Olin Kreutz Says Bears Roster May Be Most Offensively Talented In Team History

Walter Payton, Mike Ditka, and Gale Sayers all suited up for the Chicago Bears, however offensively, the 2024 roster would be the most loaded within the legendary franchise’s historical past, in accordance with former Bears star lineman, 6x Professional Bowler Olin Kreutz.

TMZ Sports activities talked to Kreutz — who anchored the Bears’ offensive line for 13 seasons (from 1998 to 2010) — Friday morning after the squad made two large splashes throughout spherical one of many NFL Draft, choosing Caleb Williams with the primary total decide, and stud vast receiver Rome Odunze with the ninth decide. We requested the Bears nice for his response to the picks.

“For the Chicago Bears now, I mean, talent-wise, maybe the most talent that they’ve ever had on the offensive side of the ball if Caleb Williams turns out to be who people think he can be.”

And, what folks suppose Caleb could be is a famous person NFL quarterback. Throughout his two seasons at USC, Williams threw for 8,170 yards with a close to 68% completion price, and 72 touchdowns, with simply 10 picks, making him arguably the most effective QB prospect since Andrew Luck in 2012.

As a participant, Kreutz snapped the ball to twenty totally different sign callers — McNown, Grossman, Griese, Orton, Cutler, and so forth — and he lastly believes Chi-town has their foundational piece beneath heart.

“To see a guy like [Williams] drafted, maybe he can finally solve the riddle, the problem, which has been the franchise quarterback for the Chicago Bears. It is an exciting day here in the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago.”

As for the place Caleb stacks up with the opposite Bears QBs, Olin thinks he is the most effective prospect they’ve ever had.

“In my mind, prospect-wise, maybe the best guy to walk on the field for the Chicago Bears. Jay Cutler, obviously in the argument, talent-wise. But if you watch this guy’s film, the things Caleb Williams does on film, the way he gets the ball out, the way he creates plays, the way he can extend plays with his legs, get the ball down the field, his accuracy,” Kreutz extolled.