Anonymous NFL player rips Caleb Williams, giving him perfect bulletin board material

Caleb Williams was aware of the pressure he'd be facing long before the Chicago Bears made him the no. 1 overall pick. Someone in his shoes, who had been viewed as one of the best players in the country for the past few years, wouldn't exactly be living under a rock.

But, to be drafted by the Bears? That adds a whole new perspective to the word "pressure," if you're a quarterback. Surely, fans understand just how difficult it's been for the franchise to figure out a long-term solution at quarterback for the better part of a century, now.

We know all about the numbers which have yet to be marked by a Bears quarterback. 4,000 yards passing, 30 passing touchdowns -- we get it.

Williams fully understands the level of pressure on his shoulders coming into a situation like this, but one anonymous NFL player seems to have a strange opinion on how that pressure might play out during Williams' rookie season.

That player, who remains unknown, had this to say about Williams recently:

"You realize you've got all that pressure, and he put that pressure on himself. If he doesn't come out here like Patrick Mahomes level, then he's a bust in everybody's eyes."

Bears fans can laugh as this anonymous player adds more fuel to the fire for Caleb Williams

First of all, does this player not realize what he's saying? Patrick Mahomes sat on the bench for all but one game during his own rookie season, so if we're comparing apples to apples, this isn't even the same situation. It's hilarious, if you think about it.

Second of all, this quote is coming from an NFC South player. It doesn't matter which team this player happens to reside from, it's the NFC South. We're talking about the only division in football without a team with double-digit wins last season; a.k.a. arguably the worst division in the entire NFL.

Additionally, there is no world where a rookie quarterback should be expected to play at the level of a three-time Super Bowl champion and someone who may end up going down as the greatest quarterback to ever play, or at least the greatest quarterback of his era. That's just straight-up nonsensical.

Now, this player ... has he watched any of Williams' tape, whether it be college or what he showed during the preseason? You don't have to look very far to read, watch or hear national analysis of Williams stating that he isn't just another rookie. This isn't just your average rookie quarterback during preseason.

The nuances, the footwork, the wherewithal, the extending of plays and, dare I say it, the Mahomes-like tendencies from Williams are all what separate him from your typical rookie quarterback.

Williams is different, and the best part is? He expects himself to be different. Do we not remember after entering the league, Williams stating his last and biggest goal of all was to achieve "football immortality?"

Williams acknowledged that the only way he achieves that goal is to win multiple championships. And, again, this isn't your prototypical rookie coming in and saying all of the things he's supposed to say.

Go watch the tape. He backs it all up. Ask all of his former coaches, teammates and anyone he's been around during his time at Oklahoma, USC and now the Bears. This kid gets it. He's different, and he knows he's different.

This is the player who went on record, in front of millions watching the HBO cameras to say, "I don't get nervous," which aired on Hard Knocks for the world to see.

This is the player who has been called the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck. We're talking better than Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Jared Goff, Jameis Winston, among others.

All of the aforementioned quarterbacks were highly-touted and had huge amount of hype behind them, coming into the league.

Williams surpasses them all, and for a reason.

If this anonymous player wanted to say or do something respectable, the least he could do is put his name on the quote.

Foregoing the stamp of your name on a quote like that is the move of a coward, and those are just the facts.