Nick Wright lists his reasons for believing Caleb Williams could lead the Bears to a Super Bowl
No rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl. No rookie quarterback has ever competed in a Super Bowl in their first season.
But can Caleb Williams become the first?
"This is my bold prediction. Forget guaranteeing the playoffs. ... I think Caleb could lead the Bears to the Super Bowl in his rookie season," Nick Wright said on "First Things First" on FS1.
"Caleb Williams *could* lead the Bears to the Super Bowl in his rookie season. ... I can see them shocking everyone but me." 😳
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) May 16, 2024
— @getnickwright on why he's flirting with the idea that Chicago can reach SB LIX: pic.twitter.com/FplgVzlHaJ
Why does Wright think that's possible despite there being no evidence to suggest its probability?
"We have seen rookie quarterbacks step in, be excellent, and the team be contenders," Wright said. "... The idea that rookie quarterbacks don't ever step in and have success is belied by history. And this Bears team is, I think, a playoff team with just slightly below-average quarterback play. They were a seven-win team last year and they added [Rome] Odunze, they added Keenan Allen."
To Wright's point, there are rookie quarterbacks who have seen and had success in the playoffs. Last year, we saw it when C.J. Stroud took the Texans to the playoffs and took them to the divisional round. Dak made the divisional round with the Cowboys in his rookie year.
