During his time in college, Caleb Williams earned a reputation for making all sorts of highlight-reel plays once plays broke down. He had an uncanny sense for avoiding pressure, scrambling out of trouble, and making pinpoint passes down the field for big plays. Scouts and experts called it “putting on the Superman cape.” Williams had to do that a lot in 2023, trying to make up for his team’s obvious deficiencies on offense and defense. While it was incredible to watch at times, many worried that he was becoming too reliant on the approach. There was no way he’d get away with that in the NFL.
Former Bears wide receiver Tom Waddle decided to ask Williams about that on Waddle & Silvy for ESPN 1000. The rookie made it clear he understood that playing that way wasn’t conducive to a productive offense. He needed to learn how to play inside the offensive structure, distributing the football based on his reads from the pocket. If the situation called for him to do something extra, only then would he do it. Williams even has a name for it.
The X-factor.
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Caleb Williams continues to showcase calm confidence.
Some might see that as a young kid being arrogant. That isn’t true. Williams sounds like somebody who knows what he is capable of. He understands that he can make things happen in ways others can’t because he did it for years in college. The Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers comparisons didn’t just fall out of the sky. What Williams can do is in a rare category. Calling it the X-factor is accurate. It is the type of ability that opposing teams lose sleep over.
The Bears’ job isn’t to break him of those habits. That would be foolish. No, their job is to enhance it by making him equally dangerous from the pocket, as Kansas City did with Mahomes. Caleb Williams is fully capable of this. He has the poise, vision, and pocket presence to handle it. The only thing he needs is the right coaching and enough reps. Hiring Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator was an important step in that direction. His first real experience is less than two weeks away.
I’m not quite ready to jump on my Vespa and hit the back roads at 42 mph. I’m close. Hopefully before Winter gets here. I feel like I need to jump some body of water, honestly.
Congrats Hate….like I tell everyone, for me everyday is Sunday….out working on my land, hunting, fishing, doing whatever I like…..living the life. Today I’m going to take the Rocket for a nice long ride thru the mountains. Go Bears
Male hyenas of the world unite! You don’t need an education beyond 8th grade. You don’t need to dig ditches anymore or sell insurance or even intimacy with a live partner, just time on your hands. If you got it, then you qualify. As Alexander Hamilton once stated, “the masses are asses.” And don’t worry, hyenas qualify for membership. Go Bears! But get a long snapper too.
Hehateme30, you’re gonna love it. Every day is a weekend.
@Rocketrider- i’ll be joining you soon in the retired category. Time to deal with more hyenas and alpha males. I work construction. In my line of work we call these people- chest beaters.
Yes, there are a bunch of chest beaters that are regulars on this thread. You’re not gonna make them go away, you just need to give them a little tuneup now and then, to get their underwear in a bunch.