ForestCity9 wrote:
Hussra’s post referring to Kalyn Kahler’s messages made me want to look at the original GQ article. There’s more from Caleb’s dad about the draft beyond his reference to “two shots at the apple”..
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"The funky thing about the NFL draft process is, he'd almost be better off not being drafted than being drafted first," Carl Williams said. "The system is completely backwards. The way the system is constructed, you go to the worst possible situation. The worst possible team, the worst organization in the league—because of their desire for parity—gets the first pick. So it's the gift and the curse. I mean, I've talked to Archie Manning—his career was shot because he went to a horrible organization. I've talked to Lincoln [Riley], and Kyler [Murray] struggled because of where he was drafted. Baker [Mayfield] struggled mightily because of where he was drafted. The organizations matter."
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And then there’s this…
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Williams told GQ Magazine that he has always gotten to choose where he plays football…."I've always been able to choose the team that I've played on, and then everything's been scheduled for me," Caleb Williams told GQ Magazine. "But now, going into this next part of my career, it's weird [because] it's so uncertain. You don't know anything. You can't control anything but you and how you act. That's honestly the weirdest part for me, is the uncertainty."
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It’s easy enough to discount a fake online account, but I think other potential draftees at this point would be eager to post reassuring messages about how they’ll be happy to play for whichever NFL team drafts them. Caleb is not doing that, and he has the support from his family.
I think anybody who just assumes he’d come here if drafted is kidding themselves, but I could be wrong.
But in the case of the 2024 draft, Carl Williams' statements are incorrect. The Bears appear to be an up-and-coming team with lots of draft capital and salary cap space to improve. Is there a better situation for him among teams that are seeking a new starting QB?
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