As the Chicago Bears head into the break prior to training camp, all eyes will be on the offense once the team returns to the field.

That includes seeing what the progression and development looks like for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams learning the new system being installed by offensive coordinator Shane Waldron.

By this point in the offseason, Williams seems to have a solid grasp on the system based on what he's been able to show throughout OTAs and mandatory minicamp. Not only because he has been learning the offense since before the draft, but also because he's helping drive the process along.

"For us, being around Caleb and seeing what he's been able to handle, seeing what our other players are able to handle, I think day-to-day playing off how they're feeling and are they able to move on to the next install." Waldron said following Wednesday's practice. "We were really able to continue on the whole way through based on those guy's abilities to grasp the information."

It seems to be working as the relationship continues to grow between the team's primary offensive play caller and the player leading the offense under center.

"We've been growing better and figuring out what works best for us," Williams said. "I'm always asking questions, trying to grow from the guy that's going to be calling the plays for me. That's one of, if not the most important relationship on the coaching staff and throughout this team for me to have is with my OC."

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Waldron feels the same way and understands what's expected for the two to work hand-in-hand in creating this offense, and so far he's been impressed with what he's seen out of his quarterback.

"As far as developing relationships with anybody, the more time you're around people, the more time you get to interact face to face and get to know each other, the tighter that relationship becomes," Waldron said. "For him and I, his ability to listen and want to learn, every single day he brings it. He walks in that quarterback meeting room and he's ready for that information of the day. Texting me at all sorts of different times asking the whys on different plays. All of those things go together."

Another member of the coaching staff that's helping move the offensive scheme along during the offseason program has been passing game coordinator Thomas Brown. Brown knows first-hand how to structure a new offense around a rookie starting quarterback after being a part of the Carolina Panthers coaching staff that worked with first overall pick Bryce Young in 2023.

"There's definitely a learning curve because you have new people coming together, so that relationship piece is big," head coach Matt Eberflus said. "The chemistry of that and learning how to communicate effectively and efficiently together to get the right answer."

Understanding the offense and what he personally needs to do isn't enough for Williams as the starting quarterback. Like Waldron, Williams needs to understand how to work with all the different pieces on that side of the ball to bring it all together.

"We have a lot of different pieces to that puzzle," Waldron added. "I'm wanting to see what different skillsets are going to be able to handle different parts of our offense. He's dealt with a good amount of volume right now and we'll continue to build on that until we get into a game plan mode."

For now, it's all on Williams to continue studying the language of the offense and the various concepts within it before the team returns for training camp to continue installing the offense together.

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