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Sam Panayotovich
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Most people around NFL betting circles believe it’s a foregone conclusion that the Chicago Bears will select super-talented USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in next month’s NFL Draft.
I vividly remember Bears fans pounding the table last March when second-year general manager Ryan Poles traded No. 1 to the Carolina Panthers for two first-rounders, two second-rounders and wide receiver D.J. Moore.
“How could he do such a thing?!”
Well, Poles added draft capital, avoided quarterbacks he wasn’t necessarily high on, and used the Panthers’ aggressiveness against them, only to see Carolina bottom out and give Chicago a second crack at picking first.
Williams is as high as -2000 ($2000 wins $100) to be announced first by commissioner Roger Goodell at Detroit’s Campus Martius Park, and assuming Poles doesn’t roll the dice again, the “Caleb to Chicago” era will commence.
“If you think Caleb Williams is going to be a star quarterback, you have to draft him and reset the clock with a rookie contract,” Westgate SuperBook executive director John Murray told FOX Sports. “There’s nothing more valuable in the NFL than having a top-level quarterback on a rookie deal.
“His improvisation at USC was very impressive. That team had no defense at all, so he basically had to score 40 or 50 points every single week to win. He’s got a great arm, and he can run. He’s the modern quarterback.
“I don’t see how the Bears can pass on Williams.”
The decision to draft Williams would undoubtedly signal the end of Justin Fields’ three-year tenure in Chicago, where he dealt with two head coaches and two offensive coordinators. It wasn’t exactly ideal for a young quarterback, but Fields also doesn’t have the potential and upside that Williams does.
Of course, Chicago still has Fields on its roster, and, despite rumors that the Steelers and Falcons…
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Publish date : 2024-03-08 15:04:47
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