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At the end of the first week of free agency, the Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ decisions — and moves:
What message did Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson send by staying conservative in free agency?
FINLEY: That the fastest path for the team to go from good to great is for quarterback Caleb Williams to make the leap next year that Drake Maye did last season.
On paper, the Bears are no better today than they were on March 1. The major gains, then, have to come from within — from Williams and receiver Rome Odunze in Year 3, and tight end Colston Loveland and receiver Luther Burden in Year 2.