‘Everything’s going to change’: Caleb Williams-Justin Fields speaks undercard at Super BowlTaylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes were the headliners in Las Vegas, but the Bears were clearly a 1B themeLAS VEGAS –
The obvious names were at the top of the list in Las Vegas last week as the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs prepared for their Super Bowl LVIII matchup – a game that ended in victory 25-22 during overtime for the Chiefs .
You know the headliners: Mahomes. Kelce. Fast. Purdy. Shanahan.But two other names were bubbling under the surface as the undercard to the championship fight between the Chiefs and Niners.
With confetti still blowing off the Allegiant Stadium grass following Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL world is now turning its attention to the offseason , the 2024 NFL Draft. .
and the franchise-altering decision that awaits the Bears.With the No. 1 pick secured thanks to the Carolina Panthers, general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus will spend the next two months carefully evaluating top quarterback prospects to determine whether they intend to stick with Justin Fields or move on from the quarterback. reset the clock.
With the quarterback question looming over everything, the Bears still have a top-10 team to play with and several holes to fill on a roster that is growing but still below the top two teams in the NFC North.
The offseason is finally here for everyone, and with it a renewed mock draft from an insider after spending a week in Las Vegas gathering information on how players around the league expect the Bears to handle the offseason (the Post -Combine Mock will have seven rounds, for now).
we will limit ourselves to three):Round 1 (No. 1 overall via Carolina): Caleb Williams, QB, USCThere’s no reason to believe the Bears won’t stay at No. 1 and Williams won’t be the first pick.Do you need to clean some things? Absolute. All young quarterbacks do it.
He has to learn when to put on the hero cape and when it’s okay to play for the next down.
His criticisms of the script are largely unfounded and as long as he can reign in the hero ball, he should be on his way to stardom quickly.
“He IS a generational talent,” one NFC scout told NBC Sports Chicago. “They don’t make them like him. What Caleb Williams can do, probably only happens once every 20 or 30 years.
If you’re lucky enough to have that destiny in your hands, you don’t give up.”Williams can make all throws from all angles.
Take the arm talent and accuracy and add the otherworldly improvisational play, and you have the recipe for a quarterback who could take the NFL by storm if all goes according to plan.
Will the Bears listen to offers for the No. 1 pick? Naturally. But this will almost certainly end up keeping an eye on Williams as the franchise’s future approaches the end of April.
