The Chicago Bears have the most promising and exciting quarterback in the league. Caleb Williams drew Patrick Mahomes comparisons in college, and you can definitely see that resemblance in the way he can make every single throw in the book.
However, in his first two years in the league, Williams has relied way too much on his talent. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and it's certainly won the Bears a ton of games they would've lost, but he doesn't have to do all that.
As Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer pointed out, the Bears want to make life easier for their quarterback in the second year of the Ben Johnson era. They don't want him to do all of the heavy lifting:
"One of the best quotes of the spring to help frame the summer and fall came from Bears QBs coach J.T. Barrett, who said that his goal this offseason was to show Caleb Williams that, 'We don’t have to work as hard for our money,'" Breer wrote. "This summer, I bet we’ll see more of the easy-money things Barrett references, to show the quarterback he doesn’t need to do as much of the spectacular to play winning football."
Caleb Williams needs to make more layups
Williams soon learned that he wouldn't get away with so many of the things he thrived on in college. Those wild cross-body throws on the runs may have worked against Pac-12 guys, but it's not gonna cut it in the pros.
Just because he can make every throw in the book doesn't mean he has to make it. Just because he can roll out of the pocket and extend plays with his legs on very drop back doesnt' mean that he has to do so.
Williams' arm talent is off the charts, but he has to get better at the little things. Accuracy and efficiency were major talking points last season, and for great reasons, and that should be the point of emphasis going forward.
The Bears have a solid offensive line, even without Ozzy Trapilo. They let running back coach Eric Bieniemy go, but they should still have a stout running game with D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai. Also, they have one of the best and most promising corps of pass catchers in the game. He has more weapons than the average quarterback, and he must use them.
Of course, that doesn't mean he shouldn't take matters into his own hands and single-handedly will his team back into a game. Still, working on the fundamentals and being much more intentional and cerebral about his game will unleash so much for him.
Williams has the potential to be the best quarterback in the game. Expectations are high because his body of work and skill set are impressive enough to make people think that he could dominate right out of the gate.
But as promising as he is, he's been in the league for two full seasons, one of which was essentially a waste because of Matt Eberflus. He's just walking his first steps in pro football, and the Bears still have plenty of polishing and refining to do with him.
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