Most people who either viewed the box score or only watched highlights will say Caleb Williams had a terrible game in Houston against the Texans. He threw two interceptions and failed to crack 200 yards. However, that belies the truth. Williams was under siege almost all night, absorbing seven sacks and 11 hits. He rarely had time to survey the field, often forced to run for his life. When that happens, you often see mistakes. There wasn’t any help from the running game, either. He led the team with 44 yards.
Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network, a former scout, dug into the tape to see if it was as bad as people made it sound. Instead, he came away impressed with how Williams performed. He showed toughness and grit and made some truly impressive throws that weren’t documented on the stat sheet. Jeremiah explained on The Rich Eisen Show that the rookie deserves a ton of credit for not throwing anybody under the boss for what happened. If the Bears can get his protection figured out, the progress will show up a lot more.
Caleb Williams needs to survive until the coaches sort this out.
The good news is that both Shane Waldron and Matt Eberflus are no strangers to correcting major issues like this. In 2022, Seattle got off to a rough start offensively through the first two weeks. They couldn’t run the ball, and Geno Smith was under frequent pressure. Waldron made some adjustments, and the team cracked 100 yards rushing in six of the next seven games. They scored 30 or more points in four of those games. Everybody remembers how Eberflus rallied the team after its ugly start last season.
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This is a case where Caleb Williams must trust the coaches. There is some good news. The next four weeks appear to be against much more beatable opponents. Indianapolis (31st), Los Angeles (32nd), Carolina (25th), and Jacksonville (22nd) all have struggling defenses. Sometimes it only takes one good performance to regain some confidence. It feels like that is what the Bears need.
Never again! Enough! Just stop Love Bombing” me.
Better hope Buckner does not play or else he will have to be triple-teamed. I can visualize it now: LG/C/RG and if necessary, if that does not work, then the Bears can use Swift/Homer/Velus as a blocking back for Caleb or Bagent or Reed.
Pray for me everyone
I smoked a marijuana I apologize
@PoochPest You are correct. 10/10.
But if I endorse your comment, then I will get in trouble. The author of this article did indeed attend high school with Tom Waddle Told Ya and myself. If I go against Lambert, then he will ban me from this website. No more comments from your guy Barry. No more “insights.”
So I will not vote your comment up. I will just stay here and exist so that Lambert never has a reason to ban me. I’m sorry, Erik. Fuck shit I pressed post lmfao
Now we run Marx brothers marathons every time we line up on offense. Or is it the Three Stooges?
Just reminded me of the old days when they would run Marx brothers marathons on weekend nights, Doc.