Forget the NFL schedule release, Chicago Bears fans can't stop talking about the recent Caleb Williams report.
Among the tidbits covered was a revelation that Williams would have rather been drafted by the Minnesota Vikings, his father tried figuring out a way around Chicago and the fact that Williams often watched film by himself without getting any direction from the coaching staff.
Fans can say what they want about the pre-draft narratives and sentiments, but the key takeaway has to be the fact that Matt Eberflus and Shane Waldron didn't have a hand in Williams' film study as a rookie.
A couple of former quarterbacks wholeheartedly agree.
Caleb Williams was thrown to the wolves by his rookie coaching staff, and former QBs can't believe it
The media reactions came in by the dozen, but Dan Orlovsky hit the nail on the head with his initial assessment:
"My biggest takeaway is:
NO ONE TAUGHT HIM WHAT TO WATCH TAPE WISE AND HOW TO? NO ONE WATCHED IT WITH HIM?!!?!?
If that’s true—what a complete joke and total failure by the staff for that young man—and explains a lot of the play!
This infuriates me!"
It wasn't just Orlovsky, though. Former Bears quarterback turned analyst, Chase Daniel, posted a video explaining why exactly the report was such a mess.
"Caleb Williams not knowing how to watch film or what to watch is a complete disaster," he started out saying.
Bears fans taking the negative spin on the Williams report aren't quite seeing things clearly. The most important aspect of this entire story has nothing to do with the former USC quarterback wanting to stay away from the Bears and join a division rival instead.
It's not even the fact that his dad was quoted in saying, "Chicago is where quarterbacks go to die."
Fans should be elated that Williams didn't want to "nuke the city" as ESPN's Seth Wickersham said. Williams is in Chicago and he's embracing the city. He's embraced the Bears.
Now, with Eberflus and Waldron gone, having been replaced by the offensive guru Ben Johnson, those previous narratives are indeed history.