"It's going to cost him": 2x NFL MVP pinpoints major red flag in Caleb Williams' game despite Bears QB's resurgence under Ben Johnson

Caleb Williams is having a resurgence in his second season in the NFL, throwing for nearly 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns against just six interceptions while leading the Chicago Bears to a 9-4 record. However, despite his development under Ben Johnson, Kurt Warner remains unconvinced of his prospects of success.

On Thursday's episode of The Athletic's "Scoop City" podcast, the two-time MVP said:

"Caleb's got to be more efficient at hitting the layups that are out there. When Ben creates the plays out there, whether it's a read or a throw, and it's what I would call elementary-level, ... he's gotta do better job at making those plays.

He also warned:

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"If he doesn't, it's going to cost him against good football teams. When you have to play two or three of those teams, you can't miss easy opportunities and think that you're going to make up for that."

Another former MVP, Tom Brady, likened Williams' accuracy issues to his own experiences on FS1's "The Herd with Colin Cowherd":

"The passing game is so important when you're behind in games. ... When you are down 28-3, you better be extremely accurate because the windows are very tight. You're going top have to throw 30, 40 passes in the second half and overtime against a myriad of different coverages."

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Bears OC hoping for more positive connections between Caleb Williams, DJ Moore

One player who has not benefited from Caleb Williams' presence so far is DJ Moore.

Back in 2023, the wide receiver had career-highs of 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns in what turned out to be Justin Fields' last season in Illinois. But when Williams arrived, he slipped to 966 and six.

And in 2025, he has slipped only further to 498 and three, including negative four yards on a single catch in last week's 28-21 loss at the Green Bay Packers. Still, offensive coordinator Declan Doyle is confident in his usefuless to Williams, as he put it on Thursday:

"He's a very explosive player with the ball in his hands. Obviously, now getting to work with him, I really enjoy the person. I enjoy, who he is in the building, but he's a weapon when you use him, and you know, he's done a good job. Every time we've asked him to go do something, he's doing it."

He continued:

"I think Caleb's doing a great job of doing what we're asking him to do. We're trying to build these plays to feed everybody. It just so happens (that) there's plays in every game for all of our guys, and sometimes... he's the primary and the coverage doesn't dictate that the ball goes there. "And so both those guys are doing a good job of staying the course, and they're going to continue to do so."

Kickoff for the Bears-Browns game is at 12 pm CT on Fox.

Edited by Andre Castillo