The Chicago Bears have already named No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams the team’s starting quarterback. Now, they just have to get him ready to play. And it sounds like Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron already has a plan for that.
During a recent interview this week, Waldron opened up about the team’s plan for how to prepare Caleb Williams to take over as the team’s new starting quarterback.
“I think for me, the things we’re pouring into him right now is just the understanding of the big picture of the game and all the intricacies and the nuances of, first of all, between college and the NFL and being able to start with that ground floor approach and build that repertoire of his up as we’re going,” Waldron said according to Josh Schrock of NBCSportsChicago.com. “For me, also being able to lean on [QBs coach] Kerry Joseph and the rest of the offensive staff, to me, this is always a collaborative effort, and it’s going to take all of us to help him along the way, and everyone has great individual strengths that they can bring to the table.
“So for me, it’s helping him with the big picture of the game, understanding the offense, understanding situational football, and then Kerry being a great technician and making sure we’re always working on the fundamentals and that belief in the basics. And then [passing game coordinator] Thomas [Brown], with the passing game and everything he can bring there and his prior experiences to lean on.”
It will certainly be interesting to see how Williams adapts to the NFL game and how long it takes him to become comfortable leading the Bears’ offense.
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