The Chicago Bears media are almost required at this stage to be skeptical of quarterbacks this team acquires. That comes from a decades-long history of ineptitude at the most critical position in football. When you’ve been subjected to Justin Fields, Mitch Trubisky, Rex Grossman, and Cade McNown in the last quarter century alone, it becomes easy to understand why even a #1 overall pick like Caleb Williams can’t get the benefit of the doubt. This is why the praise for him has been somewhat held back.
Getting an outside perspective is always interesting in these situations. Bears fans got that opportunity on Thursday when the Cincinnati Bengals visited Halas Hall for a joint practice. Despite ugly rain conditions, the two teams made it through drills. Chicago’s defense intercepted Joe Burrow three times and almost two others. However, Jeremy Rauch of Fox 19 Now admitted in an update on Twitter (X) that Williams was highly impressive during practice, doing pretty much what he wanted against the Bengals’ defense.
Validation from the opponent says a lot about Caleb Williams.
Outside of an early interception in 7-on-7s, the consensus is that the #1 overall pick sliced up Cincinnati through the air with three confirmed touchdowns, including two in the red zone. He did hold the ball at times, leading to “sacks” where a play was blown dead. That said, many of his throws were on time and accurate. The talent was undeniable. It is apparent Williams is learning fast. None of the big plays came from his trademark scrambling, out-of-structure wizardry. It was all from inside the pocket.
He will get a chance to build on this momentum Saturday. Head coach Matt Eberflus announced the Bears starters will play in the preseason game against Cincinnati. Keep in mind the Bengals already announced they would not do the same. That means Caleb Williams will be playing against backups. It is a great opportunity for him and the offense to smooth out some of their execution issues while building confidence. In truth, they may already feel that way after such a productive practice.
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I just laugh. Reading this thread, most of the time is very similar to reading one of the trash political threads on the internet. . It’s all an attempt at brainwashing by just several individuals. Everybody just needs to look at what they see ,and make up their own mind. Don’t believe these three people, and don’t believe all media either. There are some media people out there, that are not credible in all sports. We’ve all been following Sports for long time so we know which reporters/writers are rumor mongers and which ones are legit. You need to read… Read more »
I think 80% wanting to trade the pick is quite high! At most I would say 50% on here wanted to trade the pick, not I. It made no sense to stick with one of the worst QBs in the league. That’s about the worst decision that could be made, let’s load up on talent just so we can really prove how bad JF is.
Rocketrider- I’ve got a lot of respect for ya man! Not too many on here will call them out! Keep up the good fight. Nothing lower than a man with such low character to trash talk someone who they know won’t stoop to their level and defend their decisions. Gena boy has no insight into the inner workings of the front office yet will comment and bash them with every single comment. Wish he would get a clue and either go away or start commenting like a good person with good character.
TWTY is right —80% of people here wanted to trade the pick. We all remember and forgive you. 🐻⬇️
it sure is starting to seem like this kid is going to be special. I wanted him early on, but you never know. Still need to see more, but he is already different from Trubisky and JF1. 🤞