Just a few days after Chicago Bears quarterbackCaleb Williams refuted rumors hedidn't want to play for them, coaches are saying something different.
According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the new coaching staffare questioning Williams' commitment. Breer said as much during an appearance on the Bill Simmons Podcast on Friday.
“I kind of like asked around whatthey've been working on with Caleband the stuff thatthey've been working on was really how you carry yourself as a franchise quarterback, and the command that you have to have to be a franchise quarterback,”he said.
As a result, Breer said that coaches sought to get Williams back on track.
“Andbasically the point they were trying to make to himwas ‘Last year was a tough year, we understand. Your offensive coordinator gets fired, then your head coach gets fired. your offensive linewasn't very good, we get it.’It's likebut ifyou're lying on theground you know for an extended period oftime you're not picking yourself upoff the ground that's going to resonate with the rest of the team. That's the sort of thingthat's going on, soit's like you need to be popping up off the ground after hits.”
As of late, Williams has been under scrutiny. A new book claimedWilliams and his father tried to get him drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.
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Bears coachBen Johnson is looking to get the most out of Williams and make him into the franchise quarterback.
Caleb Williams needs to turn a corner.
Williams is coming off a less-than-impressive rookie season with the Bears. He had to deal with a poor offensive line andbeing stacked routinely.
Nevertheless, Williams finished the year with some impressive stats. He had 3,541 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions.
His sub-par season may have deterred the confidence he showed at USC. The Bears are looking to boost that back up.
a]:text-link [&_>a]:underline">Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture.