Ryan Poles: Bears are seeing 'impressive' growth from Caleb Williams
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This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. We thank you for joining us on this sunny Monday. Yeah, real nice to have you today. Real good. It is. And we're talking about just the wrap-up of the NFL Combine, where for the Bears this year as opposed to last, it may not have been as much about which prospect looks the best. even though that is very much front and center. There's also just a lot of business done at the league. People talk for the first time in a couple months. You might have an easier discussion or a more salient point that's made once you're removed from a gutting loss in the playoffs, for example. And that's where I feel like Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles were when asked about the conversation surrounding what's the next order of business for Caleb Williams?
How do you build on the progress that he made? We heard from Ben Johnson. So what about Ryan Poles? Well, Cassie Carlson sat down with him on Fox 32. If you missed it, it is on their YouTube channel. Fox 32 Sports has a great YouTube channel. And she asked him his thoughts on his young quarterback's goals for the team's offense. Caleb was on, obviously, a podcast, and he said he wants to be the number one offense in the league next year. Also talked about being a little bit of a maniac just in terms of how he wants to be the best on the field. When you hear your quarterback continue to make that message public, what excites you about that? I mean, his overall maturity from the day he got into the league to what it is today is really impressive.
That growth is really impressive. I've got to give Ben a lot of credit for that. They spent a lot of time together. He's starting to do the things, not just say, but do the things that professional quarterbacks do. And that gets me excited because if his mentality is that, it'll start rubbing off on a lot of the other guys. And if we get the whole crew moving with that mentality, trying to be the absolute best in the league, one of one, we're going to be in a really good spot. That's as optimistic as I've ever heard Rampel sound. I loved what he said about don't just say it because Caleb Williams, from the second he was at that podium at the NFL Combine there, he was very good with his words. I can throw any ball.
I can throw. That's right. Well, sir, I love that for you, but you had a 50-some-odd completion percentage. But the problem was... Your receivers did not help you. In his first year, despite not having a good infrastructure, Caleb Williams was not... And I'm not saying there was no laziness, none of that stuff. He did not know what it really meant to be a professional quarterback in this league. So that part is real. And I'm not saying he's got this yet, but he's taken some huge strides. And before I forget, by the way, Cassie Carlson will be on TTN Take the North, I believe, tomorrow. I do believe I can confirm that with our guy Weedzy when the Weed Man joins us at 1 o'clock. So shout out to Cassie Carlson.
And by the way, Dan Weterer expanded on this. You can read his article in The Athletic. Yes. And shout out to Cassie Carlson. I didn't realize that was her first time co-hosting a whole show with David Haw last week. I didn't realize that either.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:31
2
What did Ryan Poles say about Caleb Williams' development?
5:31–7:36
3
How did Caleb Williams express his goals for the offense?
7:36–8:40
4
What are the notable improvements in Caleb Williams' performance?
8:40–12:29
5
What challenges did Caleb Williams face in his first year?
12:29–15:52
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