To put things as frankly as possible, the Chicago Bears landed Caleb Williams in the hope of him being the franchise quarterback the organization has been searching for throughout the past many years. If there’s one thing that’s been holding the Bears back over much of the past decade, it’s their quarterback play.
Some have been very frustrated with how Williams has looked, and it’s tough to argue at some point. It’s now been over a year, and William simply hasn’t been the quarterback the team expected him to be. He’s thrown for 417 yards in two games, including three touchdowns and one interception. While that might not be terrible, he isn’t the superstar or playmaker that the fans, media, and organization were hoping for.
Could the end be soon for the youngster?
Colin Cowherd, a longtime talk host, had some very blunt comments about his future with the organization because of his play.
“The further this quarterback gets from the play script, the worse he is,” Cowherd said on Monday’s “The Herd.” “He’s like a studio musician having to go live, or a stand-up comedian who’s totally reliant on joke writers. His style in this league is not a timing style, and this coach craves it. This coach craves structure. So does Kyle Shanahan. Caleb wouldn’t work with Kyle Shanahan. Maybe there’s a coach it works with — I don’t think it’s Ben Johnson.”
Bears QB Caleb Williams Has Frustrating Performances
Williams has all the tools to be an above-average quarterback, but he needs to be more accurate. There have been multiple plays throughout his time with the Chicago Bears where he doesn’t hit an open receiver. Small things like that for a team struggling offensively for much of his time with the organization simply can’t happen.
Cowherd believes that’s his biggest issue, saying that some other quarterbacks around the league don’t struggle with that and don’t have the same physical tools that he has but find success because they don’t.
“There are two or three components to quarterbacking in this league,” Cowherd said. “You don’t have to be big. You don’t have to be super mobile — Jared Goff isn’t. But there are two or three things you have to do in this league. You have to be consistently accurate. You just have to be. Again, Jared Goff can’t run, he’s consistently accurate, Caleb’s not. And you have to be an anticipation thrower. You have to see stuff before it’s wide open. And he doesn’t. It also helps if you have composure: I don’t think he does.”
Do the Bears Want to Give Up on Caleb Williams?
Regarding what the Chicago Bears might do in the future, giving up on Williams anytime in the near future would be unfair, considering what they had to do to land him and believing they had a franchise quarterback.
It wouldn’t be shocking to see Williams go to a different team and figure things out, given the Bears‘ history from an organizational standpoint. However, Cowherd believes that if things don’t work out for Williams in the future, he could see the team moving on from him sooner rather than later.
“I don’t think this marriage is gonna work. I think Caleb may work somewhere, but this head coach did not draft this quarterback,” Cowherd said. “There’s certain franchises that can’t get out of their way. The Jets, they keep replacing the coach and the coordinators and the quarterback, and the Cleveland Browns. … I think the Bears are falling into this. I mean, they have fallen into it. I just don’t think this marriage works.”
Bears QB Caleb Williams Draws Strong Take From Colin Cowherd