Caleb Williams’ ugly NFL debut saved by Bears’ defense in historic win vs. Titans

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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On this episode of the Under Center Podcast, Kenneth Davis, Josh Schrock, and Alex Shapiro break down the Bears' victory over the Titans in Week 1. They start off by discussing how Caleb Williams looked in his NFL debut (00:58). Were Williams' struggles expected or are they cause for concern? They also discuss the offensive line's poor play and the impact it had on the Bears' non-existent run game (17:20). Later, they break down the performance of the Bears’ defense and pinpoint which player stood out the most (30:00). Finally, they discuss how the special teams looked, including Velus Jones Jr.’s latest muffed kick return and the blocked punt that Jonathan Owens returned for a touchdown (42:15).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Other Center podcast.
0:09.6	This is a joyous day.
0:11.1	The Bears on the lakefront defeated the Tennessee Titans 24 to 17.
0:15.9	I think a lot of us had the final score, but we damn sure didn't know how both teams were going to get there.
0:21.1	The Bears defense carried today along with the special teams in a herculean effort to snatch
0:25.9	victory away from the Tigers. Bears quarterback Kayla Williams was 14 of 29 for 93 yards and a rating
0:33.1	of 55, but no interceptions and he could have thrown a couple.
0:39.5	Let's start off there right away, guys.
0:41.7	It was eating pressure up the middle.
0:45.0	You had Simmons sweat, sweating it through,
0:48.2	and they had our boy Shelton on his backside,
0:51.3	but starting with Caleb, your thoughts on Caleb's performance.
0:58.5	Of course, it wasn't great, but was there any silver lining in Caleb's performance today? Let's start with that before we get into all the bad stuff.
1:04.3	Man, so I mean, I think the silver lining is just that unlike a lot of teams, really most
1:10.7	teams that would have a quarterback in this position,
1:13.3	the Bears have really built something to allow for this and not let the frustration build
1:19.6	and kind of get Caleb down.
1:21.3	Like I think it's very useful for him to go through these growing pains and get a win.
1:26.4	Like after the game, he can go up there and be like, hey, like, we got to win.
1:29.6	I got to be a lot better.
1:30.9	Like he was for like, hey, I'm going to get better.
1:33.2	This is not the standard.
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