The Bears have Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams to blame for all of this. A better players union and a league somewhat less infatuated with its own ability to generate cash might have helped avoid it. The Bears wil be overexposed in 2026 because of their popularity last year. The Bears would have had a tremendously difficult schedule for 2026 anyway, at least if you go by last year's winning percentages. Gambling and analytic websites determine their strength of schedule differently, but facing teams who finished first instead of last in 2025 is a step up in competition no matter what type of calculator you use. Now, with the schedule out, it's going to be made all the more difficult for numerous reasons. A major one is holiday entertainment. Only turkeys are abused more on Thanksgiving and Christmas than the Bears will be this year, and can't help it because they're just so darned tasty. The Bears' excuse? They were just too good last year without winning anything after the wild-card round.…