The Chicago Bears are about to begin their one hundred and fifth season in franchise historical past. For almost all of that point, the Bears have been outlined by three issues: a ferocious protection, some all-time nice operating backs, and arguably essentially the most pathetic quarterback lineage in NFL historical past.
The Bears are the one staff within the NFL to by no means have a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards in a season. Many of the groups passing data are both held by Sid Luckman, whose profession predates World Struggle II, or Jay Cutler, who’s Jay Cutler. In the end, it lastly seems that the Bears have a franchise QB, and it’s not their followers who’re hyping up Caleb Williams.
The No. 1 general decide had one other nice displaying within the NFL preseason in Saturday’s sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals, and it’s creating some wild comparisons and predictions across the web. Take it Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill — lately ranked as one of the best participant within the NFL by his friends — who tweeted this about Williams through the sport.
Caleb Williams so good he remind me of ……
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) August 17, 2024
Hill is evaluating Williams to a man who used to throw him passes, and he’s not speaking about Tua Tagovailoa. Hill is saying the Bears’ rookie reminds him of Patrick Mahomes. That’s fairly good firm to be in.
Williams has been drawing Mahomes comps since his early school days at Oklahoma, and now he’s beginning to show that his ‘yard’ fashion can translate to the very best ranges of the sport. After a tough first quarter, Williams began cooking within the second. First, he attached with fellow rookie Rome Odunze for a giant strike downfield.
He completed the drive with a landing for the Bears on a spectacular scramble. Watch Williams as he steps up within the pocket, evades stress, and breaks comprise to seek out the top zone.
Can Caleb Williams be a top-10 QB as a rookie? Hey, C.J. Stroud did it final yr. Williams seems like he’s up for the duty thus far.
It at all times felt like it could take a miracle for the Bears to land a franchise QB, and a miracle really performed out. The Bears landed the No. 1 general draft decide in 2023 due to an absurd win by Lovie Smith’s Houston Texans within the closing sport of the season. The Bears traded that decide to the Panthers for a bundle that included their first spherical decide in 2024. When the Panthers ended the yr because the worst staff in soccer, Caleb Williams turned a Bear.
By the best way, Williams was requested about Hill’s tweet after the sport. He had an ideal response:
Caleb on being in comparison with Mahomes: “It is respect, cool and all. However I am Caleb Williams. Patrick Mahomes is Patrick Mahomes. Tyreek Hill is Tyreek Hill.”
— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) August 17, 2024
Chicago has by no means seen something like this earlier than. Williams goes to be a lot enjoyable to observe, and even his new NFL friends are already taking discover.
