NFL Winners and Losers: Bears have to figure out how to fix Caleb Williams’ problems

New England Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings sacks Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Depending on what you think of Drake Maye so far, Caleb Williams might be the fourth best rookie quarterback this season.

He’s certainly not first. Jayden Daniels is way ahead in that race. Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos has probably been better too. It’s not unusual for a rookie quarterback to struggle, but Williams’ issues have to be a little troubling to the Chicago Bears.

Williams, the first overall pick of this year’s draft, had another terrible game on Sunday, a the Bears lost 19-3 to Maye and the New England Patriots. Williams had 74 passing yards through three quarters. He finished 16 of 30 for 120 yards against a Patriots team that was 2-7 coming in. The week before losing to the Patriots, the Bears scored nine points. The week before that they struggled to get to 15. It’s the first time the Bears have failed to score a touchdown in consecutive games since 2004. That’s not what Chicago expected as their new era with Williams started. The offense was better last season with Justin Fields.

Chicago was lauded all offseason for how it set up Williams for immediate success, loading up at the skill positions. The issues on the offensive line were mostly ignored, but Chicago should still be much better on offense than it has shown. With Williams slumping badly, the organization has to ask what it needs to do to fix the situation.

A change at offensive coordinator might be coming. Shane Waldron hasn’t done enough to help Williams. A head coaching change also seems very likely unless Matt Eberflus has a big second half, like he did last season to save his job. The Bears have never fired a head coach during the season and seem pretty proud of that, so it’s unlikely Eberflus gets fired soon. But most Bears fans would sign up for it, and probably would have right after the coaching fiascos that led to the Washington Commanders’ Hail Mary win a couple…

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Publish date : 2024-11-10 21:23:03

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