Kyle Shanahan has the highest praise for Caleb Williams going into Week 17 matchup

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Coming into the 2024 NFL draft, all the hype was around QB Caleb Williams out of USC. As is the case with most highly touted prospects, the team that lands them loves them, and the rest can't stand them. 

Caleb Williams has been on a tear throughout his 2nd season with Chicago, and over the last few weeks in particular, folks around the league are starting to take notice. 

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Among all those who are jumping on the Caleb Williams train, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was one of them.

When speaking to the media prior to his team's Week 17 matchup with the Chicago Bears, Shanahan had incredibly high praise for Williams. 

Shanahan says Williams is one of the best QBs he's ever seen

There are a handful of NFL coaches who are known to just understand the QB position at a higher level. Kyle Shanahan is one of those offensive-minded coaches. 

He's consistently gotten the best out of his QBs during his tenure in San Francisco, with his latest project being turning 'Mr Irrelevant' Brock Purdy into a legitimate starting-caliber QB. 

When he was asked about Caleb Williams leading up to facing off against him on Sunday, Shanahan had nothing but the utmost praise. 

Shanahan said, "Caleb is one of the best throwers and most athletic QBs I've ever seen in terms of his height, weight, and speed. He makes some big-time throws. Extremely scary on the perimeter. He can hold onto the ball for a while — not in a bad way, but by creating stuff, which makes coverages have to hold out forever."

He sees greatness in Williams and rightfully so, as he's looked fantastic over these last few weeks. 

When the two teams play each other on Sunday, the 49ers will be fighting for their playoff lives. Unfortunately for San Francisco, I'm not sure Kyle Shanahan's kind words will be enough to stop Caleb Williams from putting on another incredible performance. 

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