Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw a career-high four interceptions in the teams Week 9 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While Williams acknowledged that he has to be better on some of the throws and decisions, he also made it clear that the interceptions are never going to change the way he plays.
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams Opens Up On Four Interception Game
Williams noted that two of the passes were throwaways, where the ball did not quite get all the way away.
"Two of them tried to be throwaways, one of them I made a dumb decision, and then the last one got tipped up in the air,” admitted Williams after the game. “You go back, look at it, and see what I could have done.”
The Bears franchise quarterback went through what he could have done better on those passes.
“On one, I could have just tossed the ball to Colston,” said Williams. “On the last one to Luther, I got to juice it in there. I'm just trying to get the ball out and try to be the big eraser. That's what I've been, that's what I will be. I got to keep doing that, keep being the big eraser, and today I wasn't."
As Williams noted, he plans to be the big eraser. That means making a play when one might not even be there. So, the downside is that he can get burnt with interceptions. Williams made it clear that the interceptions are not going to change his mindset. He is still going to take risks and try to be the person who makes something out of nothing.
"I'm going to throw until I can't throw anymore. I could throw 100 picks in one game. If it comes down to it, I'm going to throw that pass. I don't get gun-shy. That's not me. That's not my identity."
He added that this is the most interceptions he has thrown in a game that he can remember. Still, despite more interceptions than he has thrown in organized football in his life, he noted that the Bears still won the game.
"I threw three picks in high school, three versus Notre Dame in college, and then four today. The other two times we didn't win. This time it's a W. I've been in this position before. I don't get gun-shy."
So, Williams is not going to stop throwing and trying to make plays. The Bears have a bye week this week.
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