The Saga of Chris Williams
The Bears have been gaining a reputation as not being very good with their 1st round draft picks, and the drama surrounding this years 14th overall pick isn't doing much to counter that feeling.
Williams, an Offensive Tackle drafted out of Vanderbilt, is out for awhile. Herniated disc. And apparently, he has had a history with this herniated disc. It was known about by the Bears, by the other NFL teams, everyone who needed to know as draft day approached. But the Bears drafted him anyway.
The disc in question, that everyone knew about, was not a hindrance to Williams at Vandy leading up to draft day. So the Bears took a flyer on him. If, like other injury risks (see A. Peterson, Minnesota Vikings), he managed to play through with no issues, then all would be right in the world. Didn't happen that way, and us fans and the press can be rather unforgiving of mishaps related to the Bears
So while it is still plenty early in Chris Williams' career, the way we've heard it play out this week makes it sound like he's a cashed check away from retirement. I don't think that's the case, and clearly the Bears don't think so either, else they'd never have spent the cash on him. So let's give it (and Williams, and Jerry Angelo) a rest on this one, and put our focus on the players on the field. It's not the injuries that define your season, it's the way you handle the obstacles thrown at you. And we have 16 regular season games to assess that, Williams or no Williams. Let's leave it all on the field.
CHILI DAN
