The Chicago Bears have already wrapped up mandatory minicamp. But whether workouts have been voluntary or mandatory, at least one prominent Bears player has been a constant at the team’s facility—second-year quarterback Caleb Williams.
While talking to reporters, new Bears head coach Ben Johnson said that Williams is taking advantage of every rep he can get under center—and doing a good job of picking up the team’s new offensive scheme.
“He’s committed to learning the offense. We’re not where we need to be yet as a team. He understands that. Any chance he gets to get a few more full-speed reps, sounds like he wants them. There’s always a throw or two every single day. The movement stuff outside of the pocket, it’s what we thought coming into town here, the ability to create. Sometimes you get wrapped up when you’re in the multiple play call game, being in the perfect play all the time for the perfect coverage, that look of the defense. And really with him, it doesn’t matter so much what the play call is. If it’s the perfect play, then it’s great, it’s there. If it’s not, then he’s able to find a way to make it work. So, I think there’s a little bit of that that’s going on right now and figuring that out.”
Talent was never the question with Williams, as he’s always had the ability to improvise and make accurate throws off-platform. Williams’ rookie struggles were more a matter of sometimes trying to do too much—and getting sacked or making a poor decision as a result.
If Williams can come close to matching his physical talents and mental understanding of the game, then a Bears team that focused its entire offseason on improving around him could be a real factor in the NFC North.
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