Caleb Williams vs. Geno Smith: Quarterback Head-to-Head Analysis

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00:00Well, it sounds like, in terms of the two QBs, if we put them head to head, you're back

00:08in the dog here.

00:10Caleb Williams, it's a much more modest number at 215.5.

00:15His passing yards on Fandle compared to Geno Smith at 250.5.

00:19How do these guys shake up in your mind?

00:21Well, I wouldn't be surprised to see a pick from Geno as we often do them pushing down

00:26the field.

00:27They have a wonderful 10 play drive and all of a sudden leads to an interception.

00:29So we could be possibly looking at that, but we know that Kenneth Walker is ruled out

00:33for tonight.

00:34Zach Charbonneau should be the main back, although I'm expecting a modest role for him.

00:37Overall, again, I have a good bit of faith in Caleb Williams.

00:40Will they be the most efficient yards?

00:42Will they be the prettiest yards out there?

00:44Will the play calling be the best?

00:45Absolutely not, because we literally haven't seen that at any point this year.

00:49But we get to the second half and they simply have to pass the ball.

00:52And he's surrounded by a good set of weapons.

00:53We can look to DJ Moore, Kenan Allen, who's been super hot over the past few weeks.

00:57So I like yards for Caleb Williams.

01:00Am I going to say I'm like thrilled about it?

01:02But at the same time, again, I don't have faith in the Seattle defense, who's basically

01:06shown us nothing over this past five week stretch that they can shut down anyone.

01:12We know Walker has been ruled out, which again, ironically enough for Seattle, they don't

01:18lose a whole lot.

01:19Do they there?

01:20What about the running backs on both these teams?

01:24So Zach Charbonneau, I think, has looked good, especially when he stepped into a full-time

01:27starting role.

01:28You know, him up at 22 carries against Arizona a couple of weeks ago, I think doesn't tell

01:33the entire story where, you know, they were up 24 at 10 at halftime, they're up 27 at

01:3810.

01:39They're up by multiple scores.

01:40And that's where he's really fed a high volume of carries.

01:42That's not what I'm expecting tonight.

01:44Again, I'm expecting to keep this game somewhat close.

01:46As I mentioned, I think Chicago is likely to cover this.

01:48I don't know if we're going to be seeing Zach Charbonneau and seeing a ton of carries.

01:51So specifically, I like him under 16 and a half attempts.

01:54I think he will get to that 14, 15 kind of range.

01:57But him pushing past that would have to, the game script would have to get a little bit

02:01out of control.

02:02And that's just not what I'm expecting because I just don't think Seattle's amazing overall.

02:04They're an okay team.

02:06So I like him under specifically.

02:07On the other side of things, I think Swift has played a good role for Chicago overall.

02:11You can look to him in the passing game.

02:12I wouldn't mind a little bit of that.

02:13But I think the receivers for Chicago are my, the spot that I have the most interest

02:17tonight.

02:18Let's go there then, Tom, because in terms of the pass catchers, I mean, you have some

02:23names, obviously.

02:24I mean, on the Seattle side, Jackson Smith and Jigba, who has really come on over the

02:28last half dozen weeks.

02:29DK Metcalf, who is consistent, not in the way that maybe he used to be, but he still

02:34produces out there.

02:35For Chicago, though, Keenan Allen, DJ Moore, even Roma Dunzey.

02:40These guys consistently getting targets, hands on footballs, and moving the chains.

02:46Where are you going to invest?

02:49I love Jason, but I think his number is just a touch too high.

02:52Obviously, he's been awesome over the past few weeks.

02:54That number's been bent up.

02:55I don't want to say we missed the boat because he's obviously been awesome.

02:57I don't want to bet on number one receivers all the time.

03:00I prefer to take some of those secondary options.

03:02So let's turn to the Chicago side of things.

03:04DJ Moore is just racking up the targets week in and week out.

03:07So I like him over five and a half receptions.

03:09That's sitting at minus one away.

03:10He comes in with a 27% target share.

03:12I also like DJ Moore to find the end zone up at plus 185.

03:15Seattle, they've allowed 18 touchdowns to opposing wide receivers.

03:19That's tied for the third most in the league.

03:21As I've said before, I'm kind of of the belief that quarterbacks should try and keep their

03:24star wide receivers happy.

03:26We've seen Keenan Allen rack up the touchdowns.

03:28We've seen Roman Dunzey have that two-touchdown game.

03:30It's time for DJ Moore to find his way into the end zone against a secondary I am not

03:35confident in.

03:36I will take the yards and the receptions and the touchdown from DJ Moore tonight.

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