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    Caleb Williams has the perfect opportunity in Week 6 to keep doing exactly what the Bears are expecting see out of him

    By Kole Noble,

    11 hours ago

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    The Chicago Bears from Day 1 have been taking a non-conventional approach with developing rookie quarterback Caleb Williams .

    Usually with a rookie quarterback, you'd want that player to learn from the mistakes he makes on the field. But, given the Bears unique position with the level of their roster, the coaching staff has been preaching turnover-free football out of Williams.

    It's a tough thing to accomplish on a consistent basis for a rookie quarterback facing live NFL defenses that are throwing everything that them for the first time.

    During the course of the first three games, the Bears got out to a 1-2 start and Williams had five total turnovers in those games (four interceptions and one fumble). Heading into Week 4, head coach Matt Eberflus reiterated the expectation for his rookie quarterback and what the next step looked like .

    "You never want to take away his aggressiveness, but he has to be really good with the football," Eberflus said . "That’s his No. 1 job as a quarterback."

    It's easier said than done, but it's something Williams himself recognized he needed to be better with if the entire team wanted to create their own success.

    "For me, it's understanding what we need as a team right now in the moment, which is no turnovers, protecting the football and then being smart with the football," Williams said . "So, understanding that and if I can not turn the ball over and find a way to get those extra points, those extra three points, that extra seven, removing those interceptions, it helps the team in a long way."

    Luckily, Williams made those mistakes early in the season and has still been able to bank those plays in his memory and learn from them.

    "You learn from all your mistakes, and that's what I've been doing," Williams added. "Those interceptions, those messed up plays that I may have had, the rookie mistakes as they call them, just learning from those as fast as possible. Not hanging my head for too long. Obviously frustrated about them because it's not a characteristic I've been used to—turning the ball over—so making sure I protect the ball, not having mistakes overall and doing whatever the team needs me to do."

    Over the last two games, Williams has been able to do exactly that. In those games, Williams did not turn the ball over a single time and the offense scored 24 and 36 points respectively in those games.

    He's not only been smarter with the football, but more understanding of when he needs to take the shots and when it's better to live for another down.

    "[He's] dispersing the ball around, like we're supposed to, playing point guard like we talked about, and playing clean football," head coach Matt Eberflus said last week . "We played good, clean football from that position."

    Leading up to the Bears' Week 6 matchup across the pond against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Williams will have the perfect opportunity to keep that streak going.

    The Jaguars have just two total takeaways in five games, tied for the lowest number in the entire league. However, Jacksonville was able to force a fumble against Indianapolis Colts quarterback Joe Flacco in Week 5. The Jaguars have not came away with an interception on defense since Week 18 of last season.

    It'll be a great opportunity for Williams to continue doing exactly what the coaching staff is hoping to see out of their young quarterback.

    Related: Caleb Williams shares what the next step is for the Bears' offense after the unit's breakout game in Week 5

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