Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said today that he was frustrated by his mistakes in Sunday night’s loss to the Houston Texans.
“Obvious𓂃ly I had the two stupid mistakes that won’t happen again,” Williams said. “But I think rhythm, pass game, getting the ball to receivers, I think I got better with getting the ball out of my hands, trying to stay in the r♉ight range of timing, the offensive linemen, myself, and the routes, I think those are the few spots I’ve gotten better at.”
The rookie quarterback completed 23 of 37 passes for 174 yards and threw two interceptions. Williams says the goal moving forward will be to make fewer mi﷽stakes ༒each week.
“Play your game,” . “Play w𒅌ithin the way that I need to play for the offense. Be efficient. Make less mistakes each week.”
Caleb Williams Has Been Under Fire, But He Has to Make Better Decisions
There’s no denying that Chicago has a significant protection issue. Williams has been sacked a league-high nine times—including seven on Sunday—and was pressured on 36 snaps in Houston. Still, the top pick in the NFL Draft has to make better decisions.
In my film study on Williams✱, it was evident that Williams is still learning how small passing windows are in the NFL and, more importantly, how quickly they close. He also has some footwork issues to clean up moving forward. Those two points and any improvement from the offensive line should help Williams play much better in Indianapolis this week.
I’ve cited this a few times this week, but it’s worth repeating:
Williams was pressured in under 2.5 seconds on 11 dropbacks on Sunday night and sacked seven times. Why is 2.5 seconds important? That’s the desi🎀gned time a route should take to be open. Williams was 15 of 18 for 95 yards when throwing the football under that threshold. That’s good for a CPOE (Completion Percentage Over Expected) of +4.2 percent.
♔When he had the ball longer than 2.5 seconds, he 🍬was 8 of 19 for 79 yards and two interceptions (-11.2% CPOE).
It’s also important to note that despite some belief, Williams has been consistently getting the ball out quickly. Through two weeks, Williams has one of the quickest times to throw in the NFL.
