LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- At this time last season, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was trying to survive weekly so he could make it to the next game. After taking a season-high nine sacks in a 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 10, Williams' sack total stood at 38. That figure would continue rising, and by the end of his rookie season, the former No. 1 pick had been sacked a league-high 68 times, the third most in NFL history.

A conscious effort to bring that number down led the Bears to overhaul the interior of their offensive line in and around free agency. That was the starting point for Chicago in doing everything it could to protect its investment at quarterback.

Another part would call on Ben Johnson's scheme to protect the 23-year-old Williams while helping t

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