Dan Patrick: The Bears Are Set Up Well For Caleb Williams | 3/15/24

Dan Patrick reacts to the offseason the Chicago Bears have had so far and explains why the team is set up really well for presumptive 1st overall pick Caleb Williams, should the team draft him

Normally when a team is slated to own the number one overall pick the franchise has been going in the wrong direction I think people forget the Bears won seven games last year they uh dealt with Carolina got the top pick they did go seven and 10 and they were

In the hunt for a playoff spot there for a little while but they have the number one overall pick because Carolina was terrible last year the potential landing spot for Caleb Williams now looks even more promising they went out and they signed DeAndre Swift he’s a doit all

Back back he’ll catch some passes out of the back field they improved their defense they got a couple of promising defensive backs they bolstered the offensive line and then yesterday they traded for Keenan Allen he’s been a Pro Bowl wide receiver six times and you always have to say the

Following with Keenan Allen when healthy because when healthy he’s very very good so you partner him with DJ Moore who had 1300 yards receiving and Chicago’s offense now looks a little bit more formidable here now it feels like they’re doing all of these things to then bring in Caleb Williams they’re

Going to give him weapons unlike what Carolina did with Bryce young and Trevor Lawrence finished with the League’s worst record his first season as a starter in Jacksonville Joe burrow in 2020 he got injured they finished 4- 11 Kyler Murray his first year 2019 his team won five games B Baker Mayfield was

Selected by a winless Cleveland Browns team in 2018 you’re going into situations where you’re asked to be the Savior but that’s not going to how happen unless you have some help there it looks like the Bears have learned from other people’s lessons and even Justin Fields when they had him they

Still have him surround these quarterbacks with some Talent give them a chance at least to get off the ground and it looks like that’s what Chicago is doing now there’s still a lot of speculation or wonderment hey are they going to stay with Justin Fields okay we don’t know we don’t know

For sure but you know maybe they do maybe they keep him but they still take Caleb Williams I would be surprised if anybody went up to get Caleb Williams Washington Washington DC where he’s from I would be happy with Jaden Daniels I wouldn’t even blink an eye and be like

We’d love to have him he’s from here but we like Jaden Daniels are the Patriots going to go up and get him what do you have to go up and get him what’s it going to cost you if you were going to trade for CJ strad right now what would

CJ strad cost you if you called the Texon and said hey we’ll give you what you already know how good he is one year solv the code do you give four first round picks for him you’d be giving more for CJ stra than you would for Caleb Williams

Right are you going to go up we’ve seen the teams that go up and get these guys it doesn’t work out very often Carolina did it that didn’t work out they went up and got the wrong guy or at least the appearance of the wrong guy you know the Niners with Trey

Lance the Bears we’ve seen this before where you’re going up there Mitch trabis we got to have him okay nobody else wants him but we’ve got to have him and now Caleb Williams I can’t imagine a team going let’s say the Raiders and this was brought up to me what about the Raiders

Could the Raiders go up and get Caleb Williams I go sure but what are you giving up I mean if you’re going to give the 13th pick and what else are you going to give up all right I’m not interested if I’m the Bears you have to really knock

Them down and say you you can’t pass up on this offer I just don’t see a team and I haven’t heard any possible trade proposals now we have a lot of time before the draft but I think the Bears worst case scenario they keep Justin fields for a year and then maybe you

Have that back up in case something happens to Caleb Williams or you don’t have to play him right away that you can play Justin fields and then you can bring in Caleb Williams I still and I said this yesterday I’ve seen a couple of NFL reporters who picked up on this I

Think Philadelphia would be the ideal place for Justin Fields because is Jaylen her’s going to stay healthy and if he happens to get hurt that team is ready to go I mean they went out the Eagles have made some moves you don’t want to have all of this talent and then

You don’t have your quarterback there and Justin Fields doesn’t cost you anything you’d be able to bring him in one year you’re not going to pay him a lot of money he’s doe 25 million next year you could even franchise him if you wanted to but I can’t see that happening

Either it’s bring him in let him be insurance for Jaylen Herz I mentioned the Giants as a possible uh destination for Justin Fields put him in there put a little pressure on Danny dimes I can’t imagine Daniel Jones will be there the following year maybe Justin Fields is

Your future there but right now the Bears in a holding pattern uh or at least were given the impression that it’s a holding pattern and maybe they keep him maybe they don’t draft Caleb Williams maybe they trade the number one pick I don’t see that happening but

There is that possibility I just think that the Bears thought somebody was going to be more interested in Justin Fields as a starter maybe it was Pittsburgh if Russ didn’t go there maybe it was Atlanta if Kirk D cousins didn’t go there the perfect situation didn’t

Play out for them and now they have him and do they keep him or you know get close to drafting or maybe you keep him and then you trade him during the season if somebody considering we had 65 different starting quarterbacks last year that maybe you’re able to get more

During the season than prior to the season