Bears
Bears first-round QB Caleb Williams will be on his second offensive coordinator during his rookie season as the team opted to part ways with OC Shane Waldron.
โI obviously saw what happened,โ Williams said, via Around The NFL. โItโs tough just because you work months and kind of knew Shane (Waldron) before being drafted here because all of the process and stuff. Just trying to build that relationship and then the guy youโve been trying to get on the same page with isnโt here anymore. So, now you kind of have to adjust and adjust fast because we are in divisional play and playing the Packers this week.โ
Williams didnโt have a comment about the direction of the offense after Waldronโs firing.
โI donโt get to choose decisions, nor do I get to choose whether decisions are good, bad, or indifferent,โ Williams said. โMy job is to listen, and from there, go do my job.โ
- ESPNโs Dan Graziano says thereโs a feeling around the league the Bears will be looking for a QB-centric head coach this offseason to replace current HC Matt Eberflus and get more out of Williams.
- He adds the feeling around the league is Williams looks rattled and tentative like heโs trying too hard to avoid mistakes, and his fundamentals have lapsed. One AFC executive said: โCanโt hold onto the ball in this league, and you canโt run around like he does, either.โ
Lions
Lions QB Jared Goff tossed five interceptions in Week 10โs win over the Texans. When asked if he has any concerns about Goffโs performance, HC Dan Campbell responded he felt the quarterback played a โpretty good game.โ
โNone,โ Campbell said, via Will Burchfield of Audacy. โEverybodyโs going to think weโre crazy, youโre going to think Iโm crazy. Iโm telling you, he didnโt play a bad game. He played a pretty good game.โ
Campbell points out that Goff is executing โexactlyโ how they want him to, but some passes are getting batted.
โHeโs going where weโre telling him to go with the ball and heโs putting it where weโre telling him to put it, and then thereโs a couple of these that get batted. โฆ Heโs doing exactly what weโre asking him to do, so Iโm not worried at all,โ Campbell said.
Goff mentioned how each interception had different circumstances and doesnโt think any of them were โbad plays.โ
โYeah, it wasnโt our best first half,โ Goff said. โBut it wasnโt like there were bad plays on every snap. The first one was a tipped ball, the second one was really a fumble that went forward, and third oneโs a Hail Mary, itโs crappy but you deal with it.โ
- ESPNโs Jeremy Fowler says Lions DC Aaron Glenn is generating more buzz and momentum as a head coaching candidate in league circles than in previous years. Heโs got obvious ties to the Saints but Fowler says his market could be broader.
Packers
- Packers HC Matt LaFleur said RB MarShawn Lloyd is dealing with a leg injury but is confident about his availability going forward: โI donโt think itโs a hamstring. We got it scanned. Itโs something else going on but we feel confident. He looked good out there today at practice.โ (Wes Hodkiewicz)
- LaFleur suggested they will keep an open roster spot for Lloyd, per Hodkiewicz.
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