👉NFL Scout Who Hit On Brock Purdy Warns Teams About USC QB Caleb Williams

[Wagerallsports]

We’ll see if he goes to the combines

I highly doubt it JJ

He has no reason to

 

[Tanko]

I agree with that take. But would be interesting to see if CHI picked another UNC QB that high up. Mitch T did not work out too well.

Makes you wonder if they will go there after feeling somewhat "burned" in the past.

 

[Wagerallsports]

If Chicago likes one of the QBs better and/or don't want to gamble on Williams, they an just trade down to 2 or 3 and still get a lot in return

 

[edawg]

Williams is no better than Fields trust me when it is all said and done it will be Maye or Daniels at #1pick.

 

[Mr KLC]

 

[Wagerallsports]

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LOL great response

 

[Wagerallsports]

Williams is no better than Fields trust me when it is all said and done it will be Maye or Daniels at #1pick.

I think more & more ppl are starting to think that way

Sounds like he has other issues as well

 

[Wagerallsports]

Ex-NFL player Merril Hoge offers brutal evaluation of Caleb Williams​

Rran Taylor

Welcome back to another chapter of the Justin Fields vs. Caleb Williams debate. Today, we look at one of the harsher critics of Williams to exist in the NFL sphere.

Speaking with NBC Sports Chicago at Radio Row in Las Vegas, ex-NFL running back and current NFL analyst Merril Hoge shared his disinterest in Williams' tape at USC. For reference, Hoge told NBC Sports Chicago he's only halfway through Williams' tape. But he hasn't seen anything special thus far.

"The one thing that is clear [is that] he is not special," Hoge said. "He is not something unique like Patrick Mahomes. And I hope the Bears don't think 'Well, let's try to make up for our mistake for when we passed on Patrick Mahomes and go get Patrick Mahomes.' The kid is not Patrick Mahomes. He ain't even remotely close to that."

It's the great debate in Chicago sports in the present day. With the No. 1 pick in the draft, should the Bears use it on Williams or another quarterback, or stick with Fields for a fourth year? Hoge said he hasn't watched any of the other quarterbacks in the draft yet, but he definitely wouldn't select Williams.

What is he seeing from the tape that's discouraging him from Williams' game?

"First of all, his ability to throw on the run is very disturbing," Hoge said. "It is very inaccurate and it's all over the place. There's a ton of RPO, which nobody is going to RPO themselves to a Super Bowl in our league. ... You gotta push the ball down the field. There are times when he does that. He doesn't play with a lot of anticipation because of all the clean pockets that exist for him.

"The thing that's disturbing me right now is his inability to be consistent on the move as a thrower. And he's willing to do that a lot more than he has to. You don't have that choice in our league. ... I don't see anything magical with his arm. There's not enough there at this point for me to be like we're getting rid of Justin Fields and bring this guy in, who's never played in the National Football League and has to overcome all of those hurdles just to give us a chance to win."

That's some serious criticism for Williams.

If anything, Williams is touted for his Mahomes-like abilities. Scouts and pundits around the league are certainly infatuated with his ability to make plays on the run and create accurate throws off-platform. Hoge isn't seeing it.

Skeptics of Williams will also point to the poor year he finished last season with USC. They went 8-5, with head-scratching losses to Notre Dame, Utah and Washington. Even further, skeptics point to Williams' reaction to losing to Washington, as he went to the stands to cry with his mother. Some take it as a positive to his competitiveness, others use it as evidence of his lack of character.

The real question is --- are his skills better, or have the opportunity to become better, than Fields' current skillset? At the end of the day, the Bears must ask themselves if any available quarterback's skillset trumps that of Fields. That will tell them whether or not they should move off him, or not.

For Hoge, Fields remains the right answer for the Bears.

"I think you have enough with Justin Fields to have hope and continue to build with him," Hoge said.

 

[Tanko]

Ex-NFL player Merril Hoge offers brutal evaluation of Caleb Williams​

Rran Taylor

Welcome back to another chapter of the Justin Fields vs. Caleb Williams debate. Today, we look at one of the harsher critics of Williams to exist in the NFL sphere.

Speaking with NBC Sports Chicago at Radio Row in Las Vegas, ex-NFL running back and current NFL analyst Merril Hoge shared his disinterest in Williams' tape at USC. For reference, Hoge told NBC Sports Chicago he's only halfway through Williams' tape. But he hasn't seen anything special thus far.

"The one thing that is clear [is that] he is not special," Hoge said. "He is not something unique like Patrick Mahomes. And I hope the Bears don't think 'Well, let's try to make up for our mistake for when we passed on Patrick Mahomes and go get Patrick Mahomes.' The kid is not Patrick Mahomes. He ain't even remotely close to that."

It's the great debate in Chicago sports in the present day. With the No. 1 pick in the draft, should the Bears use it on Williams or another quarterback, or stick with Fields for a fourth year? Hoge said he hasn't watched any of the other quarterbacks in the draft yet, but he definitely wouldn't select Williams.

What is he seeing from the tape that's discouraging him from Williams' game?

"First of all, his ability to throw on the run is very disturbing," Hoge said. "It is very inaccurate and it's all over the place. There's a ton of RPO, which nobody is going to RPO themselves to a Super Bowl in our league. ... You gotta push the ball down the field. There are times when he does that. He doesn't play with a lot of anticipation because of all the clean pockets that exist for him.

"The thing that's disturbing me right now is his inability to be consistent on the move as a thrower. And he's willing to do that a lot more than he has to. You don't have that choice in our league. ... I don't see anything magical with his arm. There's not enough there at this point for me to be like we're getting rid of Justin Fields and bring this guy in, who's never played in the National Football League and has to overcome all of those hurdles just to give us a chance to win."

That's some serious criticism for Williams.

If anything, Williams is touted for his Mahomes-like abilities. Scouts and pundits around the league are certainly infatuated with his ability to make plays on the run and create accurate throws off-platform. Hoge isn't seeing it.

Skeptics of Williams will also point to the poor year he finished last season with USC. They went 8-5, with head-scratching losses to Notre Dame, Utah and Washington. Even further, skeptics point to Williams' reaction to losing to Washington, as he went to the stands to cry with his mother. Some take it as a positive to his competitiveness, others use it as evidence of his lack of character.

The real question is --- are his skills better, or have the opportunity to become better, than Fields' current skillset? At the end of the day, the Bears must ask themselves if any available quarterback's skillset trumps that of Fields. That will tell them whether or not they should move off him, or not.

For Hoge, Fields remains the right answer for the Bears.

"I think you have enough with Justin Fields to have hope and continue to build with him," Hoge said.

He didn't hold anything back did he. Pretty ruthless review.

 

[Wagerallsports]

He didn't hold anything back did he. Pretty ruthless review.

At this point if I’m Chicago I don’t take him

Too much negative stuff about him and we all saw USC backup light up the scoreboard too

Trade down 1-2 spots, get Washington or new England’s first rounder next year, and take Marvin Harrison jr or one of the other qbs

 

[stormtrooper8]

Chicago is drafting Williams

 

[Wagerallsports]

Chicago is drafting Williams

Probably so now

But do they take him because they think that highly of him or just don't wan't to be wrong after the fact?