Carmen Vitali
NFL Reporter
Can we all relax about the Chicago Bears now?
On Sunday, the Bears improved to 2-2 on the season following a 24-18 win over the Los Angeles Rams and more importantly, showed that complementary football is possible in the Windy City.
It was rookie quarterback Caleb Williams’ most efficient outing as he posted a 106.6 quarterback rating, throwing for 157 yards and a touchdown. It’s a modest stat line that doesn’t adequately show the improvement Chicago’s offense is making on a week-to-week basis.
You wouldn’t have known it from the boos that rang out in Soldier Field after the second offensive series, though.
Improvement hasn’t come in leaps and bounds, to be sure. There were still sloppy moments, especially in the first half as the Bears committed seven penalties and gifted the Rams 60 yards in the process. But the offense rebounded in the second half. Williams led two different scoring drives in the final two quarters, one of which culminated in a laser to give wide receiver DJ Moore his first touchdown of the season. It was a 12-play, 74-yard drive that had a great mix of runs, passes and personnel usage.
It’s almost like offensive coordinator Shane Waldron needed to get to know his players a little bit more. Or maybe the players needed to get to know each other.
We have undoubtedly been spoiled by some rookie performances over the last couple of seasons that have unfairly adjusted our expectations for what it should look like in a signal-caller’s first season. Houston’s C.J. Stroud comes to mind. Washington’s Jayden Daniels this season. But we also have examples of good quarterbacks that might just take a while to develop.
Sam Darnold? Baker Mayfield? Geno Smith? Those are just a couple of the names off the top of my head. These guys needed time and the right situation to thrive. Why aren’t we giving more credence to those situations and recognizing that playing quarterback in the NFL…
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Publish date : 2024-09-29 23:32:27
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