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Even if Williams were allowed to transfer to Ohio State and not sit out a year (which he would be allowed) and MHJ stayed at Ohio State one more year, it would still be good news for the Bears.
It would be good news because of supply and demand. Right now, there are supposedly two good QBs worthy of being drafted at the top along with MHJ. If the above were to happen, the top spot would drop to only Maye being worthy of the top spot. The most valuable position QB would only have 1 player worthy of being selected first and even the one other option for #1 would disappear. This would mean that the team with the #1 pick would suddenly have to only pick where there is a player who should go #1, making the pick even more valuable.
The Bears could then sell that #1 pick for even more than they did in 2023 (because 2023 had 2 players who could go #1), get a good player in return during the trade along with the other team's first round pick in 2025 and a whole lot more draft capital, allowing them to see one more year of Fields' growth.
Rinse, repeat.
This time next year, CCS members will be saying that the Bears should have drafted Jayden Daniels, as Drake Maye pulls off a classic Tar Heel Mitch Trubisky type of career, even though Jayden Daniels was never in the Bears radar to be drafted.
Having drafted Nabers in 2024, the Bears will see what Fields has or hasn't done in 2024 and can decide to keep Fields, draft Williams (if he is even worthy of being drafted high), drafting MHJ (if he is even needed in Chicago), filling another need with a much better player in 2025 that was not even available in 2024 or rinsing and repeating once more.
As a side note, when a QB decides to play one more year in college, it rarely turns out to be a good idea. There have been many QBs who hurt their reputations and some who ruined it completely because they returned for one more year in college.
Williams might be the exception because his 2023 season was so underwhelming compared to his 2022 tape.
It would be good news because of supply and demand. Right now, there are supposedly two good QBs worthy of being drafted at the top along with MHJ. If the above were to happen, the top spot would drop to only Maye being worthy of the top spot. The most valuable position QB would only have 1 player worthy of being selected first and even the one other option for #1 would disappear. This would mean that the team with the #1 pick would suddenly have to only pick where there is a player who should go #1, making the pick even more valuable.
The Bears could then sell that #1 pick for even more than they did in 2023 (because 2023 had 2 players who could go #1), get a good player in return during the trade along with the other team's first round pick in 2025 and a whole lot more draft capital, allowing them to see one more year of Fields' growth.
Rinse, repeat.
This time next year, CCS members will be saying that the Bears should have drafted Jayden Daniels, as Drake Maye pulls off a classic Tar Heel Mitch Trubisky type of career, even though Jayden Daniels was never in the Bears radar to be drafted.
Having drafted Nabers in 2024, the Bears will see what Fields has or hasn't done in 2024 and can decide to keep Fields, draft Williams (if he is even worthy of being drafted high), drafting MHJ (if he is even needed in Chicago), filling another need with a much better player in 2025 that was not even available in 2024 or rinsing and repeating once more.
As a side note, when a QB decides to play one more year in college, it rarely turns out to be a good idea. There have been many QBs who hurt their reputations and some who ruined it completely because they returned for one more year in college.
Williams might be the exception because his 2023 season was so underwhelming compared to his 2022 tape.
