The Chicago Bears conducted their second joint practice of the summer, this time with the Tennessee Titans ahead of Saturday night's preseason finale.
The Bears participated in a roughly two-hour practice with the Titans, which featured some standout moments from quarterback Caleb Williams and his array of weapons, who had Tennessee's number for the first half of practice. While the Titans tightened up in the second half, it was still an overall solid showing. Meanwhile, Chicago's defense was shorthanded with cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson exiting with injuries, and it showed as Cam Ward had an impressive second half for Tennessee.
Following Thursday's joint practice, here were the biggest studs ahead of Saturday's preseason
finale, and it's no surprise that they're mostly on offense.
QB Caleb Williams
While the offense was certainly better in the first half of practice, quarterback Caleb Williams certainly made a strong impression. According to Adam Hoge, Williams got off to a hot start, where he had six straight completions and was 9-for-11 with his incompletions being a throwaway and a drop. "Ball being spread around. Eight different receivers have caught a pass from Caleb." He also threw two touchdowns during that red zone period. Titans reporter Ben Arthur had high praise for Williams. "Caleb Williams has made some special plays. Hit Rome Odunze beautifully in stride out of an RPO. Later stepped up in the pocket and hit Cole Kmet on a nifty shuffle pass. Also completed a dart into a tight window outside the numbers." After practice, Titans head coach Robert Saleh praised Williams as a modern-day Russell Wilson.
Bears tight ends
Simply put, the Bears tight ends all had a day against the Titans defense, which is encouraging for Chicago and scary for the rest of the NFL. Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet and Sam Roush all had standout moments. There was endless praise about Loveland from Titans reporters. Parker Kelley: "Colston Loveland looks legit man." AtoZ Sports Nashville: "Colston Loveland is big, tall, fast, and very good." Kmet was on the receiving end of a trick play, where D'Andre Swift pitched it back to Caleb Williams who then found an open Kmet downfield. Roush was making plays all practice, per Nicholas Moreano, catching a deep ball from quarterback Case Keenum during 11-on-11 and a few plays later catching a back shoulder pass in the left side of the end zone from Keenum, which had the offense excited. AtoZ Sports Nashville said it best: "Bears TEs have been the most effective way for Chicago today."
RB D'Andre Swift
Before Thursday's practice, Ben Johnson said this is the best he'd seen running back D'Andre Swift look at this point of the year. During the Titans joint practice, he once again was a standout. According to Ben Arthur, Swift gave the Titans defense some fits and noted that it was "tough for Tennessee to get a hand on at times." Swift also had a touchdown during a red zone drill. He also had a hand in a trick play, where he took the handoff, tossed it back to Caleb Williams, who then hit Cole Kmet. It's more of the same for Swift, who's been a training camp standout this summer and is poised for another sensational season under Johnson.
DB Cam Lewis
It wasn't an overall great day for an injury-riddled Bears defense, especially with starting cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson exiting with injuries. But Cam Lewis did have an early standout play and notched an important takeaway. According to Steve Layman, Titans quarterback Cam Ward threw behind tight end Gunnar Helm and Lewis was there for the interception.
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