Eberflus: Williams revered by USC teammates
Matt Eberflus on Caleb Williams: Has teammates’ ‘admire, recognize’ play Ryan Poles tells Pat McAfee how the Bears evaluated Caleb Williams (1:44) Without committing to drafting Caleb Williams at No. 1, Bears GM Ryan Poles tells Pat McAfee he has been encouraged by what he has seen up to now. (1:44) Courtney Cronin, ESPN Group
Matt Eberflus on Caleb Williams: Has teammates’ ‘admire, recognize’
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Ryan Poles tells Pat McAfee how the Bears evaluated Caleb Williams (1:44)
Without committing to drafting Caleb Williams at No. 1, Bears GM Ryan Poles tells Pat McAfee he has been encouraged by what he has seen up to now. (1:44)
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Group AuthorMar 26, 2024, 02:35 PM ET
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ORLANDO. Fla. — Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus’s most engaging takeaway after observing Caleb Williams throw at USC’s genuine day centered on a serious facet in the aid of what makes the quarterback the presumptive No. 1 pick in the draft.
“You too can explore the arm abilities on the movie, and you might well explore it there in particular person,” Eberflus acknowledged Tuesday at the NFL’s league conferences.
But what left in all likelihood primarily the most engaging affect on the Bears coach was once how Williams engaged along with his teammates at a dinner Chicago hosted for the quarterback and his receivers and correct via on-field exercises.
“What I loved to model was once the interplay with the opposite gamers,” Eberflus acknowledged. “You too can explore that, and we talked to every body that was once on that crew. On the Senior Bowl we interviewed them and interviewed them at the genuine day. We talked to those guys at the dinner, and you might well no doubt explore those gamers admire him and recognize him and what he’s introduced to that program.”
Eberflus spent around 80 minutes one-on-one with Williams in Los Angeles to study more referring to the quarterback he’s expected to e book via his rookie season in 2024. Uncovering Williams’ football acumen and the path he took to alter into a Heisman Trophy winner and top quarterback prospect left a solid affect.
“Steady him and I in the room collectively, upright actually listening to his crawl,” Eberflus acknowledged. “His crawl, from being a diminutive bit of guy. What I gleaned from that’s how his dad and mom admire him very primary. Very supportive. You too can explore his personality, his football personality there, his football info as I talk via that. It was once a terribly correct visit.”
The Bears sent a contingent of 9 to USC’s genuine day, which also included offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph. When Williams visits Halas Hall next week, he’ll obtain of venture to meet with the offensive coaches who didn’t assemble the outing to Los Angeles as the Bears continue instructing the quarterback their offense.
Testing Williams’ recall and capacity to course of and relay aid the information given to him is one amongst the final boxes the Bears will take a look at in their overview of the QB.
“He is been huge that system,” Eberflus acknowledged. “All once more, spend some more time visiting with him. He’ll obtain of venture to spend some more time with the offensive workers that wasn’t there at the genuine day. It will doubtless be correct.”
Williams is also expected to be evaluated by Bears crew docs after declining to undergo clinical making an strive out at the NFL mix closing month.