Can the Jets go all the way? Would Caleb Williams go into a good situation in Chicago? | First Take

Can the Jets go all the way? Would Caleb Williams go into a good situation in Chicago? | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Dan Orlovsky discuss Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets, along with Caleb Williams' potential situation with the Chicago Bears.
0:00 Can the Jets go all the way?
3:35 NY's high-level roster
6:31 Caleb Williams to the Bears?
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[@ChicagoDefense]

The media are kicking and screaming for Caleb to not come to Chicago 😂 keep the tears rolling

[@alexamerling79]

Let em hate lol

[@kevindukes8185]

You two are clowns 🤡 there is no guarantee Caleb will be great

[@yahcrack]

He’s going home to DC

[@keenannorris3309]

I mean, MJ became the most famous athlete in the world out of Chicago. I don't think the media dislikes Caleb going to the nation's third largest market.

[@jamesjones8718]

But they encouraged a Justin Fields trade 😂 complete sabotage

[@dfloyd8910]

Molly with the “get a new line” might be her most important contribution to this show of all time 😂😂

[@karanmehta2008]

Are we going to ignore that it's cold in Kansas City and Mahomes grew up and played in Texas. The weather is no excuse a lot of QBs grew up in warm areas and played just fine in Northern cities.

[@nrg6245]

Mahomes is probably the best QB ever and whoever doesn’t realize that is the same people who excuse tua for not being able to play in sub temp weather.

[@JXC98]

Great QBs adapt. Hoping Williams will be that man

[@scruffd0g193]

Mahomes might be the best cold weather QB Ever, Brady was the best bad weather QB ever - ugly rain.

[@drewmorrison]

Exactly. Also, how do you expect to win a road playoff game if you can’t play in the cold?

[@alienpatois]

and Caleb grew up in DC until college

[@mustang9549]

I feel like that Breece Hall, Aaron Rodgers combo bout to go crazy as far as a fantasy perspective goes.

[@colbyrcalderon]

you know aaron hasn’t thrown for 300 yards in like 52 weeks

[@samuelbankhead653]

I bet he is a Jets fan.

[@frankcribari9862]

Nobody cares about your fantasy football team u casual 🤡🤡🤡

[@jwill294]

@@colbyrcalderonbro 52 weeks ago was the middle of last off season pal. What a weird number to throw out there lmao

[@nrg6245]

If he can not die on the first play! Sheesh

[@yengvang8737]

Stephen A Smith scared of the cold is hilarious. Chicago and Green Bay were known to play in cold weathers, it's basically a tradition, that's why the 85 bears and 06 bears were so good. If you talk about QBs, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Farve adapted to the cold. Tom Brady played in the cold for so long in New England. Caleb will be fine.

[@SunniMerlot]

If cold weather was helping anything those teams would actually win games. Only the pats and chiefs do that and it was because of All Time QBs…

[@nrg6245]

@@SunniMerlotdon’t forget Big Ben!!!!! Two time super bowl champ!

[@kwonbond4215]

Big Ben was born in Ohio tho he knows about the freezing cold

[@bnjmnbanks]

​@kwonbond4215 Stephen A is from New York. He should be used to the cold too.

[@MrManiac2591]

the cold had absolutely nothing to do with the success of the Bears in 85 or 06 lmao

[@koby208]

Stephen A talking about how cold it is in Chicago, like it’s the only cold city in the league 😂😂

[@lilrjswag]

No dome over that stadium is wicked cold😭

[@Traeshawn23]

Molly never shuts up 😭

[@thisgamegavemecancer1813]

weeb

[@felipeclaudio2843]

Tf you mean?

[@tonyyologaming]

SHE WENT ON SOME JEALOUSY ROUTE ...TYPICAL BROAD....BECAUSE SAS HAS BEEN TRAVELING AND SHE TRYINA SNEAK SHOT HER TRUST ISSUES. AGAIN, TYPICAL BROAD. SICK OF WOKE CULTURE FORCING BROADS ON SPORTS CASTS WITH THEIR EMOTIONAL DRIVEN FEEDBACKS

[@alexwilkins5783]

Aaron Rodgers went from California to Wisconsin. Which is worse than Illinois in every way.

[@Mari000]

Exactly. Weather arguments are total BS.

[@demetriburse5389]

Agreed plus New York weather is far more worse than Chicago. It's so annoying that people act like playing football in Chicago is like playing football in Russia.

[@geraldstewart2556]

Because it is​@@demetriburse5389

[@alexamerling79]

Of course Caleb is going to a great situation. We gave him Keenan Allen, DJ Moore and D'Andre Swift.

[@HungGottiYoCarti82328]

Other than Magic goin to LA this prolly the best team a #1 went to ever

[@short_kingzz]

Nikka who's we ur not on the team 😂😂

[@OrlandoSoto1111]

@@short_kingzzReal fans talk with pride about their teams. It’s not that serious big dog chill out

[@OrlandoSoto1111]

Yessirr the Bears are so stacked for once and have a chance to be elite.. We already know the defense is top 10 minimum. Great times coming in Chicago.

[@TirantWhite]

AND THE CARE BEARS GOT CALEB A LOT OF HONEY

[@yahcrack]

8:20 😂😂😂😂 cook her SAS

[@thisgamegavemecancer1813]

weeb

[@Peewyld]

😂😂

[@Incuensuocha]

The cold in Chicago is so overblown. It's not Siberia. And Favre and Rodgers had no problem in a colder place, Green Bay. Allen in Buffalo? What about Mahomes? That playoff game at Arrowhead was colder than anything Chicago has seen all winter. So sorry but I'm not buying the weather argument.

[@Mari000]

Agree 100%. The weather argument is total BS.

[@Smokesome773]

Yea it was el niño year this year so thats why it wasnt cold in chicago

[@Incuensuocha]

@@Smokesome773 the point is it doesn’t get any colder in Chicago than other cities with great quarterbacks.

[@obarbeito]

Fun fact, Chicago is called the windy city, but is has nothing to do because of the wind...

[@Mari000]

Politicians

[@H8timusPrime]

Yeah its partly because of politics, but that being said it's also windy AF. Just two days ago we had 40 mph winds. No rain, no bad storms. Just high winds just because. It's a thing.

[@Morehouse1976]

True. It's from Chicago over hyping the world fair back in the day. Kinda like the fyre festival lol

[@dookie8605]

Also soldier field being right on the lake brings in an unholy amount of wind

[@jlopez4342]

Toothless?

[@orourke1972]

Molly trolling SA with “sad guy” was fkn great!!!

[@SuperHippo95]

Weather is fine in Chicago from August thru November

[@TahitianTreatSkeetJuiceJr]

Pretty much lol. But also a couple 60 degree days during the winter

[@justinfieldsfan1598]

And they getting a dome💀

[@JXC98]

It snowed last halloween lol

[@jlopez4342]

Toothless? @@justinfieldsfan1598

[@PrePre_]

​@@JXC98 But we also had 50 degree weather in February, so I'm not complaining

[@BengalTiger47]

1. Chicago winters have been mild AF the last several years. 2. Bears are gonna be in a brand spanking new domed stadium in a few years anyways so this is all irrelevant.

[@DukesVerrill]

He has an agenda against Chicago. I doubt he'd keep the same energy if he was going to the Giants, Packers, etc.

[@Afroninja1]

It's snowing in Chicago as we speak

[@J19901]

​​@@Afroninja1 The thing about Chicago if you say it's been mild Chicago gonna say screw you and the next day you see snow and temperatures in the teens

[@Afroninja1]

@@J19901 it was 70 2 weeks ago too 😂.

[@WormChi312]

Snow only stuck twice this year and outside of two weeks it been mid 40s almost all winter. It 70 this year in mid February

[@ryanquinn7045]

Using the weather as an argument against professional quarterbacks is something a child would say. Stephen A you need to be better than this.

[@atibasimons8990]

The weather is a major reach 😂

[@pete6498]

Caleb Williams spent the first 18 years of his life in Washington, you think this guy can’t handle the cold 🤣🤣

[@hueyali9429]

“But he’s from Maryland.” That was the perfect rebuttal 😂

[@realMDizzy]

It's ok Bears building a dome lol

[@JXC98]

Too bad its gonna take 5+ years. Should've just moved to Arlington

[@parkermatteson4609]

It’s a weird era in the NFL when the Bears, Jets, Lions, Bengals, and Jaguars all have realistic chances of winning 10 games in the same season

[@fellk7847]

jaguars and bears are both winning below 7 games

[@mystimallow]

@@fellk7847The bears won 7 last year with a weaker roster than they have now. They’ll at least 9 wins

[@parkermatteson4609]

@@fellk7847 you think the bears draft 1st and 9th overall and get WORSE? They won 7 last year

[@chetjablonski1993]

Never happening

[@josephpayton7522]

​@@fellk7847There's a higher chance the Bengals miss the playoffs than that the Bears do. If you want say the Bengals didn't have their QB last year....... Well neither did the Bears so watch out!

[@edmundjackson4665]

I have a theory that Chicago will have an ELITE QB immediately after building a dome stadium

[@RedHoodFH]

The weather... really? Bruh, thats the stupidest take

[@duannehaughton4893]

“I’m brilliant because I know I’m not” -Stephen A.Smith

[@sollyparker3947]

When he said that the first time, before he got to the BECAUSE IM NOT part I was thinking he was going full retarrd mode lol I was saying..........."Is this man about to call himself brilliant on Live TV?" lol

[@andrewschau465]

MOLLY WAS SICK AFTER THAT SINGING LINE

[@ricolio23]

Caleb is from DC not LA. Look how terrible Mahomes is doing playing in KC. He must miss that Texas weather.

[@user-uc3rg7lm2l]

I’m a New York Jets fan, we’re not ready to talk about any kind of Super Bowl! Let’s stay healthy. Let’s win some games and then we can talk about it.

[@crazieddiegamez2563]

Facts

[@frankfuller2088]

Amen I'm a jets fan too I'm not sure about anything .... This is the jets we are talking about we have been choke artists since the days of Sanchez lol

[@hamburglar83]

Rodgers had a great career in cold…actual cali boy. Brady, Lamar, mahommes, Allen….all in cold or colder. Chicago is Windy City because politics not actual wind.

[@HungGottiYoCarti82328]

Plz keep this same energy when we in AFC ChampGame

[@nugglife3035]

Nobody can keep up energy for that long bro. 🤣

[@MrManiac2591]

lucky to make the playoffs

[@wavepjr6204]

He’s from Maryland… Oklahoma is not a tropical environment neither. 10:23

[@andrewfalconer8599]

If Dan says the word “if” again, I’m gonna blow my brains out.

[@LouiHimDuncan]

Stephen A cold blooded for that Molly comment 😅

[@andrewromano9889]

shannon made a great point about the weather. John Elway played at Stanford then went to denver

[@Rian-zf7ye]

Jets will be good. But Rodgers will choke when it matters most.

[@brianjohnson6053]

Just like always

[@MADYogiFresh]

U can tell they are trying their hardest to find topics

[@BasedStarClips]

i love Stephen A but ain’t no way fn said the weather😭😭

[@Arizona19844]

Nobody is talking about the windows to throw in and speed of the nfl or grasping the play book as well as fit and attitude

[@Robert52700]

Wow. Just wow. Cold weather ? I would’ve understood if he mentioned lack of offensive consistency or something along those lines but the weather. ?!

[@dewdesi]

"Stephen A he's from Maryland " 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this guy needs to stop talking football

[@MrQuileo]

Does anyone know what jet fans, players, and all those associated with jets are smoking ? Because I need that kind of smokes in my life haha

[@BobBobBobBobBob]

I think Aaron Rodgers has all of the potential to make it one whole drive this year

[@brianjohnson6053]

😂😂😂that would be a gold standard

[@Slade_Chill]

What about Mahomes? Played at Texas tech, and got drafted to Kansas and we all know how cold they can get. And he’s doing perfectly fine.

[@slipk0rvayne17]

"please dont ruin the show by singing" lmfaoo

[@neilzuege7698]

I live in Green Bay. Rodgers ALWAYS plays better with a chip on his shoulder. He has something to prove. But it is a Team sport.

[@B-Rok88]

Rodgers went from Cali to Green Bay and did fine. I dont see how someone from USC cant do the same to Chicago

[@greerm2]

Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are from Cali, played in terrible weather in NE and GB. Mahomes is from Texas and is balling in Missouri.

[@jayswag2493]

Please don’t ruin the show by singing😂😂😂

[@JMichael-xc7uu]

It will be interesting to see if Aaron plays and if he can get back to form of the his 2021 season. Thats a lot of years ago for a 40 yr old. Plus its obviouse his Achilles isn’t ready yet

[@robrichardson3615]

Caleb grew up in DC, he will remember how to throw in the cold.

[@DanExclaims]

Steven A made the most amount of sense, like usually I never agree with the guy, but he completely gets it. Everyone is old and hurt on this team. The Jets have a bunch of promising young rooks and third years that are going to want OUT if everyone gets hurt again. The cold hard facts are the strength and conditioning of the jets has been poor. When teams "work facilities" were rated, their health and wellness was rated amongst the lowest. The person WHO OWNS THE JETS IS A PHARMA MAGNATE. You know how personally I'd take that? If anyone on my team got hurt because of conditioning. Age and Wellness will be the Jets' downfall.

[@MansaBello-uc3gy]

Whether only matters to qb when you have small hands or weak arm

[@JACKTOTOXIC]

Why does molly blink so much watch towards the end 😭

[@LawInteractions_911]

Big dig on Williams to assume he can’t adapt to weather.

[@user-yb2xv6gi7f]

As to Stephen A. Smith's point about adjusting to Chicago weather for Caleb, I looked up how long it takes to acclimatize to altitude in order undertake a climb to the top of Mount Everest. About two months? I think Caleb will be just fine in Chicago. But probably not to the top of Everest this year.

[@jrod132]

The Jets what they’re doing with signing key pieces to their roster of a top 5 QB ever in Rodgers and have a great defense they should make a deep playoff run. The Bears drafting Caleb Williams would be great and the weather wouldn’t be a problem for Caleb

[@michaelt312]

Stephen A, when you're soul is cold, Chicago is too cold for you. Those of us without a cold soul do just fine here.

[@user-mm7ym1xx1x]

SAS does know the Bears are going to build a new stadium with a dome right? So the cold weather argument is erroneous.

[@tinstar6614]

For the most part most teams carry a minimum of 10 offensive linemen. On 2 teams, 2 OL men complains about their coach and their complaint is that the coach worked them too hard. This is only a problem for people with poor work ethic.

[@kennethn3179]

1000%

[@jamesrobinson4157]

Aaron Rodgers played in the Super Bowl once. 15 years ago. He won’t be coming back.

[@outthemorgankennel]

Stephen A in case you didn’t know it’s get colder in dc/md than New York Chicago maybe get 10 degrees colder

[@zacclark2342]

Stephen A needs to do his research. Look at Patrick mahomes Texas tech plays in KC pretty sure it’s cold there, Joe burrow went to LSU plays in OH pretty sure it’s cold there too.

[@jakethethird1584]

Absolutely not lol. So Rogers is gonna take the Jets to the Super Bowl at 40 coming off an achilles injury but only did it once in all those years in Green Bay perfectly healthy?!?

[@prestigeshogun1534]

It doesn’t work like that.

[@joellemus4240]

Stephan A. looks high/drunk 😂

[@avidsiman]

How does Orlovsky have a job? He played in the NFC North and doesn't know about playing at Soldier Field in December? Certainly explains why he ran out of the back end of the end zone without a clue. The issue with Caleb in Chicago is when December rolls around, more things change than the wind. Field goal range is reduced by at least 5 yards as cold air in the ball condenses taking energy out of the ball. The ball is more difficult to grip. Both passes and kicks are affected by the swirling winds which pick up in the winter. This reduces range for passes and the types of throws that can be made. Finally, while they finally figured out the turf at Soldier Field, it's still rock hard and lumpy making it difficult to get good footing. That throws off timing of receivers for pass plays down field. Cold lumpy fields are more difficult to jump, cut, and get any kind of speed. Playing in December is very different from playing in September. That's why running the football is so important. it's invariant to these problems.

[@tylockyer1584]

If they complete removed Molly from here i would never complain again

[@tripdagrim2504]

10:51 when yo girl start hyping you in front of her parents 😂😂😂😂

[@Seanjustreal]

@tripdagrim2504 then she looking at you with that big kool-aid smile on your face 😂😂😂

[@szn1580]

Lol

[@AStewSr]

NYJ need to secure a 2nd rd pick by trading back. But they still need an OT in the first round. We need a DT because our main weakness on defense was the run up the middle. We also need an OG to back up both AVT and Simpson. Lastly we need a WR that can play right away to back up Mike Wallace. I would like to have those 4 positions filled by draft talent in the first 3 rounds. So even if Joe Douglas has to give up next years draft picks from 2nd round to 7th round to move up and down the first 3 rds of this draft to tak3 STUDS at those positions.

[@Nola_Shaady108]

We don’t need DT anymore they took care of that in free agency we have at least 5 DTs

[@Cubannitoo]

I can see Jets trading rodgers to the Bears for Caleb Williams and Bears win the Super Bowl!!!

[@swarrin87]

Caleb plays in 11 domes this season

[@michaelmackey1530]

Mahomes, a warm weather dude, seems to be able to play in cold weather. C’mon, man!

[@chicagojay1722]

🗣️Arron Rodgers had a hall of fame career in Green Bay, it’s colder in green then Chicago

[@jasonvo7851]

Jets might make the playoffs, but with AR, no way they go to the SB. Rodgers is a 1 and done guy.

[@davidmarrotte3265]

The Jets have a shot if Aaron and Tyron are healthy! Caleb will be in a good situation in Chicago! But, Goff and Love will have something to say about it.

[@donmooleyano]

This is why I hate Stephen A. Because if he was going to the Giants, he’d say weather doesn’t matter

[@christiansoldier77]

@donmooleyano Chicago weather is way worse thats why lol 🤣😂😅

[@nrg6245]

Bro you’re missing his point !

[@anon21341]

new york weather in the winter isnt any better@@christiansoldier77

[@christiansoldier77]

@@nrg6245 You are missing the point

[@donmooleyano]

Man Chicago weather is not much worse than NY weather. Cold is cold. Plus they only play 8 games at home. 4 of which is usually before November. If he can’t play in Chicago in September and October then he just weak.

[@aaronwestbury6345]

"I feel like we talked about every team a million times and haven't talked about the Jets." What? lol. If you're not talking about the cowboys, you're talking about the jets. That's it.

[@tariqmohideen3895]

Stephen A - I love you, but this take on the weather (about a kid who grew up in the DC area and wintered in Norman) proves the discussion is exhausted on this topic leaving us with the following truths: 1) Caleb has game 2) The Bears suddenly look well run which might be enough to put Poles in the Hall of Very Good already. 3) Maybe Caleb will bust. But that’s life. Flus isn’t going anywhere btw. It feels like something real organization wise is being built here and he seems integral to it.

[@jrizzle51]

Caleb will get all the Pro Bowls and gold ha jacket

[@sleezyboyron2138]

Stephen look diff today

[@chrisatkins1717]

Stephen A is my guy but he talks so much about Chicago and IL bad weather that you'd think he doesn't ever want us to have good teams again 🤔. Come on man!

[@GodsWorld189]

I think George McCaskey running through the airport…,,, to hire Ryan poles. Is a blessing And possibly might be one of the greatest GM’s to hit the NFL. And I also think the New York Jets are second-guessing their decision to enter the altered states darkness road. 😎

[@axman300]

They can't be serious, if a quarterback has to have nice weather to play then they aren't good enough to win a Superbowl anyway and shouldn't be the number one pick.

[@armadillo7289]

The. Weather. Slow day, slow take 😆

[@benbraverman5335]

Stephen A. Smith be yappin

[@duannehaughton4893]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Magicmike12]

If a rookie QB doesn’t want to come to a cold place like Chicago, then they should sell insurance & not play in the NFL…..

[@serendipitousslim1529]

As a Jets fan, a SB win would be single most impactful argument against ageism in the workplace the world has ever seen 😂

[@brianjohnson6053]

He only has won one and that was a LONG time ago

[@serendipitousslim1529]

@@brianjohnson6053 believe me, I know the odds are slim. But it can be done! Perhaps isn’t LIKELY to be done , but what’s the point in watching if you can’t dream a little :)

[@OGBurnie]

Sas growing an Arfo again?? Or that’s filter 😅

[@kman484ify]

If the Jets stay healthy simply put there definitely a 10-12 win team bt there are also a whole lot of questions about Robert Salah and the way he coaches and can he coach or do they need to get someone better I’ll say this if they stay healthy and don’t win 11 games at least he’s gone at head coach regardless of if they get eliminated in the Wild Card round or not bc he’s just not good enough to be coaching this team 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@robdamob9778]

Breece hall will eat with a decent o line

[@RoadtoGloryNetsJetsUnited]

🤣💯

[@DudeNamedPear]

GETTIM MOLLY GETTIM

[@mxmoore3639]

Steven A uses the same cold weather take every free agent or big pick up. Remember Russ free agency? He played in Seattle. Caleb is a DC kid and he still using it

[@nannoc]

If they have no severe injuries, the Jets are easily at 10 win team. 12-14 win I feel

[@prestigeshogun1534]

no one wants to admit this lmao ur spittin facts

[@Magicmike12]

I’m a little confused about Fields vs Caleb, if you watch Caleb’s games very little does he play in the pocket, Chicago had told Fields that they wanted him to play in the pocket his 3rd year & not use his legs, that’s why he didn’t use his legs🤔🤔🤔

[@tobiasevans9882]

"I fell like we talk about everything other team but the jet"..... yall talk about like 5 teams....

[@Rich.as.in.spirit]

The jets goto load up on linemen its a loaded draft class. Maybe trade down to develop tgese potential pro bowl players

[@kcnelson584]

Why everyone always mad at Molly?

[@Juandirection1]

lol I think even SAS realized how dumb he sounded about his cold argument towards the end

[@DukesVerrill]

Sad part is he'll keep using it for future NFL & NBA segments

[@thelifekgeson5384]

New York Jets are like LA Clippers it's almost thing and then injury problem 😂😂

[@therealbighomie99]

Rodgers eats up the defense in that division. Respectfully. Lets be honest. He eats that defense up. I dont care what nobody says.

[@jkelley8173]

As a black man, I don't know.No black folk that like cold weather...None!!!!