The Chicago Bears are entering year two with Caleb Williams as their franchise quarterback. In his rookie season, Williams looked good, but there is a lot of work to be done for him to become the kind of quarterback they drafted him to be.
Williams has a ton of talent on the field, but there are questions about his traits off the field. Most notably, his discipline has been called into question on multiple occasions.
Add in the fact that a new reported showed Williams originally didn’t want to play for the Bears and things have gotten even more interesting entering the 2025 season.
With all of the media coverage of Williams, a former NFL general manager has now spoken out with a concerning take about the young signal caller.
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Mike Tannenbaum spoke out about Williams in a segment on “Get Up.” The words that he shared were not what Chicago fans will want to hear. He’s not sold on the young quarterback.
“I am not (convinced about Williams in Chicago),” Tannenbaum said. “I worked with Ben Johnson in Miami, the new head coach of the Bears. He is going to be a rule-based, disciplined play-caller and coach. When you have 68 sacks? Look, the Bears were not great in coaching, not great in personnel last year, but you have to bear some of that responsibility.”
He continued on, revealing his biggest concern about Williams.
“No team has done more for their quarterback in this offseason than the Bears. We’ll see if he’ll get better, but I am concerned by his lack of his discipline in his fundamentals, that’s not going to allow him to maximize his potential.”
During the 2024 NFL season as a rookie, Williams played in all 17 regular season games. He completed 62.5 percent of his pass attempts for 3,541 yards, 20 touchdowns, and six interceptions, while rushing for 489 yards.
As Tannenbaum mentioned, Williams was sacked 68 times in year one. That led to the Bears going out and trading for both Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, while also signing Drew Dalman in free agency.
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Chicago has done everything it possibly can to improve the team around Williams. Now, it’s up to the young quarterback to prove that he can become an NFL franchise quarterback for real.
If the team plays up to its full potential, the Bears could make the playoffs. Those hopes will rely on what kind of development Williams can make this offseason.
Hopefully, he’ll come into the 2025 season improved from last year and start putting the doubts to bed.
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