Anthony Heron

This is the end of innocence, where at least for me, based off of this season, the expectations I had for the team coming in and them going well beyond that, I'm in a really positive frame of reference for a lot of these things.

And I've been talking to you guys, as we all have, about the development of Caleb Williams at all these different touch points.

And when you look at.

Even the interceptions, especially the last two interceptions yesterday, where the Bears now have a quarterback who consistently, as he stands in the pocket, confidently delivers the ball with anticipation and trust.

And touch.

That wasn't the Caleb that we saw in August or in September for much of October.

And so that to me, I'm still at the moment willing to view even those last couple of interceptions.

The one where he's trying to figure out, you know, he throws it up the sideline and Loveland's nowhere near the football.

You know, who's who's the guy he's trying to deliver it to?

Interceptions number two and three are Caleb.

cutting the ball loose like the first one it's a fourth down he's going and sails the football the two last week both fourth downs where you know dj falls down defenders are running free and he's just trying to sort of loft the ball to at least give the bears a chance to make a play those last two interceptions yesterday were not on fourth down we're not in sort of moments of desperation but to me at least it's a bears quarterback who is now showing the growth where in

Moments where he's got to anticipate where to go with the football.

And even that last play here where there was an opportunity in the flat.

I think it was Kemet was in the flat.

And you have a flood concept to that right side of the field.

And Caleb is just trying to trust that he's going to deliver the football where his wide receiver is going to end up.

So if this guy is covered and that guy is covered, and this is where my eyes tell me I have a receiver who can declare open, you've got to have a quarterback who's willing to cut that ball loose and trust his playmaker, trust himself to put the ball where it has to be.

So right now, in what is now the end of innocence, but...

I'm willing to view this as a positive result because you compare where Caleb was last night to where he was earlier in the season.

That's a moment where he tucks the football and starts running around everywhere trying to figure out how he can make a play.