The Future is Bright with Caleb Williams: USC QB’s Growth and Development Continue Despite Losing Record
Caleb Williams still sees the value in standing behind center and taking a beating.
So the Detroit Lions defense provided it.
Williams fought the good fight and insisted he still learns when the Bears are trailing by 20. He learned a lot Sunday, then, because they were down by 20 almost immediately in a 34-17 loss
“Yeah, every snap is valuable. There’re so many different situations that happen throughout games that you can learn from and that I’ve learned from this year,” Williams said.
He pointed to some of the gambles the Bears took and won at various points while down Sunday big as learning experiences, although they appeared pointless in the end. A 3-for-4 performance on fourth-down conversions said something for his line of thinking.
“Like earlier this game, we went to empty (backfield), it was the fourth down that we ended up going for it,” he said. “Threw it to Keenan (Allen) and I’m
(talking about) on third down, and he ended up getting a positive gain, enough for us to go for it.
“That one that was pointed out to me in the game about playing efficient football. Playing and understanding the situation and understanding, not trying to make a big play (on third down) when defenses are trying to drop
out and things like that. I think every snap for myself and for this team is valuable.”
If it was as valuable an experience as Williams said, then it stood to reason the Bears would have been going for a first down on fourth-and-25 from the Lions 42 with the score 34-17 in the final quarter.
After all, Williams converted fourth-and-3 with a 13-yard pass to Rome Odunze just before halftime during a TD march, fourth-and-1 with a 30-yard pass to Odunze en route to a second-half field goal and fourth-and-7 with a 10-yard completion to Keenan Allen. Yet they punted on the fourth-and-25 and on the drive when he hit Odunze on fourth-and-1 they kicked the field goal on fourth-and-7 instead of going for it
