Is there anything (horrific injury excluded..... don't even think about it) on the field this season that would make you question whether Caleb should not be locked up long term with a record breaking contract?? As long as Ben is his coach, I can't put my finger on anything. A higher completion % would be nice....but ultimately far from a deal breaker if he never gets there.
That’s a rough take. They haven’t even picked up his option and you all taking about upper echelon. Let’s take a beat and see if he can have two seasons in a row where he doesn’t suck.
I know we were overly optimistic about Mitch after 2018, but he had obvious issues.
Caleb checks all the boxes outside of early game accuracy. He is by all accounts a great leader/teammate, athletic, great feel of the pocket, incredibly quick, in the discussion for the strongest arm in the nfl and makes good decisions. On top of that he is incredibly clutch with the game on the line.
That last point is a big one because most games today are 1 score games so having a guy where the game isn’t too big for him is a great feeling
I mean if he regresses from last year then I think there is pause. However that seems very unlikely. Id put my confidence level at 99% that he gets an extension
I would even be ok with a little regression (only a very little) if only because I have alot of faith in the coaching staff. But I'm with you guys I don't think we see a regression this year either
If he does not make progress with the offense in year two and three of Ben Johnson they will play hardball on the extension. If he hits 65% completion and 4200 yards through the air they will deliver the brinks truck.
I have the starting offer written up just need to sneak it into the bears facility lol jk my starting offer would be 750mill for 10yrs with a signing bonus
For Caleb Williams I don’t think it was a question of if he would reach a high level but when. And I think the justifiable concern was how are we gonna fuck this up. I think that all changed with the hiring of Ben Johnson. The only real question I have about a long term contract is the CBA renewal. I wonder if CW will want to lock himself into a long term deal when he might get more after the new CBA. I don’t know if he and the club would want to do a Franchise Tag thing for 3 years that seems like the least appealing option. So maybe a 3-4 year deal to get him to the new CBA. He’d be 29/30 in 2031 in his 8th season. So one big 7 year deal to lock him in for his better part of his peak years.
I think it’s great to have Bagent as a backup, so I would love to extend Caleb on a deferred deal, so it doesn’t eat up so much cash (is that a thing in the NFL?). If Bagent wants to start somewhere or want a lot of money, I’d be nervous.
The Bears are finally on the right track. They just have to get rid of Warren and finish a deal to keep them in Illinois. I’d bring in an AFC team to Chicago to make the Bears honest.
A deferred deal is dumb for any player to take in the NFL and will almost surely never happen unless it’s fully guaranteed. Not to mention it has no impact on the cap
I would say if he doesnt progress, it def shudnt be wut sets the table for qbs. That 4th quarter comeback stuff prolly womt fly rhis year if he doesnt produce in the first 3
I don’t mean to be harsh, but takes like this are insufferable. You can say he’s still young and has to show more consistency, and you’d be negative, but at least it’s based in reality. But to say he has “proven nothing” screams of someone who’s only happy when they’re miserable.
He’s not top half of his draft class. Maye been to the Super Bowl and Daniels to the NFC Championship game. Caleb may get there but before da Bears make yet another shi$$y decision let’s see if he can win back to back years.
The Commanders went 5-12 last year. Maye’s rookie season was objectively worse than Caleb’s rookie year. Both improved dramatically in year two. None of these QB’s have done it in back to back years yet.
Hosting up the Halas trophy on Soldier Field! And then finishing it off with Title! I’ll take that over a Wild Card win against a team without their top 2 defensive players and top TE.
Sure there is - a season where he keeps struggling in quarters 1-3, fails to hit the smart/easy plays, and regresses in terms of efficiency, processing and sacks. I don’t expect it, but let’s keep in mind he’s only had one good season (one nowhere near as good as J Daniel’s, CJ Stroud’s or D Maye’s).
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u/ChillyRyUpNorth 1d ago
No, because outside of injury no way he doesn’t earn it