The narrative surrounding Cal football has been remarkably consistent for the last three seasons. The talking heads have recycled the same few bullet points since 2013: poor defense, Jared Goff, even worse defense.
Now, No. 1 overall pick Goff is the franchise hope of the newly minted Los Angeles Rams and desperately competing for the starting job (competing with Case Keenum, a historically mediocre signal caller, though that’s a story for another day). Without Goff — Cal’s best claim to relevancy — where is the 2016 team if not square one? And what exactly does the Bears’ offense have going for it as the season fast approaches?