For the second time in as a few years, the Chicago Bears enter the season with loads of hype, hopes, and expectations.
Bringing in Ben Johnson to educate Caleb Williams would possibly change into a grasp transfer.
However, former NFL QB Dan Orlovsky believes issues will take a while.
Speaking on ESPN, the previous backup identified that Williams would possibly want years to come up with Johnson’s offense.
“He has to erase a decade’s price of taking part in a sure model of soccer and rebuild habits. It will take years. It’s simply gonna take time,” Orlovsky mentioned.
Yikes: Dan Orlovsky says it’s gonna take YEARS for Caleb Williams to get Ben Johnson’s offense.
Coaching camp is off to a brutal begin….pic.twitter.com/7T9pF0a7kl
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Williams has the potential and the instruments to be the most effective quarterback within the recreation, and he confirmed glimpses of nice play, however he’s not a flawless prospect.
In fact, it’s additionally arduous responsible him for final 12 months’s struggles, since Matt Eberflus and his teaching workers didn’t do something to place him able to succeed.
His offensive line crumbled underneath stress on each dropback, and the offensive ideas have been both outdated or flat-out flawed.
Now, issues needs to be a lot better in that regard.
The Bears went to nice lengths to bolster their offensive line, and so they’ve now added one of the vital artistic offensive coordinators within the recreation to repair their woes.
Nonetheless, identical to Orlovsky mentioned, maybe the followers ought to put the brakes on slightly and tame their expectations.
Even so, Williams was the No. 1 choose for a motive, so it wouldn’t be the primary time we see a younger quarterback bounce again after a considerably disappointing first season within the league to take the bull by the horns in 12 months two.
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