Williams threw the ball with accuracy and conviction. In one 7-on-7 drill, he completed passes to receiver Tyler Scott, tight end Cole Kmet into a tight window and running backs Roschon Johnson and D’Andre Swift. In another drill, he connected with Allen.
“The first day was really good,” Eberflus said. “You can see they leveled up. Guys studied, and really the execution was good for the first day, for sure. You could see the preparation really paid off for that.”
Building chemistry
Allen and Williams developed a rapport while studying the playbook together when they stayed at the same hotel during the offseason program.
“Just being able to sit there with him, he’d call out the play, I’d draw it up, vice versa, while we’re sitting there watching the NBA playoffs,” Allen said. “Just being able to go through it with him, we talk about the play—what I like, what I’m used to, what I usually see—and then going over the knowledge, making sure we’re on the same page, just being able to communicate at this level. Obviously, you’ve got new terminology from college and you’re going to get different coverages too.”
Many of the Bears’ skill-position players on offense are veterans. But Allen insists that Williams has no qualms about approaching them and discussing what’s transpiring in the classroom or on the practice field.
“He’s the quarterback,” Allen said. “At the end of the day, it all runs through him. I can see things how I see them. I can be a (jerk) about it, but that’s not me. That’s not the way I learn the game. That’s not the way I play the game. I cater to the quarterback. I’m trying to be his best friend, stuff like that. As long as I get to the spots that he likes at the timing that he likes, then we’ll be fine.”
By design
As they did in Saturday’s practice, the Bears will employ different combinations of players at several positions throughout training camp.
That will certainly be the case with the defensive line, both to give individuals reps at multiple spots and prepare the offense for different looks it will encounter this season.
“You’ll see different rush groups in there because four equals one when you’re rushing the quarterback,” Eberflus said. “So we’ll do a lot of that during this process.
“What that does is it gets experience and exposure for all of these guys, especially the quarterback. We’re going to give him variations of all coverage, all blitz, everything he…
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