WEBVTT - Champ Kelly on NFL QB Coaching Summit | All Access 0:00:01.040 --> 0:00:04.480 The following is a presentation of the Chicago Bears Network 0:00:04.559 --> 0:00:08.520 and Chicago Bears dot Com. Download the Chicago Bears official 0:00:08.560 --> 0:00:11.520 mobile app for up to the minute Bears content every 0:00:11.600 --> 0:00:16.160 day and now welcome to Bears All Access. You're All 0:00:16.239 --> 0:00:20.919 Access passing to Chicago Bears football. Bears All Access is 0:00:20.960 --> 0:00:24.919 brought to you by IGS Energy and sponsored by Athletical 0:00:24.960 --> 0:00:29.720 Physical Therapy and cd W. Good evening, everybody on this 0:00:29.880 --> 0:00:32.920 beautiful Thursday nights. Welcome back to the show, our once 0:00:32.960 --> 0:00:35.560 a week Bears All Access show with my broadcast partner 0:00:35.560 --> 0:00:38.560 from WBBM, Tim There and Jim Meller from sirius XM 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:42.320 NFL Radio, Moving the chains with Pat Kerwin. Good evening, gentlemen, 0:00:42.320 --> 0:00:44.960 how are you doing today? Like you said, it's a 0:00:45.000 --> 0:00:48.080 beautiful day to day, and you know, maybe there's a 0:00:48.120 --> 0:00:51.720 little bit of conversation on the horizon about sports and 0:00:52.440 --> 0:00:54.880 baseball being one of them, but you know we're here 0:00:54.920 --> 0:00:58.960 to talk about the Bears and what's going on ahead. Yeah, 0:00:59.040 --> 0:01:01.840 Jim metters conference how today with the NFL owners and 0:01:02.000 --> 0:01:05.399 they're continuing to plow forward, hoping to play on time. 0:01:05.440 --> 0:01:08.120 Training camps on time. July twenty eighth, for most teams 0:01:08.160 --> 0:01:11.560 reporting date. If you got guys that are rookies, quarterbacks, 0:01:11.600 --> 0:01:13.200 maybe guys that are banged up, they can report a 0:01:13.240 --> 0:01:15.880 little earlier. But how are you looking at this right now? 0:01:15.880 --> 0:01:17.640 Because the league is certainly looking at it from a 0:01:17.680 --> 0:01:20.080 positive point of view. Yeah, they are, and I think 0:01:20.160 --> 0:01:22.320 Roger Gondell making a statement today they do plan on 0:01:22.440 --> 0:01:25.000 moving forward with training camps at July twenty eighth. You know, 0:01:25.080 --> 0:01:28.039 the unfortunate cancelation of the Hall of Fame game. I 0:01:28.040 --> 0:01:31.400 think a lot of people expected that between the Steelers 0:01:31.880 --> 0:01:34.280 in the Dallas Cowboys. So now those two teams will 0:01:34.280 --> 0:01:38.040 probably report on that same reporting date, July twenty eighth. 0:01:38.080 --> 0:01:40.400 And you know, but I think the NFL, even they 0:01:40.400 --> 0:01:44.000 announced today, depending on the fans and the stadiums, they'll 0:01:44.000 --> 0:01:47.600 probably have distancing. The first eight rows of every stadium 0:01:47.600 --> 0:01:49.640 will be off limits. So who's ever got a seat 0:01:49.680 --> 0:01:51.720 in row nine? They're probably a static because they just 0:01:51.800 --> 0:01:54.440 moved to the front row. But you know, I think 0:01:54.480 --> 0:01:57.640 they are. They're trying to anticipate everything, but as always, 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:02.280 adapt adjust, be flexible. But I think much like baseball, 0:02:02.280 --> 0:02:04.800 they're starting up July first, I believe, so that's not 0:02:04.840 --> 0:02:06.600 a few days away. The players are on board with 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:09.880 it now in baseball, and I think those negotiations are 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:12.840 happening between the NFLPA and the NFL right now to 0:02:12.919 --> 0:02:16.600 make the players feel confident, ensure that they're gonna that 0:02:16.680 --> 0:02:19.760 they're gonna play what I think is interesting, and I've 0:02:19.760 --> 0:02:21.480 talked to a lot of players, Jeff and Tom. I 0:02:21.520 --> 0:02:24.880 certainly want to get your thoughts on this. If I'm 0:02:24.919 --> 0:02:27.160 a player and we know the average career is four years, 0:02:27.520 --> 0:02:30.800 you know, you basically be used losing twenty five percent 0:02:31.280 --> 0:02:33.919 of that window if they were not to play football, 0:02:34.080 --> 0:02:36.040 and I think players are willing to take that risk. 0:02:36.120 --> 0:02:38.320 I think the majority of the rank and file would 0:02:38.360 --> 0:02:40.160 want to play. I talked to a couple of players today. 0:02:40.160 --> 0:02:43.000 They said, absolutely, I'm ready to play some football. I'm 0:02:43.040 --> 0:02:46.240 ready to go to work. They understand that that the 0:02:46.360 --> 0:02:49.240 percentages of them unless there's underlying issues. And there are 0:02:49.280 --> 0:02:52.560 players like James Conner he's had cancer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. 0:02:52.560 --> 0:02:55.919 There's other players that have the sickle trait in them. 0:02:55.960 --> 0:02:58.679 There's other players that have diabetes. Maybe they are a 0:02:58.720 --> 0:03:01.280 little bit cautious and then you know they don't want 0:03:01.320 --> 0:03:02.800 to take it home to their families, So, but I 0:03:02.840 --> 0:03:05.280 do think players would definitely take that risk to play 0:03:05.280 --> 0:03:08.480 football here in twenty twenty. You know, Jim and Jeff. 0:03:08.520 --> 0:03:10.600 I was never in the tax bracket where I could 0:03:10.639 --> 0:03:14.040 say no to playing football. And sometimes that's even the 0:03:14.040 --> 0:03:16.840 result that you play injured throughout the season because you 0:03:16.960 --> 0:03:20.519 know that you're not in that level. So when you're 0:03:20.520 --> 0:03:23.239 talking about some of these guys that are outspoken, you 0:03:23.320 --> 0:03:25.960 got to see what economic bracket they're in in terms 0:03:26.000 --> 0:03:29.800 of their roster and how much money they've made. Because 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:33.320 I know, coming from my background, I never had the 0:03:33.400 --> 0:03:35.920 luxury of saying no, I won't play. It's always what 0:03:35.960 --> 0:03:38.040 can you do to get me on the field, And 0:03:38.040 --> 0:03:40.400 that's some of the pain relieving shots that you took 0:03:40.440 --> 0:03:43.320 before the game, or even when you tweak something early 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:47.400 in the season and you overlooked it to keep playing well. 0:03:47.600 --> 0:03:51.360 Saint safety Malcolm Jenkins, appearing on CNN today, called football 0:03:51.640 --> 0:03:54.520 non essential and the risk of COVID must be eliminated 0:03:54.560 --> 0:03:58.160 for him to feel comfortable playing. Fellas, you're going to 0:03:58.280 --> 0:04:00.760 hear a pocket of these types of guys as well. Tom. 0:04:00.840 --> 0:04:03.560 You I did text that to you today and you 0:04:03.680 --> 0:04:06.960 alluded to the economics of the individual. But is it 0:04:07.040 --> 0:04:11.000 more than that? Fellas well, There's there is more to 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:12.640 it than that, Jeff. But you know, you have to 0:04:12.640 --> 0:04:15.840 look at it from a young, naive kid like Tom 0:04:15.880 --> 0:04:18.320 Thare that's going into the NFL at twenty three or 0:04:18.360 --> 0:04:21.920 twenty four years old, and I have no past, and 0:04:22.360 --> 0:04:26.040 I think my future earning potential is through football. So 0:04:26.080 --> 0:04:28.760 then you're young and your naive, and you may overlook 0:04:28.839 --> 0:04:32.719 some things you're talking about Malcolm Jenks. Malcolm Jenkins, who's 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:37.120 an experienced life guy. He understands more than sports and 0:04:37.160 --> 0:04:40.320 he's looking at a bigger picture here. I still believe 0:04:40.360 --> 0:04:43.960 that there has to be some kind of protection from 0:04:44.000 --> 0:04:47.039 the virus if if sports is going to go on. 0:04:47.600 --> 0:04:51.279 But again, where are you in terms of your life? 0:04:51.279 --> 0:04:54.159 And like Jim said, three point two years as a career, 0:04:54.520 --> 0:04:57.000 you miss a year, you may be missing out on 0:04:57.040 --> 0:05:00.080 your last season or the one opportunity you have to 0:05:00.120 --> 0:05:03.039 make it into the NFL. And I think players, and 0:05:03.080 --> 0:05:05.320 I agree with Tom, I think players. You know, if 0:05:05.440 --> 0:05:08.440 I were to make that decision, you know, and if 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.599 I wanted to put myself in a bubble meeting, I'd 0:05:11.640 --> 0:05:14.240 tell my wife and kids because I'd want to play football. 0:05:14.279 --> 0:05:17.200 That's just me personally. I would want to play football 0:05:17.520 --> 0:05:19.840 for all the reasons that Tom just mentioned. And if 0:05:19.839 --> 0:05:22.400 that causes me to make the decision of me and 0:05:22.480 --> 0:05:24.680 my wife and my kids. You want to know what, honey, 0:05:25.240 --> 0:05:27.560 I think I can. You know, I can commit myself 0:05:27.600 --> 0:05:30.839 to six months. Will We'll talk via virtual meetings, I'll 0:05:30.839 --> 0:05:33.159 talk to the kids, call them all those type of 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:35.720 things so I don't put them at risk, and that 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:37.920 I'm still able to go to work, do what I 0:05:38.000 --> 0:05:40.520 love to do and play football because it means that 0:05:40.640 --> 0:05:43.039 much to me as a player, and you know, I 0:05:43.040 --> 0:05:45.040 don't have to subject them to that. And some players 0:05:45.040 --> 0:05:47.960 may come to that decision, you know, the the you know, 0:05:48.040 --> 0:05:50.679 all sports are different. You know, from the NBA side 0:05:50.720 --> 0:05:53.880 of it, in their negotiations the players, because they're gonna 0:05:53.880 --> 0:05:56.680 be down in Orlando, right the from the NBA players 0:05:56.680 --> 0:05:59.720 side of it, they thought the NBA was being too restrictive. 0:06:00.000 --> 0:06:01.839 They wanted to put those players in the bubble and 0:06:01.880 --> 0:06:04.200 a lot of those players thought, hey, this is too prohibitive. 0:06:04.440 --> 0:06:06.520 I want to be able to go out and you know, 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:09.039 go out to dinner or things like that and do 0:06:09.120 --> 0:06:12.919 stuff like that. And yet still play basketball, you know football. 0:06:13.160 --> 0:06:16.560 They're probably making those negotiations right now. I think one 0:06:16.600 --> 0:06:19.240 negotiation that is definitely going to happen is you have 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:23.080 to have an increased roster You need to have roster exemptions. 0:06:23.120 --> 0:06:26.120 If a player does test positive for COVID and it's 0:06:26.160 --> 0:06:28.680 not when or it's not if it's when. I think 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:32.120 we understand these players that are healthy and not at 0:06:32.240 --> 0:06:34.479 risk in terms of the percentage of dying unless there's 0:06:35.160 --> 0:06:37.960 underlying issues. I think you're going to have to have 0:06:38.080 --> 0:06:42.040 roster exemptions. Here is Zekiel Elliott just tested positive for COVID. 0:06:42.160 --> 0:06:43.960 He said, you know, the symptoms only hit me for 0:06:43.960 --> 0:06:45.800 about two days. He said, I feel good, I feel 0:06:45.839 --> 0:06:50.560 like I'm I'm back to normal. So they're responding very quickly. 0:06:50.960 --> 0:06:53.920 But yet he would be quarantined for two weeks. You 0:06:53.920 --> 0:06:56.159 need to have that roster exemption for him to be 0:06:56.200 --> 0:06:58.200 able to sign a player. I don't care who it is, 0:06:58.279 --> 0:07:01.240 Lashawn McCoy, whatever. Let's say five guys comes down with it, 0:07:01.360 --> 0:07:04.880 and I don't think that number should be an exact number. 0:07:04.880 --> 0:07:07.080 It should be different for every team. If one team 0:07:07.080 --> 0:07:10.520 has five guys that are quarantine, they need five roster exemptions. 0:07:10.600 --> 0:07:13.560 If one team has ten. They need ten roster exemptions 0:07:13.720 --> 0:07:16.520 so that they're able to adapt and adjust if players 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:19.320 do come down with the illness during the season. Well, 0:07:19.360 --> 0:07:22.400 the NFL Chief Medical officer Alan still saying there's active 0:07:22.440 --> 0:07:25.840 discussion with the union on testing, screening, and travel, emphasizing 0:07:25.880 --> 0:07:28.360 testing alone quote isn't going to be good enough to 0:07:28.440 --> 0:07:31.640 keep everybody healthy. So again, managing risk is a big 0:07:31.680 --> 0:07:34.600 part of this right now. Fellas guys like Tom Brady 0:07:34.600 --> 0:07:37.120 and his guys in Pampa Bay, the Lions, and Matthew 0:07:37.160 --> 0:07:41.480 Stafford today, I'm sure around the league players are working 0:07:41.520 --> 0:07:44.720 out together. Again, it's not a violation of NFL policy, 0:07:44.840 --> 0:07:48.920 but they have been disregarding the advice of the union, 0:07:49.640 --> 0:07:51.840 which is supported by the NFL, that they shouldn't be 0:07:51.840 --> 0:07:55.440 working out in groups at the moment, given the spikes 0:07:55.480 --> 0:08:01.160 around the certain areas of the nation right now, including Florida, Texas, Californa, etc. Well, 0:08:01.160 --> 0:08:03.200 first of all, Jeff, they do have to work out, 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:05.440 but they don't have to work out in groups. They 0:08:05.480 --> 0:08:08.800 still have to get their individual self prepared for whatever 0:08:08.840 --> 0:08:12.040 position they play to be ready for that July twenty 0:08:12.080 --> 0:08:14.720 eighth date. And it's not like something you can take 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:17.800 four or five weeks off and get ready July twenty seventh. 0:08:18.120 --> 0:08:21.840 You're bait. You're baiting, You're begging for injury. So when 0:08:21.880 --> 0:08:26.240 you see these guys work out together, the biggest threat 0:08:26.280 --> 0:08:29.600 of contact is each of them touching the football. They 0:08:29.600 --> 0:08:32.120 don't have to be in the same area, and Jim 0:08:32.160 --> 0:08:34.680 knows that there's more communication at the width of the 0:08:34.720 --> 0:08:37.480 line of scrimmage than there is in the huddle nowadays, 0:08:37.480 --> 0:08:40.280 so they can be protective. I think it's all about 0:08:40.480 --> 0:08:42.640 contact with the football. Jim, would you be doing it 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:46.360 right now? I probably would. Jeff, you know, I'd be 0:08:46.400 --> 0:08:49.040 willing to take that risk. And I think whether it's Tom, 0:08:49.040 --> 0:08:51.120 but it's not just Tom Brady. I know he's been 0:08:51.160 --> 0:08:53.319 the one that's really been the point man, but a 0:08:53.520 --> 0:08:56.480 Lamar Jackson has done it with the Baltimore Ravens. Kyler 0:08:56.600 --> 0:09:00.400 Murray flew in twenty guys to Texas from the Arizona Cardinals. 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:03.199 That they can work together because they know they've missed 0:09:03.240 --> 0:09:06.040 a lot of work here this offseason, and that chemistry, 0:09:06.120 --> 0:09:08.320 that jelly that we've talked about on the show that 0:09:08.440 --> 0:09:11.760 is critical to your team's success. I think these guys, 0:09:12.000 --> 0:09:15.079 you know, are trying to get that worked out right now, 0:09:15.120 --> 0:09:17.160 and I think they're willing to take the risk. I'm 0:09:17.200 --> 0:09:20.080 not saying that they think they're invincible, you know. I 0:09:20.120 --> 0:09:22.600 think they understand that they can test positive, but they 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:25.360 are willing to take that risk. And hopefully they're just 0:09:25.400 --> 0:09:30.120 being smart about, you know, washing their hands and doing 0:09:30.160 --> 0:09:31.880 all those things, because of course they don't want to 0:09:31.920 --> 0:09:33.640 go home and I don't think and I know Tom 0:09:33.640 --> 0:09:35.360 Brady personally, he doesn't want to go home and spread 0:09:35.400 --> 0:09:38.120 it to anybody in his family either. But at the 0:09:38.160 --> 0:09:41.240 same point, much like a young player who doesn't want 0:09:41.280 --> 0:09:44.040 to miss a quarter of their season, Tom Brady basically said, 0:09:44.160 --> 0:09:47.120 I'm only playing two more years and he's going all 0:09:47.160 --> 0:09:49.560 out to make sure that he continues to have the 0:09:49.640 --> 0:09:52.360 success he is and hopefully he's just doing it responsibly. 0:09:52.400 --> 0:09:53.960 But they're going to work, do you have They have to, 0:09:54.200 --> 0:09:55.880 that's the only way you get better at your craft. 0:09:56.000 --> 0:09:58.440 That's former Bears quarterback Jim Miller timp Fare with You 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:01.240 and Jeff Johnny Actus is Bears All Access brought to 0:10:01.240 --> 0:10:02.959 you by Igs Energy. Coming up at the bottom of 0:10:03.000 --> 0:10:05.240 the hour, were joined by Champ Kelly of the Bears 0:10:05.679 --> 0:10:08.920 after he was involved and invited to a special event 0:10:09.280 --> 0:10:12.240 that the National Football League has put on, and we'll 0:10:12.240 --> 0:10:14.800 talk to him about that and more. Our producer tonight, 0:10:14.880 --> 0:10:17.160 Jordan Mally. Let's step away for a break here on 0:10:17.240 --> 0:10:27.959 Chicago Sports Radio six seventy score. Welcome back, everybody to 0:10:28.000 --> 0:10:30.400 Bears All Access brought to you by IGS Energy, a 0:10:30.440 --> 0:10:33.520 proud partner of the Chicago Bears, provided electricity natural gas 0:10:33.559 --> 0:10:36.000 at home warranty products to over one million customers across 0:10:36.040 --> 0:10:39.360 the country. Learn more about IGS Energy at igs dot com. 0:10:39.440 --> 0:10:42.840 Jeff Joniac along with Tom There and Jim Miller. Coming 0:10:42.920 --> 0:10:44.360 up at the bottom of the hour. Champ Kelly of 0:10:44.400 --> 0:10:46.319 the Bears talking about a lot of different things. And 0:10:46.520 --> 0:10:49.480 last week, obviously we heard from the Bears assistant coaches. 0:10:49.520 --> 0:10:52.560 We played some of those extended portions of those interviews, 0:10:52.559 --> 0:10:54.800 and I'm gonna do it again here with new offensive 0:10:54.800 --> 0:10:58.000 coordinator Bill Leezerfellas as he looks at how the quarterback 0:10:58.040 --> 0:11:01.320 competition might look from his experienced point of view and 0:11:01.400 --> 0:11:03.600 just being one of the many new coaches in the 0:11:03.640 --> 0:11:05.959 offensive reset for the twenty twenty Bears. I don't know 0:11:06.000 --> 0:11:08.960 if it sounds like a cliche, but you just have 0:11:09.000 --> 0:11:10.840 to let the thing play out, you know, you gotta 0:11:10.920 --> 0:11:14.960 let guys earn it. Sometimes your gut tells you. Sometimes 0:11:15.000 --> 0:11:18.679 you it helps to look at the statistics every day, 0:11:18.800 --> 0:11:22.920 you know, though it's not a game situation but of practice, 0:11:23.040 --> 0:11:26.160 and you just take in all the information. I worked 0:11:26.200 --> 0:11:30.760 for a coach one time, and actually the battle was 0:11:31.120 --> 0:11:34.520 this was a very old wise coach, one numerous Super Bowls, 0:11:34.520 --> 0:11:37.760 and the battle is for the backup quarterback job. And 0:11:37.840 --> 0:11:40.360 I just remember after one of the preseason games, he 0:11:40.400 --> 0:11:41.960 came to me, he said, you know, when that guy 0:11:42.040 --> 0:11:46.680 went in the huddle, I just watched how the team changed, 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:50.920 you know. And so there are so many different factors 0:11:50.920 --> 0:11:53.239 that go into it. Some of it is real statistical 0:11:53.320 --> 0:11:57.440 and some of it is watching a guy and how 0:11:57.440 --> 0:12:01.720 he presents himself. And hopefully we have plenty of preseason 0:12:01.800 --> 0:12:04.960 games because I think that's the most fair way I 0:12:05.000 --> 0:12:06.800 think for the guys is to let them play on 0:12:06.840 --> 0:12:10.360 the game field. That's the most fair. So hopefully, hopefully 0:12:10.400 --> 0:12:12.720 they get an opportunity to do that, and it could 0:12:12.760 --> 0:12:15.439 be reduced fellas that will also impact the number of snaps. 0:12:15.440 --> 0:12:19.680 But maybe there's some compensatory way to make this, you know, happen. 0:12:19.720 --> 0:12:22.920 Where they get as many snaps as possible, and we've 0:12:22.920 --> 0:12:25.480 heard this from head coach Matt Naggy that he's going 0:12:25.520 --> 0:12:27.840 to try to get these guys matched up with the 0:12:27.880 --> 0:12:31.520 first unit as much as possible and make it fair. Well, 0:12:31.520 --> 0:12:33.480 you know, Jeff, one thing you said early is one 0:12:33.480 --> 0:12:36.240 thing about football, you kind of let the competition play 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:39.640 itself out and then you're it's gonna be all figured 0:12:39.679 --> 0:12:42.200 out after that. I think that's true for any position, 0:12:42.600 --> 0:12:45.560 that there's a battle going into this training camp, but 0:12:45.720 --> 0:12:48.680 it's more unique in terms of the quarterback from because 0:12:48.720 --> 0:12:51.800 the time that the verbiage starts coming out of their 0:12:51.800 --> 0:12:55.439 mouth and the huddle, the evaluation process starts when you're 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:58.520 an offensive lineman. The evaluation process that starts when you 0:12:58.559 --> 0:13:01.600 come out of your stance. You go, you go contact 0:13:01.600 --> 0:13:04.240 to contact and how long can you maintain that and 0:13:04.320 --> 0:13:06.920 do you contribute to the success or failure the play. 0:13:07.440 --> 0:13:11.320 Quarterback sometimes a lot of times, most times when they're 0:13:11.360 --> 0:13:13.959 throwing the ball is going to determine the fate and 0:13:14.000 --> 0:13:17.319 the success of the play. So yeah, these battles and 0:13:17.360 --> 0:13:20.400 football have a tendency of working themselves out. I think 0:13:20.440 --> 0:13:23.240 there's more decision processes along the way when you're trying 0:13:23.280 --> 0:13:25.880 to figure out the quarterback position. Yeah, I think for 0:13:25.920 --> 0:13:28.000 the most part, it will declare itself. I've been in 0:13:28.040 --> 0:13:31.080 three way quarterback battles in Pittsburgh. It doesn't work. Try, 0:13:31.280 --> 0:13:33.720 you know, distributing the reps a third of each guy. 0:13:33.720 --> 0:13:36.120 It's just to me, that's too hard. Two guys is 0:13:36.160 --> 0:13:39.520 a legit competition. And I do think it will declare itself. 0:13:39.559 --> 0:13:42.199 If it doesn't, then that's where you're really come into 0:13:42.240 --> 0:13:44.800 the trouble areas. But all the things coach Bill Laser 0:13:45.280 --> 0:13:48.559 talked about just how the team responds to whatever quarterbacks 0:13:48.559 --> 0:13:51.000 in there, just some guys, you know, have the ability 0:13:51.040 --> 0:13:54.240 to motivate and that's part of the job of a quarterback. 0:13:54.280 --> 0:13:57.800 And statistically, how they grade out, how they evaluate are 0:13:57.840 --> 0:13:59.680 they going to the right receiver, are they making the 0:13:59.679 --> 0:14:02.439 correct reads, are they making the correct checks. All that's 0:14:02.440 --> 0:14:06.200 being evaluated every single day. And I think it'll declare 0:14:06.240 --> 0:14:08.400 itself and the cream always rises to the top. And 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:11.080 we'll see if it happens here through training camp for 0:14:11.120 --> 0:14:14.480 the Chicago Bears. What do you want to see? What 0:14:14.559 --> 0:14:16.680 do you exactly you want to see in this QB battle? 0:14:16.679 --> 0:14:18.840 And how I mean from my perspective, I want to 0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:21.560 see how it elevates everybody else on the field as well. 0:14:22.600 --> 0:14:25.480 You know, Jim, for me as as naive you know, 0:14:25.560 --> 0:14:27.960 well not naive, just not as experienced at the quarterback 0:14:27.960 --> 0:14:30.320 position as you are. For some of us that sit 0:14:30.360 --> 0:14:32.880 back and you watch the quarterback battles, you know, it's 0:14:32.920 --> 0:14:35.720 as much as watching the how quickly the ball gets 0:14:35.760 --> 0:14:37.640 out of the quarterback's hands when you know it's an 0:14:37.640 --> 0:14:41.320 obvious passing play and sometimes the defense is alerted to it, 0:14:41.360 --> 0:14:43.400 so it makes it a little bit more different. But 0:14:43.560 --> 0:14:46.400 I think, like any quarterback or Jim, with your experience, 0:14:47.040 --> 0:14:50.480 the whether the quarterback made the right decision according to 0:14:50.520 --> 0:14:53.600 the defense that you had scripted form and the play 0:14:53.640 --> 0:14:56.200 you wrote down. A lot of times you can see 0:14:56.240 --> 0:14:58.640 that decision in the time frame in which they work 0:14:58.680 --> 0:15:02.640 with successfully or not is some of the obvious you know, 0:15:02.680 --> 0:15:06.240 the obvious chances behind it. Yeah, there's no doubt, and 0:15:06.440 --> 0:15:09.400 you know those coaches know it exactly in terms of 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:11.440 how the script is and where a ball should go, 0:15:11.560 --> 0:15:14.240 say versus a certain coverage. And now they've got to 0:15:14.320 --> 0:15:17.600 evaluate whether each quarterback is only ultimately going to make 0:15:17.640 --> 0:15:20.760 that decision and they can script those things to happen 0:15:20.880 --> 0:15:24.720 so that they can evaluate things like that. But decision 0:15:24.760 --> 0:15:27.960 making this paramount. There's no doubt about that. Like I said, 0:15:28.040 --> 0:15:31.400 how you elevate your teammates command of the offense, And 0:15:31.440 --> 0:15:35.160 I think situational play. You know, has Mitch Rubisky grown 0:15:35.280 --> 0:15:38.320 in terms of situational play? Hey, when the punt of football? 0:15:38.360 --> 0:15:40.280 When did not take a sack? There are certain no 0:15:40.400 --> 0:15:44.560 sack situations. Did he throw the ball away to avoid 0:15:44.800 --> 0:15:47.560 putting the ball in harm's way? And I think all 0:15:47.560 --> 0:15:51.360 those things are so critical at the position, and bottom 0:15:51.360 --> 0:15:53.440 line is you got to motivate your team and it's 0:15:53.440 --> 0:15:57.560 about winning games and those practices, whether it's a winning 0:15:57.640 --> 0:16:00.880 effort day in and day out, those coaches be able 0:16:00.920 --> 0:16:04.280 to determine, Hey, this guy gives us the opportunity to 0:16:04.280 --> 0:16:07.720 win because we've evaluated all, he's accomplished it all, and 0:16:07.800 --> 0:16:10.800 we expected to carry over on the field. As he's 0:16:10.840 --> 0:16:12.800 going to be named the starting quarterback of this team. 0:16:12.920 --> 0:16:14.680 I don't know which one is going to be, but 0:16:15.000 --> 0:16:17.880 that's where it ultimately has to go. For the Chicago Bears, 0:16:18.040 --> 0:16:22.280 they have steadfastly avoided talking about scheme and specifics of 0:16:22.280 --> 0:16:24.240 what it's going to look like I called it an 0:16:24.240 --> 0:16:28.160 offensive reset, it's still Matt Nagee's overall system that he 0:16:28.280 --> 0:16:30.680 is taught to them, and they've tweaked it, and we're 0:16:31.160 --> 0:16:33.920 very excited to see how that's going to look. What 0:16:33.960 --> 0:16:36.640 do you guys anticipate what it might look like no 0:16:36.640 --> 0:16:39.240 matter who the starting quarterback is in twenty twenty in 0:16:39.360 --> 0:16:43.520 terms of changes, tweaks, whatever. Well to me, I think, 0:16:43.760 --> 0:16:46.000 and I talked a little bit about this that you know, 0:16:46.040 --> 0:16:51.320 want Castillo, He's got more experience with Matt nage than 0:16:51.440 --> 0:16:55.840 Matt from the offensive line perspective has around him before him. 0:16:56.000 --> 0:16:59.840 Wand Castillo was a more experienced coached before Matt got 0:16:59.840 --> 0:17:02.400 in to the coaching ranks and then elevate to the 0:17:02.480 --> 0:17:05.240 head job. I think it starts with the physical play 0:17:05.240 --> 0:17:08.199 of the offensive line, Jeff. And if you talk about 0:17:08.280 --> 0:17:11.919 what these quarterbacks can contribute, how deceptive they can be 0:17:11.960 --> 0:17:16.520 in the play action game, how dominant David Montgomery can become. 0:17:16.880 --> 0:17:19.520 I think the one element, and I'm not forgetting about 0:17:19.520 --> 0:17:22.760 the tight end position because I know that contributions is important, 0:17:23.119 --> 0:17:26.240 But if they don't have a more aggressive approach at 0:17:26.280 --> 0:17:29.760 the running at the running line of scrimmage. I think 0:17:29.800 --> 0:17:34.160 that'll be a hindrance to a lot of other player development. Yeah, 0:17:34.160 --> 0:17:35.959 and I do. I think it cleans up a lot 0:17:36.000 --> 0:17:37.679 of reads for a young quarterback. If you're able to 0:17:37.720 --> 0:17:40.440 run the football and use the play action side of it, 0:17:40.440 --> 0:17:42.560 it cleans up a lot of reads and it creates 0:17:42.640 --> 0:17:45.320 bigger windows from that standpoint. So I do think they 0:17:45.320 --> 0:17:47.720 need to run the ball a lot better. As Tom 0:17:47.760 --> 0:17:50.119 mentioned the tight end position. How many shows have we 0:17:50.160 --> 0:17:52.840 talked about this offseason about it being a tight end 0:17:52.880 --> 0:17:58.000 centric offense? The Bears address this position. Jimmy Graham needs 0:17:58.000 --> 0:18:00.960 to be a factor Cole commit. I don't think he 0:18:01.040 --> 0:18:02.800 needs to be a star, but he needs to be 0:18:02.840 --> 0:18:05.640 a contributor his first year and I think they expect 0:18:05.840 --> 0:18:09.800 big things from him. But that position has to improve 0:18:10.080 --> 0:18:13.680 and produce more so try to factor in. Go back 0:18:13.720 --> 0:18:16.400 two years ago when Naggie showed up, had big years 0:18:16.440 --> 0:18:18.800 from Trey Burton. They want to go back to that 0:18:18.840 --> 0:18:22.399 tight end centric offense and get that position going because 0:18:22.400 --> 0:18:24.440 that's where they had a lot of success, because that's 0:18:24.440 --> 0:18:26.760 what this offense is based on. All Right, this is 0:18:26.760 --> 0:18:29.679 Bears All Access on Chicago Sports Radio six seventy. The 0:18:29.720 --> 0:18:32.520 Score brought to you by IGS Energy, Tom Payer, Jim Miller, 0:18:32.560 --> 0:18:35.560 Jeff Jonny Ac will hear from defensive line coach Jay Rodgers, 0:18:35.560 --> 0:18:38.120 and we come back after this break on Chicago Sports 0:18:38.200 --> 0:18:54.200 Radio six seventy The Score Act Bears All Access brought 0:18:54.240 --> 0:18:56.800 to you by IGS Energy. This segment of Bears All 0:18:56.840 --> 0:18:58.920 Access is also brought to you by CDW. People to 0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:01.200 get it learn more at cd W dot com. Jeff, 0:19:01.240 --> 0:19:03.960 jony Ac and Tom Fair along with Jim Miller coming 0:19:04.040 --> 0:19:06.520 up around six thirty. We'll be joined by our pal, 0:19:07.520 --> 0:19:11.600 and he's an enlightening guy, indeed, the Bears Assistant Director 0:19:11.600 --> 0:19:14.840 of Player Personnel, Champ Kelly. For the time being, let's 0:19:14.880 --> 0:19:18.080 talk a little Bears defense, fellas, because as as great 0:19:18.119 --> 0:19:21.520 as the outside linebackers are as outstanding as the front 0:19:21.520 --> 0:19:24.640 seven is what happens up front, still in the trenches. 0:19:25.320 --> 0:19:29.080 Dictate a lot and Jay Rodgers. Last week, it was 0:19:29.119 --> 0:19:32.000 asked about what specifics he got out of the Zoom 0:19:32.000 --> 0:19:35.840 meetings that impacted him and a couple of occasions. He 0:19:36.920 --> 0:19:39.040 twisted it up a little bit for the fellas to 0:19:39.200 --> 0:19:41.280 enlighten each other. What I did was I put together 0:19:41.320 --> 0:19:44.840 some clips of the guys doing their jobs really well. 0:19:45.240 --> 0:19:47.360 And I just had the guys talk the entire time 0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:51.280 rather than me, you know, sit and install the defense 0:19:51.520 --> 0:19:54.400 or goal over certain plays. I just had the guys 0:19:54.480 --> 0:19:57.919 talk and I'd ask a Keem. I said, all right, 0:19:57.960 --> 0:19:59.879 you're you're taking on a double team right here, you know, 0:20:00.119 --> 0:20:02.720 talk to the young guys about what made you dominate 0:20:02.760 --> 0:20:06.000 this double team. And really for the entire hour and 0:20:06.000 --> 0:20:08.600 a half, and both both those sessions run and passed. 0:20:09.200 --> 0:20:13.120 They just spoke. And again, each guy is different. What 0:20:13.240 --> 0:20:15.480 Eddie does is maybe different than what a Keem does, 0:20:15.520 --> 0:20:17.960 which is different what Roy does. They're all different body types. 0:20:18.200 --> 0:20:20.240 And I know you have heard me say that before, 0:20:20.280 --> 0:20:23.840 but to hear what works for one guy may help 0:20:23.880 --> 0:20:28.520 somebody else. And I think that this former college quarterback 0:20:28.760 --> 0:20:32.000