An ugly losing streak has the Bears’ season on the verge of falling apart. Whether they can save the struggling Williams from failure is the most important question they’ve faced in years.

Williams has a bevy of weapons in veteran receivers DJ Moore and Keenan Allen, plus tight end Cole Kmet and rookie first-round receiver Rome Odunze. That's the type of playmaking collection the Bears were missing with their previous first-round investments in quarterbacks Mitch Trubisky and Justin Fields.

The Chicago Bears reportedly discussed benching rookie quarterback Caleb Williams amid the team's three-game losing streak. "There were conversations. I