How much of the Bears’ struggles fall on Caleb Williams’ shoulders? | NFL | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes, and Chris Broussard dive into how much of the Chicago Bears’ struggles fall on Caleb Williams’ shoulders. The crew discusses whether the young QB is the key factor behind the team’s disappointing season and what it means for the Bears' future.
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[@acephas3]

Nick pretending that the bad takes about Caleb aren’t all his is wild af.

[@samnoshirvan1445]

Ill subscribe if yall get mark schlereth on the show to put nick never wright in his place

[@woozyguy9]

Let's be honest, the woes of Bears always fall on the shoulders of their young QBs

[@bobbib5779]

As giants fan that hated the DJ as soon as he was drafted and having to argue with fellow giants fans that for the past 5 years dj was a bust when do you decide with this new class of QB when is it time to move on ?

[@JayTee57_]

One nick said Tom Brady is the second greatest qb of all time ik it was time for me to be done with first things first 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@robw2379]

Last year: Put Caleb on the QB mountain before the draft. This year: media expectations were too high. Aargh.

[@tannerarmstrong1496]

At least nick admitted he was part of that problem

[@bojangles11111]

Nick did say to blame him and people like him for putting expectations too high lol

[@warrenrambo]

Thank you thank you

[@joshuahartman2555]

he literally took accountability for it tho. dont you people get tired of yelling at clouds all day?

[@GP-qz6kk]

And it's still ridiculous. It's not like he just didn't meet the outrageous expectations. The only expectations he did meet are those of his critics. No way even Nick is this delusional... right?

[@kjwestjohn]

BROU “ it’s worse than i thought “ 😂😂😂 ☠️ ☠️☠️

[@67sidney]

Istg🤣😂🤣😂

[@jj2raw755]

Nick tweakin

[@larry2281]

Brou and KW’s reactions to Nick’s nonsense comparisons were great.

[@mattcarberry368]

the grin on Nick's face the whole time tells me wanted to push their buttons lol

[@sanbell]

@@mattcarberry368I feel like that’s about 30% of the takes from everybody on the show.

[@wh5601]

@@sanbellSo true and don’t know how more people don’t realise it. I love the show because it’s super entertaining but many of the comments I see on this channel give off vibes of pro wrestling fans who haven’t realised it’s scripted yet. Not that they don’t partly believe what they say but the extremes all of them go to are so clearly exaggerated for effect

[@carl13220]

TBH, i was sure, with the first picture, to have Caleb's stats next to Peyton's stats during his first year.

[@John-tc7yp]

A lot of Caleb's stats was due to the opponent playing soft defense since Bears was way behind in scores.

[@JerodRiley-x9p]

Thank you, Bru for holding Nick accountable ❤❤

[@christopherwaits7852]

The look on his face was priceless when Nick said we were holding him to a different standard

[@samuelgaona7196]

But Nick isn't making excuses because he's already said he was wrong, what his point is that he's not worried not that Caleb has a good year

[@lokigr]

I’ve never seen Nick get wrecked like this lol. It was fabulous

[@MeBihhhh]

Then you weren’t around in the Chris Carter years

[@julianhicks5166]

This is Nick Wright roasting 2.0

[@brianchu8147]

Wildes is making sure to stand up for all the viewers - “This is the dumbest thing we’ve ever done in the history of the show” 😂😂😂

[@mikecoates5574]

For a second I thought Caleb must play for the Chiefs...

[@Kenjii44]

facts lmao this guy aint fooling no one no more we know his games nick used to be my favourite but hes too disingenuous

[@GGG_15]

THANK YOU WILDES

[@fallonanddavidbrown6397]

Fire Nick!!

[@juanviller]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@CuriosityCult24]

Worst take of 2024: Bears making the superbowl 🙌

[@Sbinnnala]

Up there with "worst MVP of all time with Nikola Jokic"

[@prateshramjohn]

He survived the "Never a doubt" debacle. He'll be fine. 😂

[@chrislakous5236]

👍🤣

[@acephas3]

Worst Take of 2023: Ravens are missing the playoffs.

[@stopjordan4193]

1000000% Nick doesn’t get flamed nearly enough for how horrible that take was 😂

[@Alex-nk1gk]

Wildes and Brou have never looked so disgusted with a take from Nick. That didn't seem like acting. They looked like they were about to quit and walk out over this.

[@number1chiefROKKA]

that is exactly why Brou went off today. its ridiculous. Nick was THE MAIN PERSON hyping Caleb and putting him in te Superbowl. NOWWWWWW... the expectations are too high?! Brou was having none of it today.

[@TayG_9Deuce]

Brou fired up man he tired 😂

[@thebigdubnetwork]

The producers just threw Nick a pen and pad and said "defend yourself" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelazzamclevelandrealt9573]

😂😂😂 That’s spot on

[@Oooyessbro]

Lmfao

[@litany21]

This is how many of these shows do.

[@RaferAlston27lol]

People use the “Peyton manning threw 28 interceptions” argument like a crutch for every qb that sucks in their rookie year

[@zType2]

literally

[@jamjam9564]

It’s true though 😂

[@9190onin]

@@jamjam9564no it’s not. It’s two completely different arguments. The INTs didn’t tell you Manning was bad but I’m pretty sure you’re one of those who says box score stat watching is for casuals but can only go with the box score stats for Peyton Manning

[@gbmbg114]

I don’t know if it’s a crutch.. it’s anecdotal evidence that’s more pronounced because of the astronomical number of INTs and astronomical levels that Manning reached in his career.. but what it boils down to is that rookie QBs can struggle and still turn out to be good QBs, which is totally true.. and there are many more legs for that argument to stand on.. Manning is just the go-to example because everyone is familiar with his career..

[@RaferAlston27lol]

@ it’s 1000% a crutch. It’s the easy corny type of comparison that someone on First Take would make. Ya some QBs can struggle their first year and end up being good. But the Peyton manning example gets thrown around as this argument security blanket that people use. As if we’re just never supposed to have any critical discussion of a rookie QB bc Peyton manning threw a lot of interceptions

[@kkran22]

Brou was cooking Nick my gawd

[@AnthonyMcNeil]

Brought "ten toes down" is always cooking.

[@aquaviii]

Brou and Wildes both lol

[@souleymanediawara1424]

Nahhhhh Wallahi brou was cooking Nick

[@burnerbill7372]

Brou yelled over the idea that Bo Nix had a better squad than Caleb, which is very obviously true lol. Nick's defense was actually pretty good, especially for the second half of the vid when he was comparing him to the other rookies' stats and CJ.

[@mussymuss1]

I feel like he could've done more. Nick's take was so bad and he constantly puts down Purdy and Lamar.

[@lukejulyan9119]

Nick Wright, who had Caleb above both Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, should apologise rather than attempting these mental gymnastics

[@paulhopkins5051]

Exactly

[@manuntdforever9760]

He won’t lol He can’t stand Lamar

[@cfredtmbg]

He can’t apologize, he’s not man enough to fully admit when he’s wrong. When he does say “I was wrong” it’s in passing and then proceeds to do mental gymnastics to explain why he might actually still be right.

[@number1chiefROKKA]

Nick bayless will never be wrong. he will just filibuster a new narrative and hope you are stupid enough to let him slide

[@donovan4222]

@@lukejulyan9119 not only that…he had Caleb two rows above Brock on the mountain just this week

[@bigdirkenergy]

I like how Nick is calling out the critics for doing mental gymnastics with their Caleb criticisms while he's actively doing mental gymnastics to defend Caleb and compare him to the GOAT, Peyton, and Burrow...

[@LKS-M9323]

Classic 😂😂😂

[@Marcus-ge5lw]

Peyton is the goat

[@Fro609]

he hasn't compared him to mahomes at all? He know not to compare him to the GOAT

[@breal6592]

⁠@@Fro609 Mahomes isn’t even in the top 3 😂

[@bigdongbob838]

Wright criticizes Siriani for shaving his head, but has never said a word about Andy Reid being a land whale (or what message that total lack of discipline sends to his team). He (rightly) criticizes Rodgers for his off-the-field antics, but hasn't a peep to say about all the signals Caleb has been giving of his lack of character (at least one of which Brou called out recently).

[@nflunveiled]

remember when Caleb said the punter wouldn't be punting much 🤣

[@anthonylombardo1261]

Tory Taylor was looking at him the moment he said it like did he seriously just say that? Thats not just a random, cocky Jameis Winston-ism, but also some presumably wrong stuff knowing you play for the McCaskey owned Bears in 2024. That’s like not knowing what cities each NFL team is from and their team colors.

[@tjofford5664]

Broussard and Wilds looking at each other simultaneously 😂😂😂

[@chasingfelix3609]

“Unfair expectations of Caleb” as if this man didn’t have him as a top 10 QB in the world before he ever played a snap of pro football is peak levels of annoying. Good job I guess.

[@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677]

It's funny tho and that's what's called entertainment

[@kendallsmith7594]

Dude said he was dead wrong but that’s nicks bad take, not what everyone else should expect from a rookie in an awful organization even if the weapons are good

[@number1chiefROKKA]

exactly!

[@woozyguy9]

lol y’all jumping down nicks throat are miserable, and don’t deserve this show

[@BillyBob000-r4s]

@@woozyguy9please stop 😂

[@BigHomie2333]

Get him Brou 🗣️

[@franzjosh1208]

Me exactly!!! 😂

[@pfpchad2747]

Brou was cooking him.

[@SupremeGon]

Tbh its a terrible argument. The only thing he can stand on is Nick picked him to win the super bowl and he has some good skill pieces. None of their skill pieces are top15 in their position but Brou acts like he has Derrick Henry and Justin Jefferson out there. ​@pfpchad2747

[@dtownlockdown9984]

Remember heading into the season how many people said the TEAM around Caleb was stacked. And that Caleb is a generational talent. Yet look at what has happened.

[@myopinionmatters]

It’s proof that you need more than talent. You also need coaches who can get the players to rise to the occasion. If Chicago really wants to make a go with Caleb they need to hire a coach who can be the quarterback whisper.. like Matt Nagy

[@hjr228]

​@@myopinionmattersand probably more than one season to reach your Apex as an NFL quarterback.

[@Libbawittz]

Nick up there sounding like Courage tryna explain danger to his owners.😂😂 Go Chris and Wildes 💪🏽

[@Peace-wl9pt]

"It's worst than I thought" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@IAMvonte-2518]

So glad Brou held Nick to the fire. The Caleb crowning was way too premature

[@tonyjones8947]

Broussard is cooking 😂😂😂😂😂 keep holding nicks feet to the fire

[@mattcarberry368]

"what else is the problem in Chicago other than the QB" is considered cooking in an argument? lol wow

[@kingjayburner]

@@mattcarberry368Literally Broussards worst take in recent memory but people love it because he’s yelling at Nick

[@Someone-uh7ib]

Absolutely NO ONE cares about any situation that’s proceeded the take, Nick had a college kid above established professionals so if he doesn’t meet the mark his feet will be put to the fire, anything that has happened during the season is a non factor. He never mentioned or took into account those factors prior to making the predictions it now can’t be used as an excuse 😂 what are we doing here?

[@burnerbill7372]

@@kingjayburner Forreal, dude was yelling over the idea that Nix has a better situation around him than Caleb

[@RichardMasters-p4k]

​@kingjayburner just say your a chief fan.

[@jackharrist1078]

30% Bears Organization 20% Caleb 50% Nick Wright QB Curse

[@culu37]

Nah Caleb 40

[@Elias_Soto]

Nick insulted the football gods with that take

[@kangaroocourt9507]

Is this your first season watching the bears?

[@hiphopotamus69]

@@Elias_Soto putting Caleb on the mountain while he was in college was an insult to them that must be punished

[@jehushaphat]

lol

[@Kingz49099]

Thank you BROU for putting Nick is his place

[@reapercussions8450]

Caleb helped set the unreasonable expectations with how cocky he came in deserves every criticism he’s getting

[@andrewdill6109]

How was he cocky? And give me a QB that isn’t “cocky”

[@KINGkong3747]

@@andrewdill6109he was for sure cocky kid

[@andrewdill6109]

@ every QB thats playing in the NFL for MILLIONS of dollars in front of MILLIONS of fans is somewhat “cocky” but you are just a hater. Caleb is as humble as it gets as an NFL QB and you just echo the medias narrative.

[@danieldiaz6023]

@@andrewdill6109call it cocky or confidence we need that from him he’s definitely a hard worker these clowns just listen to talking heads and don’t have their own opinion

[@brunoreyna4601]

@@andrewdill6109he didn't even try a drill in the draft for example

[@m1ss1ngxn0]

Nick is reeling on Caleb, hard coping.

[@JohnDavis_90]

😂😂😂😂frfr

[@seanmunninghoff3496]

Peyton and Burrow were actually picked by the worst team in the league, with the worst record. Caleb wasn’t

[@DarkSamurai9]

That’s a great point

[@GreatEighp]

Excellent detail!

[@NJPackerfan65]

Also they don’t show if their interceptions and losses were in the first couple of starts or if they progressed through their first season bc it’s obvious Caleb has regressed

[@MeBihhhh]

@@NJPackerfan65stats don’t show a lot of things kiddo. Always watch the games to make your judgements

[@NJPackerfan65]

@@MeBihhhh I do watch bear games. He can’t stay on schedule, can’t throw deep with accuracy and makes 4-5 wow plays to keep up the hype from Bear fans

[@BrennanDipippo]

Nick had Caleb on Mahomes mountain while in college, he's the reason for all the pressure on Caleb

[@mattcarberry368]

yeah nothing to do with being a #1 overall pick Heisman winning QB, no pressure or recognition or attention tied to that at all no, all the pressure is Nick Wright's fault for his bad prediction HAHA man you guys give him way too much credit

[@BrennanDipippo]

There would be pressure sure, like you said he's the top pick and with that comes expectations sure. But to have this college QB on a list for nfl starters is laughable. Similar to Skip Nick draws attention to his insane takes.

[@bryanvtran]

@@mattcarberry368 Bryce Young was exactly the same (#1 overall pick Heisman winning QB) yet no one was picking him to the Super Bowl. Even Jayden was a #2 overall pick Heisman winning QB, yet there wasn't the same pressure. Main difference is Nick.

[@MattRowland]

​@bryanvtran you guys give way too much credence to Caleb's performance to Nick's predictions. I mean, good lord, you guys are engaging in some serious mysticism. You guys act like only Nick Wright thought he would be good. He was the #1 pick! And no one was saying the Bears were winning the Super Bowl.

[@allencooke5174]

I wholeheartedly agree with this comment, bookmark IT

[@TB17-]

"Bo Nix hasn't played as well as Caleb this year" - Nick Wright LOL

[@fatdave124]

Biggest bo hater of all time lol

[@andrewdill6109]

I mean its true

[@TB17-]

@@andrewdill6109 Bo Nix is 9-6 and about to go to the playoffs, Caleb is 4-12 with a bunch of meaningless garbage time stats. I wonder why he couldnt get his usual meaningless 2nd half stats the other night? LOL dudes a clown.

[@thiccraccoonxxl7082]

Nix could not do what Caleb is doing on the Bears, but Caleb could do what Nix is doing on the Broncos

[@TB17-]

@@thiccraccoonxxl7082 Nix couldnt go 4-12 and get a bunch of meaningless yards? lol ok, Bears roster is probably better than the Broncos. Zero chance Caleb would have even close to 9 wins on the Broncos right now, dude is probably the dumbest QB in the league.

[@hay_w1re645]

Caleb doesn’t belong in the ROY conversation. Daniel’s, Bowers, Alt, Thomas Jr, Nabers. This draft was so good.

[@graysenVGC]

0:22 and remind me Nick, who was it who placed this standard on Caleb way above the rest of his rookie class? Oh yeah it was you who put him as a top 6 QB in the NFL in your tiers when he was having a mid season in college

[@Cooowop]

And he has the audacity to say everybody else is doing "mental gymnastics".... About Caleb

[@donovan4222]

Nick was straight up killing Brock Purdy just last week for throwing a pick to lose the game after throwing for 313 and 2tds….but he is blaming everyone except Caleb throwing a game losing TD while leading the bears to 3 points. Hes obviously an actor at this point

[@MattRowland]

Because Purdy is in year 3 and hasn't gotten any better. Caleb is a rookie. It's incredible that you Nick haters can't tell the difference.

[@donovan4222]

@ So in year 1 nothing is your fault and throwing interceptions to lose the game is fine? But in year 3 it’s bad?

[@rally1461]

@@donovan4222 dumbo hes a rookie on a poverty team that isnt even ready to compete yet. purdy is a soon-to-be fourth year quarterback on a team with championship aspirations. you clearly blindly hate nick and its severly affecting your logic in a negative way. how can you not be able to understand the difference? lol

[@Ghost-xu3xs]

​@@MattRowland was Nick talking about Purdy any differently in his first year? Lmao come on man

[@johnnybuchananjr9344]

@@MattRowlandn look at you

[@mfngeez]

Nick turned into a DB the way he backpedaling 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kareemi7080]

wasn’t Caleb on mahomes mountain while he was in college? 🤣🤣 Nick can never stand on his takes

[@doubleRRking]

Brou did not hold back

[@dqsdialogquestioning2444]

Caleb has the best core out of all the QBs & the bears was better last year than this year 😂🤣

[@Rackflippa]

Bru started spazzin for a second😂

[@user-id4oi3hl7b]

“It’s not Caleb’s fault because other #1 picks struggled” is an absurd take

[@woozyguy9]

This was the most nuanced conversation of the rookie QBs once they got past the entertainment parts at the beginning. But by all means take your shots at Nick when you can.

[@MattRowland]

It's not absurd at all. It's only absurd to people who irrationally hate Nick.

[@jrcrit8843]

I strongly detest the idea argument that because Manning threw a lot of interceptions his rookie year and had a 3-13 record that it suddenly means Caleb will have a similar career path is a pretty bad argument. We’ve seen plenty of rookie QBs do what Manning did their rookie season and out of the league in just a few years. Caleb is not guaranteed to have a HOF career just because his rookie season is similar to Manning’s.

[@stansoffthewall]

@@MattRowland tell me you don’t know ball without telling me you don’t know ball…

[@michaeljohnson7945]

@@jrcrit8843 The problem with the comment "Peyton Manning struggled as a rookie" is that it doesn't consider the era in which he played. Manning was first in the NFL in passing attempts, second in completions, third in passing yards, fifth in touchdown passes and fifth in passing yards per game. The only reason his name comes up is because of the interceptions, but again there is no context to all the rule changes that have helped quarterbacks and wide receivers shortly after Manning entered the NFL.

[@cheeseaficionado1895]

Ah yes. Thanks to Wildes and Brou for giving Nick his much deserved lambasting. The universe requires balance.

[@Andrew-un5jj]

bo nix has weapons? lmao wright hates bo so much lol

[@hutonghustler5317]

Also before the season started Denver was ranked by PFF as the weakest overall team in the league

[@jonbruce4930]

They running out Vele and Troy Franklin at receiver 😂😂😂

[@stevenjohnson1143]

You better believe it Caleb set us back years

[@MeBihhhh]

Brou giving it to Nick reminded me of the Chris Carter days when this show was just starting😂

[@Anton-wk8lv]

Bears' season is God's way of evening things out for Nick.

[@TheTonyEntertainment]

Poor Nick😔

[@RedHoodFH]

At the expense of bears fans 😂😂😂

[@hiphopotamus69]

Unfortunately the Chiefs are winning the super bowl again so we have to enjoy this before the playoffs start

[@edwardbrito4010]

Nick put Caleb as top 5 QB in USC lol 😂

[@sy12]

Caleb is the only rookie qb that’s taken his team backwards with by far the best situation out of all of them.

[@lorichet]

"Best situation" -- 2 HCs and 3 OCs this season? That's a terrible situation.

[@jrcrit8843]

@@lorichetpretty sure he’s talking about the better roster than the others received.

[@sy12]

@@lorichet lol he’s a big reason for those firings. How did that terrible coach win almost double the games last year without Caleb lol

[@Dom2.0]

​@@lorichet GO watch film. I'm a Bears fan and root for Caleb every single game and even I can admit Caleb had the best situation. HE got the coaches fired because they needed scapegoats for Caleb's failure. Anytime you change QB and get WORSE when you actually give you QB great weapons for once is a QB failure brotha... Caleb will be alright but he was bad this season.

[@sy12]

@ nah I’m not buying that. I have friends who are bear fans and I talk to plenty online. They all were hyped about this year. These are just hindsight excuses now. There’s no way yall thought you would win less games than last year.

[@wafiv]

His expectations for Purdy a 7th round pick to prove himself THROUGH THE ROOF. Caleb the golden child who was PRO in college according to Nick....WHOOOOA SLOW DOWN THERE. 🤡

[@betheturtle7]

Haha I just posted about this on this feed. You’re so right. 1st pick, can’t miss, “let’s give him a break” yet a feel good Disney movie type story breaking 49ers records in Purdy “he’s bottom tier”

[@natedesh3197]

Remember when Nick was assuring everyone the reason Williams will make the playoffs was because Justin Fields won 7 games last year with this exact same team , THAT THEN GOT BETTER!! No excuses for Williams please, he’s been flustered , not ready yet for the NFL. He needs a full offseason.

[@edscott4729]

I blame media personalities who over-praised him when he was still in college.

[@Djturnt]

He was never that good in college against better competition

[@CormanoPoncho]

I mean, I was told Caleb was coming into the greatest situation a Rookie QB has ever had, pretty sure it was people on this very show. So yes Nick, the QB that was declared a top 10 QB before he had one snap in professional football is held to a higher standard.

[@mattcarberry368]

well generally a #1 overall pick QB doesn't go to a team that was almost 500 before, so yeah it's not like that was some wild outrageous take and the o-line played really well in the 2nd half last season so that gave people hope they would at least be average this year which obviously wasn't the case, and everyone clearly underestimated the general incompetence of that coaching staff/ownership... Caleb has a LOT to learn as any rookie does, and who is there to teach him? who is there for him to learn from in the QB room, Tyson Bagent??? the desperation people have to trash kids after one season these days is just wild

[@evileyevalaus]

It was always a wild take😭🤣 what are you talking about the smart people was saying theres no chance at a playoff run but mfkas wanted to act like he was the greatest prospect ever seen ​@@mattcarberry368

[@NotNykoh]

If you believed that you are slow

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

It's hilarious how Nick contributed more than anybody to the annoyingly high expectations on Caleb this year. 😆

[@grunow82]

Remove all the garbage time stats for CW and then recompare.

[@Solidor_X]

Do that with Peyton too as a team with 3 wins isn't going to be leading many games now are they?

[@reggiebanksrb10]

Amongst QBs to start 12+ games… he has the worst completion percentage (minus Richardson), worst QBR, lowest yards/attempt. All the numbers are coming after they’re already down multiple scores. He throws the ball as much as Joe burrow, he BETTER have some yards. The offense has scored TWO first quarter touchdowns all season. He’s been statistically the worst season-long starting quarterback.

[@ronaneverett529]

“I’m not going to make excuses here” proceeds to make excuses for 20 minutes straight

[@jacobmcklowski4428]

Thank God Brou came through today. This is the commentary we needed.

[@TheDbgtfan23]

Nick, YOU were holding him to a different standard since last year. You had him high up on Mahomes' Mountain. If you're upset about unnecessarily high expectations being put on Caleb, blame yourself!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Isn’t that what he said?

[@Solidor_X]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Don't use logic with these people, you'll only annoy them.

[@christophervelasquez2063]

Wildes and Brou were licking thier chops when Nick made his take lol

[@acbc2001]

No lies here! Caleb has been the main issue! He has not been generational and his moments are just that moments!

[@thiccraccoonxxl7082]

If you think Caleb has been the main issue you’re just a casual viewer. His numbers are not bad in the slightest and are even comparable to other rookies this year. No other rookie QB could do what he is doing on the dumpster fire Bears

[@acbc2001]

@ he came into a team that was ready to win. The team has taken a measure step back. There is more to being good besides what happens on game day!

[@kira-jx9ju]

@@thiccraccoonxxl7082 he's the greatest rookie QB when he's down by 20 he specializes in dak prescott stat pad

[@ryanschultz4119]

Broussard calling out Nick's delusional Caleb takes was long overdue!

[@AngelOnerom]

I suppose Purdy would have put negative points in the board to be two tiers below Mr. Williams...

[@jrcrit8843]

Dude get off it. Purdy is average at best. Get over it. Caleb isn’t all he’s hyped up to be but Purdy is still average

[@ez6888]

@@jrcrit8843and Caleb hasn’t even been average.

[@donovan4222]

@@jrcrit8843 If he’s average than Caleb is the worst QB in the league along with Will Levis

[@joshuamartins1116]

Everyone said Broncos had the worst roster leading into the season and the bears surrounded Caleb with the best situation ever for a 1st overall QB. Now it’s the opposite lol

[@209jayy3]

anything to discredit Nix lol

[@brittanyd9447]

Actually they said Washington did and we would win 4 games

[@marybowles6908]

Only mentioned Washington n the Patriots having worse!! Nix had Payton!!

[@yaboipookiepook]

I'm old enough to remember when Nick crowned Caleb as a transcendent quarterback without even one NFL snap to his name. Now, he's slowly but surely walking it back. It's amazing how when you're wrong, you're so stubborn that you won't acknowledge that you're wrong. SMH 🤔😎😂

[@egorkou15]

I’m old enough to remember when people were saying it’s unusual for a QB to inherit such a great situation roster wise. Defense played great late last season and all these weapons on the offensive side. Now all of a sudden it’s an impossible situation that no rookie could have succeeded in

[@stevefowler2112]

I only watched one USC game last year, the Colorado game. I specifically watched it to scout Caleb after hearing all the sports' talking heads hype of him being the consensus #1 and a sure fire NFL star in the making. I expected to see Dan Marino at Pitt or Elway or Luck at Stanford. What I saw instead was a kid with a flexible shoulder who moved well, but without elite footspeed or quick twitch muscles, a good but not great arm and a nice but not super quick release and nice but not great pocket presence. I expected he would be questionable as a quality NFL starter and he showed me nothing that would make me think he would be able to carry a team like the three guys I mentioned looked in their college days. He is performing as I expected.

[@jayt5779]

None of Calebs stats are real. Every game hes down 20 pts instantly. He stat pads vs prevent defenses. Caleb is actually much much worse than his stats even suggest

[@Kentuckybearsfan]

So do none of Drake Mayes stats count then?

[@JoeyWhite-p9q]

Never shows sacks either.

[@kira-jx9ju]

@@Kentuckybearsfan we expected this from drake maye... The roster sucks

[@Kentuckybearsfan]

@@kira-jx9ju Caleb’s situation is terrible. I know people SAID the situation was great. But a fired coach, oc and poor OL is a bad situation. People chose to ignore reality and live in the off-season projection of the bears roster being good.

[@kira-jx9ju]

@@Kentuckybearsfan I don't want to hear it... Before the season-great weapons Great defense Justin fields was the problem After the season-OC, head coach, too many weapons, excuses, excuses, excuses

[@renren225]

Absolutely love the fact that brou was calling nick on all his bs.

[@marsgordeuk]

7:43 Brou getting Shannon vibes.

[@Will_i_am343]

I'm sorry but saying Caleb has outplayed Bo Nix is just insane. Courtland Sutton is a competent receiver but what else does Bo have offensively? Vele? Mims? Javonte Williams? Adam Trautman? Stop it.

[@zclan4130]

Swift, Moore, Allen, Odunze…sounds like a nice receiving core if you ask me. Put those players with any elite QB and that’s a top 10 offense

[@kirkwilliams3541]

It was not just the media placing expectations. Caleb told his punter that he would hardly punt this year. He stated that whoever drafted him would have to give him part ownership. Caleb was a scrub this year because he wants to be an off script QB and that doesn't work in the NFL.

[@mrhoneycutter]

Wildes and Brou are 100% right. While I’ll give Caleb a pass in his first year seeing as he had a nightmare of a head coach and it’s his rookie year. That said, it is patently absurd to say that Caleb “had a good first year”, considering all the weapons he had available to throw to and the team’s overall defensive strength.

[@ly_bb]

I think in basically every Nick argument, you could find an inconsistency to another take. Especially where Purdy, Lamar or Jayson Tatum is concerned.

[@Jc0803]

Wildes, Brou and I all made the same face when Nick started talking about Caleb lolol

[@6gsanchez]

Expectations that Nick Wright started. And that the media took off with, credit to Nick Wrights influence. The criticism is justified and fair. Nick withdrew Rookie QB standards and expectations and elevated Caleb to a year 3-5 QB standard. With all those weapons, it is a big portion of Caleb’s fault.

[@iamstarfox87]

Brou went off!! 😂😂😂

[@xrppornstar9483]

Nick- you lose points with people listening to you when you predict the bears in the SB this season- Nick come on bruh. Come on

[@shanedwayne822]

Watching Nick talk about Caleb is a hard watch

[@mawuliklutse7652]

Watching him talk about any QB he likes that’s underperforming vs watching him talk about QBs he doesn’t like that are underperforming is a world of difference.

[@rickyufo88]

You know when Nick wright uses stats to defends his argument that he is wrong. Let’s get that intervention asap for Nick

[@tonyb1362]

Bears have been bad all around this year but for Nick to say give Caleb a break...no he's been bad all year too.

[@alexthomas748]

KW is a treasure for First thing First. Nick is crazy for hitching his wagon to Caleb Williams 😢. Brou fried Nick too

[@christopherwilliams2351]

0:37 all time First Things First moment

[@sim396]

Caleb avoids linterceptions and takes sacks instead lol

[@Spinx3r]

Funniest segment ever

[@cebokhumalo602]

Nick was reaching hard. I absolutely love it.😂😂😂

[@MMWoodworking]

Caleb’s numbers are lying about the story. If you watch these games… he looks like he was the 6th QB taken and taken as a raw prospect who needs a lot of work. He was bad on that final drive, when all they needed was FG range.

[@scottaudetat3090]

He doesn't do anything until the team is losing badly, then puts your stats when it doesn't matter.

[@Djturnt]

Exactly he doesn’t even move the ball until teams are up huge I’m a lions fan once we got 16-0 at half and 20-0 he started moving the ball that happened a lot this year very dak prescott but worse

[@drg8687]

Nick sunk his argument when he admitted Maye is in a worse situation but only has 1 less win with a game at hand.

[@michaelcaine4222]

GET ON NICK BROU!!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@ernestday7148]

Thank you Wildes. Nicks blatant stupidity and inability to admit when hes wrong is hitting unbelievable levels at this point.

[@danielisaacs3946]

Caleb was drafted to a team that had a great defense and then went all out of free agency to get a plethora of offensive talent. There's no excuse for the people who had the Bears making the playoffs or in Nick's case the Super Bowl. Caleb wasn't even close to meeting expectations. This is revisionist history at it's finest.

[@ka74]

Nick is usually more specific in his reviews but this one is totally off the rails. Caleb doesn't make his progressions fast enough for the NFL. Caleb either refuses or misses the easy 3-5 yd checkdowns to open guys and instead tries to play hero ball running around. Caleb lacks pocket presence and understanding where the pressure is coming from. He isn't playing as a NFL caliber player and hasn't for much of the season. Pretty simple.

[@steveww07]

agreed

[@JustSomeGuy009]

Peyton Manning having struggled is going to now forever be used as a comparison when a rookie stinks. 😂🤦‍♂️

[@soda8736]

Yes but how many Rookies struggled never became Peyton Maining? Most of them

[@mat6522]

@@soda8736 tbf a lot get taken out or passed around before they really have the chance to develop or get in a good situation, ie Darnold and Baker are finally showing they might be franchise QBs (Baker at this point has proven himself)

[@lorichet]

It wasn't just Manning. Josh Allen, John Elway, Troy Aikman, Jard Goff, Terry Bradshaw all really struggled in their rookie years. Most rookies struggle.

[@michaeljohnson7945]

The problem with the comment "Peyton Manning struggled as a rookie" is that it doesn't consider the era in which he played. Manning was first in the NFL in passing attempts, second in completions, third in passing yards, fifth in touchdown passes and fifth in passing yards per game. The only reason his name comes up is because of the interceptions, but again there is no context to all the rule changes that have helped quarterbacks and wide receivers shortly after Manning entered the NFL.

[@djboogieboy]

Caleb “i need a piece of the franchise “ Willam’s 😂

[@MrJakmatt]

Yeah that didn’t happen try not to make stuff up next time

[@djboogieboy]

@ that idea was floated by his team 🤡

[@patio4niture781]

7 Superbowl winner Caleb Williams​@@MrJakmatt

[@gl3five]

@@djboogieboyno it literally never happened

[@djboogieboy]

@ is this you caleb?😂

[@kgema89]

2:13 mark was the best thing ever said on FTF lol

[@qfbaby22]

Nick is the leader of holding him to an insane standard!!! When you put a guy better than guys in the league while still in college. This guy is insane

[@work4whatyouwant477]

Having the Bears in the Super Bowl is probably the most idiotic take from ANYBODY in sports media all season long

[@ernestday7148]

Beginning of the Season Nick Wright: Caleb Williams is Super Bowl Bound. Jayden Daniels is TOO Skinny. Yeah, hows that pick working out for you Nick? 😂😅🤣

[@victorcontreras5703]

Does this guy not watch the games? Caleb very clearly does not process well and isn’t throwing well at all. He is the reason for the sacks. He doesn’t see anyone open and isn’t throwing recievers open at all

[@evilwestsidefan9249]

No anticipation throws late, he will get our receivers hurt

[@steveww07]

his pure physical talent could only take him so far.......this might be it.

[@aaronsondag8347]

Did Nick just really say the Broncos have the best offensive line in football?!?

[@CanuckifyouBuck]

Anything to discount Bo Nix

[@YML256]

@@CanuckifyouBuck do they though plus bo nix is nice and they got a great coach

[@MrFeierkind]

​@YML256 do the Eagles exist in your universe?

[@BeardedWhiteDude]

They definitely have a top 5 line but not even close to the best. I’d take Philly and Detroit’s line in a heartbeat over Denver’s

[@jakester5272]

They do have the best rated offensive line

[@jayprice6726]

Brou absolutely torched Nick today for 5min. I disagree with Brou about some of his takes but the receipts he brought for Nick made this a massacre 😂

[@larwskhayann2645]

Fields had a best season with a worst team! Why they never talk about it?

[@coreychillis9754]

They love to hate

[@hjr228]

Because Fields was a third year starter!

[@YungKonquera]

Brou and wildes stay calling out nick wright’s nonsense and bias. Hats off to them

[@El-hefe_]

Joe Burrow was drafted into a bengals team that was the reason they had the #1 pick and was terrible. Caleb was drafted #1 because the Bears held the Panthers pick and everyone in the media said that the 2024 Bears team is stacked and the best ever team for a #1 overall pick to come into..

[@xionxxx3359]

Who cares they both were still #1 picks. Plus anyone that thought the bears were stacked were fools because the haven’t had an offensive line for at least 3 plus seasons or more.

[@El-hefe_]

@ anyone with a brain cares about the difference in the quality of team that drafts #1 overall because they are the worst team the previous season vs picking #1 overall because of a trade from the previous draft.. The NFL media was all over the Bears.. Caleb sucks and is worst than Bryce tbh. If a defence holds a team to 6 and they only score 3 then it’s 100% on the the QB.

[@kira-jx9ju]

@@xionxxx3359 Jusin fields did fine with it.. but he got all the blame

[@mariannagreenlee]

Nick had Caleb ranked higher than pro QBs last year. What a joke

[@Jillynew]

Brou - thank you for your passion in holding Nick accountable. Both of you looking at Nick while he was spouting his nonsense was all of us at home too. He does not judge all quarterbacks by the same standard and it is irritating to listen to.