A Bears player urges fans to temper their roar during offensive drives, prioritizing Caleb Williams's ability to communicate and execute plays.
Chicago Bears fans are ready to pack out Soldier Field for Saturday night's game with the Green Bay Packers.
A showdown in the playoffs with the Packers awaits the Bears, and fans are ready to cheer on their team. Chicago is hosting a playoff game for the first time since the "double doink" against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018.
While the scenes at Soldier Field are definitely going to be loud and crazy for all 60 minutes, one Bears player requested that the fans turn things down a notch when Caleb Williams and the offense are on the field.
On "670 The Score," FS1's Danny Parkins shared that anonymous Bears players asked him to plead with the fans for some quiet on offensive possessions.
"One person on the team said, 'Be sure you let Bears fans know to be quiet when our offense is on the field.'" Parkins said. "When our offense is on the field. They made very clear that the Bears-Packers game, Soldier Field, was rocking, one of the best atmospheres they had ever seen at that stadium. Bears fans are amazing, but pointed out that when they play in Minnesota, in Detroit, in Green Bay, their fans are silent when their offense is on the field."
Parkins pointed to how long it took former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning to teach Indianapolis Colts fans the importance of letting the offense hear when they were on the field. He further reminded people about how much the offenses have struggled in Chicago over the last 40 years.
"Shut the hell up when Caleb Williams is on the field," Parkins said. "It took Peyton Manning years to teach Colts fans this. Like, this is not an indictment. It's not on Bears fans. It's on how bad the offenses have been in this town for 40 years. Be loud, be crazy, but know that people on the 53-man roster and around the current Bears organization are trying to build a decade-plus of sustained offensive excellence. So, you gotta shut up."
You can look back at the revolving door of quarterbacks this franchise has had to paint the picture.
From Justin Fields to Mitch Trubisky, Matt Barkley, Jay Cutler, and even Rex Grossman, Kyle Orton, and Brian Griese. The Bears have a taste of something different with Williams, but he also needs to hear to help the offense work.
Williams just passed Erik Kramer for the most passing yards in a single season in Week 18. Williams now has 3,942 passing yards compared to Kramer's previous record of 3,838.
The Bears will have the likes of Rome Odunze and Kyler Gordon back for Saturday's game against the Packers. Chicago is pulling out all the stops for Wild Card Weekend.
The Packers will know just how loud Soldier Field can get; it's just all about making sure the Bears' offense can run efficiently, too.