From the Bears practice report at the Chicago Tribune:
The most consistent connection of the day was a familiar sight: [Caleb] Williams to [Colston] Loveland. There are more and more plays in which Loveland catches the ball in stride, and that’s leading to yards after the catch, a primary ingredient in explosive plays.
These practice reports from the various media outlets are generally of limited value because they usually highlight flash plays that can’t tell you how a player is truly doing in camp. We have to see these players on the field ourselves before we can make any real judgments about them.
In contrast, this comment from the Tribune was very valuable. There’s much talk about Caleb Williams having a 70% completion rate as a goal this season. However, I would argue that this is secondary to ball placement on the passes that Williams does complete.
Game after game last year, we watched Williams complete passes in situations where the receiver had to stop or otherwise alter their movement to break stride in order to make the catch. The ability to hit players like Loveland in stride this season will be a key to offensive success and it’s one of the things that we can perhaps monitor as we watch Williams play throughout the preseason.