If you watched Super Bowl LIX and wondered what it would take for Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears to reach the mountaintop, know you are not alone.
The day after the Super Bowl always puts me in a reflective headspace. I think about what the Bears did well, explore options for improving their roster, consider what dead weight could be cut from the team, and more. Paths to improvement seem limitless at this stage of the offseason. Oftentimes, the reality is that a team can go only as far as its quarterback will take it. And with that in mind, I like that Chicago’s QB1 has long mapped out his offseason plans for improvement.
Caleb Williams has a plan to be better in 2025
Before the regular-season finale against the Green Bay Packers, Caleb Williams spoke with WGN’s Kaitlin Sharkey and shared his offseason plans. These two quotes stand out to me:
“I’m going to go and work really heavily on my footwork and things like that — rhythm and timing, not hanging on routes. Some of that comes from film, and some of it just comes from reps in the offense, reps in the film room … So, when I get back here, I can, when I hear a concept, it’s not thinking about, ‘What drop is this?’ or anything like that.” “Then football wise … I’m going to work heavily on the defense and fronts and the shell of the defense and then also protections. Dive really heavily into those because if I can help protect myself, it gives us better opportunities to attack downfield or find those holes and gaps within the defense when they blitz or when they want to do crazy coverages and things like that.” Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) drops back against the Arizona Cardinals as hail comes down during the second quarter at State Farm Stadium on Nov 3, 2024, in Glendale. © Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesAfter watching Patrick Mahomes’ footwork deteriorate while being endlessly harassed during the Super Bowl, I understand why Caleb Williams would want to return to basics and work on his base. Even if that wasn’t at the top of my mind because of what happened on Super Bowl Sunday, it probably should have been. Hearing Williams talk about rhythm and timing while remembering how often the timing was off between the QB and his pass catchers makes me glad that he saw what we did and aims at making improvements.
Let it be said that Caleb Williams performed admirably as a rookie in 2024. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft completed 62.5 percent of his passes, threw for 3,541 yards, tossed 20 touchdowns, and was intercepted just six times. Williams became the Bears’ first 3,000-yard passer since Mitchell Trubisky in 2019 and made all sorts of franchise history along the way. No, it wasn’t always pretty. But it was often entertaining. And the best could still be yet to come.
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Caleb Williams also diving into working on identifying defenses, coverages, protections, and things of that nature is encouraging in its own way. I thought Williams did well enough in those areas as a rookie. This isn’t to say that improvements can’t be made. However, Caleb held his own as a rookie in an unenviable situation. It almost makes you wonder how he’d perform with adequate coaching. Maybe we will find out in 2025 now that he is aligned with new head coach Ben Johnson, incoming offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, and quarterbacks coach JT Barrett.
In the end, I love that Caleb Williams had an offseason road map before the end of the regular season. A little bit of preparation could go a long way. At a minimum, putting together the game plan for offseason work ahead of time provides an opportunity to hit the ground running. Williams’ overall performance as a rookie was fine, but I think everyone believes there is another level that QB1 can hit in Year 2.
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