Former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho watched Caleb Williams audition for the next live-action Disney movie on Monday night, rather than trying to be a franchise quarterback.
“Caleb, you're not a damsel in distress, you're not in distress,” Acho said Tuesday on FS1's “The Facility.” “We don't feel sorry for you guys. It's the National Football League. You're going to take a pretty big hit. You've got to get up, you've got to make the next play, and I think more than anything, it's something you can control. I feel like I want to control things.
“You can't give up on anything with a heartbeat, and while we see too often with his No. 1 overall pick, what I still believe is a generational talent.” I believe that we see things without the heartbeat of attitude, toughness, effort, emotion, etc.”Growing up in the midst of a war, a football game, and defeating him. . ”
Acho and others have said a lot about Williams since his questionable play on Monday and his sideline antics during a 30-12 loss to the Vikings that sent Chicago (4-10) to its eighth straight loss. It was critical.
Williams, who was hit hard in the fourth quarter, lay on the bench indignant.
Let's just say you've never seen Tom Brady make a move like that.
ESPN's Troy Aikman took this as evidence that the No. 1 pick is a “loser.”
Acho, who played two seasons with the Eagles, had a more critical response.
He believes Williams has made some dramatic plays this season. Among them was Williams taking too long to be on the ground in Week 12, leading to a costly delayed penalty in overtime of a 30-27 home loss to the Vikings.
“Caleb Williams' body language is starting to become not only concerning, but frustrating. At the game of football, especially when he's a rookie, you go from king to farmer in college, but someone Caleb Williams I think we need to let you know that you're now a farmer in the National Football League,'' Acho said. .
“But it's almost as if we expect Caleb Williams to feel sorry for us. (Monday) night during the game, yeah, he took a hard hit. We've all taken a hard hit before. Why would someone pick me up? Do you sit there lying down and don't let anyone come to your rescue? No, Caleb Williams. You're not a damsel, you're not in distress. If it was an isolated incident, I wouldn't. I couldn’t have been more upset.”
Williams' reaction can be analyzed and debated, but his play on the field isn't helping his cause.
The former University of Southern California star's season line of 17 touchdowns and five interceptions looks decent, but he has a QBR of 48.1 and has thrown for less than 200 yards seven times.
Williams completed 18 of 31 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown on Monday.
It didn't help that the Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and head coach Matt Eberflus, but Williams hasn't lived up to his draft status.
ESPN's Dan Orlovsky said on “The Pat McAfee Show” that the other three first-round quarterbacks to play this year (Washington's Jaden Daniels, New England's Drake Maye and Denver's Bo Nix) While everyone has improved over the season, Williams said, “I haven't improved.” year.
He called the Bears' offseason coaching changes the “most significant hire” in franchise history.
“The issues, warts and concerns that have come out of the school remain a major concern,” Orlovsky said. “Playmaking — he's still a playmaker, he's not good enough as a quarterback right now. What I wanted to say is, you talk about easy mistakes, you talk about playing in rhythm, you talk about easy Completion, field clean, rhythm in time Throwing the ball out well, that's what we're talking about at the quarterback position. He doesn't do it consistently enough, not even at USC, not five guys on the planet do it. He'll make four plays in any given game, but it won't last long.”
