Caleb Williams’ 4000-Yard Goal for Upcoming Season Is “Dumb”, Feels Nick Wright

Caleb Williams wants to eclipse every other Bears quarterback by setting a record 4000+ passing yards.

Caleb Williams’ 4000-Yard Goal for Upcoming Season Is “Dumb”, Feels Nick Wright

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At first, Caleb Williams wasn’t sure about the idea of playing in Chicago. But now, he’s inspired to change the game and aims to be the first Bears quarterback to throw more than 4000 passing yards with a 70% completion rate. It’s a daring goal for the 23-year-old, especially with just one year in the NFL, and Nick Wright even thinks it might be a bit too ambitious.

Williams ended his first year with 3541 passing yards (62.5% completion), 20 touchdowns, and 6 picks. To the naked eye, those numbers seem far more reasonable for a rookie quarterback, but fans demanded more because of his Heisman pedigree.

He aims to bring that pedigree into play—there were glimpses last year—and become the first Bear QB to throw 4000+ passing yards and complete 70% of his attempts.

Obviously I have self-goals. And that’s being the first 4,000-yard passer in Bears history; that’s a goal of mine. 70% completion: it helps the team, keeps us on the field, puts us in better positions… And then other than that just trying to go down and score the most points we can with these drives that we have.

Caleb Williams said on Tuesday after finishing his practice at Bears training camp

FS1’s First Things First host, Nick Wright, believes Williams’ focus should be on winning games for the Bears instead of how many successful passes he can throw.

It’s a dumb goal. 70% completion is not only important, but I don’t even know that it’s good.

Nick Wright said

4000 passing yards is an achievable goal, but completing 70% of his passing attempts might prove tougher than it seems. The list of quarterbacks achieving that feat in 2024 consists of just five players: Jared Goff, Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield, and Geno Smith (at least 50 passes).

So technically, Wright does have a point. Williams’ best bet is to focus on his natural ball-playing skills. Moreover, avoid hero balls as much as possible.

A rough start to the training camp for Caleb Williams

Day one of the Bears’ training camp at Halas Hall was open mostly to the media. Ben Johnson, the new head coach of the Bears, kicked off the session with an 11v11 practice game with Williams taking the first reps.

Caleb Williams' 4000-Yard Goal for Upcoming Season Is "Dumb", Feels Nick Wright
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (Image via IMAGO)

On his first pass, Williams threw the ball straight to two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.

CBS’s Matt Zahn reported that the rest of the training went smoothly aside from the early hiccups. Rookie wide receiver Luther Burden II missed the session as he recovers from a hamstring injury that he suffered during the OTAs.

Later, during the 7v7 drill, Johnson yelled, “you’re out” at Williams for not lining up properly on the line, as per FOX Chicago’s Cassie Carlson.

Williams must learn to line up properly; otherwise, he will not be able to accomplish the sack goal he has set for himself.

Part of it is my footwork and that lining up with the play. That helps accelerate the clock for me. The other part is being decisive, making a decision. The other part is also taking what the defense gives me.

Williams said via the Bears wire

For Williams to establish himself as an elite shot-caller in the NFL, he must limit the mistakes to training camp. NFL teams will punish him if he makes the same errors during regular-season games.

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