Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson has made it clear that the development of quarterback Caleb Williams is going to be handled on a week-to-week basis.
Depending on how Williams has adjusted to the workload that his head coach puts on him, it would determine the next stages in play calling and advancement that Johnson gives the former No. 1 overall pick, and it appears as if the handcuffs could be coming off more and more moving forward.
Coming off the best performance of his young career (where he threw for 298 yards, four touchdowns, no turnovers and no sacks with a 142.6 passer rating in a win over the Dallas Cowboys), Williams is starting to show a real understanding of his new offense. This week, Williams talked about taking more responsibility in this offense and how he feels he’s grown into the new scheme.
“I think there’s a certain part where you just start getting a better understanding of the offense and what we’re trying to do,” Williams said. “The consistency of just taking a step each week, trying to be positive, trying to be like, ‘there’s going to be hard moments in practice’ like today, I messed up. It’s Wednesday, it’s probably one of the hardest days of a quarterback’s job because all of the game plan that’s going in.
“So, just being able to be positive, being able to understand that it is Wednesday and a bunch of it is new, not get too frustrated and give myself a little grace on Wednesdays to be able to understand that I’ll go back, study tonight, study tomorrow, and keep studying throughout the week. Then, we’ll get to Sunday and be able to rep it and get out there and call those plays and be efficient and do whatever we need to do to win the game.”
The stronger the relationship and trust that builds between Williams and Johnson, the more likelihood of offensive and team success for the Bears moving forward. There’s only been a three-game sample size, but the early returns are starting to bring more optimism to the future of the franchise.
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