Nas wrote:
The Doctor Of Style wrote:
I tried to warn you!
The Doctor Of Style wrote:
Nas wrote:
Doc of Style, how much have you seen him play? What are your concerns about his play?
I know he's a little shorter than most would like. I also know there were complaints with how long he holds onto the ball. The height concern is legit. From what I've seen, he's not holding onto the ball because he can't see the field. He's holding onto the ball, trying to give a receiver a chance to get open. It's similar to what Mahomes does, but Williams is more athletic. He should definitely cut back on it though. He doesn't slide like he's played baseball. Outside of that, I don't see anything that scares me. Maybe you do.
I have mostly seen only highlights.
There are 2 things that concern me about him and any quarterback with his physical makeup. Height. I have never cared for shorter QBs. 6'0 is a red flag. I'm also concerned about his build. Doesn't seem like the type of kid that will able to take a pounding from NFL linemen and linebackers. Will confess that I have always been partial to the 6'3 6'5 Qbs with cannons for arms. If you have mobility too (as Fields does) then all the better.
As far as him holding the ball too long. That is a slight concern. But it doesn't take precedence over the other stuff though. I've never been a fan of smaller Qbs. And when you look at their success rate in the NFL, you'd know exactly why that happens to be the case.
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For all of Williams’ unique playmaking ability, he stands only 6-1. Standing still in the pocket, Williams has to throw over blockers and rushers who are taller than he is. He has had more passes tipped at the line of scrimmage during camp than Fields ever did.
On Saturday, the Bears gave Williams another challenge. During seven-on-seven drills, they had four staffers stand at the line of scrimmage and hold blocking pads in the air to simulate the arms of defensive linemen with him in the pocket.
‘‘There’s real throwing lanes in real football,’’ Eberflus said. ‘‘We started to implement those pads just to simulate passing lanes and different arm angles he might have to use during the course of 11-on-11, team [drills] and then in the game.’’
That was your takeaway from that article?
I've seen the tipped passes reports. It sounds like they're primarily coming from Dexter. Dexter and a lot taller than all of the interior linemen Caleb will likely see. As has also been reported, Caleb's arm angles allow him to find lanes that others wouldn't be able to.
It sounds like Caleb is still somewhat struggling with some procedural things, but his teammates routinely praise his passing ability. Even with all of the offensive lineman injuries, the first team offense hasn't been forced to play against the 2nd team defense. That happened a lot with Fields. It's early, but I'm still encouraged.
The reports I have heard (from Schrock, Wiederer, Hoge, Jahns, Braggs, Moreano, and others) indicate that Williams has the ability to "layer" the ball between defenders with impressive precision and is way ahead of Fields in this regard. Reports also indicate that he "gets the ball out" much faster and more accurately than Fields did on screens and bang-bang plays, which means these short passes have greater potential to go for big gains. He's also apparently throwing with anticipation on a regular basis, something Fields rarely showed in practice or games during his Bears tenure.
I think we all know that Williams has less than ideal size for the position, but he appears to have many other physical and mental assets that will allow him to deftly compensate for that shortcoming.
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