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As Caleb Williams and DJ Moore say they agree

As Caleb Williams and DJ Moore say they agree

The Bears preached last week and were pleased with the communication as they beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-18.

They were happy with all but one or two specific pieces. One of them was the touchdown pass they had on hand when Caleb Williams and DJ Moore failed to connect on the right side of the end zone.

They spoke about it immediately after the game and hope they can iron out these issues in the future before facing the Panthers on Sunday at Soldier Field.

“We were both frustrated after the missed touchdown. He came over and we both talked about it and agreed on the spot and that mishaps like this shouldn’t happen again in the future,” Moore said.

There seemed to be great consternation on the bench when they both got there. Moore was seen sitting alone at the end of the bench, a situation that was interpreted as him expressing his opinion, but he would say that was not the case.

“It’s a slam dunk,” Moore said. “So I thought he (the DB) was playing outside, I had to go in and go back out and then assess where the safety was and he (Williams) thought I was just going to run straight and now we’re going” Caleb’s way and wanted to do it right.”

The problem was where the cornerback played. It threw them both off guard.

“We just grew through the reps, we’ve never had a marred rep like that where the curve stood still, so it was pretty different,” Moore said. “I said it was up to me. I didn’t think about going out again. We’ve fixed it now.”

Apparently they also designed the communication to Williams’ taste.

“They were in a two-high shell kind of thing,” Williams said. “I don’t know if their corner played poorly or if they were just in Cover-2, but when I read it, as I was pulling back, I saw DJ go in and thought DJ was keeping it a little more vertical. He went out again.

“So we’re just not on the same page. And I wouldn’t say it’s anyone’s fault. I think we’re just not on the same page. Of course we went to the sideline and let everything calm down because I’m frustrated, he is.” We’re both frustrated and want to score just before halftime, especially because it’s important for every game, before halftime To score a goal Talk to him afterward, just get on the same side so that if it happens again we can score a big goal that goes into the half. And you never know what game or when it might happen.

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The reading was better in the second half of the game, so perhaps Williams is right. In the third quarter, Williams saw Moore isolated on a linebacker in the presnap.

Money.

“First you have to know where you are in the reading,” Moore said. “I was probably second or third, but I knew it had to go back to me because it was a linebacker (with him).

“So I thought if this thing doesn’t come back that way, we could have a few more discussions on the sidelines. In the end it came back, so there was no discussion on the sidelines, it was all a happy atmosphere. For the most part.” Then I gave him the ball. You know, I was excited about him.

This book was a little easier to read, even for a rookie quarterback. There was no signal from Moore. Williams recognized it and threw the 9-yard TD pass on a dime over the linebacker.

“No, you just have to trust that he sees it,” Moore said. “I think we all saw it when we were spread out and it was just me and the linebacker.

“So I’m like, ‘Hmm. I hope we see this quickly.’ But if things had gone differently, hopefully we would have still scored a goal.

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Moore said he had to take into account that he was working with a freshman and everyone would be there at the same time.

“So I know what he’s going through,” Moore said. “You can’t get too frustrated. I mean, you can be frustrated with the way you play as a player, but not with a young man who is still coming up.”

Now if these two are on the same page, the question has to be whether Williams and Rome Odunze are on the same page. Moore didn’t mind pointing out how Odunze was wide open on a play without being spotted.

“Shoot, he’s rolling off the ball. Did you all see him in the movie?” Williams asked reporters. “Last weekend he started on a route that was completely open to him. I thought, ‘Damn, he’s moving.’ I even saw him out of the corner of my eye and asked myself, “Am I walking slowly, or is he just moving fast?”

“But just his speed and his confidence out there. Just go out and play freely.”

Maybe some side conversations between Williams and Odunze now? If Moore is happy now, Odunze may have his only spot available at the end of the bench.

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