Are you still excited for Caleb Williams and the Bears offense?

The offense may be struggling, but we’re three games into a new scheme with several new faces, and Caleb Wiliams just broke a franchise record.

Through three games, are Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears playing as you expected them to be at this point in the season?

I’m a little disappointed with the (1-2) record, especially after how close the two losses were. Yesterday’s loss was extra tough because the Indianapolis Colts are less talented than the Bears. The Colts were the better-coached team, and they benefitted from a few breaks, but from a player-to-player standpoint, the Bears had the advantage.

They clearly had the edge in the most important position in all team sports: quarterback.

It’s not often I’ve been able to say that as a Bears fan, but I have a feeling I’ll be able to trot that sentence out more often than not in the future.

Williams isn’t there yet, obviously, but he’s three games into his career.

Did anyone think Caleb would break the team’s rookie record for passing yards in a game in his third start while putting up the 11th most yards in a game in franchise history?

He did that while the offense is still struggling and searching for its identity. Once they all get more familiar with each other and settle in, things will look better all around.

How many times have we seen Caleb throw a ball that he and his receivers weren’t on the same page with? That type of stuff comes with experience and an understanding of how each player sees the field.

Remember last week when more than three-quarters of our fan base understood patience?

That’s good to remember as we watch Caleb and the offense perform these next few weeks.

Check out Jeff Berckes and Lester Wiltfong on a new Bear & Balanced here, or come hang out with us live on 2nd City Gridiron at 6:00 p.m. (CT).

Here's our usual bullet point outline of Bear & Balanced.

• Intro: We'll both share some general thoughts about the game.
• Trench Tribute: This is our weekly pick for lineman of the game.
• Caught up in a numbers game: This segment features one number or statistic from the game that we found interesting.
• Sweet Tweets: We're both active on social media — so be sure you're all following us at @gridironborn & @wiltfongjr — and we highlight one Twitter interaction/Tweet each week.
• The Caleb Corner: We talk about quarterback Caleb Williams before we take our commercial break.
• The 3 Bears: You all know the story of the Three Bears, so in this porridge-themed portion of the show, we give our picks for the Bear that was hot, the Bear that was cold, and the Bear that was just right in the game against the Colts.

*After we wrap up the podcast portion of the show, we'll stick around to answer any questions you guys may have from the YouTube comment section in...