Merril Hoge shares harsh thoughts about Caleb Williams, belief in Justin Fields 

"Teams win Championships, no quarterback does" Exactly why Chicago has to trade the first for multiple picks to improve the entire TEAM.

Thanks Merriel Hoge for everything. Especially the fitness tips

First of all Shrock not everyone is a CW fanboy.

Josh Schrock facial expression said it all when Hoge said “Caleb Williams is not special” 😭😭😭

Justin hater Shrock did not hear what he wanted to hear.😅

I always liked the way Merriel Hope as a Steeler. I loved the Bears signing him. I was sorry when he was injured. I am glad to hear that Payton was his hero.

Man I think he's the only media personnel that is not hypnotized by Caleb lol

It's funny how many current players and former players are saying keep JF1 because they've seen what we've seen, he's a baller and he's been in a terrible situation to succeed.

Great video and an interesting take on CW. JF1 is QB1 in Chicago!

I keep thinking that no gm, no expert, or journalist really knows who’s going to be special. It’s a gamble either way but you gotta support and build around whatever option we go with.

Thank you Merriel for speaking the truth.

Shrock can’t WAIT to leave Vegas and get back in his Chicago Media bubble haha these pro Justin Fields interviews are KILLING him lol his face 😂

PREACH MERRIL. I've watched Caleb Williams. He's more of a Kyler Murray 2.0 JF has never had a top 15 RB. DJ was his FIRST top 20 WR. And DJ had a career year! OL was good for the 1st time this past season. If we can get a HUGE haul to build this team. TAKE IT POLES. Caleb Williams might not even be the best QB in this draft. Daniels, Maye, Nix, McCarthy. WE DON'T KNOW. MHJ is a GENERATIONAL TALENT.

Glad Hoge kept it a buck and didn’t act like he watches all the games and still supported the BEARS player on the team presently… Urlacher acts like he watches all the games of his former team and then acts like the older players that HE didn’t like from previous Bears team and showed no support.

Facts

One of the best interviews I've heard all year!!! In so many ways! Thanks Merrill!

Most players and players from the past agree on JF1. Let’s run it back with Justin and build up a strong team! Bear Down!!!!

Love it

He was right about Johnny Manziel when the media was hyping him up all those years ago so he knows his football

100% right as usual. It would be completely absurd for the bears not to trade for the picks

I met Walter Payton in 1985 after they won the Super Bowl, outside United audio in Highland Park, he had his black Lamborghini out front, and he was just walking out with his brother Eddie, and I was walking right in and I was so shellshocked, I was so Paralyzed I couldn’t even say hello or speak… He was my idol, he was the reason I listened to football in the first place, because when I started watching him it was three times hand it off to Walter.. and punt, hopefully not this time but that was it until the 80s and the Bears started getting better and better but it took a long time to build that 85 Bears team, more like 10 years. And I see Meryl Hodges so excited to meet a player that made him feel like a little kid, but when I met him he was huge, he’s smaller than Hodge but it didnt seem like it after seeing him with guns out.. I don’t believe Merrill looked bigger when Walter was at his peak… He was physically taller and heavier but he wasn’t built like Walter.👍🏼, but most people didn’t see him without his long sleeves, they only saw him in his uniform, long sleeves and that’s it… They never saw him in a tank top ripped to shreds like Superman, I mean he might’ve been about 210 when I saw him because he was huge in my eyes… Not so tall but physically built like a Superman, it was ridiculous. I never felt that way until I met Sammy Sosa maybe 10 years later he was about the same size… A little taller and a little bigger. But Walter was ripped and so much bigger than expected because like I said you never see him in anything but long sleeve shirts and football jerseys. By the way, great to have him here, keep talking to us about his opinion on Caleb Williams because it’s the right opinion

I’ve watched 37 of Fields’ games and 27 were losses.

I've only watched 3 games, but I'll go ahead and trash Caleb. 😂

Excellent interview with a very fine person

Merill hodge is the most accurate talent evaluator I’ve heard

100% agree. Do not draft CW!! Trade the no1 pick for a boatload of picks pls!

Go back and Find Hoge's takes. He's almost always correct. Dude picked CJ Stroud, Pat Mahomes and Josh Allen. Also said RG3 would have a better rookie year than Luck, which was true. Dude is really good at this.

Merell Hodge is absolutely correct 💯. Justin Fields wants to be a Bears. Keep Justin Fields in Chicago. I have watched Justin Fields give the Bears his all. Even when the Bears were losing Justin Fields never quit on my Bears. Allegedly Caleb Williams doesn't want to be a Bear. In oder to get his foot into the NFL door Caleb Williams is going to say whatever he has to say in those interviews. There are a lot of alleged rumors of Caleb Williams saying he doesn't want to be a Bear. What if the Bears draft him and he gets to Chicago and starts crying and mucks the Bears over. Caleb Williams got to Oklahoma and hit the transfer portal after like 1 year or so. If Chicago trades Justin Fields and drafts Caleb Williams number 1 overall and Caleb Williams doesn't want to be a Bear. This would be devastating; the Bears will be screwed. The same media that is talking about how great Caleb Williams is is going to attack the Bear's front office. Warren, Poles, Cunningham and all of Chicago's coachs are going to get fired. Remember how the media said Fields needed wide receiver help so Poles tried to help by trading for Claypool and Claypool laid down on the Bears. The same media that praised Poles for getting Claypool turned on Poles and called for his firing.. Williams and his father allegedly have all of these foolish ideas that will cause volatility in the Bear's locker room. Justin Fields is loyal and wants to be a Bear. The Bears need to reward Justin Fields' hard work by signing him long-term.

Merriel is the man JF1 BEAR DOWN

He said same thing about Jonny manzel and the world was saying he a can’t miss.

Thank you Merril!

Merril, you know nowadays you can’t talk like that, speaking your mind and criticizing a young black football player. However I appreciate your courage and I congratulate you for being willing to speak your mind. PLEASE, keep up the good work!!!

Thank you Mr. Hoge. Walter will Always be my favorite player.

The man’s usually right. An not just right but word for word right

I think it’s cool how he looked up to Walter.

Truth

I think Caleb Williams will be a huge bust. But I also don't think Justin Fields will ever take them to the super bowl. I would honestly draft Maye or Jayden and grab one of the top wide receivers to pair him up and sell the #1 pick.

Merril has nailed a lot of quarterback predictions and a great Walter Payne story, nice video.

So, Merril said Caleb was "disturbingly" inaccurate outside of the pocket? I’ve watched all of his games and that is where he is at his best. The guy had 93 total TD’s to only 13 int. Then he says the kid doesn’t have any arm talent, WHAT?! That is a strength of his Merril. Lol He then says he has to learn how to play in a dirty pocket to succeed. Did he not watch the Bears? He thinks Justin succeeds in dirty pockets? He said you gotta process things and be consistent. Did he hear what Green Bay players said about him? "Keep him in the pocket and make him play QB”. Hoge thinks Justin processes well and is consistent? And I’m a Justin fan. Let’s be real here. He then says Caleb had a lot of clean pockets.😂😂😂. It was worse than Justin’s O-line for the Bears! He says it was unfair to Justin’s development with the moving chairs OC’s. That’s true, but why Caleb has to suck according to him?

YYYEEESSS ALL OF THIS‼️🗣🗣

He nailed it!! I said it Caleb gets picked off at an alarming rate because he looks for a big play that's not there.this is the NFL those edge rushers will feast and the DBs will clean house..Caleb's overrated

Totally agree....With Merrill

"The one thing that is clear--he is not special". LOL Not one coach or scout or analyst who has studied him in depth has uttered that sentence about CW. It's one thing to say "he's not generational" , or "I don't think he's as good as others think", but GTOH. Lol

Been following Hogey for a long time. He is more often right than wrong. A tremendous talent evaluator Steelers lucky to have him as a scout.

Haven't seen Merrill Hoge since he wore those oversized suits on ESPN

Merril Hoge is the only guy I hear who evaluates college QBs properly

Mr. Stock is thinking why did I say I would interview this guy?

I like his takes

CW is the fourth best QB in the draft.

Truth man spoke truth jf1

Hoge is correct. Williams is not special. Special players don’t go 9 tds with 4 int’s the final 7 games. These were the only games he played even reasonably decent defenses. He is bad against pressure and his pocket awareness is poor. He takes far too long to make decisions and that’s a killer at the next level. The NFL has teams which are far closer in ability and everyone is fast. Unless Caleb buckles down and works hard, he won’t last. If he’s humble and serious, he can be good. As of now, I wouldn’t take him over a couple of other guys, but he’s fun to watch!

And yet another NFL guy says keep Justin.

Thank you Merriel Hoge for speaking the truth

Hoge didn’t like Andrew Luck either lol.

More & more I just want the Bears to keep Fields & build around him. Get the picks & get 1 or even 2 of the 3 top receivers in this years draft or & Bowers. Go after Danielle Hunter in free agency. Get the Center & a better LT.

Never liked Merrill Hodge..... But I respect his opinion. Random question... Everyone says CW's comp is Patty Mahomes.... What would CW's comp be if there wasn't a P. Mahomes?

What did he predict about Johnny Manziel? 👀

The thing is I agree with his evaluation of Caleb, but I don't like Fields either. So, unfortunately for Bears fans, I think either decision could end up being a bad one. It would all depend on the type of package you could get for #1, many teams might share his concerns about Caleb and not be willing to give them a haul for the pick.

Hodge hasnt seen how awesome Caleb paints his nails.

“ That indicates the Bears, who received the pick in a mammoth trade last offseason with the Panthers, are more likely than not to make the pick and land their new franchise QB “ looking like we keeping Fields

Merel always right about them qbs

Some idiot in Vegas is on record saying "The reason Getsy failed in Chicago is because he had Justin Fields." Good luck with Getsy, Raiders. I'm sure you'll find out. Here in Chicago, we want Justin.

It’s easy to select between JF1 and Caleb. Who did the best on the fluid test that was introduced in 2017. That will determine the best QB on the field in reading defenses. Done!!!! Don’t over think it.

Hoge rules ! Class act all the way !

Totally agree. CW will be 10-20th QB in the league. Starter but not elite

Merril Hoge says harsh things about every top quarterback every draft season. He said Patrick Mahomes was worth nothing more than a second-rounder and that Mitchel Trubisky was the best quarterback of the 2017 draft. 😆😅🤣😂

Fields and collge QBs need developmental coaching to transtion to NFL or Fields in year 3 would be a lock. Merrill is working to influence #1 pick. Comparing College Caleb to NFL Patrick is comparing apples to oranges. Caleb with a 2023 improved college oline and defense, is winning 2nd Heisman. All of the egregious decisions of Riley hurt Trojan players and fans and his own career.

I totally agree with Merril, Josh is a CW fanboy so you know this interview hurt his feelings.

Josh schrock dude not even a bears 🐻 fan so why you so worry about who they pick

Patrick Mahomes wasn’t Patrick Mahomes coming out.

I can’t wait to see what the Bears do! I just hate when they throw around the “Generational talent” phrase. Mahommes and Stroud weren’t called generational talents when they came out. All #1 picks that were QB’s are a 50-50 coin flip.

If merril is saying keep justin best bet is to listen

It seems like the issues he has with Caleb can also be attributed to JF, weird.

If you have a Defensive HC you OC is just as valuable as the HC

I’m curious who his QB 1 is this year if it’s not Caleb.

Fact

Patrick Mahomes wasn’t the same now coming out of college. In fact he was picked after Mitch Trubisky who was drafted by the Bears.

“Everyone else sees”.. 90% of what I hear about Caleb is from people that haven’t watched his tape but are regurgitating info they heard elsewhere

The draft analysts currently on tv and social media (riddick, orlovsky, Jeremiah) have a better grasp on evaluating the skills of Caleb Williams

For anyone sayin "even Mahomes wasn't Mahomes in college" well yeah he came into a system where he got to sit & learn from a vet QB on a good team w/ one of the greatest coaches of all time. That's not Caleb Williams' sitch. Also, Fields isn't elite but he has the locker room, he improves every season, get him a line and MHJ.. and dude can contend, because the supporting cast won't let em fail they'd be too stacked. Case & point, look at Brock "game manager" Purdy... in a SB cuz of Deebo, Kittle, CMC and Aiyuk

Please schedule Hoge for an interview for a year from now he said that one thing for sure is that Caleb is not special, He's a regular guy. Obviously he's not studied QB's/ What QB does he think is special? Trubisky!?

This guy been pretty accurate about QBs From Manziel to CJ Stroud vs Brice Young. Along with other player position. I think a team should get him as GM. I don't think Caleb is a generational talent. He good but I think he's closer to what they already have in Fields. What's going to happen they going to trade Fields and he's going to figure it out with a better organization. Then Caleb's camp and just his attitude is not good for what they trying to build. Chicago is a tough blue-collar city, and I just don't see that in Caleb. Draft Sam Hartman as a legit back-up and build your team up.

Where is Hoge a GM at. How many star QB's has he picked!?

Payton was The Best football player I ever saw, ever!

It’s funny that Caleb’s No. 1 fan (Schrock) did the interview that does the most damage to Caleb’s stock 😂 Props to him though for asking the follow up question on why he thinks Caleb isn’t special. Was a good answer to hear.

Only 33 and got a chance to shake Walter Payton hand never forget that just so happen to be a Jared Payton game playing my uncle team holy cross those were the days

34 was the best!

I'm starting to see why many former NFL players are not head coaches and instead have TV jobs. They don't get fired for being wrong on TV. I understand if the Bears are hesitant to select CW but keeping Fields is a foolish mistake. This dude has a 10-28 record.

CTE

He’s wrong this kid is just as good as anybody in the league throwing on the run and he said he doesn’t have arm talent Hodge is a straight up hater and he knows it

Bears Fans when drafting Trubisky, Grossman, McNown or any other bust: SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE!!!!!! Bears Fans before possibly drafting generational talent Caleb Williams: NOOOOOOO KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!! Its always 1985 in Chicago!!!

Merril knows QB well, this is concerning and I agree messy play won't do it in the NFL

Finally someone speaking FACTS... I hope that Fields gets traded and he SUCCEEDS....

Justin Fields played 40 games in the NFL during that time he has fumbled 38 times and threw 30 INT`s

I agree. The USC kid is playing against weak competition..I don’t know what my team(Da Bears) will do but if we keep fields I will be cool with that..

Merril go into Steelers office and help Fields directly then

Hire Hoge as the Assistant GM please

Thank you, Mr Hoge! So correct about the problems CW will face at next level whereas Justin has already experienced all THAAAAT. More bocking, more weapons and QB1 be fine. The fans that assume he sucks are dumb, dense, and dim...just like Josh Shrock. Congrats you 'fans.'

Yep, he’s not wrong. People talk about getting a high 2nd round/low round 1 pick for JF, and then drafting a QB in round 1. So, we would take a QB we drafted in Round 1 three years ago, trade him for another Round 1, and draft a new QB in round 1. Just think about that…Hoge has a point. Is Caleb Williams THAT much better? No. Trading the pick will build the Bears up for 5-10 years of success.

Damn!!! He ain't hold back. Hope Caleb has alligator skin like Justin.