{"id":113999,"date":"2024-04-20T08:42:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T08:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=113999"},"modified":"2024-04-20T08:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T08:42:48","slug":"caleb-williams-new-powerful-insights-into-the-character-of-chicago-bears-future-star-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/caleb-williams-new-powerful-insights-into-the-character-of-chicago-bears-future-star-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Caleb Williams: New Powerful Insights Into The Character of Chicago Bears Future Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bears appear dead set on selecting USC blue-chip quarterback prospect\u00a0Caleb Williams\u00a0with their overall no. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft on April 25. It\u2019s a move that many say\u00a0could be a franchise-altering acquisition for Chicago.<\/p>\n

But why?\"Ezoic\"<\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of 22-year-old is garnering this kind of attention and\u00a0drawing comparisons to legends such as Aaron Rodgers\u00a0and Patrick Mahomes?<\/p>\n

What Makes Caleb Williams Special?<\/h2>\n
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Caleb Williams is expected to be the top QB selected in the 2024 NFL Draft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Obviously, there\u2019s the physical aspect of his game. Williams is a phenomenally gifted athlete who can do a bit of everything on the field.\"Ezoic\"<\/span><\/p>\n

But what appears to make Williams special is the character he has displayed in turning raw physical gifts into a field presence that many have described as almost super-heroic.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou take a kid, that, pretty much the bulk of his life and all of his high school, I mean, he was waking up at four or five o\u2019clock in the morning and going to the gym and working out on his own, you know, organizing a group of guys to go to catch for him or organizing a group of guys to go work for him,\u201d USC passing game coordinator Dennis Simmons, who also worked with Caleb in Oklahoma, told\u00a0NBC Sports Chicago. \u201cI mean, that\u2019s not something that you coach\u2026I mean, that tells you about the mentality and the character and the passion that he has for this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

That passion and work ethic have worked side by side with leadership instincts and mental toughness to make him the coveted prospect he is today.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a team guy. He\u2019s an incredibly high character young man,\u201d former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops told NBC Sports Chicago. \u201cThe team matters to him\u2026he is a team guy and he cares he cares winning. He\u2019s a winner. Where he goes, he wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCaleb, to his credit, really helped set the culture for what we wanted to build,\u201d an unnamed former Coach of Williams\u2019 told NBC Sports Chicago. \u201cHe set the standard and held himself to the highest standard on the team. And it wasn\u2019t easy. He\u2019s not used to losing and it was hard on him at times. You have to think, coming back the season after you win the Heisman, the pressure is immense.\"Ezoic\"<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen, you lose a game or two and it really ramps up for him to find a way to fix it. He never let it crack him. He was always the same guy every day. He embraced the pressure and responsibility of being that guy. When things get tough, he doesn\u2019t blink. When he faces it on Sundays, he\u2019ll embrace it and come out the other side. It\u2019s who he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rebel Side of Caleb<\/h2>\n
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Mar 2, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams (QB14) during the 2024 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another side of Williams\u2013 and maybe part of his tough mental makeup\u2013 is his rebellious nature, which may play in Chicago like a new-age version of Jim McMahon.\"Ezoic\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Senior writer for The Guardian, Andrew Lawrence, said this regarding Williams\u2019 frequent \u201cI don\u2019t give a f***\u201d attitude:<\/p>\n

\u201cWilliams isn\u2019t just irreverent. He\u2019s irrepressible, taking to social media to dunk on writers who have the temerity to suggest he \u201chas never experienced adversity\u201d \u2013 which is their way of suggesting he plays against the Black athlete stereotype. Williams was also among the first college football stars to take advantage of the transfer portal, moving to USC from Oklahoma expressly to continue developing under coach Lincoln Riley and also prime himself for the pro game under QB whisperer Kliff Kingsbury, the former Arizona Cardinals head man now running the Washington Commanders offense.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Criticisms of Caleb Williams<\/h2>\n
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USC QB Caleb Williams. Credit: Yahoo! Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some experts, however, have used his irreverence and rebel mindset as a point of criticism, insisting that these \u201cbad guy\u201d traits are actually a tell-tale sign of lack of mental toughness. They question his ability to hang in a media-strong city like Chicago where expectations are high and the task of turning the franchise into a winner will be tough.<\/p>\n

Football scribe and former New York Jets scout Daniel Kelly, for instance, had this to say about Williams and his mindset:<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe any team considering Caleb Williams needs to think about the high risk from the neck up based on Williams\u2019 actions, conduct, and words that he\u2019s demonstrated.<\/p>\n

From painting his fingernails with obscenities aimed at opponents to refusing to shake hands with Utah and refusing to speak to reporters after the UCLA game, Williams has given NFL owners and decision-makers a lot to talk about.<\/p>\n

\u2026He\u2019s much closer to Johnny Manziel than Patrick Mahomes on the spectrum.<\/p>\n

\u2026We witnessed Caleb Williams having a mental breakdown right before our eyes crying uncontrollably in his mother\u2019s arms. To me \u2014as a former NFL Scout, he\u2019s the most mentally fragile player I\u2019ve ever evaluated, quarterback or otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Consensus on Caleb<\/h2>\n
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Nov 18, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) scrambles during the second quarter against the UCLA Bruins at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But, despite the random blast here and there against the young star, the consensus is that Williams is the complete package.<\/p>\n

Per Lawrence:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Williams is being overly nitpicked, it\u2019s because there isn\u2019t much to criticize when it comes to his actual talent. Time and again during his college career, he was touted as the second coming of Patrick Mahomes, adept at executing plays as they were drawn up, and improvising when things broke down. Like Mahomes, Williams can make every throw you can think of and a fair few you can\u2019t \u2013 or, as one scout calls them, the \u201choly s***\u201d throws.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We\u2019ll all know soon enough whether Caleb Williams is the real deal and what he can do in Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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