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Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams leads promising 2-min drill, but fizzles in red zone originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears looked more like themselves in an abbreviated practice at Halas Hall on Wednesday. Defensive end Montez Sweat, nickel corner Kyler Gordon and outside corner Tyrique Stevenson all participated in team drills for the first time in nearly two weeks. It didn’t take long for each man to make his presence felt on the field.
Stevenson was the first to make his mark, during seven-on-seven drills. In a zone concept, Stevenson read a play perfectly to put himself in position for a PBU.
Gordon followed, on the very first play of team drills. Caleb Williams used a hard count to draw the defensive line offsides and used the opportunity to take a shot down the field. He targeted Gerald Everett up the seam and looked to have a big gain to start the period, but Gordon got his hand in the mix for a PBU.
The very next pass play, Sweat was the big disruptor. After a play action fake, Williams had nowhere to go with the ball and tried to buy time. But Sweat chased Williams down and ran him out of bounds.
Williams and the offense did enjoy some success throughout the day. Highlights included a diving catch from DJ Moore in sevens and a chunk gain to Keenan Allen on a corner route. They got a little momentum going in a two-minute drill before fizzling out near the end zone, too.
To end practice, Williams and the offense took the ball at their own 45-yard line with one minute to go and one timeout. They needed a touchdown to win. A screen to Cole Kmet, then a quick checkdown to D’Andre Swift got the ball to the defense’s 38-line with 30 seconds to go, and head coach Matt Eberflus used his timeout. After the stoppage, Williams hit Kmet over the middle just inside the red zone. DBs were bearing down on Kmet, and in a real game the play would’ve resulted in a big collision. In training camp however, the DBs…
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Publish date : 2024-08-14 18:53:05
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