"Mike Martz on Roy Williams: ''Roy is fine. We're getting on the same page with Jay [Cutler] with [routes and timing], but he's doing fine.''

Lovie Smith on Williams: ''We haven't gotten a lot of production, but we're making progress.''

Cutler on Williams: ''I see nothing wrong with Roy and where he's at right now. I think by the [opener] he's going to be right where we need him.''

Williams on Williams: ''I'm good. I've got to clean up some things. But other than that, I'm good.''

Darryl Drake on Williams: ''He's not where he needs to be, and he knows that. He and I have talked about that — and the good thing is, you've got Johnny Knox, who's fighting and working hard. And believe you me, Roy understands Johnny's there. Johnny's hungry, and Johnny wants his spot back. If things don't start changing, then Johnny's going to be in there. That's straight from the horse's mouth.''

There's nothing wrong with having so many ''good cops'' at Halas Hall as long as there's one really good ''bad cop.'' Drake, the wide receivers coach, played that role to perfection Wednesday to provide some much-needed balance and perspective to a situation that may or may not be worth fretting about in late August: After two preseason games, Williams has zero receptions.

Considering Williams signed with the Bears days before training camp and wasn't able to practice until Aug. 4, calls for patience are not unfounded. On the other hand, that the Bears anointed Williams the No. 1 split end, leapfrogging him past the team's leading receiver in 2010 (Knox) just because he's Roy Williams, puts a little bit of an onus on Williams.

So while Smith, Cutler and Martz are preaching patience, Drake is lighting a fire. "