A new era is underway for the Chicago Bears — but the Week 1 result looked awfully familiar as coach Ben Johnson’s team couldn’t maintain an 11-point fourth-quarter lead and lost 27-24 to the Minnesota Vikings.

The second-half issues were across the board in all three phases, including quarterback Caleb Williams missing several open receivers and an inability both to run the ball effectively and stop the run. The Tribune’s Brad Biggs takes a deeper look in his weekly Bears mailbag.

Caleb Williams’ accuracy issues were alarming. Can this issue be corrected? Kurt Warner reviewed his performance and said he had a pretty good game. The eye test and most other analysts don’t seem to agree. How do you assess his performance and can those flaws be corrected? — @gp1127

There’s a lot to unpack h

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