Former Packers WR blames Caleb Williams for Bears’ Shane Waldron firing

Tuesday was one of those days that Chicago Bears fans didn't know quite how to feel. On one hand, offensive coordinator Shane Waldron was fired. That's the good news.

However, head coach Matt Eberflus still appeared safe as the front office will give him every opportunity to stick around, as they did previous coaches. In the end, fans know how this story ends.

But, the topic of the day remains all about Waldron. It was a necessary move made by the Bears, albeit not the only move that needs to be made.

Whenever news like this breaks, especially when it comes to the Bears, you can go ahead and turn the TV on because there are about to be a whole lot of different takes; some of them far worse than others.

One of those takes came on Tuesday when former Green Bay Packers wide receiver, James Jones, chimed in on the happenings live on FS1.

"You've been playing quarterback your whole life," Jones said.

The former Packers wideout did acknowledge the fact that there could have been plays which were schemed up better, but that Williams is still missing some throws:

"He's missing simple, wide-open throws. I understand that certain plays can be schemed better."

James Jones' comments about Caleb Williams and Shane Waldron are misguided and flawed

"Caleb Williams is not playing good right now, and that is the bottom line. That's it. He got a coach fired because he wasn't playing well," Jones finished.

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He got a coach fired? You're telling me a rookie quarterback, that's supposed to be led by the professionals who have done this before, is responsible for Waldron's firing?

I respect the points Jones is making, but this is a rookie quarterback we're talking about. Waldron was let go from Seattle for a reason. He was working with a veteran quarterback with the Seahawks (Geno Smith), whereas Williams is a rookie.

In this situation, it's Waldron's job to make Williams better. Williams is going to have some rookie struggles and growing pains. It's Waldron's job to help him grow, and that hasn't happened. It really is that simple.

We're not talking about an Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady, here. This isn't a situation where the quarterback is responsible for his offensive coordinator. It's quite the opposite. So, for Jones to place the blame on Williams, here, is an absolutely ludicrous take. It's flat-out wrong and misguided.

Williams needs the right type of coordinator to help him play to his strengths, scheme up some easier throws and, oh by the way, use the entire field. If you haven't watched former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky pick apart Waldron's passing concepts yet, you can find the video here. But, it clearly shows why Waldron's concepts aren't even good enough for high school varsity.

Waldron's scheme was shamefully elementary. In fact, I'd argue that any football team, at any age, shouldn't even think about running such a silly scheme. It was just, plain bad.

Williams deserves zero blame, period. This is just a former Packers player trying to go for all the smoke.