Bears GM Ryan Poles saw in Caleb Williams the ability to compete and win, and close games in the final seconds like Michael Jordan.
appearance as a spot player against the Rams in the 2021 opener but mainly as a runner. Fields had to bring the team home against Cincinnati in the second game after Andy Dalton's knee injury, and had relied mostly on teammates, his legs and the defense to pile up a 20-3 lead over Joe Burrow and Co. Fields had only 60 yards passing.
Tee Higgins' TD catch got the Bengals within 20-17 in a game the Bears once had in their back pockets. It took two tough runs by David Montgomery for the Bears to kill the clock, but Fields had given an inkling of how he would close games.If you give him a win for that close game with Cincinnati—a close one he created—the Bears went 6-19 in games when they either led or were within a touchdown and conversion at some point in the fourth quarter. He lacked the closer gene.
"For how many close games we have in this league, you've gotta have guys who can finish, especially in two-minute drills and things like that."Part of that is just being able to handle adversity. That's why it is ironic how Greg McElroy, the ESPN analyst, claimed Williams hadn't faced enough tough situations to translate to NFL success. The Bears saw exactly the opposite in their analysis of Williams after the 7-5 2023 USC campaign.
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