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Historically, the Chicago Bears have struggled to land a franchise quarterback, and then manage and develop said player to lead the club long-term. The Bears, however, drafted USC product Caleb Williams to be the next signal-caller, moving on from Justin Fields to do such a thing. The Heisman trophy winner had an incredible three-year tenure at the college football level, spending one season with Oklahoma before taking his talents to Los Angeles alongside his head coach.
Since he landed in Chicago, Williams has flashed the potential he had throughout college. The Bears are 4-4 and Williams has completed 61 percent of his passes for 1,665 yards and nine touchdowns with five interceptions. Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images Year one is going to have its wrinkles as is, but the Bears protecting the quarterback is a long-term decision that the club needs to keep in mind.
ESPN's Mike Greenberg is concerned with Chicago's management of the rookie quarterback, however. “They’re going to put Caleb Williams on the same hamster wheel that they put Mitchell Trubisky and Justin Fields on before him," Greenberg said. “They’re going to put Caleb Williams on the same hamster wheel that they put Mitchell Trubisky and Justin Fields on before him.
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com/TNBXCthKw8 As mentioned, history says the Bears haven't been able to manage their quarterbacks well. The player who touches the ball on every single play holds the keys to the club's future. The last thing the Bears want is to waste Williams' talent and potential moving forward.
They'll need to emphasize bringing in protection for him while getting a stout defense to help out the offense to ease his load moving forward. Not only that, but coaching matters. Greenberg explained that the club needs to move on from Matt Eberflus.
Jayden Daniels has a squad built around him in Washington D.C. with a head coach that understands the culture and what needs to happen moving forward.
Chicago needs to do the same exact thing..
