It was another tough game for the Chicago Bears, this time against the powerhouse Detroit Lions. The first half was brutal offensively as they failed to even crack 80 yards. However, quarterback Caleb Williams once again didn’t wilt under the pressure. He kept his composure and kept firing away. All the while, he inched closer and closer to an NFL record nobody would’ve ever fathomed possible for a Bears quarterback. Then, in the third quarter, it happened. Williams threw 212 consecutive passes without an interception, breaking Kyler Murray’s record of 211 set in 2019.
What makes it even better is how it happened. Williams broke it on a 31-yard touchdown to Keenan Allen to finally get the Bears on the board. It also claimed the franchise record for most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback (12), previously held by Charlie O’Rourke with 11.
Caleb Williams has everything required to be a franchise quarterback.
He’s athletic, accurate, tough, and resilient and manages to protect the football without being overly cautious. Previous names like Justin Fields, Mitch Trubisky, Jay Cutler, and Rex Grossman never seemed to avoid at least one costly turnover every week. Caleb Williams isn’t immune to mistakes, but it’s apparent he has a natural instinct for how to avoid them. That may come from watching Aaron Rodgers for so many years, the quarterback he idolized growing up. This may not have helped the Bears overcome deficiencies elsewhere in 2024, but the evidence can’t be argued that Williams is legit.
He needs more consistent protection and a coaching staff that can put him in the best position to succeed. If the Bears play their cards right this off-season, both problems could be solved in one fell swoop.
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@JFKwasAFK: They won’t fire Flus tonight. That would detract from the rest of the NFL game slate for Thursday. Remember how the league told Poles to wait 5 minutes before drafting Caleb? Same deal. They should fire him Friday morning, but we’ll see what happens. @TWTY: We agree on Caleb, but I think you’ll be surprised at how good Odunze turns out once he is fully developed (and coached) for the NFL game. He has two solid role models in Moore and Allen, great size, and rock solid hands. He led all FBS teams in receiving yards last year for… Read more »
@jmscooby For Odunze to justify his selection, knowing that he’s not a speedster, he has to turn out to be like a poor man’s Larry Fitz or DeAndre Hopkins, or hell, a Keenan Allen, i.e. a consummate possession receiver who gets open constantly with his route running and has excellent hands.
TWTY, completely agree. We could have a game changer in Bowers, or a 4 position versatile, ass kicking OLman.
A good way to protect our franchise QB is to make other teams have to respect our running game. We need an OL that will impose their will on defenses.
We were not TEN DEEP. We had 4-5 questionable OLmen entering the season.
@jmscooby I would’ve traded down a few spots and looked for OLine, Brock Bowers, or Jared Verse. I think both Bowers and Verse are more difference makers at their respective positions than Odunze, who is neither a very fast guy nor physically imposing. Plus the Bears already had Moore and Allen and Tyler Scott, who has been rendered MIA for some reason
Utterly horrible game management by Eberflus. The Bears had 20 seconds, it was 3rd down. They let the clock run down to 6 seconds and only got one play off. If Ryan Poles does not FIRE Eberflus tonight, Warren should fire both him and Eberflus tomorrow. I was talking with some Detroit fans among my cousins from Michigan. They all raved about how Caleb looks, how mature he plays, how talented he is. They all said our OL is atrocious and they all thought our team was put together completely “weird.” They said it makes no sense to be strong… Read more »