Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams, offense struggle in sluggish day in pads

Bears training camp observations: Caleb Williams, offense struggle in sluggish day in pads originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Seven days into camp and Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is done talking about the potential of the 2024 team. What matters now is not what can be but what this group gets out of the effort they put in on the field.

“Is our roster in a better position than it was in Year 1 and Year 2? Yes. No question. There should be optimist, but we have a lot of work to do on the grass before we get to the first game,” Eberflus said after Saturday’s second padded practice at Halas Hall. “We know what our vision is, but we have to focus on our mission, and the mission is to get to the first game the best team we can be and playing at a very high level — the best we can for that first game. Then we got to get better every week as we go.”

Eberflus’ reality check comes after a sluggish Saturday practice that saw the defense dominate rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense in every team period. The Bears expected these bumps, and Eberflus quickly noted how early it was in camp.

These Bears, however, still have a long way to go to reach said vision.

“I also said to them after the practice, ‘Guys, all three phases have to play well for us to be a good football team.’ So, there’s going to be days where the defense struggles or special teams struggles, but it’s got to be all three phases hitting on all cylinders, and we’re just not there yet, and, of course, it’s early in training camp and I don’t expect us to be.”

Williams’ day started off rocky when he threw back-to-back interceptions in 7-on-7 work. On the first pick, Williams tried to squeeze a ball into tight end Gerald Everett, who was triple-covered. Safety Adrian Colbert easily jumped in front of Everett for the back. Williams tried to hit DJ Moore on a post route on the next play, but undrafted rookie cornerback Reddy Steward picked him off.

Eberflus liked how Williams…

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Publish date : 2024-07-27 19:57:53

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