Those are absolutely fair comments. As for Elway and Manning (I assume you mean Peyton and not "the other one") those are fair points but as a caveat, it was also a much different era and game at the time. With the new contract rules, Free Agency and the need to "win now" who knows. Also (had to check the stats), Peyton Manning was already in the MVP discussion his 2nd and 3rd year in the league (finished 2nd and 5th) and in his rookie year, people like to bring up the 28 INTS (ouch) but he also threw for 3700 Yards and 25 TD's as well (better than almost any Bear QB ever in our history). Elway is an interesting story because his stats never really lined up with his hype (56% career completion % stunned me, I was sure it was much higher).
But, I 100% agree with what you were saying (and to paraphrase) its a lot about feel for the game (is that a fair comparison to what you said above)? When I watched CJ Stroud at OSU, I thought kid was a stud but almost felt like Ryan Day was holding him back. After this first year, I was like yep, Ryan Day was holding him back because CJ was showing things we never got to see in College. I feel the same way about JJ McCarthy this year, I think people are going to be surprised about how his NFL career will go. I personally thing he may be the best QB in this class 10 years down the road.
I watch Caleb Williams and I see someone in between Johnny Manziel and Baker Mayfield. I just don't think he is the guy you want to stake a #1 pick on. If the Bears were to get a QB, I wouldn't mind waiting until 2025 because we will have multiple 1st picks (assuming we trade out of #1) and the Bears can build a "complete" team. Right now, there are still alot of holes on this team