The Chicago Bears end their training camp and preseason like they started, with several takes regarding Caleb Williams. In their last preseason game, Tyson Bagent stood out over Williams in the contest against the Chiefs.
While the Bears like Bagent, which is why Chicago signed him to a two-year, $10 million contract extension, it doesn't mean that he will be replacing Williams. Bagent is a reliable backup that head coach Ben Johnson can turn to should anything happen to the USC product.
While the backup quarterback can be the most popular player on a struggling team, this shouldn't be the case, as Williams showed flashes in Year 1 that he's the guy Chicago should look to build around.
On Monday, 670 The Score's David Haugh ripped the notion that Bagent deserves to start over Williams, ridiculing the idea that Chicago would move on from its franchise quarterback entering Year 2.
"There's a gap between the ceiling that a franchise has when your starting quarterback is Tyson Bagent and when he's Caleb Williams," Haugh said on "Mully and Haugh." "And as I sit here in this room among us, you will not find a bigger fan of Tyson Bagent than me. I feel like I am part and co-founder of the Bagency. I will sing his praises all morning long if you would like.
"I can see what everyone else sees. And as his biggest fan, I can tell you that this notion is ridiculous to discuss on August 25. This is not a team that's preparing to hand the baton to the backup quarterback just because he signed a smart, safe, and intelligent insurance policy."
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Moreover, Haugh stated that anyone believing that Williams should be taking a seat is overreacting to the preseason contest against the Kansas City Chiefs.
"It just seems like a bit of an overreaction," Haugh added. "Caleb Williams struggled running the offense Friday night in Kansas City. He has not adapted well or consistently to the Ben Johnson scheme and all the things that he is focusing on -- the details.
"He's a second-year quarterback. I am not going to make excuses for him, but I'm also not going to sit there and tell you his socks need to be pulled up. But if he did that, he'd be a better quarterback, like some ridiculous commentary we got over the weekend. Slow down, everybody."