"Fastest end of a Bears season ever?" - Dave Portnoy brutally roasts Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson after Packers trade for Micah Parsons

The Chicago Bears are hoping new head coach Ben Johnson will unlock Caleb Williams' potential and return them to the playoffs. However, a major move by divisional rival Green Bay Packers may have ended such hopes before a snap has even been played.

On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers acquired superstar edge rusher Micah Parsons in a trade with the Dallas Cowboys, greatly bolstering their defensive line. According to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, the move could spell the end of Chicago's hopes of competing.

"Fastest end of a Bears season ever," he tweeted.

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The Chicago Tribune's Brad Briggs had more insight into what kind of defense Williams and Johnson will face. According to him, the Bears will face 11 of the 18 players who had at least nine sacks last season.

Parsons and Minnesota Vikings duo Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel (the latter not mentioned in the post below) account for four of those matchups. Meanwhile, the entire AFC North has at least one representative (the Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett is also not listed):

Bears should celebrate Kenny Clark's departure from Packers in Micah Parsons trade - Insider

The one solace that the Bears can take from the Packers-Cowboys trade is that it took another menacing defender out of their division: veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark. At least, that is what Sports Illustrated's Gene Chamberlain would like fans to focus on.

The three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle was part of the package that the Packers gave up for Micah Parsons.

"It's easy to see why the Cowboys would want Clark," Chamberlain wrote. "Matt Eberflus is Cowboys defensive coordinator and got to see Clark rip apart his offensive line every time the Packers played the Bears. ...Clark spent more time in the Bears' backfield than Bears running backs and (former QB Justin) Fields."

The numbers support this theory, as Clark recorded 44 tackles (eight of them for loss), 5.5 sacks, 16 quarterback hits, a forced fumble and a recovery, which is an "extreme output" for an IDL, as Chamberlain put it.

With him gone, there is hope among Bears fans that the Packers will be weaker against their team's run game, which is bannered by one-time Pro Bowler D'Andre Swift, who had 959 yards and six touchdowns on a career-high 253 carries last season.

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Andre follows the New York Jets and the Washington Commanders, mostly because he likes their colors. His favorite position is tight end, and players like Mark Andrews and Travis Kelce have always drawn Andre's attention when watching a game. Bill Belichick is his favorite coach, and his all-time favorite Super Bowl is the XLII edition, when the underdog New York Giants upset the then-undefeated New England Patriots.

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Edited by Andre Castillo