Bears quarterback Caleb Williams says offseason practices have been more fun this year.
Williams says that a year ago, he felt like he had been thrown into the deep end of head coach Ben Johnson’s offense. Williams relayed a conversation he had with Bears running backs coach Eric Studesville, in which Williams likened trying to learn everything all at once last year to drowning, but said this year he feels like he can calmly swim through the offseason.
“It’s a hell of a lot more fun for me than it was last year,” Williams said. “I was saying it to Coach Studes, ‘Dude, I feel like I was drowning, trying to breathe or stay alive and wait for a boat to come around last year.’ Now this year, it’s being able to start what we finished last year, play calls and words and verbiage and speak the same language, and now it’s being able to grow more from an earlier stage than maybe doing it a little bit earlier in the season or halfway through the season, speaking on things that really helps throughout the year, and later in the year. That’s the advantage.”
Williams’ comments echo those of Johnson, who said earlier this offseason that his quarterbacks look more comfortable in his offense than they looked a year ago. Williams said he believes he’s gaining confidence and getting better at putting the ball exactly where his receivers want it. Williams said one of his goals is for the Bears to be the highest-scoring offense in the NFL. That would be fun for Bears fans.
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