Caleb Williams Can Really Throw That Damn Football | Defector

"How much you will or won't enjoy the Caleb Williams experience depends almost entirely on the timing of your dosage. Catch him during one of those quarters when the Bears can't buy a first down and all Williams seems capable of doing is avoiding pressure and throwing the ball out of bounds, and you're liable to throw your hands up and conclude that Ben Johnson needs a new quarterback. But catch him when he's in the middle of one of his fourth-quarter comebacks-he's got six this year-and you might think there isn't a better quarterback in the league."

"With five minutes left to play in last night's 22-16 win over the Packers, the Bears were trailing 16-6 and Williams had thrown for 129 yards and zero touchdowns. Chicago looked to be headed towards its most dispiriting loss of the season, one that would have dropped them to 0-2 against their division rival and put their playoff hopes at risk. And then Williams started making throws."

"Williams started the next drive with five straight completions, putting the ball on Green Bay's six-yard line. On fourth down, the Packers got within a half-second of winning the game. Williams took a shotgun snap, and Brenton Cox Jr. came flying in from his blind side, completely unblocked. Williams shuffled away from the pressure as best he could, and then lofted a gorgeous one-legged pass to Jahdae Walker in the back corner of the end zone."

Caleb Williams produces highly variable performances that hinge on timing: some quarters feature avoidance of pressure and conservative throws, while others deliver clutch late-game excellence. He has engineered six fourth-quarter comebacks this season and can shift a game’s trajectory in the final minutes. In a 22-16 win over the Packers he entered the last five minutes with 129 yards and no touchdowns, converted two scrambles for 21 yards, completed five straight passes to the six-yard line, escaped a blindside rush on fourth down and threw a one-legged touchdown to Jahdae Walker; Chicago recovered an onside kick and the Packers fumbled in overtime, creating further opportunity.

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