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Courtney Cronin
LAKE FOREST, Ill.– Bear quarterback Caleb Williams On Wednesday he said he “could care less” about comments made about his play after Chicago’s win on “Monday Night Football.”
“People are going to say what they have to say,” Williams said after the Bears extended their winning streak to three games for the second straight game. come from behind win against Washington Commanders“We win, we lose; people have a lot to say. It was lucky, it wasn’t lucky; people have a lot to say. There’s bad play; there’s good play; people have a lot to say.”
“It doesn’t matter. We’re just concerned about what’s happening inside this building and with these people. That’s all I can say about that.”
Williams was questioned Wednesday about how his performance was described as “poor” during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast. Analyst Troy Aikman said Williams needs to do a better job of knowing where he is throwing the ball to his receivers to allow them to gain more yards after the catch.
As the Bears rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter, Williams threw a short pass d’andre swiftWho ran 55 yards for a touchdown to cut Washington’s lead to two. Regarding the drama, Aikman said that the commanders’ safety quan martin A missed tackle, which left Swift as open as he was, and that receiver dj moore push the corner back marshon latimore In Martin, who had to cover Swift.
“Just a little luck on Chicago’s part,” Aikman said on the broadcast. “There was really no intention of selecting it [play]But depending on how it was defended, it turned into that.”
Williams, saying he was “messing up,” poked fun at Aikman’s characterization of the touchdown in an Instagram post Tuesday.
“Nations Cap, good to be back!” Williams’ caption said“It was lucky” -TA. whoopty doo [laughing emojis],
“D’Andre played a great game and obviously [Aikman] “There were some things to be said about us or about me and, I mean, in the end we won,” Williams said Wednesday. “That was about it.”
Bears coach Ben Johnson told team broadcaster Jeff Joniak that he watched part of the broadcast Tuesday morning while his children were watching the second half of the game while getting ready for school.
“It seemed like from the game that night that some people weren’t particularly happy with how we were winning right now,” Johnson said. “But listen, in this league, you find a way to win somehow, that’s a big deal.”
When later asked if Aikman’s tone surprised him, Johnson said, “Maybe I just muted it.”
“We need to earn that respect, not only from the rest of the NFL teams, but from everyone,” Johnson said. “Everyone has their own opinion about us as a team and each player, each coach individually. You try your best to block out the outside noise. We know what we’re building here. We’re starting to trust each other. The more time we get together, I feel like that. I think that’s building, and I think that’s the most important thing.
“Ultimately, you want the respect of your teammates — especially, the people you’re working with — and I think that shows outside the building as well in how you compete and what you put on tape. So, yes, that’s a good thing. But at the same time, we’re more concerned about what we’re doing on a daily basis and what we’re doing for each other.”
Williams anticipated that the perceived criticisms of his game would be used as motivation going forward.
‘When you’re in a competitive situation like the coaches, or I, or other teammates, when people have something to say about you, whether it’s the week or the whole year or whatever the case may be, I think you use it as a little bit of fuel, a little bit of motivation,’ Williams said. I think that’s always a part of it as a competitor. He walks along. But don’t put so much into it that it has a negative impact on you.”
