My take on Caleb after 8 games is that I see him do things that I’ve never seen a Bears QB do before or at least rarely. He seems to have the between the ears component that other QBs have lacked and can read a defense and make adjustments at the line. He mostly keeps his eyes downfield even when scrambling and can make quick decisions that make plays happen out of nowhere.
But his accuracy, particularly his deep ball accuracy, has been super alarming even if I believe it’s something he can fix. And today he had that same deer in headlights look that I’ve seen Justin and Mitch have when they look utterly defeated and have lost their confidence due to being pressured so frequently and that’s definitely scary.
I tend to believe that good QB prospects can be ruined by poor development, though there are probably some QBs that are good enough to overcome that. I’m not sure which camp Caleb is in but it really doesn’t look like this offense is maximizing his strengths so that’s a bad sign.
I still think he ultimately projects to be a Pro Bowl QB, but I can’t discount him being ruined by poor coaching and ending up in the Bears QB graveyard.