Sean McVay loves football, there’s no doubt about that, but he likes to give gentle reminders not only about how much he enjoys the sport, but how much he consumes it.

Before Sunday’s game against the Bears in Chicago, McVay was asked about his thoughts on Caleb Williams and his plan to stop him.

“I’ve been watching this guy for a long time, whether it was when he first started playing at Oklahoma or USC and he was a stud,” McVay said Friday. “All the accolades that have been earned based on his body of work and his resume, he checks all the boxes. You can tell he knows what he’s looking at. He can handle, he can play inside the pocket, play with the timing and rhythm, deliver the ball with precision and anticipation, and then when things don’t go according to plan he is a nightmare to defend because his eyes are on the field keeps focused. He can expand the play in the passing game, but then he also has the athleticism, strength and instincts as a runner to be able to put the ball down and do things like that. He would be the number one overall pick for a long time. I think that’s deserved and he’s a great competitor. That’s one of the things you look at. I think he’s a great competitor and we have our hands full. He has some very good players around him and is of course also familiar with the good coaches he is surrounded with.”

While Williams may have individual talents, he has yet to fit in with the Bears’ offense. To rewrite that narrative, Bears OC Shane Waldron, a former assistant under McVay, had Williams throw the ball more than 50 times in their last game.

The Rams’ DBs will have their work cut out for them with an upbeat offense and Keenan Allen expected to play after missing the last two games.