{"id":27249,"date":"2026-06-24T17:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/27249\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:17:08","slug":"bears-offensive-training-camp-questions-braxton-jones-the-runaway-lt-rome-odunzes-health-zavion-thomas-impact-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/27249\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Offensive Training Camp Questions: Braxton Jones the runaway LT, Rome Odunze&#8217;s health, Zavion Thomas&#8217; impact, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bears open training camp in a little over a month and the offensive side of the ball still has some burning questions that weren\u2019t fully answered throughout the offseason program.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-11T231118Z_187936928_MT1USATODAY29177738_RTRMADP_3_NFL-CHICAGO-BEARS-MINICAMP-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280 size-1280 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jun 11, 2026; Lake Forest, IL, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) run on the field during Minicamp at Halas Hall.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  data-hero=\"atoz-hero\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze (15) run on the field during Minicamp at Halas Hall.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chicago Bears open training camp in a little over a month when the rookies <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-training-camp-dates-joint-practice-robert-saleh-zac-taylor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">return on July 25 with veterans expected to be back on July 28<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Offensively, the Bears showed encouraging signs going into the second season under head coach Ben Johnson compared to how the unit looked last year during the offseason program. The question is whether or not that continues to be the case when the players get back to the building and pads start to come on.<\/p>\n<p>Along with that last point, training camp will finally give the staff the opportunity to evaluate some of the key position battles on the offensive front with two starting jobs on the line. And that\u2019s just two of the five questions we have for the offense going into training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears top offensive questions that need to be answered at training camp<\/p>\n<p>How does Caleb Williams look at handling the little things?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The offseason program showcased some more jaw-dropping plays from quarterback Caleb Williams that are becoming an everyday occurrence at this point. That\u2019s bound to continue when training camp opens and clips start coming out of practice. What people really want to see, including Johnson, is how Williams does at handling the little things.<\/p>\n<p>Accuracy and completion percentage were big measuring points throughout OTAs and minicamp with Johnson tracking every single pass Williams threw and grading his performance after every single session. It might seem tedious, but that\u2019s the exact kind of precise coaching Williams needs to improve a bottom-of-the-league mark. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that I realized is supremely important,\u201d Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-caleb-williams-ben-johnson-relationship-chicago-offense-training-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said about his completion percentage<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s important to how we call it, how we play, how our routes are ran, the concepts, it\u2019s important. And it\u2019s important to coach, so it\u2019s important to me and everybody else. Just being more conscious of it. The more emphasis, the more conscious you are of something typically when those two things are at hand you typically get better at something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the breakout arrival of Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland, Rome Odunze was looking like the real breakout player of the offense in 2025. Odunze\u2019s second season started off hot totaling five touchdowns in his first four games. Things, however, slowed down as the season progressed due to a stress fracture Odunze suffered in his foot.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of shutting him down and letting him heal, Odunze continued pushing through the injury before finally getting shut down for the final five games of the regular season. After the season ended, Odunze noted he <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-rome-odunze-positive-offseason-outlook-foot-injury-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">would not have to have offseason surgery<\/a> to repair the foot but months later noted that he <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-rome-odunze-foot-injury-2026-outlook-fantasy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">still adapting to his \u201cnew normal.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That, understandably, opened the door for some concerns about what that means and if the injury will continue to hinder his performance on the field. Based on how he looked out there in the spring, that didn\u2019t seem to be the case. How he moves and how the Bears handle his workload in camp will be something to watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe says he feels great; he looks good to me,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe go back and forth as a coaching staff, and he looks like the same old Rome. I think we\u2019re in good shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How quickly can Braxton Jones run away with the starting left tackle job?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Going into training camp, the starting left tackle job is once again up for grabs for the second year in a row, but it honestly seems like it\u2019s Braxton Jones\u2019 job to lose. Jones won the job last year at training camp coming back from a fractured fibula, although the decision wasn\u2019t made until right before Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>By Week 4, Jones was pulled from the starting lineup because his consistency wasn\u2019t up to par. Jones also has since noted that he was still dealing with the physical and mental snags caused by his previous injury and how the benching allowed him to reevaluate everything.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Jones is back on a one-year deal and <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-ben-johnson-praise-for-braxton-jones-provides-encouragement-left-tackle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">looks like a \u201cbrand-new\u201d man by all accounts<\/a>. When camp opens, he will be working with the first-team offense while Jedrick Wills Jr., Theo Benedet, and Kiran Amegadjie look to make a late push. Honestly, I could see Jones outright winning the job in training camp, giving the unit more time to build chemistry as a cohesive starting five.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis comfort level has risen, just in terms of knowing what to do and how we want to get it done,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI think this is the best his body has felt in a while. So we\u2019re really encouraged with where he\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Can Garrett Bradbury hold off Logan Jones for the starting center position?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After losing Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman to a sudden retirement, the Bears made two moves to make sure there was no fall off at the position. The first was trading for veteran Garrett Bradbury, coming off a Super Bowl season with the New England Patriots who has experience playing next to Joe Thuney. The second was selecting Logan Jones as the first center off the board in the second-round of the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the Bears have leaned on Bradbury\u2019s experience with the first-team offense and have been impressed with what he\u2019s shown from a mental standpoint handling the calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA guy like Garrett Bradbury, impressed day one, just with the level of communication that he brings to the table,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe\u2019s loud. He\u2019s demonstrative. I know that he\u2019s going to be able to get all five guys on the same page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Johnson said back in rookie minicamp that the ball is in Jones\u2019 court to push Bradbury for the starting position and views him as a seasoned player after getting to work with him. Would Johnson really consider throwing a rookie out there Week 1 at such a critical position? That\u2019s entirely up to what Jones can show in camp.<\/p>\n<p>How soon can Zavion Thomas and Sam Roush get integrated into the offensive gameplan, and in what capacity?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the Bears had three exciting rookie weapons joining the offense in Burden, Loveland, and running back Kyle Monangai. The word we heard time and time again when reporters asked Johnson about any of the three was \u201ctrust\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For Burden and Loveland, that was hard to earn early on. Both players dealt with injuries during the offseason program and entered training camp behind the curve with a lot of ground to make up. This year, it\u2019s a different story with wide receiver Zavion Thomas and tight end Sam Roush. Both rookies were getting involved during OTAs and minicamp, <a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-zavion-thomas-highlight-otas-caleb-williams-luther-burden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">including some first-team opportunities for Thomas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Showcasing their mastery of the offense when they return for camp will decide how soon Thomas and Roush can get integrated into the offense and how big of a role they could play right out of the gate.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-09T184949Z_2037376978_MT1USATODAY29159313_RTRMADP_3_NFL-CHICAGO-BEARS-MINICAMP-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 9, 2026; Lake Forest, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) warms up during Chicago Bears Minicamp at Halas Hall.\" loading=\"lazy\"   width=\"200\" height=\"200\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"\/>\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"query-card-horizontal__category is-style-eyebrow\">Chicago Bears News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears-news\/bears-53-man-roster-projection-ahead-of-2026-training-camp-ben-johnson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago Bears 53-Man Roster Projection Ahead Of 2026 Training Camp: Ben Johnson has a deeper roster to sort through in Year 2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"is-style-body-small\">The Chicago Bears are on summer break until training camp kicks off in late July. In the meantime, let\u2019s take a look at the state of the team by giving an early 53-man roster projection before the players return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Bears open training camp in a little over a month and the offensive side of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[18822,926,15877,18823,27,923,18824,18825],"class_list":["post-27249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rome","tag-braxton-jones","tag-caleb-williams","tag-chicago-bears-news","tag-garrett-bradbury","tag-rome","tag-rome-odunze","tag-training-camp","tag-zavion-thomas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}