4 players whose stock is soaring after Chicago Bears preseason win over Buffalo Bills

3. Coleman Shelton

Just like Khalil Herbert, the snaps with Caleb Williams matter in the preseason. Or, for Coleman Shelton, we could say that snapping to Caleb Williams matters. The Bears wanted Ryan Bates to be their starting center. 

However, between bad snaps by Bates, and an injury to him and Nate Davis, this has not come to fruition. The Bears have mostly had to play Bates at guard, and Coleman Shelton not only has more experience at center, he has more experience in a Shane Waldron offense. 

So, the first person to snap Caleb Williams in his NFL career was Coleman Shelton. That should be the same when the preseason kicks off. The Bears need to make things easy for Williams. Swapping a center in and out is not only a different way of snapping the ball, there is communication and a flow of how the two have to play together. 

If Bates played today, maybe there would still be a competition. However, Shelton has mainly worked with Williams, and when he started today the offense looked fine. It is not broken, so they do not need to mess with Williams’ center anymore.