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Caleb Williams has had a mixed start to his NFL career but has looked promising in recent weeks.Photograph: Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Williams walked into the NFL with sky-high expectations. He was compared to Patrick Mahomes and was billed as someone who could, almost single-handedly, turn Chicago into a playoff contender.
Thirteen weeks on, the Bears have fallen apart. The team’s defense remains solid. But, for much of the season, Chicago’s offense has been a debacle. They have fired their head coach and offensive coordinator, the promised weapons have failed to deliver and Williams’s offensive line has faceplanted.
But Williams must shoulder some of the blame for the blame, too; he toggled between trying to do too much and not doing enough. The magic he showed in college withered away as he became wedded to the pocket, trying to stick to a broken system. Since the Bears swapped out Shane Waldron for Thomas Brown as play-caller in Week 9, though, things have started to click.
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In his last three games, Williams has cut loose. He has sped up his process, getting the ball where it needs to be on time. Pre-Brown, Williams’ internal clock was off. He had five games with an average time to throw over 3.4 seconds under Waldron, almost a full second above the league average. And this was not the Williams of USC, bobbing and weaving and making circus play out of structure.
That was always the concern with Williams coming out of college. Would he ever be able to find the Mahomesian balance between being a creator and making sure the offense stayed on schedule? Early on, it looked as if Williams was in two minds about when he should let his instincts take over. Now, he has cut down on his indecision. With Brown calling plays, Williams has lopped almost a full second off his average time to throw. The daring Williams has…
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Author : The Guardian
Publish date : 2024-12-05 13:04:00
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