Caleb Williams (USC QB) vs Washington (2023) 

36: Plays within structure - how it was designed. 14: Plays out structure - results: 8 first down conversions, 2 sacks, 1 fumble. 27/35, 312 yards, 3 passing TD, 1 rushing TD - Washington finished 14-1 After watching 37 of his games, I can confirm: 1. He prefers playing on-script. He is more than proficient when he can't. 2. He finished with a higher completion percentage and passer rating in every year he played. 3. There is one bad Notre Dame game but 35 that look more similar to this.

He is running for his life on very play.

All I wish is that he threw a little bit more quick hits, but USC's WR's lack of separation made it difficult on some of his easier reads.

Caleb literally carried them so hard this entire season but ESPECIALLY in this game, Look at how pro ready he is compared to everyone else on the field.

7:27 ankles!!! 😮 the guy flipped over lmao

As a Chicago Bears fan. I think this is a pretty good game to evaluate Caleb Williams and really compare to what we already have in Fields. Caleb has a little bit more awareness in the pocket and he's elusive with a purpose. He does have a little bit of that Mahomes ability to extend or stick to a play even while running for his life. BUT I seen a lot of him putting the ball on the turf too. And when the pocket collapsed he had troubles just like any other QB would. Caleb might be the most pro ready QB in this draft but he'll still have the growing pains of learning what you can and can't get away with at the NFL level. That'll be tough to go through after witnessing the progress Fields had made. Now bring in context and put Caleb behind that Chicago OL with that receiving core that dropped tons of balls would Caleb have faired any better than Fields did? When given time in the pocket Fields have shown to be an Elite Dual Threat QB.

The mobility outside the tackle box in this game was great. Couple good anticipation throws. Some mistakes with the most notable ones coming on not taking yards on short throws opting instead to stay active in the pocket, testing his legs. Pretty impressive overall.

Like, If you’re a bears fan who’s here trying to see the hype!

This game goes to show you that a great QB can do a lot of things, except play defense.

Every one of those rpo’s that ended up being passes would have been illegal man down field and I’ve never seen so many screens in my life. Sometimes he looked great in the pocket and sometimes he bailed early. Interesting game to watch

6:29 this play to me makes me realize why he’s considered a generational talent. I don’t think he quite is but the the ability to make that throw and the sheer amount of balls it takes to attempt it is amazing

There is so much of Russell Wilson in him, and I mean that for good and for ill. He's a brilliant improvisor, but I need to watch more, see more of him succeeding in structure and throwing with anticipation. He seems really "see-it-throw-it". He's going to drive people crazy, fans of his team and fans of other teams.

love how people try to take caleb down but he has games like these and his defense gives up 52. totally his fault lol.

This kid has talent, nobody can deny that. I’ve seen too many times him staring down one target then he gets sacked or has to evade pressure while still only looking one way. Then there’s times where he escapes the pressure and has a guy open but runs instead. Also the most glaring thing I’ve seen which ties into the one read stuff is the fact that he’s not great at throwing to his check down. It seems like it’s either the one read, scramble and throw it up in hopes that his WR will make a play or scramble then try to make something happen with his feet. No check down, no processing the field, barely throws the ball away when pressured, never scrambles through the middle it’s always the long way which is going back then around the line. I’m not doubting the talent but the intangibles are worrisome and with the fact that he transferred schools in order to stay with his coach shows me might struggle with no coaches/OCs if and when they get fired and new ones get hired. The team that is best fit for him is Washington because his familiarity with Kliff Kingsbury so he won’t have to worry about learning a completely new offence.

All the talent in the world. Just needs to go to the right team

Everything seems to be RPO, back shoulder or a scramble heave. Not a lot of slants to deep ins and other NFL routes. Corner routes?

Very interesting. Completely different player than Maye. No blocking whatsoever from line though. Is USC running an offense or just snap ball and everyone run around 😮

4:15 might be my favorite play of all time

bears fans watch this and cry over him possibly playing for Chicago

Take out all of the off-schedule throws, the quick hitters, and the trick plays. Just watch him play from the pocket within the structure of the offense.

Wow. Watching this highlight of the game, they definitely would have won if they had quality WRs… an O-line that could block & not hold…. Oh and a defense 🥴

16 screens/RPOs. Wow. He did look good despite missing some throws. One of his best games at getting passes out quickly but he got stuck on his first read often

Justin Fields can’t read defenses. Caleb Williams can. Ask the Packers defense

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His only mistake was at 9:01. There was some minor others but this one is the only bad one

He's really good. This offense doesn't do him any favors.

Every throw he makes give me an orgasm, he's so fucking fluid he effortlessly throws 40-50 yards

He is not Mahomes. He is Russell Wilson.

Receivers got hella drops and giving up on plays… they shoulda replaced addison and didnt and upgraded the line

Welcome to the Chicago Bears 🐻⬇️

Wow Caleb being of the bald type really went all out for toothless

BEAR DOWN

Caleb Williams fumbled 31 times in 34 starts. There was one fumble in this game. Guess who it was....

can he step up in a tight pocket and make those throws. you can improvise on every play .

caleb got a lot of bad players drafted in a good way he well be an hof

Nothing Justin Fields does not do😅😅

This guy makes sense for a team like Washington to draft. I know his o line isn’t the best but neither is the bears… I’m not seeing where his elite pocket ability makes him a clear and better thrower over fields. We have the ability to gather so much draft capital. He may have a higher ceiling than fields but I’m not seeing this as an immediate upgrade. The bears are no longer in rebuild mode as of next year. Big contracts and jobs hang in the balance. As a franchise is just make sense to get as much for the #1 pick as possible.

Bears

Just a reminder yall are not coaches, if he cant read defenses he would not be playing, he wasnt accurate because he was pressured, stick to madden please… he got shit to fix but hes pro ready other than penix, yall just come on here to talk

His O-line is terrible 😂

Bro just not reading defenses😂 he just want to scramble every play

Besides those scrambling throws to the sidelines where the defense gave up their leverage, (ask Mitch Trubisky if NFL defenses do that), he was inaccurate on ~4 of 11 on throws deeper than 5 yds from the LOS. Tons of YAC piggybacking him down the field and padding his stats. In clutch (2min and for the lead) situations he bottled up and lost his pocket presence. Careless fumble right before HT. Most of his anticipation throws were "Go get it my guy" throws that you'll soon think twice about if you're not throwing to a healthy AJ Brown every play. He's a younger, slower and smaller Justin Fields. His quicker release doesn't mean as much as one might think as playoff caliber defenses in the NFL froth over checkdown Charlies. WTH is wrong with the Bears fanbase???!!!

Baby Mahomes

Are people watching the same thing as me? He did a great job of evading pressure but also It was half screens, he missed a ton of throws, and his deep ball accuracy was not good.

But Mike Penix Jr won. That’s the difference

Mahomes improvising with Zack Wilson’s. Ability to read a defense nothing he is doing will translate tot he nfl if you told me he watched zero film I would believe you you can only count a few times a game where you stands in the pocket and makes a throw

Penix will go higher in the draft.

Not impressed

I'll say it, penix is better than williams. I'd still take williams because of the potential, but if you go watch penix in the same game he is so far ahead of caleb in so many areas. Such as processing progressions footwork mechanics. I love caleb, I think he's the top qb in the draft. But he is not a sure thing. Don't be shocked if penix is a better pro than caleb.

This guy frustrates me. Is he talented enough to play in the NFL? Absolutely. Is he the next Patrick Mahomes? No. I don't like his attitude. Patrick Mahomes does what he can do because he is smart, dedicated and has an ungodly level of physical ability. And even he has throws and games he wishes he had back. This guy won't succeed if things stay the way they are now. He is not a generational talent. You know, the one that comes along every year. There are no lazy all time greats. Except maybe Brett.

Penix Jr. is the better QB.