Despite Caleb Williams shattering franchise records during a dominant division-winning campaign, one analyst still ranks the Bears' star behind Jared Goff and Jordan Love in a crowded hierarchy.
The Chicago Bears were the best team in the NFC North last season.
The Bears went 11-6 and won their first division title since 2018. They reached the playoffs for the first time since 2020. They made it all the way to the Divisional Round before suffering a heartbreaker of a loss to the Los Angeles Rams in overtime, 20-17.
Caleb Williams took a big leap in 2025. He broke the Bears' franchise record for single-season passing yards, surpassing the previous record set by Erik Kramer in 1995.
NFL Analysts like Danny Parkins have predicted that Williams will take another big step in 2026 and contend for the MVP award. However, it seems that Dan Orlovsky isn't convinced when it comes to Williams.
Orlovsky appeared on a recent edition of "The Pat McAfee Show" and ranked all the NFC North starting quarterbacks.
He addressed a tweet with just Jared Goff and Jordan Love featured, with no context. Orlovsky made the tweet in response to someone saying that Kyler Murray would be the best quarterback in the division at the end of the season.
Murray joined the division this offseason in free agency when he signed with the Minnesota Vikings. He's expected to be the starter over J.J. McCarthy.
Orlovsky disagreed publicly on the show, but then said that Goff and Love were better than Williams. He had Love at No. 2 and Goff at No. 1. He initially put Murray ahead of Williams, but then changed his mind and put the Bears quarterback at three.
"I would put Goff at one, Love at two," Orlovsky said. "That would be a clear one and two for me. Then, there would be a gap, and I honestly believe that I would go Kyler [Murray] at three, Caleb at four. You know what? I'd go Caleb at three, Kyler at four."
We know the kind of season that Williams had last year.
He had 3,942 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions. With Goff, he had a good season, throwing for 4,564 passing yards, 38 touchdowns and four interceptions.
Love threw for fewer yards and touchdowns than Williams did last season. Love ended with 3,381 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Then, you have Murray.
Murray has only been to the playoffs one time in his NFL career and has struggled with injuries. In the last three seasons, Murray has only played a full 17 games once. He played in five games last season, only throwing for 962 passing yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions.
It's understandable if Orlovsky wanted to Goff in front of Williams, but ranking him third behind Love is just direspectful.