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So it turns out it still takes a little time to learn to play in the NFL — two games. Since his disastrous Weeks 1-2, Caleb Williams is averaging 7.89 yards per attempt to go along with a 9:3 TD:INT total, 106.4 QB rating and 70 percent completion rate across four starts. He has added 15 scrambles for 110 critical yards.
Here comes the “but”s. The first “good game” of that stretch wasn’t even good against the Colts, while the rest has come against a tissue-soft schedule. Williams is still taking far too many sacks, as well as starting seemingly every game out of rhythm.
Back to the “however”s. A young player taking advantage of soft matchups is a very good thing. Do you know who is usually a good matchup for a bad defense? A rookie quarterback. Williams has already stopped being the meat. He’s also getting into gear a little faster with each passing week. He is progressing in ways both linear and exponential.
That could remain the case for several weeks following the Bears’ Week 7 bye. Chicago comes back stateside to face the Commanders, Cardinals and Patriots. Washington and Arizona are both top five in QB fantasy points allowed, and the Patriots would be if teams ever had to throw against them. The schedule doesn’t really tighten up until Week 12, when Chicago faces the Vikings.
Perhaps that will be a wake-up call. But even that’s good news. You know who gets wake-up calls? Young players who have been playing better than expected. Except, of course, this was expected. Williams is one of the 2-3 best quarterback prospects of the past 15 years. He is very much looking like it. Don’t let the circumstances cheapen it. This was not a test he was preordained to pass. Now on to the next one.
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Publish date : 2024-10-14 17:09:52
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