Tom Brady has spent enough Sundays watching defenses chase quarterbacks to appreciate when an offense turns the pursuit into a guessing game. That is what caught his attention about Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson.

After the Bears beat Seattle 34-17 on Monday night, Brady explained why the partnership works so well. His assessment went beyond Williams’ arm talent or another impressive final score. He focused on how the quarterback’s abilities fit the problems Johnson wants to create.

“Caleb Williams is the perfect quarterback for that Ben Johnson offense because Ben likes to do things a little bit unconventionally,” Brady said during his Nov. 3 appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

“Perfect” is quite an endorsement from someone who made a career out of knowing exactly what an offense needed. The interesting part is why Brady chose it.

As he explained, Johnson changes the location of the pocket, moving Williams in either direction and making the pass rush adjust. Defenders cannot simply charge toward the same meeting point on every passing play. Johnson also finds ways to involve the different skills of the players around his quarterback.

Williams gives those ideas room to work. He can throw while moving, threaten a defense with his legs and deliver from different angles. A play that asks him to leave the pocket can be a planned opportunity rather than an emergency escape. Seattle’s Super Bowl defense saw how difficult the full package can be to defend.

The Seahawks entered Monday allowing the fewest passing yards per game in the NFL. Williams completed 24 of 34 attempts for 247 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions. Chicago scored four touchdowns against a defense that had kept Kansas City out of the end zone the previous week.

Those numbers came through a performance that required patience. Williams repeatedly accepted available gains instead of insisting on the spectacular throw. That might be the most encouraging part for Chicago.

Fans already know he can produce something unusual when a play breaks down. Against Seattle, he showed how dangerous he can become when he handles the details well enough to keep the offense operating on schedule. Johnson made that assignment demanding.

Afterward, the Bears coach described an unusually elaborate game plan that required Williams to get Chicago into plays suited to Seattle’s defensive looks. Williams explained that the preparation included extra time working through checks and formations.

The result appeared immediately. Chicago opened with a 17-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that consumed 8:32.

There was nothing quick about it. The Bears converted third downs, kept going after a fourth-down decision and eventually found Luther Burden III for the opening score.

On the touchdown, Chicago used its tempo and hand signals to suggest another run before Williams faked the handoff, moved right and delivered to Burden. The quarterback’s execution made the deception useful.

Later, with Seattle within three points, Chicago needed another answer. Williams helped guide the touchdown drive that restored breathing room, including the short delivery Kalif Raymond turned into a 39-yard gain.

Different situations required different solutions. The offense found them. That gives Brady’s assessment more substance than a famous quarterback handing out praise after a win. Williams’ fit with Johnson can be seen in the range of things Chicago asks him to execute.

The next challenge is doing it consistently. Seattle was one game, and the Bears still committed mistakes that made the evening harder than necessary. A talented quarterback and an imaginative coach must keep refining their communication as opponents study their answers.

But Chicago has a promising foundation: a coach willing to ask more of his quarterback, and a quarterback showing he can handle it.

For years, Bears fans watched other teams enjoy that arrangement. Brady’s assessment suggests they now have a pairing worth watching for the same reason.