{"id":25786,"date":"2025-08-18T04:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/williams-impresses-bears-qb-locked-in-according-to-coach-johnson\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:56:48","slug":"williams-impresses-bears-qb-locked-in-according-to-coach-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nfl\/williams-impresses-bears-qb-locked-in-according-to-coach-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams Impresses: Bears QB &#8220;Locked In&#8221; According to Coach Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caleb Williams Impresses in Preseason Debut with the Bears<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Chicago Bears quarterback, Caleb Williams, demonstrated his potential by leading a dominant offense in his first preseason game. After a scoreless first possession for several teams in 2024, Williams guided the starting offense in an impressive drive that culminated in a touchdown, setting the tone for the season.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>I think this sets the tone for us as a team. It establishes how we expect to play and perform. It was extremely important.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Caleb Williams<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nAfter receiver Tyler Scott made a mistake on the kickoff, Williams took control from the 8-yard line. In a play of almost four minutes, he connected with receiver Olamide Zaccheaus for a 36-yard touchdown.\n\nIn his preseason debut, Williams completed 6 of 10 passes for 107 yards, a touchdown, and a passer rating of 103.6. His performance came after a standout training camp, including a joint practice with the Bills on Friday.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>He&#8217;s really been focused. There are always steps forward and one back for a young player, and that&#8217;s been the story of this training camp.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Ben Johnson<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nWilliams acknowledged the challenges, but emphasized his mindset of constant growth and leadership. Despite the offensive line issues in Friday&#8217;s practice, Williams had a solid performance against the Bills&#8217; starting defense, without throwing any interceptions.\n\nIn training, Williams shone in the two-minute drill, perfecting his connection with Odunze and Zaccheaus.\n\nThese moments of momentum, along with the challenges overcome, have shaped their perspective on learning a new offense.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>I think I&#8217;ve grown a lot. My mindset is to keep growing. My goal is to be able to handle everything I can and everything Ben says I should be able to handle.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Caleb Williams<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nBackup Tyson Bagent replaced Williams on the third drive and played until the end of the third quarter, completing 13 of 22 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown. 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After a scoreless first possession for several teams in 2024, Williams guided the starting offense in an impressive drive that culminated in a touchdown, setting the tone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[2275,881,1063,6998],"class_list":{"0":"post-25786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-caleb-williams","9":"tag-chicago-bears","10":"tag-preseason","11":"tag-touchdown"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}