If you follow the Chicago Bears beat writers, the general sense you get is that the offense is having a somehow inconsistent camp. The defense has made it difficult for them to get anything sustainable going. Keenan Allen and Gerald Everett blame it on their unfair advantage of always knowing 80% of the plays the offense is running, something other teams won’t possess. Either way, the clunky execution has some worried about the type of progress Caleb Williams is making. However, his strong debut in the preseason against Buffalo alleviated those concerns.
The latest training camp practice on Tuesday was more of the same. Williams had some impressive throws but also some incompletions and an unfortunate end-zone interception to the long-armed Tremaine Edmunds. At the same time, the quarterback did something he’s begun doing on a regular basis in these practices. Once 11-on-11s shifted to the two-minute drill, Williams delivered a decisive scoring drive with a 30-yard touchdown to Rome Odunze.
This is not an isolated incident. Since training camp started, Williams has produced points in almost every two-minute drill. It has almost become routine, which may explain why the defense celebrated during the practice before the Buffalo game when they stopped the offense in that situation.
Caleb Williams executing in crunch time is such a big deal.
This is because the Bears have been haunted by their two-minute offense for the past several years. It was particularly bad when Justin Fields was the quarterback. With two minutes or less to go, he had a 44.8 passer rating. It is hard to win games when you can’t execute in crunch time. By the look of things, Williams has that capability. In hindsight, it shouldn’t be a surprise. This is the same kid who won a championship for his high school team on a last-second Hail Mary. He always seemed to have ice water in his veins.
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The last time the Bears had something like that was Jay Cutler. He had 16 comebacks in the 4th quarter and 18 game-winning drives during his run in Chicago. The guy wasn’t perfect, but he found ways to make things happen when they needed to. Caleb Williams is the same way. He doesn’t let a frustrating practice linger in his mind. When the time comes to deliver with time winding down, he keeps doing it. Bears fans should be excited about this growing trend.
@Tred —
He hits receivers in the hands –with the football!
When have we seen.that last?
This young man.was the #1 ranked player in college football over the last two years.
The only thing I don’t like about Caleb Williams is that he saved that “perpetual rookie” NFL GM’s ass.
Maybe Kevin Warren.will keep Ian Cunningham and let “Homie D. Clown” earn us the back-to-back 3rd-round compensatory draft picks. — yeah?
I can still dream.
Maybe they will keep the offensive coaching staff together longer than with Cuttler. It’s amazing he did what he did with an ever changing system. Doubtful though. Waldron will be gone after this season for a HC job.
So. . .what’s not true?
I can hardly wait. . . .
“Hey Erik
A knowledgeable fan once posted on this site, The following:”
Hold up right there. I hope that knowledgeable individual didn’t break an arm patting himself on the back.
Self promotion never enlightened anyone except the promoters own weak ego. Smart people will see the truth for what it is, and know it. They don’t need to acknowledge it.
@TGena – I hope Williams does well, tries to be not too controversial for his own good, and gets a fair chance to show what he can do.
This city has a history of welcoming talented QBs and turning on them when things don’t go as planned. Hopefully, this time there will be patience.