It’s the morning after the Washington Commanders’ shocking Hail Mary win, and the Chicago Bears sure seem like they’re all out of sorts.
Where head coach Matt Eberflus blamed Bears players for their “execution” before Dan Quinn directly contradicted his late-game coaching approach, superstar cornerback Jaylon Johnson refused to blame anyone for the loss.
But the main Bears person in focus here should be No. 1 pick quarterback Caleb Williams.
While Williams also did not scapegoat anyone in his postgame press conference, two separate videos show that the bright young quarterback was visibly frustrated with how the Bears approached Washington’s final Hail Mary possession.
In the first, you can see Williams near the top of the screen trying to get any of the Bears’ defenders on the field to come up and defend a key quick out to Terry McLaurin. In fact, it’s literally what Williams motions to when the CBS camera finally centers on him.
Naturally, no one listened:
Obviously the #HailMary is insane. But the play before was so key.
Listen to Romo and watch Caleb Williams. Williams trying to get dudes to come up and cover the quick out. Bears D wasn’t ready. Wild. pic.twitter.com/kzg6mzO1Ly
— Steve Johnson (@LegKickNationOG) October 27, 2024
The second video was just as telling.
With CBS’s camera focused on Williams’ reaction while watching Jayden Daniels throw and complete the Hail Mary, the Bears quarterback romps off the field in disgust, seemingly going off on a tirade about someone’s mistake (it could’ve also been the missed holding calls).
Caleb Williams’ reaction to the Hail Mary
pic.twitter.com/cs3cduVY3K— BOOG (@BoogCB) October 28, 2024
Some might say that, with his overall terrible game, Williams hasn’t earned the right to be this openly incensed. But, again, it’s worth noting that he didn’t actually blast anyone in public, and even with a poor three quarters of play to start, Williams engineered not one but two touchdown-worthy possessions on the road against a quality team in the final moments.
Williams is the leader and emotional pulse of the Bears, who gutted out a tough almost-win despite not bringing their A-game. Anyone would be just as upset by how Chicago blew it if they were in his shoes.
