Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is trending in the right direction, leading the fan base to already believe that he is the franchise quarterback moving forward.
Last season was a massive step in the right direction for Williams, who threw for a franchise-record 3,942 yards and scored 31 total touchdowns with only seven interceptions. It was the incredible throws and NFL record seven comeback and game-winning drives that had the media more excited than anything.
Former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck appeared on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" to share his opinion on Williams. Hasselbeck praised the Bears' young quarterback and told Cowherd what makes Williams special.
"The best thing I could say about Caleb Williams is he has a clutch gene that is really hard to find. You can do all the great practicing and all the great, you know, 7-on-7 and all the whatever, but the elite quarterbacks, the elite playmakers, they have that clutch gene, and he absolutely showed that he has that."
Caleb Williams is elite for what he does in clutch situation
Look, many Bears fans would agree that Williams tends to get off to very slow starts, which left the team in a bind early on. At least he was able to get the team out of the hole most of the time and help them win games.
When it mattered the most, Williams proved time and time again that he can make all the throws needed to get the win. Several examples of this occurred last season, including his game-tying and game-winning touchdowns in Week 16 against the Green Bay Packers, his fourth-and-long completion to Rome Odunze that led to the 18-point comeback win over the Packers in the playoffs, and his game-tying fourth-down touchdown to Cole Kmet with less than 30 seconds in the NFC Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Rams.
There were more throws that were equally as impressive last season, but some of those throws are ones that not many quarterbacks can make. It may be too early to do this, but the comparisons to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are going to be hard to ignore.
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Williams is only going to get better as he gets more comfortable in Bears head coach Ben Johnson's offense and understands everything he needs to do. Once Williams does, though, he has a chance to be named the NFL's best quarterback next year and beyond.
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