Football fans.

The wait is nearly over.

The NFL regular season is set to kick off this week and after a disappointing last few seasons, there's excitement brewing once again at Soldier Field Bears.

Fans are hoping college phenom Caleb Williams will be the franchise quarterback.

They've long been looking for.

It's a lot to put on a rookie quarterback.

But so far, Williams appears unfazed by the pressure as the Bears prepare for their home opener against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Joining us now to share his thoughts.

We are delighted to welcome back.

James Big Cat Williams who played offensive tackle for the Bears from 1991 to 2002, good to see you again happen because want to of course, you know, high hopes this season for Bears fans because they've got quarterback Caleb Williams, number one overall draft pick.

What are your expectations for the team this season?

>> Well, everything coming out of the locker rooms, posture.

You know, we talk about how Paul is to is how mature years and just how unphased by the little things years and hearing that come out of the locker room is a good thing.

have a couple years different things flowing out of the locker room about quarterback situation quarterbacks.

So it's it's good to hear everyone on the same page right now.

But you're really in that locker room, just don't know.

don't know what they're saying, right?

Is a playoff bid on the table for sure.

>> I don't think that's for sure.

But I do believe they have the pieces to make it work.

>> One good thing about the Bears season this year is the conference games are back.

It's over towards the end of the season.

So they have an opportunity to work on their craft to get a little better before they get into the conference games, which be week.

9 week 10 is the 1st half intent.

So leader the season.

Yeah.

>> Lot of hype, of course around Caleb Williams.

How much can should we expect from him in his rookie season low in the I first overall pick in the draft.

You're expecting a lot of them.

>> like what you see it out of What you do have to understand that he's, you know, and he's going to make mistakes.

It's about how he learned from those mistakes, how he comes back from those mistakes.

However, guys interact with him when does make those mistakes because you have a veteran group around him that you have structured to help her.

Now they've gotten nowhere.

We help where catching the ball running the ball scoring touchdowns, but they have to help.

And when times get hard and that's what I'm looking forward to Do you think improvements have been made on the offensive line to protect him?

>> when that one is healthy.

I think line we've heard.

>> Keeping them healthy is going to be the question.

You know, you have 2 guards that have spent a lot of time on the sidelines in the cold.

So interchange, was just difficult.

So, you we have to see how healthy, other standout players are excited about.

>> I you talk about the people.

The polls was brought yo-yo Tuesday.

>> To grow with K local swift in the backfield to take some of the pressure off COVID.

You know, you're You put a lot of things around a young quarterback to make successful as well as you know, come at the guys that are already here.

And you've put together a defense with some players that all are.

Top up.

You know you set the table for him now.

It's just about seeing what they can set.

The could eat Bears won all their preseason games.

How much can we read into?

>> What we saw in the preseason.

Not sure.

Not sure.

Because you think about how much time the first actually played in those games.

50 something players as a group.

>> So really don't know how bounces out order.

84 4 games during the preseason, ended up winning a wild card game against Minnesota.

So it's possible, you know, like I all the fate everything lines up and everyone's able to stay healthy.

What they could do could be fun to You invoke the 84 So how much pressure is Maddie bird flu saw under as he enters his 3rd season as Bears head coach.

>> I think it's it varies because, yes, he's under a lot of pressure because you have to do better than the 7 in 10 season that we had last You have a young quarterback.

You don't want your young quarterback, but every once Ohio.

>> To start off his career with 2 different head coaches to different offensive coordinators.

You never know how things like that are going up.

so.

Him calling the defense some of the things that they seem to want to run this season.

As far as the defense goes, I think they'll be able to take some of the pressure off the offense, allowed them to score some points.

I think you'll be OK, I think they've got to.

I think it's going to take a major meltdown for them to get him out NFC North.

It's known as the Black and Blue Division with some intense rivalries.

Are we returning to the days of having a competitive division?

What do you think?

It's possible.

There's division a very competitive right now.

When you look at Detroit.

>> Being game away from the Super Bowl.

When you look at we're Green Bay was able to do with a quarterback.

You know, everybody's got their fingers crossed he's not the next Farber.

other guy took part are no, not >> this conference is.

It is very tight and you just have to hope that with the things that the put together, a very will be ready to compete when the time comes in.

You know, you talk about Minnesota, very, very team.

That's not too far away either.

So it's it's definitely a competitive division.

>> So Chicago Bears the pre-season has been the focus of the series on HBO.

Hard Knocks and it's fun for the fans, obviously, right to get, you know, sort of that behind the scenes access to your favorite team.

But is that sort of a distraction for young players?

I don't thinks.

>> Because when you talk about young players nowadays, you're talking about kids grown up on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, X euro.

They know all this stuff very have They have attacked before they have had to keep quiet or retaliate.

So know how to go about these things.

They know how to.

Well, some of know how or when school routes.

you know, I I could see being hard to take that home with you.

What aroma facilities you're always on care would support.

>> Does it not also sort of give fans and maybe some, you know, some fair weather fans sort of a look at like what really goes on behind the scenes at some of the decisions and choices that are made and get to know the team, people who are playing the game.

>> Well, yeah, I think when you're talking about things that are going on in house when you're talking about things a little going on in the building, I think it's great for you know, and fans also want to see what these guys do in their off time with the door and, you know, in their personal lives.

So it's it's a great look in 2, I got a little I could have get off my lawn.

Got it it was as big of a break with our first came into talking But he'll it would just seem like a lot.

It would seem like a lot knowing that.

>> You know, every waking moment someone following you.

But like I said, these kids are more used to.

>> 10 seconds season opener against the Tennessee Titans this weekend.

What kind of game you expecting a close I think Tennessee has bolstered their team to see whether or