The 2025 season is going to be a massive year for Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams going into his second season in the league.

With an entirely new coaching staff coming in, Williams is expected to find clear improvement based on what we saw during his debut season in Chicago.

One of the things head coach Ben Johnson wants to be keen on is limiting the amount of voices in Williams' ear and aiding in his development.

Johnson, himself, will have the biggest role in that process from a coaching standpoint. But as far as things go on the field, fans are still discussing whether or not the Bears should add a veteran presence to the quarterback room.

And that might be something the Bears are finally considering for 2025.

Bears Looking Into Experienced Backup QBs

As it stands going into the 2025 season, the Bears quarterback room is the exact same it was in 2024.

Caleb Williams, the first overall pick in 2024, is the starter. Tyson Bagent, the third-year former undrafted free agent from Shepherd, is the immediate backup. And Austin Reed, the second-year former undrafted free agent from Western Kentucky, is the only other arm currently on the roster.

That's a lot of inexperience in the quarterback room, but from what we learned on "Hard Knocks" last offseason, these three are incredibly close with each other.

While adding a veteran voice would be beneficial, general manager Ryan Poles discussed on Wednesday the importance of finding the right fit for the room and not just adding a vet for the sake of having a vet.

"We're still looking at some different options," Poles said during an exclusive interview with Hoge & Jahns. "We understand that there's a unique wisdom that an experienced quarterback can bring to the table and help a young quarterback out…

"The most important piece is making sure it's the right fit. That room is very very special, it's a special room. The personalities, the egos, all the things, that has to work out perfectly or you can disrupt it significantly. So, we're being very particular but that's something we could potentially address here in the near future."

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Even if the Bears don't bring in a veteran mind, there's still some significant voices for Williams to lean on during the season outside of Ben Johnson. Quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett, for example, is a former NFL quarterback himself and was pretty successful at the college level despite going undrafted. Passing game coordinator Press Taylor is another prominent voice on the staff as well.

But the it's not just having a veteran voice you get by bringing in a vet, you also get a high-level backup with top playing experience in case anything severe were to happen at the position. Bagent has been a serviceable player when given the opportunity but he doesn't have the experience someone like Joe Flacco, Ryan Tannehill, or Carson Wentz would have as a backup.

Those three would be the ones to watch, especially Tannehill, who overlapped with Ben Johnson for seven seasons during their time with the Miami Dolphins. We'll see what moves are made, if any, and what that could mean for Bagent's future.

Bears GM Ryan Poles leaves the door open to potentially trade back from the 10th overall pick depending on how the first nine selections go

This will be worth keeping an eye on.