Caleb Williams looks ‘effortless’ in Pro Day | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms spell out their biggest takeaways from Caleb Williams’ Pro Day and why his throwing mechanics stood out. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #calebwilliams
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[@seanjenkins331]

Nobody talks about dude's butts more than Chris Simms

[@maddrone7814]

It’s part of the analysis tbh (pun intended with analysis)

[@Bryan-ig2zp]

Never done a leg day huh?

[@piteusx8440]

Chris is an apologetic about that. Thick butts is almost a necessity for football.

[@gentlemans.guidance365]

I really don't understand why everyone hates on him. He's nothing like they were assuming. Actually seems humble 😂

[@mr.nobody9697]

6ft 7/8? So hes 6`1. And again the haters are wrong. I heard he was going to measure not much over 5`10 according to the haters

[@Coop95]

People been praying on his downfall since the beginning

[@onlineadvertisingnet]

Florio a big Vikings fan ... He's worried, with reason.

[@richj011]

Vikings and Bears got their USC QB

[@scottfisher352]

All the Vikes need to do is draft JJ and future Super Bowl are ours

[@nickvanderschaegen3863]

@@scottfisher352exactly, regardless of who we or the Bears draft they are the least of our concerns with GB and Detroit in the division

[@user-iq6cc3df3l]

Uh oh. Simms and Florio are starting to talk about “butts” again. This is where the video goes off the rails ;-)

[@hammdawg5606]

Maybe Williams is more like Rodgers than Mahomes. Hopefully he wins a superbowl with the bears 🎉

[@parulp6385]

His official combine height is 6’1 1/8 is more accurate and measured in socks.

[@Coop95]

Just say 6’1 lmao I saw reports that people thought he’d be under 6ft so him being 6’1 is great

[@craigburgess7105]

It is how Walsh saw Montana and decided to draft him.

[@TheHighlanderprime]

Caleb is young Reggie Jackson reincarnated as a stud QB.

[@mraxolotl1782]

He's one of those guys that, if I were a GM, I would ask if he really loves the game of football? Does it get in his system and just light him up, or does he do it because he's good at it and it's a way to make a lot of money. At the NFL level that can make all the difference.

[@chrissnape9537]

6ft 1 is tall enough. Thank you for saying he had nothing to prove. it's true. None of those do a circle and throw it deep. Even Russell Wilson only does that once a year. Caleb is like Ernie Els, where everything is so well timed it looks like they arent putting any effort into it. Mario Lemuix looked like a slow skater, then you noticed him blowing by people

[@JohnAC4]

Ya seriously he’s an inch shorter than Mahomes, Rodgers, and Lamar. Who have won MVP the last 6 years multiple times

[@jordanhaworth105]

If TV doenst do it justice, then still shots sure as hell dont

[@patrickpascal1225]

😂

[@theesperanzacompromisebyja9044]

They're talking about him like he is a race horse!

[@klardfarkus3891]

Wasnt LAmar Jackson too short to be in the nfl? They criticize every thing about LAmar and don’t even mention it for other players.

[@tylerholt6828]

What? Lamar is 6'2

[@klardfarkus3891]

@@tylerholt6828 yes and the criticism was that LAmar is too short to be an nfl QB

[@josephcisneros1]

Really?! You think 1/8 of an inch makes a difference? This is not a 5'10" Young or Murray. I guess Steve Young should have his Canton bust removed. Talk about making a mountain put of a mole hill.

[@AlUmber33]

Steve Young and Joe Montana both measured 6’2”

[@tvtda1]

The workout reminded me of Andrew luck and kyler murray. it wasn't his best day but like his worst days are a bottom top 15 QB's best days lol. full disclaimer i thought Bo nix had the best pro day, i think bo will end up having the best pro day, though its annoying that no ones really doing goalline stuff. He just throw the ball like Andrew luck did a lil bit, he may be more Andrew luck than Mahomes because Mahomes just has a stronger arm, Williams feet is better than mahomes, and Andrew was a gunslinger but he didn't have the strongest arm in the league but at the same time, he generated power in freaky quick ways a lot like Williamx. i also say Kyler Murray, he didn't make as many power throws as Kyler did in his workout but he has this Kyler like thing where he's more comfy and accurate throwing left than right.

[@SubZero-pi4jr]

I think Nix has the best chance at being a good nfl qb

[@woodstocknation1961]

Don't they all? Chicago didn't have the patience with Justin Fields, so the pressure will be on cw and Ryan Poles. The Fields trade come out of nowhere and caught most folks off guard. Poles better hope Fields doesn't take the Steelers deep into the playoffs and we struggle to keep our QBs out of the tent

[@werb24]

He also looked inaccurate for a pro day and seemed to lack timing even in this setting. Not shocked and doesn't mean he's not going to be good.

[@slicks1175]

Caleb will be a better pro than Trevor Lawrence, I think he’s well worth the #1 pick

[@Bolttoast]

Really going out on a limb, never believed in Lawrence. Staley and LA saved his legacy.

[@slicks1175]

@@Bolttoast Saved who’s legacy?

[@SubZero-pi4jr]

He’s the third best qb imo

[@slicks1175]

@@SubZero-pi4jr Time will tell all

[@Bolttoast]

@@slicks1175 Trevor’s Legacy

[@jaybrown3341]

Did Chris ever apologize for picking Zach Wilson over Trevor and Justin?….🤔

[@patrickpascal1225]

He said he was wrong, but Trevor is still so so and it was shown that class was meh

[@klardfarkus3891]

All the idiots ranting that Williams doesn’t need to do pro day and isn’t going should feel stupid.

[@alexanderednie1205]

He better look flawless throwing scripted plays on air

[@Matt90541]

He didn't look flawless, missed multiple passes

[@JohnAC4]

Well they didn’t say flawless they said effortless which means something completely different

[@theshaman7381]

He threw left handed to warm up...

[@freddiecarr7602]

JaMarcus Russell had nice pro days

[@richj011]

Except Caleb was drinking water or Gatorade not Nyquil and Codeine

[@AquariusEdge]

Your mom had nice pro days

[@hassensaleh2323]

For the Chicago Fans that speak so highly about Shane Waldron, if he was that good he wouldn’t be your OC, he would at the very least be retained by the same team that let him go.Doesn’t matter if Pete was let go, if he was worth keeping- he would be with the new staff. He was told to look for a new opportunity. Shane Waldron is average. As a Seattle fan his offense was infuriating most of the time, there are moments of creativity but those are few and far between. I wish Caleb the best.

[@juliuskasoro]

shane would have had to have wanted to come back to the team. Also rarely does a team hire a HC and keep previous coordinators

[@kt773]

Hey goof ball ,the head coach left 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bowhunter8532]

He is better than Luke Getsy...

[@user-iq6cc3df3l]

I almost never watch college ball although I caught Trevor Lawrence in I think a Championship Game. Anyways I watched Caleb yesterday on his Pro Day (PD) workout and before that I saw very little. I think he was REALLY holding back. I wanted to see him just rip a throw to see what his arm is like. But it looked to me like he threw behind a couple receivers - maybe he was late? - and he had a couple overthrows on deeper balls. But I think he has a tendency to shuffle his feet right after his drop and just before his throws. I believe scouts want to see a QB drop back, hit his back foot, aim his front foot at his target, push off with his back foot, make a weight transfer, and let it rip. At least that’s what I gather from watching too many videos. But I have an image of Drew Brees in my mind right now as a perfect example of what a QB should do. Brees was pretty amazing. But from Caleb’s PD it’s nearly impossible for someone to know much without seeing him play in a game. (One thing I noticed: he has pretty big calves. That might help him move out if the pocket and maybe even avoid injury.)

[@johnnysilver5866]

Man says he hasn’t watched any Caleb Williams, then goes on an entire tangent about how well he can evaluate the guy he’s never seen play…

[@Jerrythebatman]

Pro days need to have players rush the Qb without hitting so we can see how they throw under pressure. Throwing balls without any pressure means literally nothing and shows us nothing. Jamarcus Russel case and point. Throws 70 on one knee but cant play football

[@fantasypolice]

It's called routes on air. It's just entertainment for front office staff. These sessions don't change opinions on physical skill sets that are formed from game footage. They're there for meet and greet, to check out other prospects they need additional evaluation on, and observe a prospect's personality and how he interacts with his teammates.

[@Jerrythebatman]

i get what your saying but still flawed since Busts are great in college so game film for QBs dont really mean much. Guys can have minimal experience even a few games and still be graded as amazing hence Mitchell Trubisky and Josh Rosen who had great film and were crap in the NFL. Most college players dont get drafted so its playing against no one really. Just saying we need a better way then just game film against not great D and throwing with no pressure@@fantasypolice

[@tvtda1]

There's a few drills to simulate this i remember johnny manziel had a bunch of these in his pro day workout for example. Jon Gruden will also run these types of drills if he deems it necessary but its a case by case basis.

[@jaybrown3341]

Zach Wilson’s pro day was perfect…another case in point 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@bollweevil8112]

Athletic build, not a skinny basketball player

[@freedomrulesjavier3904]

Will Chicago finally have the patience and system to fully develop Caleb? The history isn't there. Lets all hope they hire a great OC and QB coach.

[@anthonyhankes7599]

They hired Shane Waldron the same guy who got russ to have one his better years and gino reviving his career

[@Chris-ey8zf]

@@anthonyhankes7599 He also helped Jared Goff have his best season ever and get to a superbowl in LA.

[@user-iq6cc3df3l]

The Bears have been a bit of a mess. It’s like the Jets. Rodgers doesn’t need anybody at this stage of his career but Caleb will. But assuming the Bears take Caleb he WILL struggle mostly because he’ll play for a disorganized organization, I think.

[@DiFinni]

Yeah, history isn't there, but also new people in front office, so can't go by the history. Who cares what they did with old management.

[@JohnAC4]

@@user-iq6cc3df3lthe bears have good weapons at the least. Which guys like Trubisky and fields didn’t have their first seasons

[@SecondHSProductions]

Chris simms be on CW lil too hard IMO his pro day really wansnt anything special, dude missed 3 text book passes on routine routes with his own WRs. I think Jayden Daniel’s will be the better prospect.

[@jumpsurfer]

Weird comment

[@SecondHSProductions]

@@jumpsurfer yea ur right I took it too far. Good call ima edit that up RQ

[@1donniekak]

What I saw was on most throws the receivers had to make big adjustments.

[@TheHighlanderprime]

Pro day doesn’t really tell much.

[@moemo284]

I wanted to find so many things wrong with him that was the least amount of my concerns

[@keithcrook8591]

Wait…they ARE talking about Caleb right? Could have SWORE I heard all the same thing about Trevor Lawrence.

[@moemo284]

Did you want them to make up new descriptions every year for the top quarterbacks. 😂

[@keithcrook8591]

No, but they can give the “best QB prospect ever or best QB prospect since Andrew luck” thing a rest.

[@BrBcouchfire]

Anything for Chris Sims to start talking about dudes asses again.

[@bowhunter8532]

Zach Wilson looked good at his pro day too. The day is meaningless. Dude has a high probability of being a bust

[@LC-hn6nk]

He doesn’t, he actually has probably one of the highest floors and lowest probability as being a bust unless you classify him being a bust if he ends up a top 15 qb. Just keep making shit up buddy

[@p.doetsch6209]

Bustin Fields is that you?

[@larrylindgren9484]

Throwing against no one so want. There's no rush. No defense to read. So, what. I'm 66 and I could look good throwing against no one. These work outs are worthless. Look at the film it tells you want you want to know. These workouts tell you nothing.

[@TopRivers]

Is him looking homeless concerning?

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

Post your face

[@TopRivers]

@@bookswithbenjamin8902 no way 8902

[@agent-21-7]

That’s grind season look. Just working out, then clean up on draft day.

[@JDinero7023]

It's called focus tunnel vision, u wouldn't know anything about that.

[@milanradovich1]

Effortlessly bad. Chucking weak ducks behind uncovered receivers and hes 5ft tall. Bears please draft the white guy

[@JohnAC4]

Alright troll

[@KirbyPuckettrocks34]

Found the Commanders fan

[@hassensaleh2323]

It’s a new day Milan. The white guy is behind Caleb and Jayden. Embrace change, I will hold your hard through these tough times 😂

[@captaindein33]

Cope

[@gregdimit6348]

must've missed that 67 yarder through the air that was on the money.

[@SubZero-pi4jr]

Bet he’s a bust

[@fantasypolice]

And your bet amount is equivalent to your handle. Nobody cares.

[@SubZero-pi4jr]

@@fantasypolice ok cat boy…

[@gregdimit6348]

explain

[@OblivionAviator]

Hmmm ... Effortless. Running scripted plays with no pressure. Ok.

[@DerikHerron]

Bears bout to ruin this guy too, it's what they do!!!

[@richj011]

Ryan Poles has ruined many QB's. Only wanted he drafted was Pat

[@moemo284]

I know you want to hate but this is a totally new regime

[@DerikHerron]

👌👍😂🤣

[@DerikHerron]

@@richj011 They would've ruined him too, defensive minded coaches destroy young QB's

[@savage4242]

They just have drafted bad ones. Fields and Trubisky suck ass all on their own lack of merit. Can't fix lack of talent

[@m777bill]

I don’t know why I just don’t like his style. Cry baby. I predict he could be worse than Trey lance .

[@josephbanker3829]

I dont buy in, they hype a new guy up every year. Calebs 6'1 210 , hes slow with a avg NFL arm. Hes not gonna have all day with WRs 10 yds open like in college.

[@R34LI7Y]

The Bears will continue to be a joke to me until they actually make the post season. And Caleb hasn’t played a snap in the NFL yet so I’m not buying the hype

[@waynesworld1655]

They made the post season many times in the lovie smith era and even made the superbowl?

[@savage4242]

They were in the playoffs in 2019 with Mitch lmao

[@OrlandoSoto1111]

@@savage42422018 because of the elite Bears defense. Mitch played average that year.

[@user-ov5bz1vi1o]

Caleb williams: 31 college games: 33 fumbles, 83 sacks. He is just like Justin Fields only smaller, slower , and without the humility

[@janheman]

You see the stats with no context. You are wrong…

[@janheman]

Fan boy comment.

[@bowhunter8532]

Exactly. Not sure what people see in this kid. I rather keep fields and trade back but no going back now...

[@kevinb6745]

01:05 “Thickness in the legs & BUTT area” ⏸️🧐

[@user-cv8uw7ph9w]

Bust. It’ll shock the world it’ll be that bad

[@tjatnb]

Hate Chris Simms

[@rich9277]

Pro day huh let’s see when edge rushers bear down on him and he will be the second coming of Mac Jones