The Chicago Bears are set to be an exciting team this year, thanks to numerous upgrades, including the addition of the number one overall pick, Caleb Williams. They will be incredibly entertaining to watch. On the latest episode of the BFR Podcast, DaBearsBlog’s Editor-in-Chief Robert Schmitz returned as a guest. We discussed the entire Bears roster ahead of training camp and shared our theories on why it took so long for Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze to sign their rookie contracts. The guys also shared their thoughts on the pressure that Caleb Williams, Matt Eberflus, and other players will face during training camp. To watch the full discussion, check out the podcast on the BFR YouTube channel.
@Tred Fair enough, I get it. But if Caleb is the competitor and the elite QB that a lot of people think that he is, then I imagine he’d want the fan base to have high expectations, because that’s what he’d be expecting from himself. I’m not really big on hope.
It’d really be a good question for him to answer: “What do you say to fans who expect you to dominate from day one?”
@barry_mccockiner – I was one of the loudest voices calling for Poles to trade down, so I get it. Poles didn’t. Caleb Williams is here. He’s the only starting QB we really have. We have a tendency to run our QBs into the dirt in this town with great expectations. We did it with Cutler, Mitch, and Fields. I don’t want Williams to join that list. All I’m urging is patience. Have high hopes, but manage your expectations. At least for a while. For all his outsized personality, and all the hype, this is still a young QB. Give him… Read more »
@Tred Because he’s “generational.” Fans have been sold on the idea that he is the singular solution.
Ryan Poles had a historic amount of draft capital this year, and he chose to use practically all of it on Caleb. So fans should expect a return commensurate with that investment. His runway should be measured in quarters, not games and certainly not seasons.
We’re good!
Confirming what @Bear_Down said: Bears home page says Caleb has signed. Suspect all this journalistic hand wringing was just so much noise.