Caleb Williams' biggest sign of growth in his first four games under Ben Johnson has nothing to do with footwork or on-field play

Beyond his own composure during frustrating moments, Williams' teammates look at him throughout the game and especially in big moments to pull his team back off the ground and make something happen. Throughout his entire career, Williams plays at his best when the lights are bright and his teammates can feel that, and that's what happened on the final drive in Week 4.

“I went into the huddle, looked everybody in the eyes, and (told them) this is the moment. This is where we go win the game,” Williams explained. “Just trying to be composed, trying to be as calm as possible for those guys, and look everybody in the eyes and understand this is our moment.”

At the same time, his teammates fed of the negative emotions shown last season too when Williams would sulk back to the sideline after a failed drive and showcase negative emotions when things didn't go the way it was intended. That area of his game is something Johnson made an effort to acknowledge with his quarterback way before the season started.

“Body language is a huge thing,” Johnson said back in May. “Demeanor. We don’t want to be a ‘palms-up team’ where we’re questioning everything. No, no, no. To me, that’s a little bit of a sign of weakness. We don’t want to exhibit that from anybody on the team...”

“Early in the process, we sat down and watched some tape from a year ago, and we talked it through,” Johnson said. “It’s like… is this what we want to look like or not? We come to an agreement, no it’s not, OK, we learn from it, we move on to the next thing.”

Williams took that learning moment to heart and is starting to come into his own as the QB1 of this franchise and being the one his teammates can turn to as an inspiration during tough times. Which is a major reason why Williams was voted as a team captain for the second consecutive year.

That kind of maturity in his game and ability to be a leader speaks volumes, more than any on-field play in the grand scheme of things. It's great to see him operate that way this season.