The Chicago Bears will return to Halas Hall on Wednesday to begin Phase 3 of the offseason program. This week will start the voluntary portion of Organized Team Activities (OTAs), starting the first of two three-day sessions for the team (May 27-29 and June 2-4).  

Coach Ben Johnson and quarterback Caleb Williams enter their second OTAs together and will look to continue building their chemistry after a successful 2025 campaign. 

Although there is no physical contact allowed during this phase of the offseason program, the team will still gain valuable reps on the field and in the classroom. 

Here are the top three offensive storylines to monitor over the next two weeks. 

During this time last year, the Bears' offense looked like a unit that was learning a new scheme for the first time. Johnson repeatedly blew his whistle, stopping plays because certain details were off.  

The offense went through its ebbs and flows last season but still finished as a top-10 scoring unit. With a better command of the offense this season, Williams can lead his team to improvements all across the board.

Some details to watch for during OTAs include the number of presnap penalties and times Johnson has to rerack the offense, Williams adjusting plays at the line of scrimmage and how the unit performs during move-the-ball periods, like end-of-half situations and in two-minute drills. 

This Bears offensive line will look different at the start of OTAs than the unit that played against the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round. Joe Thuney played left tackle, and Drew Dalman was the center against the Rams.

That's not the case any more. 

There is an open competition at left tackle between Braxton Jones, Jedrick Wills and Theo Benedet. Veteran center Garrett Bradbury and rookie Logan Jones will man the center position. 

It's important to remember the Bears will not have full pads during OTAs, so this is not the time to overreact to pressure given up throughout a practice. The more important details will be monitoring the reps that Jones, Wills and Benedet take throughout the practices. 

Same can be said for Bradbury and Jones. It wouldn't surprise me if Bradbury gets all the first-team reps while Jones works primarily with the second-team offense. 

The Bears' top three pass catchers in Rome Odunze, Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III are all under 24 years old. With DJ Moore now in Buffalo, these three will have to elevate their respective games for the offense to take that next step this season.

Bears assistant head coach/wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El and tight ends coach Jim Dray discussed the growth they have seen in Odunze, Burden and Loveland. That should be expected with the three entering Year 2 in Johnson's offense. 

The route running and the adjustment each player makes when Williams extends plays will be important to watch. Also, catching the football. Burden (6), Odunze (5) and Loveland (2) accounted for 13 drops last season, including the playoffs. When the ball doesn't reach the pass catcher's body, that's a sign that player trusts their hands to finish the play.