Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams leads successful two-minute drill

Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams leads successful two-minute drill originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Day 3 of Bears training camp saw quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense check a much-needed box at the end of practice.

In each of the first two practices of camp, Williams and the first-team offense came up empty in the day’s two-minute situational drill.

But things were different Monday at Halas Hall.

Williams and the Bears’ offense started the end-of-game drill down by three with 1:30 left, the ball on their own 20, and two timeouts.

Williams opened the drill with a dart to wide receiver Rome Odunze for a gain of around 20. Not wanting to burn a timeout, Williams quickly got the offense to the line, organized the offense, and ripped a pass to Keenan Allen for a gain of 15.

Just like that, the Bears’ offense found itself on the cusp of field goal range.

Williams had running back Roschon Johnson open out of the backfield on first down but threw wide of the mark. His second-down throw for Allen was also wide and incomplete, setting up a critical third down. Williams hit Johnson out of the backfield for a gain of 7, and head coach Matt Eberflus called a timeout.

Still just outside of Cairo Santos’ range, the Bears were forced to go for it on fourth down with under 30 seconds remaining.

The fourth down play was easy work for the offense as DJ Moore quickly got open on a crossing route, and Williams put the ball on the money for a gain of around 15 to set up Santos’ game-winning field goal.

The successful two-minute drill was an important early box to check. However, the main storyline of the early part of camp continues to be Williams’ operation of an offense that has had minimal pre-snap issues.

“I can see that operation getting better every single day,” Eberflus said after practice. “The pre-snap penalties are down, getting in and out of the huddle is good. That’s just because we’re learning the system, learning how to do…

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Publish date : 2024-07-22 19:18:29

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