Why the Bears and Caleb Williams are a great match, even though there are doubts

Why the Bears and Caleb Williams are a great match, even though there are doubts

It was known to happen. Even before the Bears got the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft from the Carolina Panthers, there was fear that center Caleb Williams, who was the best player in the class, would try to get out of being picked by Chicago.

Collins Cowherd of FOX Sports said on his show Thursday that he thinks Williams and his team won’t want to go to Chicago or will try to bring the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner to Washington. Williams was born in D.C.

Williams and his camp have not said that he would prefer not to be a Bear if GM Ryan Poles trade for Justin Fields and draft the USC star. This was still true on Thursday.

Williams changed his profile picture to one of himself as a kid wearing a bear-themed shirt on Thursday. Random event? What the hell do they know?

In 2020, well-known radio DJ Dan Patrick stated he had heard that Joe Burrow was unwilling to play against the Bengals. After two months, the Bengals chose Burrow in the first pick, which changed their team for good.

It was known to happen. Even before the Bears got the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft from the Carolina Panthers, there was fear that quarterback Caleb Williams, who was the best player in the class, would try to get out of being picked by Chicago.

Collins Cowherd of FOX Sports said on his show Thursday that he thinks Williams and his team won’t want to go to Chicago as well and will try to get the 2022 Heisman Trophy champion to Washington. Williams was born in D.C.

Williams and his camp have not said that he would rather not be a Bear if general manager Ryan Poles traded for Justin Fields and drafted the USC star. This was still true on Thursday.

Williams changed his profile picture to one of himself as a youngster wearing a bear-themed shirt on Thursday. People who are like Rapoport don’t just throw things into tweets.

In 2020, well-known radio host Dan Patrick said he had heard that Joe Burrow didn’t want to play for the Bengals. After two months, the Bengals picked Burrow via the first pick, which changed their team for good.

Almost annually around this time, this takes place. Now and then, one of the top draft picks either doesn’t want to leave somewhere or has a problem we haven’t talked about. The NFL schedule slows down and news slows down to a drip.

Here’s what we need to talk about from Williams’ point of view. He hasn’t said he doesn’t want to play in Chicago yet.

Ian Rapoport, a source inside the NFL, tweeted that Williams had decided to declare, adding that the quarterback is going to be happy wherever he ends up.

All the best shows had the famous play from the time of Justin Fields. Slowed down, played again from different angles, and some frames were frozen in social media so NFL fans all over the world could look at them and admire them.

The Chicago Bears were down 20–17 to the Cleveland Browns with four seconds left on the clock. Fields took the snap to his 46-yard line, danced around the pocket, rolled to his left, and waited until the very last second to throw the ball into the end zone.

In the middle of a bunch of players, Browns safety Ronnie Hickman jumped and hit the football with his best volleyball spike, sending it tumbling to the ground.

A touchdown over the ages gave Chicago its third straight win and kept Fields and his team in the running for the NFC playoffs.

But instead of going to the Kentucky Bluegrass-watered field at Cleveland Browns Stadium, as Hickman had planned, the ball hit Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney in the gloved hands and then hit him in the chest as he fell.

“I know the guys on the offensive line wish they could have had some plays back, receivers wish that they would have had a few runs back,” Fields said afterwards. “We need to do better.” “I need to do better.”

After three seasons as well as 37 starts in the NFL, Fields’ Bears have sometimes looked like they were just one play away from a big win.

The No. 11 pick of the 2021 school has sometimes shown great physical skills, command of the offense, and leadership skills.

During a roster teardown or an attempt to rebuild, he has had to deal with changes in head coach and coordinator. He has also had to work with an offensive backing group that has not helped him.

With Fields at quarterback, the Bears have made progress, but as the 2023 season comes to a close on Sunday towards the Green Bay Packers, Chicago’s top executives must decide if the 24-year-old is still the team’s future quarterback. This is not an easy choice.