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Heading into the 2026 NFL season, expectations for the Chicago Bears have been elevated across the board. Following the excitement of last season\u2019s playoff run that saw the team defeat the rival Green Bay Packers<\/a> in the wild card round en route to an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, there\u2019s optimism that Ben Johnson\u2019s club can take another step forward. Much of that optimism, unsurprisingly, comes from the trajectory of 3rd year quarterback (and Madden 27 cover star<\/a>) Caleb Williams<\/a>, who was responsible for several of the top plays in the entire league last year. Still, as impressive as the talent Williams was able to showcase in Johnson\u2019s offense last season was, there are many that feel he\u2019s left a lot of potential untapped.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n That brings us to the vampiric topic that won\u2019t die until Caleb Williams takes it out himself with a wooden stake to the heart: passing accuracy. To be fair, neither Caleb nor Ben Johnson seem to be backing down from this obvious criticism of Williams\u2019 game. Johnson famously set the goal for the Bears\u2019 quarterback\u2019s completion percentage at 70% before the start of the season last year and doubled down at the start of OTAs this offseason. Williams has been transparent about his need to improve in this area in particular as well, after registering completion percentages of 62% and 58% in his rookie and sophomore outings, respectively.<\/p>\n While the head coach and quarterback are unlikely to publicly put responsibility for these numbers on anyone other than themselves, the pass catchers play an obviously crucial role as well. This has been pointed out ad nauseum by Williams\u2019 defenders, who will note several plays from last season that ended in a dropped pass. The good news for that crowd is they\u2019ve got some support in the form of NFL Analyst Warren Sharp<\/a> who shared a ranking of the teams most impacted by \u201creceiver drops, [loss of] control at the ground, [not getting] both feet inbounds [when likely], [falling] down, and a couple other smaller instances\u201d that he\u2019s quantified under the umbrella term \u201creceiver error\u201d:<\/p>\n The Bears (and Caleb Williams, who accounted for all but 6 pass attempts for Chicago last season) come in at the 6th spot in this ranking. This should give some credence to what the eye test showed on the field.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Again, nobody inside Halas Hall seems to be making excuses, but most Bears fans are likely not shocked by this information from Sharp. After all, we all know how impactful such receiver errors can be. They can be the difference between a solid overall season statistically and finally breaking through the 4,000-yard milestone that has eluded every quarterback to take the field for Chicago. It\u2019ll take a concerted effort from passer, receivers, and play-caller alike to remove this variable from the equation in the year ahead. If they can do that, it\u2019ll likely spell success for more than just Caleb \u2013 just look at the teams ranked dead last if you have any doubts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heading into the 2026 NFL season, expectations for the Chicago Bears have been elevated across the board. 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