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Ask head coach Ben Johnson about putting Caleb Williams under center on Sunday and he’ll point to a play that decidedly didn’t work.
On first-and-10 at the Bears’ 39, Williams took a snap from under center. He looked at tight ends Cole Kmet and an open Colston Loveland, who were crossing in front of each other in the middle of the field. He then threw late into the left flat toward running back Deion Hankins, and the ball fell to the ground.
Johnson, though, didn’t rip his quarterback’s decision-making. Rather, he pointed to the fact he took a seven-step drop after taking a snap under center.