Caleb Williams is not your old-school type of quarterback. This isn’t the Peyton Manning or Tom Brady type who is all business and has zero interest in social media or media in general. A new generation of quarterbacks is coming to the fold. You’re already seeing it with Patrick Mahomes, who has a regular presence on Twitter (X). He isn’t the only one. The USC star is already known to keep a close eye on social media, using it to stay updated on current events, particularly those involving himself or his team. Another thing to remember about Williams is he’s smart.
Don’t be fooled by this persona that he’s another dumb jock only interested in throwing a football. This guy pays attention to the same information streams as fans do. It isn’t a secret everybody expects Williams to go #1 overall to the Chicago Bears on Thursday. The bigger mystery is who they might take with the #9 pick. Based on the opinion of top draft experts, the overwhelming favorite is Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze. Everybody knows this, including Williams. He decided to have some fun with it.
Playing with Bears fans’ emotions is always dangerous, but this is admittedly hilarious. It was made even better when Odunze responded to the tweet a short time later.
Caleb Williams is the Bears’ top priority.
Multiple insider notes over the past couple of weeks indicate as much. After selecting the quarterback at #1, the widespread belief is Chicago will take the best offensive player on their board if they don’t trade down from #9. If things unfold as expected through the first eight picks, there is a strong chance Odunze will be that player. Many experts believe this class’s top three wide receivers are among the best prospects in the entire draft. Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and LSU’s Malik Nabers are favorites to go in the top six. Presuming Tennessee goes offensive line and Atlanta goes defense as projected, Odunze will be there.
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Poles has made it clear he has no fear of only going through this draft with four picks. The Bears have nine next year, including three in the first two rounds. This draft class isn’t overly deep. It might be best to get two blue-chip talents at the top and ride the rest of the weekend out. Selecting Odunze makes logical sense. Keenan Allen turns 32 this year and is in the final year of his contract. If he leaves next off-season, the Bears need somebody to have opposite D.J. Moore for Williams to throw to. Odunze would be a perfect choice.
@Sam Specifically, the reason they use any failed prospect at all is simply because the person mentioning them so identifies so much with them that they know what their talking about. You know, the failure part. They know failure when they see because they look in the mirror. It horrifies them so much. Frankly, most of the guys expected to go in the first round this year are not reaches like some mentioned before. However, the problem with evaluating guys in NCAA play is that the level of competition is no where near the same for a WR as it… Read more »
TWTY… now list out the 1st round WR’s actually drafted in recent drafts. U seem to have conveniently left those out good sir. No pick is a guarantee, but dont be lazy, list all the ones who worked out quite well in the past few years too.
Ah yes, more one year wonders or dude without athletic capabilities to further drive home the point you don’t understand. But yes, nobody totes knew who Odunze 12 months ago when he was projected as a first rounder. Absolutely
Forget Kevin White then. Charles Rogers, David Terrell, Braylon Edwards, Sammy Watkins, the Williamses Roy, Mike, and Reggie (who I might add was a “beast” at UW just like Odunze)…You nerds had not even heard of Odunze 12 months ago but now ur just so 100% sure that he is gonna step in and be some can’t miss Larry Fitzgerald.
Literally the only things similar about Rome Odunze and Kevin White are they both play WR, both drafted in round 1, and both are black. There are zero similarities in their college life. Odunze played 4 years. White played 2, but really had only 1 good year. You couldn’t find many more different types of WR skill sets in the top 10.