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Caleb Williams and Geno Smith are in much different phases of their careers. The crossroads they and their teams will face this offseason reflect that too.
But anyone watching Thursday night’s game knows that neither team can be pleased with what they saw from their quarterback. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Chicago Bears 6-3 in an ugly, miserable game between two flawed teams. Each quarterback had a tough time and it left everyone to wonder what the future holds for them both. Only one of those teams has to decide if their quarterback will return, however.
There hadn’t been any points in the second half when the Bears finally put together a drive in the final minutes, trailing by three points. Williams made a couple of big-time plays to keep the drive alive, the first time Williams had produced much at all. But the drive stalled and with 20 seconds left the Bears passed on a 57-yard field-goal attempt to go for it on fourth-and-10. Williams threw an interception on a desperate pass, the appropriate ending to a horrendous night for both offenses.
For Smith, there will be more discussion over whether he’s the right player for the Seahawks (9-7), especially as he’s about to turn 35 next season, or if there’s a better option available. Thursday night’s performance won’t quiet his critics.
The Williams conversation will be more complicated. He was the No. 1 pick of this year’s NFL Draft; he’s in no danger of being replaced. But the Bears (4-12) have to figure out how to land a new coaching staff that will get more out of him than we saw his rookie season, and then get an idea of how much the team failed Williams this season, or how much Williams failed the team.
The offseason will be full of teams asking themselves serious questions about their current situation at quarterback and what they can do to fix it. The Bears and Seahawks have probably already started discussing it. If they haven’t, they should after what everyone watched Thursday.
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-27 00:00:00
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