Fans have learned over the years to never ignore the signs when they pop up. While sometimes they prove to be nothing, more than a few instances have seen the rumors prove true. Something big might be happening down in Washington. The Commanders kicked it off when they scooped USC quarterbacks coach Kliff Kingsbury away from Las Vegas to become their new offensive coordinator. Kingsbury worked with Caleb Williams last year. Williams also comes from the D.C. area. It doesn’t take much to put two and two together.
It’s hard not to think Washington has designs on trying to bring the star Trojans quarterback home. Yet, to do that, they will need help from Chicago. The Bears hold the #1 pick. That means they have the ability to take Williams ahead of anybody else. The only way that changes is if somebody comes forward with an offer to get him. Washington, who sits at #2, is best positioned to work out a deal. This, of course, presumes Bears GM Ryan Poles isn’t 100% sold that Williams is the best quarterback in this class.
If things weren’t already crazy, the quarterback stoked the fires a little more by publicly congratulating Kingsbury on getting the job. All this while Adam Schefter and other notable insiders also stirred the pot.
Poles is the decisive factor in this Caleb Williams situation.
His opinion is the one that matters most. If Williams is his guy, no offer on the planet will convince him to give up the #1 pick. However, if he likes Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels just as much or more, then he has every reason to listen to Washington’s offer to swap places. Recent projections indicate the Bears could secure a 2nd round pick and a future 1st round pick in such a deal. All that to move down one spot and still get the quarterback they prefer (in this scenario) would be as good as it gets.
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Nobody disputes Caleb Williams is an outstanding prospect. His mobility, arm strength, accuracy, and improvisation are all excellent. That said, he’s not perfect. He tends to hold the ball a lot, is undersized at 6’1, and doesn’t seem to always process the field quickly enough. These are the same problems that plagued Justin Fields for the past two years, though Williams’ issues aren’t as pronounced. Much of this hinges on what happens when Poles and the Bears meet with the top quarterbacks for interviews. How they come across will steer the direction of this ship.
Mike Mamula agrees.
Caleb is a diva and a bust, Mitch 2.0 is meh, no QBs in this class are better than fields period imo Washington screwed themselves so might as fleece them! If you’ve already decided what you want before combine then Johnson was right about them being basketball people and not very football bright!!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 he also told momma bear happy birthday so where’s the flame my coach left our football team to coach another team and we threw him a farewell party oh but he left cause the new school was 10 minutes from his home so if he congratulated someone on the pats staff does that means he want to play with them too stop with the click bait
OK. You know what? I think ALL of the Caleb wants to go to Washington “news”is BS. I think all of the Washington hiring Kingsbury stuff to pressure the Bears is BS. And I think the idea that Williams could hold out and refuse to sign – which I’ve also heard – is – you guessed it! – BS. But let’s just say it’s ALL TRUE. And let’s say the Bears REALLY want CW themselves. So what? Then you tell Washington, “Hey, we don’t appreciate being pressured, by CW, or by you. So, here’s the deal – we want three… Read more »
If the Bears draft Marvin Harrison and Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson, all of a sudden Justin Fields becomes a lot better. In the NFL, priority #1a is building a great offensive line (like the Detroit Lions) to protect priority #1b, a franchise quarterback. Maybe Poles can engineer a trade-down scenario and we can get a decent offensive tackle to backup our starting tackles. Larry Borom as a backup is going to get Fields taken out on a stretcher. If your franchise quarterback goes down – season over. Besides, having a good rushing attack takes pressure off of the quarterback.