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Carmen Vitali
NFL Reporter
Incremental improvements.
That’s the name of the game with Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.
It’s still too early for wins and losses to matter. Is the system starting to work? Is Williams developing?
And while it doesn’t look pretty, we have some evidence that Williams, especially, is improving.
That was no more apparent than his connection to fellow rookie Rome Odunze, which we saw develop in real time in Indianapolis.
I’m not shying away from the fact that the offensive line looks worse than we thought it would and that guys are getting beat outright. I also acknowledge there have been some questionable play calls, in particular in the red zone and goal-to-go situations, though the Bears are 60 percent on the season in such situations. A lot is being put on Williams’ plate and he’s still learning things like how long it should take to audible.
But for now, I want to focus on what Williams was able to do in this game with his fellow rookie. Both Williams and Odunze getting on the same page this quickly is good news given that they are going to be together for a long time.
Odunze caught six passes for 112 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s loss. There was still room for that to be improved too, given that Williams targeted him 11 times. Two of Odunze’s catches went for 27 yards or more. Williams finally completed multiple passes over 15 yards (seven in fact), which was a feat he hadn’t accomplished coming into the game.
Let’s take a look at the chemistry between Williams and Odunze, including their first touchdown connection, which happened to be Williams’ first TD pass as a professional.
There are quite a few things that went wrong here, but it didn’t ultimately matter, which is a good sign for Williams, albeit a not-so-good one for the offense as a whole.
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