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Why Caleb Williams believes he can make quick improvement after Week 1 lessons originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — No one should have been surprised by Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ Week 1 struggles against the Tennessee Titans.
Williams flashed in the preseason, but that was against vanilla looks and second-teamers. His official NFL debut was his first experience against NFL defenses looking to confuse and rattle him.
The results? A 14-for-29 day with 93 yards passing.
Williams didn’t turn the ball over, and the Bears won 24-17, thanks to a dominant defensive performance and timely special teams play.
The No. 1 overall pick vowed to “be better” after the win, and that work started with film review as the Bears closed the book on Week 1 and turned their attention to a Week 2 date with the Texans in Houston.
What Williams saw on film were correctable mistakes and a handful of missed throws that signaled to him that quick improvement was possible.
“I think having a realization, like I said earlier, understanding that it’s not throws that I usually miss throughout all the time that I’ve been playing quarterback and all the practice that I’ve had with other teams, here in Chicago,” Williams said Wednesday at Halas Hall. “I think that’s one, and then also understanding it’s the NFL. They’ve got good players on the other side. They’re gonna make plays. Like a few batted balls that we had. Go in the right spot, throwing the right shoulder, all these other things, trying to throw it over back, all these other things that sometimes a player’s gonna get his arm up, bat it down.
“Having an understanding of those two things is very important to keep growing and progressing and to not lose faith in whether it’s the play, the team, yourself, offense, whatever the case may be, you keep that confidence and understand that we obviously play as well as we wanted to and we came out 24-17 Chicago Bears win.”
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Publish date : 2024-09-11 22:26:08
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