decisions soon. Wright, Williams, Odunze and Burden are gonna be summer fat contracts...

Exactly, and nopads, no contact, so no pass rush either. It cracks me up reading X comments and everyone is bashing Poles about no defense. No praise for Caleb or the O. The Bears finally have a QB, HC, and offensive playmakers to be one of the best offensive team for years. Lets enjoy this leg of the rebuild. The defensive front will get a make over next season when it can free up a lot of cap and re-invest high picks.

You also have to consider that every projected starter on offense, with the exception of OC, was with us last year and is showing that continuity, whereas the defense has 2 new safeties and multiple FA signings and questions remaining about players returning from injuries.

Usually it is the defense that is way ahead and that goes for all nfl teams. It shows to me that their offseason workouts w Caleb is paying off. They know what to do and are in rhythm

Caleb Williams is exactly who we thought he was, and Ben Johnson isn't letting him off the hook! The guy is a future Hall of Famer, his dominance is starting to show, even now. EDIT: Maybe I should say his dominance has always shown, and now his consistency is catching up to it? GREAT time to be a Bears fan.

The offense destroyed the defense today. Just day 2 but we’ve never been able to say that. Caleb at 70% completions. I simply don’t care about any context regarding practice, early in camp, blah, blah, blah because we’ve never been able to say that on day 2.

yes!!

Good catch! It is one of many reasons I am all-in with Johnson as HC. He accepts that he also needs to be accountable for not only the team's success but also its failures. Accountability applies to coaches as well as players.

It’s worth noting that part of that session was Ben reviewing the play call and did he setup Caleb and the offense for success.

I read an interesting article about a film study session Caleb had with BJ. They sat down together and watched every incomplete pass Caleb threw during the 2025 season (238 passes). Did he throw it away? If so, was there a receiver he could have thrown to? If thrown to a receiver, was it a catchable pass or did the receiver simply drop the pass? Was there a different receiver open that would have been a better option? Was his pass in the optimal position to allow the receiver to not only catch the pass but also to allow him a chance to maximize YAC? Damn, I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall and watched them go over the plays. I also read where Caleb lost 15 pounds. Looking good, especially with losing the beard and now with chin whiskers and a mustache.

The record for points per game in the 17 game era was the Lions at 33.4 a game in 2024 when BJ was there. I think BJ will top that this year 35 to 36 a game. Lots of mouths to feed and Caleb is the guy to feed everyone.

yuck!

Jalen Carter got 38 mil per this morning...

yeah I know its a longshot. Im not predicting anything, even if he does get traded there are many suitors apparently, Im just saying, it would be great to have him if we could because he is a beast. There is certainly no clear connection between Vae and the Bears anywhere Ive seen, just football talk, and thats me here too LOL

32 years old JULY 29: Vea is holding in at camp, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports, though head coach Todd Bowles said the lineman tweaked his back during a running test on Tuesday (via Greg Auman of Fox Sports). Bowles added that the Bucs have not had any talk of trading Vea.

its a little steep given his age, but someone will probably pat it because he is such a game changer. Also, maybe we can trade a player to lessen the cost. I'd trade anyone on the DL except for Booker or Sweat, and Id trade Kyler Gordon if possible. I dont know what kind of money he wants for his new contract, that would probably be the deciding factor for me if he was available to us. Spotrac says $31.5M /year - hes probably worth that. Id love to see him on our team, i think adding him would make us instant Super Bowl contenders. We might already be that now, but with Vae, we'd finally have that pass rush (and run stopping!) that we've been lacking. I guess it comes down to what kind of player you think he will be in 3 years. If you think he will stay at his level of production, then it's worth doing, if you think he will drop off, then not. And that decision is above my pay grade. I can see what a disruptor he is now on film, but I dont have an opinion on how long he will maintain that level of play.

Vea is better than anyone we have but 3 things stand out for me. DA is moving to a quicker DL, Vea does 5.1 which is great for a man that size but adding a slow DT that is going to cost 25+mil a year doesnt seem to be the direction we are going in. He is also 31 years old. Not sure that is idea for a younger team. As AZ said, we tried adding a vet for good money in Jarrett and that wasnt a success. None of this seems like a good idea for me. At 31 , you may get him for a 3rd round (maybe) but if he is good as everyone thinks, 2nd is more likely.;

The Bucs are reportedly wanting a 2nd rounder for Vea.