{"id":3906,"date":"2026-01-20T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/bears-qb-williams-need-to-be-on-same-page-with-moore-wrs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:58:12","slug":"bears-qb-williams-need-to-be-on-same-page-with-moore-wrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/bears-qb-williams-need-to-be-on-same-page-with-moore-wrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears QB Williams: Need to be on same page with Moore, WRs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Courtney Cronin<span class=\"timestamp \">Jan 19, 2026, 04:22 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Shut up<\/p>\n<ul>Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, initially covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a regular panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. He also co-hosts the Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. He previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a mixed sports reporter.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>LAKE FOREST, Ill. &#8212; Caleb Williams stressed the importance of being on the same page with his wide receivers after DJ Moore faced criticism for his attempt to run a route on a play that led to a game-changing touchdown in the Chicago Bears&#8217; 20-17 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Williams labeled the incident a &#8220;miscommunication&#8221; between himself and Moore. Williams said he had not spoken to Moore about the game as of late Monday morning but felt there should be a discussion with Moore and all of Chicago&#8217;s receivers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s little things like that that show up in those moments that maybe you didn&#8217;t talk about, being on the same page, maybe you talked about it in Week 1 or Week 6 and it came out. [Week 20],&#8221; Williams said. We&#8217;ll do that another time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0119\/r1602557_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2026\/0119\/r1602636_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Moore was not at the locker room game or during Monday&#8217;s locker cleanout.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears faced a second-and-8 from the Rams&#8217; 48-yard line on their own in overtime after Los Angeles went three-and-out to start overtime. With time to throw into a clean pocket, Williams fired a shot downfield that would have put the Bears in field goal territory. But instead of connecting with Moore, Williams&#8217; throw was intercepted when Rams safety Kam Curl cut in front of the wide receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles won the game and advanced to the NFC Championship Game after kicking a 42-yard field goal on their ensuing possession.<\/p>\n<p>Against the Rams, Moore had a team-high five carries for 52 yards and a touchdown. The 28-year-old was criticized for appearing to run in his lane and scrambling up the field instead of running across the field after starting the game with a limp and where Williams had directed him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like I said, it was just not communicating,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;I&#8217;m just trying to beat him down on the safety. Since the other safeties were down, I felt like we had enough space there so I tried to outthink him. It was just a miscommunication. His way is to go deep and attack that angle, which he did. We thought we were going to get under the safety at that point. It didn&#8217;t happen that way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the Bears begin their offseason on Monday, linebacker Rome Odunze confirmed he will not need surgery to repair a foot injury that has sidelined him for his sophomore season. Odunze has 12 games left due to an injury that he says will heal if he rests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was bad, man,&#8221; said Odunze, playing through the injury. &#8220;It was bad. &#8230; We&#8217;re playing because of injuries. It&#8217;s part of the game. I&#8217;m not going to sit here and make excuses, but it&#8217;s something I was dealing with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 No. 9 expressed frustration with the way his sophomore season played out after coming out of training camp as Williams&#8217; top priority. Odunze finished third on the Bears in receiving yards (661) and fourth in receptions (44) and was tied for the team lead with six touchdowns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney CroninJan 19, 2026, 04:22 PM ET Shut up Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, initially covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a regular panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. 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