Hafley Praises Williams, Bears Stack Roster

0:00It's April 3rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has owned the Green Bay Packers in his first two seasons, starting all 36 games and facing them five. Times, including one playoff clash. He's two and two in regular season matchups, but one in no in the postseason, snagging three wins out of the last four meetings overall. Now former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hathley, who just took the head coaching gig with the Miami Dolphins, couldn't stop raving about Williams at the NFL league meetings in Phoenix. After coaching against him four times last year, plus the wild car playoff game, Hathley zeroed in on one killer trait from Williams' USC days. That trait, Williams' magic off-square plays he cooks up on the fly, never called in the huddle. Hathley called it incredible, especially those clutch in-game conversions that got better all season. He sees Williams as a top-tier quarterback just hitting his stride.

1:02Meanwhile, Bears' head coach Ben Johnson prepped his squad by shouting out Hathley's aggressive four-three defense with speedy linebackers, elite, safeties, and a scheme that looks simple but confuses offenses. Williams put up 1176 passing yards against them, seven touchdowns to three picks. Bears' brass knows Williams is the future, stacking the roster in free agency with new defensive tackles like Neville Gallimore and James Lynch, linebacker Devon Bush, and re-signs across the board to keep the momentum rolling into next season.