Sean McVay loves football, no doubt about it, but he likes to give friendly reminders about not only how much he enjoys the sport, but also how much he consumes it.
Before Sunday’s matchup against the Bears in Chicago, McVay was asked about his thoughts on Caleb Williams and his game plan to stop him.
“I’ve watched this guy for a long time, whether it was when he first started playing at Oklahoma or USC and he is a stud,” McVay said Friday. “All the accolades that have been earned based on his body of work and his resume, he’s checking all the boxes. You can see he knows what he’s looking at. He can process, he can play within the pocket, play with the timing and rhythm, deliver the ball with accuracy and anticipation, and then when things do go off-schedule, he’s a nightmare to defend because he keeps his eyes down the field. He can extend plays in the pass game, but then he also has the athleticism, strength, and the instincts as a runner to be able to tuck the ball down and do those types of things. He was going to be the number one overall pick for a long time. I think that’s been earned and he’s a great competitor. That’s one of the things that you look at. I think he’s a tremendous competitor and we have our hands full. He has some really good players around him and then obviously familiar with the good coaches that he’s surrounded with as well.”
While Williams may have individual talents, it has yet to mesh with the Bears’ offense. Looking to rewrite that narrative, Bears OC Shane Waldron, a former assistant under McVay, had Williams throw the ball over 50 times in their last game.
The Rams’ DBs will have their work cut out for them with a pass happy attack and Keenan Allen expected to play after missing the last two games.