How much is Caleb Williams to blame for the Bears’ offensive woes?

Caleb Williams’ post-bye skid continued in the Chicago Bears’ 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. It was the Bears’ third loss in a row, causing the blame game to be played in the Windy City as it appears changes to the team’s offense could be on the horizon.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft completed just 16 of 30 passes for 120 yards in Sunday’s loss. What was arguably more concerning, though, was that Williams was sacked nine times by a Patriots defense that only had 16 total sacks entering the game. 

Williams has struggled during Chicago’s three-game slide. He’s completed 50.5% of his passes for 468 yards and zero touchdowns while getting sacked 18 times in that span, a far cry from his four-touchdown performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6. 

Two of those three losses came against the quarterbacks who were selected right after Williams: the Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels and the Patriots’ Drake Maye. Colin Cowherd believes those teams are doing something right with their rookie quarterbacks while the Bears are failing Williams. 

“Drake Maye’s comp was Justin Herbert, but not as polished out of college,” Cowherd said on “The Herd.”

“All of a sudden, last two weeks, I’m like, ‘Oh, I see it. He’s getting better.’ [Broncos rookie QB] Bo Nix today from a month and a half ago, ‘Oh, you see it? I see it.’ Everybody sees it. He’s getting better. Jayden Daniels may have lost [on Sunday], but he’s better than he was in the opener. 

“Caleb Williams is going backwards. When you have talented players, they’re young and they’re getting worse — that’s a coaching thing.”

Cowherd raised concern over Williams’ completion percentage above all else, citing that he’s completed less than 54% percent of his passes in each of the last three games. He believes that’s the biggest indicator that the coaches are letting Williams down, while he credited the rookie for how he’s handled adversity.

“This is a team that can’t scheme layups,”…

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Publish date : 2024-11-12 00:29:29

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