Last season, the Chicago Bears were a fun team to watch, and they gave their fans exciting football. Bears fans were consistently on the edge of their seats. Caleb Williams and the Bears’ offense found magic late, but they were consistently not great early in games. This season, that must be a big area for improvement.
In a recent article, Mike Pendleton takes a look at Caleb’s coach’s thoughts on what needs to be improved this season. Here is what he had to say:
“We don’t have to work as hard for our money,” Barrett said, via Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times. “There’s times where we could just work through our progression and get the ball out on time instead of having to create and extend plays. Late in some of those games, we were making some heroic plays . . . but it wasn’t necessary if we execute in the first quarter and second quarter, We might be up two touchdowns by the time we get to the fourth quarter. We can be efficient and take what the defense is giving. You don’t necessarily have to put the cape on and make those crazy plays because you already were killing them in the first three quarters.”
Caleb Williams was entertaining late in football games, and the Bears earned the nickname the Cardiac Bears. While last season was a success, many think it is not sustainable for the reasons Caleb’s coach mentioned. The Bears, if they want to be a winning team for the next few years, need to be better for 4 quarters, and not just elite in the 4th. That starts with Caleb Williams leading a more efficient operation.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Caleb Williams needs to lead Bears to better starts this season
Reporting by Micah Huff, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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