When Caleb Williams ran for a season-high 70 yards on nine carries in Sunday’s 20-19 loss to Green Bay, it was widely assumed the rushing yardage had been the result of efforts by new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown.
Not so, corrected Williams on Wednesday at Halas Hall. It seems there are several assumptions out there about the ways Brown impacted their offense.
“No. Thomas didn’t encourage me to run more,” Williams said. “He just encouraged me to get the ball to my guys and be efficient in those ways, and then from there, do that well, and then if they want to play a certain defense or play me a certain way and leave lanes open, I do have legs and I can run.
“Take advantage of that to help my team win and move on from there. That’s the only goal of myself when I walk into a game …