Caleb Williams: Bears' offense will be 'pretty damn good'
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has high expectations for the Chicago Bears' offense after concluding his first minicamp with the team this week.
"Right now, we're working with our head down and we're building," the No. 1 pick said, according to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. "So just having that moment with myself, I do it every day. I sit there and I say, 'We're going to be pretty damn good.'"
The jury is still out on the Bears' offensive line, but Williams will have an elite group of pass-catchers around him. Chicago traded for wide receiver Keenan Allen and drafted first-round wideout Rome Odunze this year, adding them to a depth chart that already featured DJ Moore.
Widely considered the top prospect of the 2024 draft, Williams was far from perfect during Chicago's three-day mandatory minicamp. The 22-year-old threw two interceptions in the first two days of activities but finished with a strong showing on Day 3, notes Dave Richard of CBS Sports.
"I didn't come in necessarily with the expectation to be and seem like a 13-year vet," Williams said, per Cronin. "I came in to work, to work my tail off, show the guys that I'm here, I'm working my tail off, I'm progressing and trying not to make the same mistake again. That's the biggest thing, day in and day out, is trying not to make the same mistake over and over and learn from them."
Bears head coach Matt Eberflus likes what he's seen from the first-year passer.
"Caleb is a talent," Eberflus said. "A very good talent. His game will go to where it needs to be."
Williams put on a show in his final two college seasons at USC and joined a Bears team that hasn't had a winning campaign since 2018. Chicago's offensive unit has been below average in total points and yards in each of the last five years.
The NFC North club is the only team in NFL history that's never had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards in a season.
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