Challenges Caleb Williams must overcome as the new Bears quarterback with Shawne Merriman

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Rookie minicamp is this weekend, and Caleb Williams' journey as the Bears quarterback is about to begin. Former NFL All-Pro Shawne Merriman joins Kenneth Davis, Josh Schrock, and Alex Shapiro on the Under Center Podcast to break down what Caleb is about to face. Shawne discusses the pressure Caleb faces following Justin Fields' tenure with the Bears (0:52). Later, Shawne discusses why he doesn't like rookie quarterbacks starting (3:41) and fair expectations for Caleb (20:42). Finally, Shawne breaks down what the Bears are getting with Keenan Allen (17:02) and how a veteran defense can help a young QB (18:54).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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0:31.5	We got a lot to get into.
0:33.0	And listen, friend of the show coming back with us, NFL player owner, Sean Miriaman from the
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0:42.9	all the fights a little bit later. Sean, my God, how are you doing? I'm doing well, man. How are y'all
0:48.3	doing? We're doing good. We're good, yeah. Civil Wars is over. The smoke is clear.
0:54.0	The truth. I was hosting clear. Called the truce.
0:55.3	I was hosting one of our shows last night and one of the fans had said, you know,
1:00.7	basically like I'm a Justin guy, but I'm coming along.
1:03.3	And I mean, Chicago, you've been, I'm sure kind of get synced and get out of eye for the most part.
1:11.6	So it was good to see the people are kind of coming together with the direction that the bears are
1:15.2	moving now.
1:16.7	I think they had to, you know, to be honest, right?
1:19.6	Because at the end of the day, if you're still holding on to Justin Fields, who's gone,
1:23.6	how can you ever really be happy with Caleb, no matter how we play. And I think that, you know, they had to come to grips.
1:30.7	And I was happy for a couple of readings for Justin Fields, right?
1:35.2	Because we just talked about before we came on.
1:38.1	He didn't do anything wrong.
1:39.2	He actually performed pretty well.
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