Boom: Top pick Caleb Williams lives up to expectations and pulls off a C.J. Stroud-like rookie season, and a constantly improving Bears team builds on a 2023 campaign in which it won four of its last six games. They make the playoffs as a wild-card entry.
Bust: Williams doesn't acclimate as well as expected and it's a lot more Bryce Young-like in 2024 for him and a Chicago squad that will almost certainly have a huge challenge with Detroit and Green Bay in the NFC North.
Prediction: Williams is a better player than Young, and he's got a lot more support. They'll win eight or nine games and make more progress, but the NFC is too deep for them to make a playoff run right now.
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