A lot of people are questioning the Chicago Bears’ affection for Caleb Williams since the team has a defensive-minded head coach in Matt Eberflus. I missed the chance to leap in on the dispute because I was too busy thinking about life with Justin Fields and his Michael Vick-like abilities.

The legendary quarterback prospect and defensive mind have been done before. Heck, that almost occurred last year with C.J. Stroud.

I have highlighted in the past how a seasoned quarterback may rock with a defensive-minded head coach. You don’t get the clash like Aaron Rodgers with Mike McCarthy and Matt Lafleur. Jim Mora accomplished it with Peyton Manning, and then the Colts did it again with Andrew Luck and Chuck Pagano.

Yes, that organization did it perfectly by matching the quarterback with the head coach, but Matt Eberflus can’t control when he has the first overall pick.

Speaking of Matt Eberflus, he got to witness one year of Andrew Luck vs. Tony Romo and watch Dak Prescott emerge. He knows what it is like to have that individual in the building change the team’s history. That comment isn’t a shot at Justin Fields.

What Prescott and Luck did for their teams is what every team looks for when pursuing a quarterback. Chuck Pagano didn’t have the luxury of getting to the Super Bowl like Manning did. Luck retired early, and Pagano’s only possibilities were to beat the Ravens, who won the Super Bowl that first year (Luck’s rookie season), or Tom Brady each of the next two seasons.

Andrew Luck won 11 regular-season games under Pagano during those first three seasons before getting hurt in year four. Luck bounced back in year five but was hurt again and had season-ending surgery that cost him all of 2017. Luck dominated in 2018 and called it quits during a 2019 preseason game.

On a random note, luck lost in the playoffs to Patrick Mahomes, who tossed 50 touchdowns that year. Luck might have taken home a trophy or become Philip Rivers. He selected neither.

Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles have the potential to light that flame in Chicago. We are all positive they will. Early success should be a guarantee. Maintaining that achievement will be the hard part. If Caleb Williams, or whatever the picked quarterback is, works out significantly, the Bears will have a four-year window.

After that, they would need to retool and hope their quarterback can perform with less skill and keep that window open. The quarterback changes history that much. Matt Eberflus could be the next defensive genius to have a shot at greatness.