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Bears minicamp observations: Defense confusing Caleb Williams but flashes keep growing originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams’ rookie education continued Wednesday at Halas Hall during the Bears’ second mandatory minicamp practice.
Facing a defense at full strength, Williams and the offense struggled during a 7-on-7 period that saw multiple passes broken up by the Bears’ sticky secondary and an interception by linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.
Williams sat back and surveyed the defense before trying to fit the ball between Edmunds and safety Kevin Byard to Freddie Swain. The pass had no chance, and Edmunds easily picked it off.
Head coach Matt Eberflus viewed Wednesday’s interception similarly to the one Williams threw to Byard on Tuesday, in which he waited too long and threw the ball into the danger zone over the middle.
“The process and exposure and experimentation of the quarterback,” Eberflus said. “And that ultimately leads to that whole evolution of what he feels he can and cannot do. Maine is a big guy in the middle, and that’s an imposing figure in there, like the Chicago Bears have had in the past. And I think that’s an important part of it. He’s probably going to play most of his opponents and be like, ‘Wow, that Mike’s not very big.’ So he’s going to be like that. But yeah, balls that are thrown late over the middle, they’re usually put in harm’s way.”
Facing the Bears’ near-elite defense every day in practice will sharpen Williams. Byard has said it’s their responsibility to make every day hard for Williams so he’s ready when the lights come on in Week 1.
For the Bears’ back seven, the plan to prepare Williams is to constantly change the picture post-snap so that Williams can become proficient at diagnosing NFL coverage schemes.
“I think really just the biggest thing I feel like that I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older in this league is giving rookies different looks and I feel like we do a good job of…
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Publish date : 2024-06-05 21:39:17
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