{"id":185705,"date":"2024-08-17T16:35:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T20:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=185705"},"modified":"2024-08-17T16:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T20:59:53","slug":"dolphins-tyreek-hill-compares-bears-caleb-williams-to-star-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/17\/dolphins-tyreek-hill-compares-bears-caleb-williams-to-star-qb\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins&#8217; Tyreek Hill Compares Bears&#8217; Caleb Williams To Star QB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following an impressive showing against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears&#8217;<\/a> second preseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> wide receiver Tyreek Hill took notice and compared Bears&#8217; quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/tag\/caleb-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Caleb Williams<\/a> to Patrick Mahomes, saying, <em>&#8220;Caleb Williams so nice he reminds me of&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Even if Hill&#8217;s current quarterback is Tua Tagovailoa, it&#8217;s easy to assume he&#8217;s making the comparison to Mahomes. Although it&#8217;s still the preseason, Williams made several jaw-dropping plays that caught the attention of the NFL community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caleb Williams so nice he remind me of \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ty Hill (@cheetah) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheetah\/status\/1824883411418296618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Miami Dolphins Star Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill Compares Chicago Bears Caleb Williams To Patrick Mahomes<\/h2>\n<h3>Caleb Williams Continues to Deliver Jaw-Dropping Plays<\/h3>\n<p>After an abysmal start and several three-and-outs for the Bears offense, Caleb Williams started to showcase why he was the No. 1 overall pick. It began with the throw of the game, which was a 45-yard beauty of a throw, hitting fellow first-round draft pick <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/15\/bears-rome-odunze-set-to-shine-year-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rome Odunze<\/a> in stride while on the run.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That&#39;s just beautiful \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: FOX <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JOQoHwRRC5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JOQoHwRRC5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoBears\/status\/1824872115520122940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What followed was another excellent play from Williams, finding Odunze in the back of the endzone, but unfortunately, it ended in a incompletion. Regardless, it was a pin-perfect throw that should have ended in a touchdown if Odunze kept his feet in bounds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This should&#39;ve been a TD. Caleb Williams ability to create and keep his eyes down field is truly elite <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/556JupKCjy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/556JupKCjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave (@dave_bfr) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dave_bfr\/status\/1824875887009079744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The last play was a Justin Fields-esque play, with Williams using a combination of awareness and athleticism to run in for his first NFL touchdown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caleb. Williams. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: FOX <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YcTQ98uB2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2YcTQ98uB2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoBears\/status\/1824873334347022815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Hidden Significance in Tyreek Hill&#8217;s Comparison<\/h3>\n<p>Tyreek Hill, once Patrick Mahomes&#8217; go-to target in Kansas City, added to the many comparisons between Caleb Williams and Patrick Mahomes. Besides the laser throws and high-IQ plays by Williams, there&#8217;s an added meaning when the <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10130563-tyreek-hill-no-1-in-nfl-network-top-100-players-of-2024-lamar-jackson-no-2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number one player in the NFL&#8217;s top 100 list<\/a> takes notice and makes a comparison to the best quarterback in the NFL. So far this preseason, Williams has balled out and put on a show, whether it&#8217;s facing the Bills&#8217; first-team defense or the Bengals&#8217; second-team unit. For a player of Hill&#8217;s stature, who&#8217;s played with Patrick Mahomes, comparing a rookie quarterback to Mahomes shouldn&#8217;t be taken lightly.<\/p>\n<h3>Replicating Hill &amp; Mahomes Success In Chicago<\/h3>\n<p>Hill&#8217;s time with Mahomes and the Chiefs was nothing short of explosive plays. The two were among the most electric duos in the league, with Hill amassing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nfl\/ask\/tyreek-hill-stats-with-pat-mahomes\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4,638 yards<\/a>, earning four Pro Bowls and two All-Pro selections with a Super Bowl victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears hope to replicate that type of success with a jam-packed wide receiver room filled with talent. Guys like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/26\/bears-wide-receivers-nfls-best-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen, and Rome Odunze<\/a> are set to provide Williams with options all over the field. While matching the Chiefs&#8217; success is a lofty goal, the Bears&#8217; offensive talent makes it seem achievable. If Williams performs anywhere near Mahomes&#8217; level, he&#8217;ll quickly rise among some of the best NFL quarterbacks. For the Bears, that&#8217;s something the franchise has never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>Williams is already exuding the same aura Mahomes brings to the field\u2014the sense that &#8220;a play is never over with Mahomes at quarterback.&#8221; Although he will undoubtedly make mistakes throughout the season, being compared to the NFL&#8217;s best as a rookie is quite the compliment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Daniel Bartel &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Bears QB Caleb Williams&#8217; impressive showing, Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill compared him to Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4976,"featured_media":185739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,54,16,4,36],"tags":[10075,7403,7811,1576,297],"class_list":["post-185705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bears","category-editorials","category-chiefs","category-dolphins","category-nfl-news","tag-caleb-williams","tag-chicago-bears-news","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-tyreek-hill"],"modified_by":"Isaac Zuniga","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}