The things I am about to say bring me no joy.
I have no axe to grind with the Barstool Chicago people.
I have no animosity toward the Bears.
Hold no lingering resentment in my heart over some old slight their franchise or fanbase ever did to mine.
Not even Super Bowl XX.
Simply put, the Bears have a Caleb Williams problem right now.
And Bears fans have a potential disaster on their hands.
Of course you’ve got the option to easily dismiss this as hysterical, Skip Bayless-level hot takery.
Just another OK Boomer getting way out over his skis and drawing definitive conclusions lacking in all nuance.
Inciting panic for no reason.
Because some men just want to watch the world burn.
I’d be putting the blame on his coaches and offensive line and the weapons around him.
But to do so is to ignore some very key points.
That this was [altogether]:
… “best situation ever for a No.
1 overall pick.”
Two receivers with 1,300-plus yards in 2023.
A rookie receiver who was the 10th overall pick.
A 700-yard tight end.
A veteran coaching staff.
By the same token, Williams was supposed to be ideal for the Bears.
But history has a nasty habit of messing with sure things.
Williams has thrown for just 267 yards through two games, no touchdowns, and two interceptions.
Williams was pressured 36 times, and non-Williams runners gained 1.6 yards per carry.
Either way, it has taken just two weeks for the “best situation ever for a No.
And his spray charts bear that out.
Look where his completions have been.
ViaNextGen Stats:
Especially note the throws of more than 15 air yards.
According to these, he’s 0-for-10 with two interceptions.
While ignoring the middle of the field beyond 5 yards altogether.
Indicating he’s opting for the safest, low risk/low reward throw every time he drops back.
In some pundits estimation, one of the best prospects of all time.
Up there with John Elway.
Not a franchise-changer, as he was advertised.
Though there were some dissenting opinions on how franchise-changey he’d be.
And who said his ceiling is as a bottom half of the league starter.
Meaning he’s either a genius or a madman.
But it’s funny how often someone turns out to be both.
There are a lot of things going wrong that are beyond Williams' control.
Everyone makes that jump from BCS to NFL on their own unique time table.
No matter how “ready” they are or how “best situation ever” their situation is.
But I’d recommend you start loosening up your Panic Button-pushing arm as soon as possible.
You might be needing it sooner than you thought.
