If Caleb Williams isn't the best Bears QB of all time, who is it?
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Thanks to a friend of the program, Kevin Harlan, right there. It's Rahimi Harris and Grody on Chicago Sports Radio 670. The score asking you, are you ready to proclaim, to go along with the idea that Caleb Williams is the greatest Chicago Bears quarterback ever? Are we heading into a dangerous territory even asking that question? 312-644-6767 is the number. We will definitely take some of your calls on that. If I may, Marshall, I would like to present the opposing opinion. Because I'm listening. That's what's going on with me right now. I'm listening, and I'm pushing back, and I'm challenging you on other quarterbacks that were not great, but would challenge. That would challenge Caleb Williams for greatest Chicago Bears quarterback ever.
And right now, just to catch people up, I would say let's deep dive Jim McMahon, which we kind of did already before the break. And let's talk about Jay Cutler a little bit before we really jump to conclusions.
Fair. It's fair to do that. You know, the reason why you are listening and you're open is because I've slowly over the course of less than a year, Mark, that we've been working together on this show. worked you out of your PTSD, Bears related, on many different things. And I think quarterback is one of them. And I think that's the reason why you and other Caleb, I'm not there yet people, would be reticent, hesitant to just say, yeah, he's the guy. I get that. But Caleb, with the comebacks, with having to be the actual engine, with all these other teams you're talking about, they had... A defense and a running game, and it was like the quarterback hopefully doesn't screw it up. That's been kind of the method of operation for the Chicago Bears.
Now we have a guy who's only in year two, who's only had one year with a new head coach. He's had how many offensive coordinators in that time? How many guys have been calling plays since he became an NFL quarterback? Multiple. More than two. And I think the thing that you need to see right now is when you turn on the freaking tape and you watch the number of throws that he's made. and the arm talent that he has, and the use of said arm talent to win not just games, but big games and big spots, that's what separates Caleb Williams. It's because he has to be the guy. These other guys that we're talking about didn't have to be the guy necessarily on the teams that they were on.
Yeah. I mean, I think, you know, with Cutler, who was here 2009 to 2016, interestingly enough... The year before he came to the Bears, he had 4,526 yards. What did he never do with the Chicago Bears? Throw for 4,000 yards. Throw for 4,000 yards. No, it's just funny. As I went back and thinking, as much as I think I know about Bears history and Bears quarterbacks, you always learn something, or at least your memory is re-stimulated as to things that are going on with these players, that did go on with these players.
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