In his return from a hamstring injury, Caleb Williams was nothing short of remarkable. He finished with a final line of 30/36 for 305 yards and a touchdown through the air, and four carries for three yards on the ground.
It was a relief for everyone to see Williams perform at such a high level following his time sidelined. If anything, this was probably his best passing performance of the season, but something to watch for on Thursday night and going forward is how many times he takes off when the play breaks down.
In the first two games of the season, Williams ran 15 times for 107 yards. He was very efficient on the ground, and the play breaking down was never a bad thing as it almost always resulted in a Caleb Williams first down run.
In Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, Williams only ran 4 times for 3 yards, and on top of that took 4 sacks, something he's been very good at avoiding thus far. There's a decent chance that this was a bit of a fluky game, and at times Williams could have definitely avoided taking a sack by either scrambling or throwing it away, but in his first game back following a hamstring injury, a bit of caution in this department was to be expected.
Caleb's magic could be back on display vs the New England Patriots
The Bears coaching staff and Bears fans alike would like to think and hope that William's rushing upside isn't capped due to his previous hamstring injury. It's more than likely that his rushing ceiling that would have given him a chance to win MVP this year will be back on display sooner than later, and what better time to show it than Thursday Night Football against the Patriots in his return to Soldier Field.
Kyle Monangai is still out, and Ben Johnson doesn't let D'Andre Swift carry the entire rushing workload himself. With that being said, Roschon Johnson had a nearly costly fumble last week, and Swift has had some fumbling issues of his own. Being able to mix in a few designed runs for Caleb Williams could go a long way in helping this offense explode and reach its true ceiling.
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