The Chicago Bears' 2025 offseason will center around second-year quarterback Caleb Williams and new coach Ben Johnson as the duo attempts to become the franchise's best-ever QB-head coach tandem. Earning that distinction won’t come easy.

As Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson builds his staff and evaluates the roster, we look at positives, issues and questions with the current state of the offense.

Johnson is a home-run hire for the Bears, but general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of work to do with this roster, between free agency and the 2025 NFL draft, to elevate this team. But it helps that Chicago has the resource to do just that with the fifth-most salary cap space and four picks in the Top 75 of the NFL draft.

The coordinators hired by Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson enter their new jobs with vastly different amounts of coaching experience. Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen has had two stints as an NFL head coach while new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle is the youngest coordinator in the league.

Former New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen is the new Bears defensive coordinator. Gerald Herbert/AP Share Dennis Allen knows what kind of support Ben Johnson needs as a head coach. The reason: He was Johnson once.

The Chicago Bears hired head coach Ben Johnson with the idea that he would solve their offensive woes and develop quarterback Caleb Williams. Johnson turned around and hired 28-year-old Declan Doyle away from his duties as the Denver Broncos tight ends coach to be the Bears offensive coordinator.

After the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson to be their next head coach after firing Matt Eberflus, it didn’t take long for the rest of the coaching staff to fill out. Johnson started by grabbing a few familiar names from the Detroit Lions coaching staff — including receiver coach Antwaan Randle El.