Recent Chicago Bears news and media has seen an uptick in Caleb Williams content due to a disastrous report from Seth Wickersham of ESPN.
While some former quarterbacks seem to be rightfully on Williams' side, here, there is one who doesn't necessarily get it: 4-time Pro Bowler Boomer Esiason.
"The level of entitlement is breathtaking, and it's no wonder why he failed initially. It's no wonder why the coach got fired," he said on a recent show.
To catch you up, just in case, Williams had told his camp that he didn't want to go to Chicago before the 2024 NFL Draft. His father said that Chicago was where "quarterbacks go to die," and instead, Williams wanted to go to the Vikings.
Boomer Esiason unleashed on Caleb Williams but completely whiffed
"Now, it's on his a**. It's going to be on his a** to live up to these so-called lofty expectations that he has for himself and that his father has for his son," Esiason continued.
The former quarterback ended his rant with an off-base, disrespectful taunt of sorts. Really, he just demanded Williams to keep quiet.
"Keep your mouth shut ... keep your piehole shut, go out and play football and earn your keep and earn your respect,"
Lost in the shuffle is also the fact that Williams said he often watched film alone, without any direction from Matt Eberflus or Shane Waldron. That's a pretty damning statement from a no. 1 overall pick, but it isn't a slight on the player.
That's squarely on coaching. Any Bears fan, who paid even a lick of attention last season, could tell you that Williams actually played pretty well considering all of the negative circumstances around him.
Not to mention, Williams opted not to "nuke the city" of Chicago by creating a pre-draft explosion of drama. He has embraced Chicago. He has done his very best to prove all critics wrong.
As if the initial digs weren't enough, Esiason also had to mention the fact that he was part of the era of players who went on strike so that players like Williams could make more money.
Who is the one acting entitled, now, Boomer? Who is the one begging for attention?
Let's think about that for a second.