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- New Bears coach Ben Johnson has 'lofty,' historic goals for QB Caleb Williams in their first season together</p>
<p>Ryan YoungJuly 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM</p>
<p>New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has some extremely high goals for Caleb Williams this season, which would put the second-year quarterback in an elite group if he can pull it off.</p>
<p>Johnson made it clear Tuesday, one day before the Bears officially open training camp, that he wants Williams to complete 70% of his passes this season. Williams echoed that sentiment later, and added that he wants to throw for 4,000 yards, too.</p>
<p>Not only would that make him the first quarterback in Bears history to reach the 4,000-yard mark, but Williams would become just the 10th quarterback in NFL history to hit both of those marks.</p>
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<p>"We certainly have goals that we strive for. It's not a secret," Johnson said. "I would love for him this season to complete 70% of his balls, so you would like to think that over the course of practice we're completing 70% or more, or that's hard to just magically arise in a game.</p>
<p>"It's a lofty goal, but it's one we're going to strive for."</p>
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<p>Williams, who the Bears took with the No. 1 overall pick out of USC last year, threw for 3,541 yards with 20 touchdowns and six interceptions as a rookie in Chicago. The Bears went just 5-12 under his watch, missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season and ended up firing head coach Matt Eberflus. That led to the Bears hiring Johnson, who was previously the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator.</p>
<p>Williams completed just 62.5% of his passes last season, so that 70% mark Johnson set would be a significant increase. In fact, only four true starting quarterbacks who played the entire campaign last season completed 70% of their passes or better. Lions quarterback Jared Goff led the way with 72.4%.</p>
<p>It would take a significant jump for Williams to pull that off, though it would undoubtedly both throw himself into the MVP conversation and mean that the Bears are among the best in the NFC if he can get it done.</p>
<p>With Johnson now leading the way, and a very solid group around him, the goals in place for Williams aren't unobtainable by any means. He's very likely to make a significant improvement after his rookie season.</p>
<p>Whether he can hit those admittedly lofty goals from Johnson, though, remains to be seen.</p>
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