Generally speaking, a lot of offseason debates simply don't matter. It's what we do in the offseason because, well ... it's the offseason. But, there's one type of debate that will always matter to Chicago Bears fans.
If it has anything to do with the Green Bay Packers, it matters.
And, if you're on social media of any kind, you've seen one particular debate come up all offseason long: Caleb Williams vs. Jordan Love. Who is the better quarterback?
Finally, we have a legitimate answer from professionals, as ESPN polled executives, coaches and scouts and they all placed Williams in their top 10 at no. 10 overall, to be exact.
Love was nowhere to be found on that list.
The Caleb Williams vs. Jordan Love debate just took a brutal turn for Packers fans
Well, we've got quite the conundrum for Packers fans now, don't we?
It isn't just fans, either. We've seen the likes of many Packers writers and podcasters take to their X account with plenty of Love-over-Williams propaganda over the last few months.
But, now, we get an opinion from those who do this for a living.
Apparently, Williams, Love, Sam Darnold and Jayden Daniels were all pretty close up for that 10th and final spot on the list. So, what put Caleb over the top?
"He's the most dynamic of the group," one GM said. "He's got the arm talent and overall athleticism suited for today's game."
"He's a closer," one personnel evaluator said.
They've got it right, there.
What's sort of funny is that, to me, Love hasn't been more than simply a "good" quarterback after watching him for his first three years as a starter. And, after sitting behind Aaron Rodgers for two seasons and having Matt LaFleur at the helm, you would think he'd be up there with the elite.
But, he's just plain good. And that's not necessarily a knock. He's a good quarterback.
Williams, meanwhile, is only going into Year 3 and already has the entire football world buzzing. He is in this top 10 because of the things he can do that you truly cannot measure -- oh, except for the fact that he set a new NFL record, last season, for fourth quarter game-winning drives with seven.
Wait, there's more.
Love has never won double-digit games in a season. Williams did it last year when the Bears won 11.
Oh, and if we're talking about this in context of a "what have you done for me lately?" league, then Williams averaged more passing yards (231.9 to 225.4) and passing touchdowns (1.58 to 1.53) per game last season.
Williams averaged more rushing yards per game and finished with three rushing touchdowns to Love's zero.
Williams has a lower interception percentage, not only last year, but for his career (1.2% to 2.0%).
We can go on and on, and Packers fans will likely come back and still argue Williams' completion percentage.
But the craziest part of all of this is the idea that Williams has to experience positive regression in that area. There is simply no way he finishes with that low of a number again. In his rookie season, Williams finished at 62.5 percent completion, which isn't fantastic, but it isn't horrendous.
We've already talked about what would've happened if Williams' completion percentage was a mere 63 percent last season -- and the results would have been terrifying for the rest of the NFL.
63 percent isn't out of the question, folks.
Last year, Williams self-admitted to feeling like he was "drowning" while trying to learn Ben Johnson's offense. It was Year 1 of the most complex offense he'd ever played within. It was going to be difficult. That was a given.
Now, having a full year in the offense under his belt and, oh by the way, second-year players like Luther Burden and Colston Loveland having the same ... all signs point to the sky.
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In five years, this whole Williams vs. Love debate won't even be a thing. It will be laughable for anybody who even tries to bring it up.
Mark my words.
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