“Mahomes got lucky”: Caleb Williams' Chicago Bears were going to draft Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL season
Carl Williams, Caleb Williams ’ father, told ESPN’s Seth Wickersham, “Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die.” On the contrary, Patrick Mahomes ’ father, Pat Mahomes, was way too happy to hear that the Chicago Bears were going to draft his son in the 2017 NFL Draft. Two contrasting stories to one starting rookie quarterback position. Carl Williams wasn’t happy with the way his son’s rookie season fared, and Pat Mahomes was really confident about the meeting his son had with the Bears. Two sides to the same coin. One went down the hill while the other? A fan nicely put it, “Mahomes got lucky.”
Patrick Mahomes’ father, Pat Mahomes, was way too happy about the interview of his son with the Chicago BearsThey show one thing, but it turns out to be another. That’s what happened with the Chicago Bears and their rookie quarterback, Caleb Williams, in the 2024 NFL season. But what happened in the 2017 NFL season? When Patrick Mahomes was destined to enter the Chicago Bears? In a press conference in 2023, Patrick Mahomes talked about his interview with the Chicago Bears. “My dad took it a little far. It wasn’t that I thought the Bears were gonna draft me. But I was told that if they drafted a quarterback - I would be the quarterback that they’d draft.
That wasn’t necessarily directly from their people, but that was told to my camp. It surprised me a little bit. But they told me they weren’t drafting a quarterback, so that was the most surprising thing I’d heard at all. So, he(Pat Mahomes) acted like they were going to draft me for sure in that interview, and I was like, I don’t know if that was serious. But they did say that if the quarterback was drafted - I would be the guy they drafted.”
Patrick Mahomes struck the right chords with the Kansas City Chiefs , while Caleb Williams had to watch films alone without any instructions or guidance from the Chicago Bears coaches Three-time Super Bowl MVP was not drafted by the Chicago Bears, even though his father, Pat Mahomes, was pretty sure that they would. Luckily for him, he struck the best chords with the Kansas City Chiefs - 4,171 passing attempts, 2,778 passing completions, 66.6 completion percentage, 245 touchdowns, 74 interceptions, 32,352 passing yards, and 102.1 passer rating - all in his course of 8 NFL seasons!
On the other hand, Caleb Williams with the Chicago Bears accumulated - 562 passing attempts, 351 passing completions, 62.5 completion percentage, 20 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 3,541 passing yards, and 87.8 passer rating - all in his one rookie season!
Where he had to self-educate himself - As mentioned in Seth Wickersham’s book - The book also sheds light on Williams’ tumultuous rookie season, in which both (Matt)Eberflus and (Shane)Waldon were fired, and the Bears lost 10 straight games. At times, Williams said he would watch film alone, with no instructions or guidance from the coaches. “No one tells me what to watch,” Caleb Williams told his dad. “I just turn it on.”
Fans say Patrick Mahomes’ career would have been a lot different if the Chicago Bears had drafted him in the 2017 NFL Draft
Patrick Mahomes’ father, Pat Mahomes, was way too happy about the interview of his son with the Chicago BearsThey show one thing, but it turns out to be another. That’s what happened with the Chicago Bears and their rookie quarterback, Caleb Williams, in the 2024 NFL season. But what happened in the 2017 NFL season? When Patrick Mahomes was destined to enter the Chicago Bears? In a press conference in 2023, Patrick Mahomes talked about his interview with the Chicago Bears. “My dad took it a little far. It wasn’t that I thought the Bears were gonna draft me. But I was told that if they drafted a quarterback - I would be the quarterback that they’d draft.
That wasn’t necessarily directly from their people, but that was told to my camp. It surprised me a little bit. But they told me they weren’t drafting a quarterback, so that was the most surprising thing I’d heard at all. So, he(Pat Mahomes) acted like they were going to draft me for sure in that interview, and I was like, I don’t know if that was serious. But they did say that if the quarterback was drafted - I would be the guy they drafted.”
Patrick Mahomes struck the right chords with the Kansas City Chiefs , while Caleb Williams had to watch films alone without any instructions or guidance from the Chicago Bears coaches Three-time Super Bowl MVP was not drafted by the Chicago Bears, even though his father, Pat Mahomes, was pretty sure that they would. Luckily for him, he struck the best chords with the Kansas City Chiefs - 4,171 passing attempts, 2,778 passing completions, 66.6 completion percentage, 245 touchdowns, 74 interceptions, 32,352 passing yards, and 102.1 passer rating - all in his course of 8 NFL seasons!
On the other hand, Caleb Williams with the Chicago Bears accumulated - 562 passing attempts, 351 passing completions, 62.5 completion percentage, 20 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 3,541 passing yards, and 87.8 passer rating - all in his one rookie season!
Where he had to self-educate himself - As mentioned in Seth Wickersham’s book - The book also sheds light on Williams’ tumultuous rookie season, in which both (Matt)Eberflus and (Shane)Waldon were fired, and the Bears lost 10 straight games. At times, Williams said he would watch film alone, with no instructions or guidance from the coaches. “No one tells me what to watch,” Caleb Williams told his dad. “I just turn it on.”
Fans say Patrick Mahomes’ career would have been a lot different if the Chicago Bears had drafted him in the 2017 NFL Draft
- Mahomes got lucky. The league got lucky. ✅
- Coulda woulda shoulda!!!
- No one cares. Almost 10 years ago. Why “trending” now?
- I’m sure he thanks God every day that they didn’t
- lol bears drafting or finding a coach will always be a joke.
- It doesn’t matter now, does it???
- He lucky they didn’t lol. His career would’ve been a lot diff
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