Anybody with common sense knows Caleb Williams will be a central part of the Chicago Bears head coaching search. Whoever they hire must have a good plan for developing the young quarterback into the player he’s capable of becoming. GM Ryan Poles clearly stated that was one of the four core criteria for the search. A more interesting question is what Williams’ stance is in all of this. He may say it’s not his decision, but he is still human. There is no question he has preferences. Sure enough, he was asked the question on the St. Brown podcast.
The conversation began by addressing Williams’ recent catfishing incident, in which fans tricked him into a Facetime call by posing as Ben Johnson. He explained his side of the story, venting frustration at being tricked and having to change his number. Then, the conversation came to the point. If he could build his preferred head coach, who would it be? His answer was diplomatic, but also not difficult to decipher.
Caleb Williams isn’t trying to hide his true feelings.
He would accept a CEO-type coach without issues, but he admits it’d be great to grow with somebody from an offensive background. It isn’t hard to understand why. The most successful quarterbacks in recent years tend to fall into that category: Aaron Rodgers with Mike McCarthy, Drew Brees with Sean Payton, and Patrick Mahomes with Andy Reid. Caleb Williams understands his best chance for success is building a relationship with that kind of coach. It is also beyond obvious he’d love for that coach to be Ben Johnson. Will the Bears take these statements to heart? It sounds like GM Ryan Poles is committed to landing Johnson. Whether they close the deal remains to be seen. Answers should be forthcoming within the next week. Until then, everybody, including Williams, will have to wait it out.
Bears57, I honestly stopped keeping up with their 1st quarter scoring a couple weeks ago.
I completely agree with both of you regarding scoring early. Trust me, I’m all for it.
That being said, it’s nice to have a QB that doesn’t wilt in “crunch time”. I’m a big fan of being competitive for 4 quarters, not 3.
Scoob, they were actually down 2.3 pts on average in the first quarter so yeah almost 4 like my bicycle almost has 4 wheels. Also they were still solidly in the top half of the league in 1st quarter scoring not dead last like our favorite team. Also of note, they were up 2.5 pts in the first half which put them exactly in the #1 in the league slot. You may have guessed this but our favorite team not actually dead last but 30th. I’m sure if I gave you a few trys you could guess the two teams… Read more »
Now, you’re bragging, barry. I will say I’ve worked in the Physical Therapy field for about 30 years now. I’ve rehabbed players at the high school level, the college level, players with pending NFL tryouts, a couple retired NFL and NHL players, and even one NFL owner. I’ve also worked with athletes from just about every other sport there is. I am not a stat guy. I am a human movement guy. That’s pretty much the only perspective I can bring to this discussion. I do not care as much about RAS scores as I do about fluidity of movement,… Read more »
It sure is a good thing I’m high out of my mind rn
Hey barry, then I’d ask Ben J. why Detroit went down about 4 points a game in the first quarter compared to last year.