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<v Speaker 1>of Bearsville and his sidekick Tom the Surfask there.

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<v Speaker 2>What is in vogue right now as we're near the

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<v Speaker 2>month of July and soon the start of training camp

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<v Speaker 2>is the strength and depth of rosters around the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>We dig into that conversation tonight on Bears Weekly on

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<v Speaker 2>ESPN one thousand of the Bears Radio Network with Super

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<v Speaker 2>Bowl winning Bears guard Tom Fayer. I'm Jeff Joniak and

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<v Speaker 2>from Syriacxcess, I'm NFL Radios moving the chains. We have

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<v Speaker 2>former Bears quarterback Jim Miller. Thanks to our producers Dan

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<v Speaker 2>Barrilli and Jordan Tredup, and in the ESPN studios tonight

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin z Pack and Kendra Smith. The executive producer of

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears Radio Network, Eric Well here from Bears quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>coach Carrie Joseph on the multi tiered coaching approach to

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<v Speaker 2>helping rookie quarterback Kato Williams in his first NFL season.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see you guys and everybody gearing up for

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<v Speaker 2>their final vacation weeks before this started training camp, Tom,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you have planned?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 4>The topic of the moment for me is I consider

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<v Speaker 4>what an operation the NFL Draft is. Because I did

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<v Speaker 4>pay attention last night or this past week to the

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<v Speaker 4>NBA Draft, and when you look at the comparison of

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<v Speaker 4>the magnitude of the draft, and I don't know just

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<v Speaker 4>because we're coming off the first and the tenth or

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<v Speaker 4>first and the ninth picking the NFL Draft, but when

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<v Speaker 4>you look at the production what the NFL has become,

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<v Speaker 4>oh my god, it is amazing. And so you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I guess that's going to carry right through to the season.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Jim I mentioned de vacation to Tom, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and he doesn't believe in it.

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<v Speaker 5>Number one.

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<v Speaker 2>He does not believe in time away. It's either surfing

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<v Speaker 2>or work, and it's.

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<v Speaker 5>Not making.

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<v Speaker 3>He's Bill Belichick. No days off, no days off. Hey,

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<v Speaker 3>that's worked for a long time for Bill obviously.

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<v Speaker 2>And for Tom. He does not take a day off

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<v Speaker 2>from football. He's always texting something. We'll get to Tom's

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts later on the program. But you know, this roster evaluation,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the downtime before the start of training camp,

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<v Speaker 2>so the final spasms of roster building is being analyzed

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<v Speaker 2>at ESPN dot com. I had the forty nine Ers

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<v Speaker 2>ranked the number one roster, and Kansas City the number

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<v Speaker 2>two roster, Baltimore the number three, and the New York

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<v Speaker 2>Jets the number four roster in terms of talent, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to some details of that in a second

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<v Speaker 2>Detroit at number five, green Bay number thirteen, Minnesota number

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<v Speaker 2>twenty three, the Bears at number seventeen. And so there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of opinions about all that. I'll start with Jim,

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<v Speaker 2>because of the Jets angle. I know they have a

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<v Speaker 2>really good cornerback trio, and they've got Aaron Rodgers, and

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<v Speaker 2>they've got a really good defensive front. Some questions probably

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<v Speaker 2>on the offensive line still, But did that surprise you

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<v Speaker 2>from their evaluation?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, because well, I think we know that the Jets

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<v Speaker 3>are going all in, but they're going all in with veterans.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you've got the veteran Aaron Rodgers coming off

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<v Speaker 3>of injury, Tyron Smith. When's the last time he's played

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<v Speaker 3>an entire season. You know, they brought him over from Dallas,

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<v Speaker 3>Morgan Moses, they signed him when he was coming back

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<v Speaker 3>from a torn peck. He's got some injury history. And

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<v Speaker 3>then obviously the receiver Williams coming over from the LA Chargers,

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<v Speaker 3>who's coming off in ACL You got a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>veteran players that are well over thirty that are coming

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<v Speaker 3>back from injury. So I don't think anybody denies that

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<v Speaker 3>the experience is there, But how are they going to

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<v Speaker 3>hold up the entirety of a season because all of

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<v Speaker 3>them are coming off of injury. Like I said in

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<v Speaker 3>Tyron Smith, I don't think he's played a complete seventeen

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<v Speaker 3>game schedule or game you know, game time, log, game time.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's going back five or six years for him.

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<v Speaker 3>So you just worried about for them if they can

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<v Speaker 3>go the entire duration. You know, you're gonna give them

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<v Speaker 3>veteran days off and try and keep them fresh and

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<v Speaker 3>all those things, but will those bodies hold up? So

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<v Speaker 3>I personally wouldn't put them that high where the Jets

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<v Speaker 3>are in terms of a ranking of a roster.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, not a chance.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>The thing about it is say that Zach Wilson half

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<v Speaker 4>hit the mark for what the Jets and where they

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<v Speaker 4>picked them. If Zach Wilson was still the quarterback and

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<v Speaker 4>they were still trying to see if that he was

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<v Speaker 4>going to be the guy in the future, the Jets

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<v Speaker 4>would be about seventeen or eighteen. But because they have

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<v Speaker 4>Aaron Rodgers and he's recovering from an achilles tear and

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<v Speaker 4>they brought in, as Jim said, Tyron Smith, they think

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<v Speaker 4>that all of a sudden, these guys are going to

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<v Speaker 4>be capable of playing a seventeen game schedule and not

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<v Speaker 4>miss any snaps. So it's kind of funny that who's

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<v Speaker 4>ever making these claims are making their claims on the

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<v Speaker 4>veterans they brought aboard, not necessarily of the talent that

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<v Speaker 4>already is on hand.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's an interesting thing too, look at they say they

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<v Speaker 2>picked the biggest weaknesses, the biggest strengths to the teams,

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<v Speaker 2>among other things. But for the forty nine Ers, biggest

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<v Speaker 2>weakness offensive line, Kansas City biggest weakness offensive tackle, Baltimore

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<v Speaker 2>number three guard, biggest weakness Miami, Jacksonville, Seattle all the

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<v Speaker 2>top ten of their roster building guard, tackle, offensive line,

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<v Speaker 2>overall biggest weaknesses. They ranked the Bear's biggest strength at

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<v Speaker 2>wide receiver, the biggest weakness at defensive line, and we

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<v Speaker 2>know that that still has to vet itself out. Green

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<v Speaker 2>Bay's biggest strength edge, biggest weakness off the ball, linebacker, minies,

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<v Speaker 2>biggest weakness interior defensive line.

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<v Speaker 5>So it's kind of interesting that.

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<v Speaker 2>You got the top teams and everybody likes all the

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<v Speaker 2>shiny toys, but the line of scrimmage has still got

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<v Speaker 2>to come through and that and that also applies to

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears.

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<v Speaker 4>Tommy, Hey, Jeff, you know, if you want to, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>talk about what they evaluated as the Bear's biggest weakness.

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<v Speaker 4>That's why I say Dominique Robinson is probably the most important,

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<v Speaker 4>not newcomer, but the what we've seen out of him,

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<v Speaker 4>his commitment to the weight room, what he looks like

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<v Speaker 4>now that he did two years ago.

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<v Speaker 6>If Dominique Robinson can come in.

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<v Speaker 4>And play to his look there, then that's a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of the Bears issues and concerns. If they feel that

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<v Speaker 4>they have to go out there and sign a free

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<v Speaker 4>agent that's on the marker right now, and bring him in.

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<v Speaker 4>They better bring him in at the beginning of training

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<v Speaker 4>camp so he has this ramp up time that everybody

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<v Speaker 4>wants to talk about these days. Don't bring him in

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<v Speaker 4>a week before the regular season starts and then say, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>we'll have him ramped up week five of the regular season.

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<v Speaker 4>Because you're already in the rearview mirror of a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Then, well, the Bears at eighty nine right now, one

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<v Speaker 2>roster spot's still available for the start of training camp. Jim,

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<v Speaker 2>do you agree with most of those assessments and do

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<v Speaker 2>we often?

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<v Speaker 5>I guess. I guess. The statement I'd like to.

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<v Speaker 2>Make is, is any team completely one hundred percent comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>with their starters in depth on the offensive line, because

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<v Speaker 2>you could always say you have a weakness on the

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<v Speaker 2>offensive line.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I think you go into training camp on paper,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, thinking that you're pretty good, that you've addressed

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<v Speaker 3>to all the areas of your team that you need

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<v Speaker 3>to address, and then maybe you put the pads on

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<v Speaker 3>and it's not looking the way you thought it was

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<v Speaker 3>going to look, you know, and that's when you start

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<v Speaker 3>to say, hey, we've got to go out and find

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<v Speaker 3>an offensive tackle. We've got to go out and shore

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<v Speaker 3>up our interior offensive guards. You know, you mentioned Green

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<v Speaker 3>Bay about off the ball linebackers. They addressed that with

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<v Speaker 3>Edgrian Cooper, who's a rookie who they drafted. So how

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<v Speaker 3>are those rookies going to perform? So again, I think

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<v Speaker 3>on paper, everything looks good, and then once you put

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<v Speaker 3>the pads on, you quickly find out, hey, there are

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<v Speaker 3>some more needs that we're going to have. Injuries happen,

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<v Speaker 3>Guys go down, Things happen. It's called life, and you're

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<v Speaker 3>always kind of an addressing those things as it goes along,

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<v Speaker 3>you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Jim and Jeff real quickly is when you look at

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<v Speaker 4>the offensive tackle position, you look at the penalties from

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<v Speaker 4>the Kansas City offensive tackles, you look at the injury

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<v Speaker 4>scenario with the New York Jets offensive tackles, and then

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<v Speaker 4>you look at the situation. Even though the Baltimore Ravens

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<v Speaker 4>said their biggest concern is guard, what about the health.

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<v Speaker 6>Of Ronnie Stanley.

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<v Speaker 4>No, he's not a guy that's been able to stay

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<v Speaker 4>healthy the last couple of years. So I think, as

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<v Speaker 4>much as you know, the Bears are in need of

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<v Speaker 4>an edge rusher or defensive line contributors.

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<v Speaker 6>You know every one of these teams.

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<v Speaker 4>Offensive tackle could be can be an issue with every

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<v Speaker 4>team on one side or the other. Maybe Tampa has

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<v Speaker 4>probably got some of the best offensive tackle play in

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<v Speaker 4>the league.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up next, well, visit with Bears quarterback coach Carrie Joseph.

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<v Speaker 2>Igs Energy, Jeffen Tom and Jim Miller from Serious x

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<v Speaker 2>MNFL Radios, Moving the chains at the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>offseason program, All the Offensive assistants were available to the

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<v Speaker 2>media for a few minutes, including quarterback coach Carrie Joseph.

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<v Speaker 2>He comes over from Seattle, where he spent three seasons

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<v Speaker 2>with Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. Also on the staff

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<v Speaker 2>is passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, a highly respected and

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<v Speaker 2>regarded offensive mind from that same coaching branch of the

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<v Speaker 2>Shanahan McVeigh tree and last season with Carolina, and rookie

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback Bryce Young. There are offensive assistants also available to

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback, including Ryan Griffin, a former NFL quarterback, Robbie

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<v Speaker 2>Picazzo who also comes aboard from Seattle, and as Joseph

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<v Speaker 2>indicated a few weeks ago, everything coaching wise is falling

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<v Speaker 2>into place for the rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.

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<v Speaker 11>You know how it works. You know, it doesn't take

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<v Speaker 11>a while. You know, when I was Seattle's assistant quarterback coach,

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<v Speaker 11>he knew the chain of commands, right, you know, I

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<v Speaker 11>was under the quarterback coach, so you knew. You know,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, you roll when you know your role, you

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<v Speaker 11>fulfill that role to the best of your ability. So

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<v Speaker 11>it doesn't take a while. It's just you know, there's

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<v Speaker 11>men working together to get a common goal accomplished. And

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<v Speaker 11>that's what we that's what we're doing and we do

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<v Speaker 11>that daily. And like I said, I worked with Shane

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<v Speaker 11>for three years in Seattle, so right now I kind

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<v Speaker 11>of know the way he moves.

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<v Speaker 3>I know what he's looking.

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<v Speaker 11>For, and I'm just making sure that you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 11>always having his back, you know, that way, if he

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<v Speaker 11>needs this, he doesn't have to look for to ask

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<v Speaker 11>for it, because I'm already a step ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 11>So when you're when you get to know somebody like

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<v Speaker 11>that and you worked with them before, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 11>it's a great combination. Her me.

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<v Speaker 12>That's the last week that he gave the guys a

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<v Speaker 12>homework assignment of detailing their three strengths to three weaknesses

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<v Speaker 12>and asking them to describe their style of play. What

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<v Speaker 12>was the feedback that Caleb gave yet at this point.

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<v Speaker 11>You know what it was.

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<v Speaker 5>It was good feedback.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't know if I wanna put his stuff out there, Okay,

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<v Speaker 11>but uh you know what he Uh, how can I

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<v Speaker 11>say everything that he gave back is what you see

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<v Speaker 11>with him?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay?

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<v Speaker 11>You know what you see with his work ethic, what

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<v Speaker 11>you see with his dedication, and he knows his strength.

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<v Speaker 11>He knows it his weak he knows his weaknesses. And

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<v Speaker 11>when the player knows that and he owns up to it,

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<v Speaker 11>now you know that guy's gonna work on him. Same

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<v Speaker 11>with us as coaches. When you know your weakness, you're

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<v Speaker 11>gonna say, Okay, how can I get better? You know,

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<v Speaker 11>how can I get better? There's some on my weakness.

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<v Speaker 11>And that's the things that they put on those papers.

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<v Speaker 11>And what they put is it matches up to what

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<v Speaker 11>they see. It matches up to what he what he

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<v Speaker 11>you know, who he is and what he's all about.

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<v Speaker 11>So I don't wanna put what he said on there,

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<v Speaker 11>but it was very interesting to see it, like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 11>well that's what we see every day, you know, and

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<v Speaker 11>he knows it. So it's it's awesome to see.

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<v Speaker 12>He has such a well earned reputation for driving off

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<v Speaker 12>feedback and thriving off criticism. What is the value of

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<v Speaker 12>that to the early stages of his career, of being

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<v Speaker 12>open and receptive to all that that you guys are

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<v Speaker 12>not born into it.

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<v Speaker 11>You know what you're talking about being coachable. You're talking

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<v Speaker 11>about a guy that wants to be great and to

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<v Speaker 11>be coachable and is willing to listen to your ideas

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<v Speaker 11>and your thoughts.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 11>You know that's that's light light years ahead, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>because he's not he doesn't have the mentality of I

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<v Speaker 11>have my ideas, I have a way I want to

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<v Speaker 11>do it. He's open, he's seen it, he's unders he

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<v Speaker 11>understands that. You know, we all have different opinions. Even

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<v Speaker 11>his opinion matters, right, so we actually speak, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>speak your opinions so we all collectively can come together

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<v Speaker 11>for what the good of his football team, but also

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<v Speaker 11>for the good of him to make sure that he

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<v Speaker 11>has the opportunity to succeed. So he's been tremendous with that.

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<v Speaker 11>And uh, he works at it. It's something, whether it's footwork,

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<v Speaker 11>whether it's something with fundamentals. You know, we talk about

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<v Speaker 11>and you know what I love about him he'll ask

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<v Speaker 11>he'll question you, well, why we're doing it? I love it,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, cause now he wants to know. He just

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<v Speaker 11>wants to know why or this is why. And then

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<v Speaker 11>he's he's the proof in the Uh, in the work

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<v Speaker 11>that we put.

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<v Speaker 5>In the kids.

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<v Speaker 6>Who's that gied to?

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<v Speaker 8>No?

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<v Speaker 3>Why, man, this is not different?

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<v Speaker 9>You know what that is?

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<v Speaker 11>Different, because I don't think i've ever I can look back.

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<v Speaker 11>I don't think I ever turned to a coach and said, well, why,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, when you really think about it, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 11>was just talking, you know, just asking me about my career,

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<v Speaker 11>my journey. But I won't I don't think I've ever

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<v Speaker 11>like turned to a coach and said, like why. I

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<v Speaker 11>might have shut the coach off a little bit because

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<v Speaker 11>I didn't want to hear the screaming and yelling, but

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<v Speaker 11>I was listening to him. Yeah, yeah, but hey, it's

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<v Speaker 11>different times, different generation. And uh that's why you always

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<v Speaker 11>got to adjust as a as a as a coach,

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<v Speaker 11>and as a person because it is different. It's not

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<v Speaker 11>the same one I play. So it's having an understanding.

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<v Speaker 11>And uh, I always say, man, that's why I got

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<v Speaker 11>two years to listen, all right, and we can always grow.

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<v Speaker 3>We always got different ways to skin that cat.

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<v Speaker 11>So just at the end of the day, is about

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<v Speaker 11>how can we get it together to win football games?

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<v Speaker 2>So Tom and Jim, what is the impact of all

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<v Speaker 2>this coaching support? They really put a lot of thought

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<v Speaker 2>into it. They targeted specific individuals after the hiring of

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<v Speaker 2>Shane Waldron to compliment his coaching style. There's familiarity on

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<v Speaker 2>the staff at other position groups as well. How important

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<v Speaker 2>is this and it's really a lot of resources put

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<v Speaker 2>at the most important position in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, Jim, let me go first, because I have a

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<v Speaker 4>question for you kind of to piggyback on this. So

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<v Speaker 4>you know, Jeff, when you're an offensive lineman, you're really

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<v Speaker 4>consistent about your fundamentals and techniques because they transfer week

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<v Speaker 4>to week. And Dick Stanfeld always make a statement saying,

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<v Speaker 4>look for you guys to improve, you eventually have to

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<v Speaker 4>start coaching yourself.

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<v Speaker 6>And so my question for Jim, being a former quarterback.

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<v Speaker 4>Is that the details of the quarterback position is never

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<v Speaker 4>totally done because you're facing new type of personnel, different

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<v Speaker 4>types of defenses, different types of analytic.

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<v Speaker 6>Responses to the down and distances.

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<v Speaker 4>So as offensive line, you can take a player and

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<v Speaker 4>you can mature them and they can be coached. Quarterback,

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<v Speaker 4>it seems like you're never completely coached as far as

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<v Speaker 4>you know. If you want to look at Brady to

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<v Speaker 4>Caleb Williams and how much there is in between, do

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<v Speaker 4>you agree or disagree?

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<v Speaker 6>Jim?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it takes time, It takes experience, It takes growth.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, think about when Tom Brady first arrived at

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<v Speaker 3>New England and he learned their system and he stayed

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<v Speaker 3>in that system for almost twenty years. By the time

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<v Speaker 3>he was at the end of those twenty years, he's

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<v Speaker 3>like an Encyclopedia Britannica. You know, if you just pull

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<v Speaker 3>out what you want. Let's go to red zone package here.

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<v Speaker 3>Remember when we did this against so and so. Let's

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<v Speaker 3>bring that back. Let's go to coming out period. Let's

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<v Speaker 3>do this. Let me pull the two minute book, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>out of the out of the Britannica and go over

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<v Speaker 3>a couple things again. So you do you learn so

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<v Speaker 3>much you grow. It's just knowledge. And I think the

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<v Speaker 3>thing for whether it's Carry Joseph and Shane Waldron who

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<v Speaker 3>have been together, they know what they want it to

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<v Speaker 3>look like. You know, you mentioned the Three Wives, Jeff,

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<v Speaker 3>and how highly ranked the Bears are in their three wives. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>go look at Seattle. They drafted Jackson Smith and Jigba,

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<v Speaker 3>they had Tyler Lockett, and they had Metcalf. They know

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<v Speaker 3>what a talented three wide receiver package should look like.

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<v Speaker 3>Running the ball with with Kenneth Walker, they know what

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<v Speaker 3>it should look like. You know, in terms of how

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<v Speaker 3>Seattle Seattle two years ago walker like burst onto the

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<v Speaker 3>scene as as as a rookie. So I think they

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<v Speaker 3>know they've been together, they know what it should look like.

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<v Speaker 3>And for Carrie Joseph, he knows what it should sound

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<v Speaker 3>like when it comes out of when a play is

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<v Speaker 3>called out of Caleb Williams head, and then how it

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<v Speaker 3>should be executed. And granted, Caleb's gonna have a different

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<v Speaker 3>flare than say Geno Smith or Russell Wilson. Everybody's got

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<v Speaker 3>their own style with how they do it, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>how it should look like and how they want it

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<v Speaker 3>to look like to be executed.

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<v Speaker 2>Tom, I think you intimated this as well. Eventually it's

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<v Speaker 2>Caleb going to become his own offensive coordinator in a

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<v Speaker 2>sense because he's gonna know he's going to have the

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<v Speaker 2>answers to the test and that's going to take time

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<v Speaker 2>obviously for every quarterback, but that's that's the goal.

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<v Speaker 5>Correct.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, I exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think the positive reinforcement that all these coaches

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<v Speaker 4>can give the quarterback room initially, you know, like Dick Stanfeld,

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<v Speaker 4>you say, eventually you have to start coaching yourself.

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<v Speaker 6>And I think, no matter what position you play.

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<v Speaker 4>If you have the luxury of being experienced in the

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<v Speaker 4>same system for a long period of time, then you

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<v Speaker 4>do start, you know, coaching yourself, and you become your

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<v Speaker 4>your best own asset.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'll tell you what, I'm impressed with this offensive staff.

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<v Speaker 2>They got great personalities, They're very exuberant, they're very polished.

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<v Speaker 2>Really enjoy talking to Kerry Joseph, and then the position

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<v Speaker 2>coaches as well, and of course the returning offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>coach and run game coordinator Chris Morgan. I think the

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<v Speaker 2>offensive staff and I hope it can stay together.

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<v Speaker 5>For several years so you get the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Out of this without having to reinvent the wheel and

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<v Speaker 2>go through that whole learning process again. Is that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>the rub in the NFL. If it's constant change, it's

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<v Speaker 2>constant trouble. We'll take another break. We'll have back with

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<v Speaker 2>more with Tom and Jim after this on ESPN one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and the Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>Excuse Wars Weekly with the voice of the Bears for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three years, Jeff Ji on the Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 2>moving the change as we get set for a training

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<v Speaker 2>camp in twenty twenty four and time for Tom's thoughts,

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<v Speaker 2>brought to you each week by his unique brain which

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<v Speaker 2>is always turned on Jim. He's an idea man, That's

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<v Speaker 2>what he is. So I bet you're on the edge

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<v Speaker 2>of your seat. What is he come up with this week?

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<v Speaker 6>Are you? I like to hear the thoughts of Jim Miller.

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<v Speaker 4>There's you know, he's got as much experience in the

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<v Speaker 4>everyday football business that.

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<v Speaker 2>Ends well, yes, so, but this is Tom Stotts. This

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<v Speaker 2>is Tom starts here.

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<v Speaker 4>And think about him and I'd like to get your guys' reactions.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, here's one of them, Jim.

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<v Speaker 2>Ready, can the impact newcomers be alphas in the locker room?

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about Montese what obviously bridging the gap from

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<v Speaker 2>last season to this, Kevin Byer, the veteran safety, Keenan Allen,

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<v Speaker 2>a wide receiver, and then of course the quarterback Caleb Williams.

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<v Speaker 2>Albeit have to be grown organically everybody's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>looking to the young man to lead the way and

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<v Speaker 2>lead this football team. So I lead off with Jim,

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<v Speaker 2>can these guys be automatic alphas in the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>or is there still a transition period that must take place,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe it's already happened in the offseason program.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean, some guys have it and some guys don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Some guys can grow into that alpha male, I think again,

0:23:25.400 --> 0:23:28.399
<v Speaker 3>I always say this about quarterback. By default, you're a

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<v Speaker 3>leader because you have to communicate, you know, for it

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<v Speaker 3>to for everything to work. And you know, even I'll

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<v Speaker 3>give you the example is Brock Perdy out there at

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<v Speaker 3>San Francisco. I guess when he got into his first game,

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<v Speaker 3>some of the players were talking in the huddle and

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<v Speaker 3>he said, shut up, we got a job to do here.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, basically listen to what I'm going to say here.

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<v Speaker 3>So he took control right away, and I think we

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<v Speaker 3>see the success he had. The other example I'd say

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<v Speaker 3>is Devin Witherspoon, a corner who was drafted out of

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<v Speaker 3>Illinois by the Seattle Seahawks. I'll never forget this went

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<v Speaker 3>to we were doing the training camp tour. We went

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<v Speaker 3>there and you could tell he already had dominated and

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<v Speaker 3>proven to the other cornerbacks out there and the guys

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<v Speaker 3>on the team that hey, I'm in control here, and

0:24:17.760 --> 0:24:20.679
<v Speaker 3>they were all following him. So certain guys just have

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<v Speaker 3>it within him. I thought it was interesting last week

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<v Speaker 3>when we were talking to the receivers coach Roma Doonza

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<v Speaker 3>wants to follow the lead of Keenan Allen, and DJ

0:24:30.720 --> 0:24:33.399
<v Speaker 3>Morey said, well, he's kind of shy right now, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>but there'll be a point where he steps up and says, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I got this. I'm gonna sit back with the veterans,

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<v Speaker 3>be respectful and all those type of things. But I

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<v Speaker 3>think at some point he'll come out of his shell

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<v Speaker 3>and show that he's a dominator like he did for

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<v Speaker 3>the Washington Huskies. But that takes time, and I think

0:24:51.680 --> 0:24:54.880
<v Speaker 3>he's just being respectful of the other veterans, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, Jimmy Jeff. I would like to see Darnell Mooney.

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<v Speaker 4>I'd like to see Gervon Dexter. I'd like to see

0:25:00.960 --> 0:25:04.439
<v Speaker 4>ja Kawan Brisker. I know TJ. Edwards and Tremaine Edmunds

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<v Speaker 4>are already, but the other guys that I was asking about,

0:25:07.840 --> 0:25:10.960
<v Speaker 4>because they're so new onto the scene of the Chicago Bears.

0:25:11.280 --> 0:25:12.080
<v Speaker 6>When you need.

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<v Speaker 4>Those personalities inside the locker room that bring that message

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<v Speaker 4>with them every single day. Are we expecting too much

0:25:20.600 --> 0:25:22.480
<v Speaker 4>of guys that have only been around for a few

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<v Speaker 4>months or can they carry the weight of their other

0:25:26.200 --> 0:25:29.600
<v Speaker 4>experiences the NFL with them into their locker room and

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<v Speaker 4>try to get that message into the locker room as

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<v Speaker 4>quickly as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's an automatic because of the way they

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<v Speaker 2>how they got here.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, they've done this a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Their professional attributes are going to be noticed by younger people,

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<v Speaker 2>no question about it, and even even guys that have

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<v Speaker 2>been here a minute, like DJ Moore. We're talking about

0:25:49.560 --> 0:25:54.359
<v Speaker 2>a thirteen year veteran in Keenan Allen. There's something Marcedes Lewis.

0:25:54.680 --> 0:25:57.200
<v Speaker 2>They talked about the Big Dog all the time, about

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<v Speaker 2>just watching how he goes about his daily and that's

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<v Speaker 2>taking care of your body, for one, and just what

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<v Speaker 2>you say, when you say it, how you say it.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean those things. If you're really.

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<v Speaker 2>Paying attention and if you wally really want to be great,

0:26:10.640 --> 0:26:14.240
<v Speaker 2>you're you're getting these notes down mentally and essentially on

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<v Speaker 2>your notepad as well about how these guys carry themselves

0:26:17.119 --> 0:26:18.600
<v Speaker 2>and that goes for any position.

0:26:19.119 --> 0:26:21.920
<v Speaker 5>And obviously DJ and you misspoke.

0:26:21.560 --> 0:26:25.680
<v Speaker 2>Tommy, Darnell Mooney you mean Darnell right, Darnell right, of course.

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<v Speaker 2>And and I'll lead this to Jim as well. And

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<v Speaker 2>Tom do you need to have an alpha or two?

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<v Speaker 2>Did they have to really be out in front on

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive line?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think it's important. Yeah, guy who speaks up

0:26:40.320 --> 0:26:42.280
<v Speaker 3>and you know, for us or for me when I

0:26:42.320 --> 0:26:44.760
<v Speaker 3>played for the Chicago Bears, obviously that was Olin Krutz.

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<v Speaker 5>Yep.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. Olin Crutz was very vocal about what was needed,

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<v Speaker 3>the toughness, the physicality. He led everybody and and kind

0:26:54.600 --> 0:26:57.320
<v Speaker 3>of you know, communicated to everybody that this is how

0:26:57.400 --> 0:26:59.800
<v Speaker 3>it needs to be so and you saw it in

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<v Speaker 3>a in his play, and you also saw it through

0:27:03.480 --> 0:27:07.320
<v Speaker 3>his leadership and how he communicated to other teammates that

0:27:07.400 --> 0:27:10.800
<v Speaker 3>he led by example in both those you know, in

0:27:10.920 --> 0:27:13.840
<v Speaker 3>all areas that were necessary. And it's a good example

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<v Speaker 3>to follow.

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<v Speaker 4>I think Tevin is on the cusp of that. If

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<v Speaker 4>we could have Tevin Jenkins, the guy that goes out

0:27:20.160 --> 0:27:23.680
<v Speaker 4>there and shows a motion beyond the whistle, who goes

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<v Speaker 4>out there and.

0:27:24.240 --> 0:27:26.760
<v Speaker 6>Shows a real physical style of play.

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<v Speaker 4>If he can bring that from the practice field to

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<v Speaker 4>the game field into the locker room. I do think

0:27:32.440 --> 0:27:35.119
<v Speaker 4>that Tevian is on the cusp of being one of

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<v Speaker 4>these alpha males that has a little bit of nastiness

0:27:38.800 --> 0:27:41.080
<v Speaker 4>in his game that can spill over to some of

0:27:41.080 --> 0:27:42.400
<v Speaker 4>the other guys on that team.

0:27:42.480 --> 0:27:45.840
<v Speaker 2>Let me ask you this, did you five all have

0:27:46.000 --> 0:27:50.200
<v Speaker 2>that trait on your offensive line? Jimbo Covert, Mark Boards,

0:27:50.320 --> 0:27:52.720
<v Speaker 2>Jay Hilgenberg, Tom Thayer, Keith van Horn.

0:27:53.200 --> 0:27:57.199
<v Speaker 4>The most alpha male inside the locker room was Mike Ditka,

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<v Speaker 4>and that's spilled over to the offensive players, and it

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<v Speaker 4>carried through because we had such respect for Dick Stanfeld,

0:28:05.640 --> 0:28:07.600
<v Speaker 4>you know. And I was thinking about this, you guys,

0:28:07.600 --> 0:28:11.160
<v Speaker 4>because you know, of all the success, the ten Pro Bowls,

0:28:11.200 --> 0:28:14.640
<v Speaker 4>the Hall of Fame career that Mike Singletary had, he

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<v Speaker 4>wasn't necessarily as alpha as a guy like Otis Wilson was.

0:28:19.400 --> 0:28:20.240
<v Speaker 6>Otis was a.

0:28:20.160 --> 0:28:23.800
<v Speaker 4>True badass in every sense, the way he practiced, the

0:28:23.840 --> 0:28:28.280
<v Speaker 4>way he carried himself, his professionalism, his preparedness, and how

0:28:28.320 --> 0:28:30.080
<v Speaker 4>physical he played on the field.

0:28:30.400 --> 0:28:32.760
<v Speaker 6>You go ask Lewis Lips when he came in motion

0:28:32.880 --> 0:28:33.280
<v Speaker 6>and he was.

0:28:33.280 --> 0:28:36.439
<v Speaker 4>Going to crack back on Otis and Ois forearmed him

0:28:36.440 --> 0:28:39.040
<v Speaker 4>and knocked him out and got. I don't know if

0:28:39.040 --> 0:28:41.680
<v Speaker 4>he got suspended or fined for it, but he was

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<v Speaker 4>delivering example of alpha male in every terms of a

0:28:46.960 --> 0:28:50.080
<v Speaker 4>football player that you needed to have when you're playing

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<v Speaker 4>alongside a future Hall of Fame er.

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<v Speaker 6>So you know that's what I'm saying. But in our

0:28:55.400 --> 0:28:56.640
<v Speaker 6>sense of our team.

0:28:57.320 --> 0:29:00.600
<v Speaker 4>Dicka was as alpha male as you could possibly have,

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<v Speaker 4>even from the coaching booth.

0:29:02.440 --> 0:29:05.480
<v Speaker 2>Jim Best AALFA leader you ever been around, You're on

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<v Speaker 2>several teams.

0:29:07.200 --> 0:29:08.920
<v Speaker 3>Kevin Green, Kevin Green.

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<v Speaker 5>I thought you'd say Tom Brady, Yeah.

0:29:11.800 --> 0:29:14.240
<v Speaker 3>Well no, Brady was that way too, But Kevin Green

0:29:14.440 --> 0:29:17.400
<v Speaker 3>was just he was a tone setter. I mean that

0:29:17.440 --> 0:29:21.640
<v Speaker 3>guy like like Tom said, you know, he'd make he'd

0:29:21.680 --> 0:29:25.760
<v Speaker 3>make you shiver. I remember when huh so I got

0:29:25.960 --> 0:29:29.920
<v Speaker 3>I got signed by Atlanta and we were playing Carolina,

0:29:30.600 --> 0:29:33.840
<v Speaker 3>and I remember we were going through stretch and Tony

0:29:33.880 --> 0:29:38.200
<v Speaker 3>Graziani was going to be the starter uh that game,

0:29:38.280 --> 0:29:40.800
<v Speaker 3>and Kevin Green came to the fifty and he just

0:29:40.880 --> 0:29:44.960
<v Speaker 3>kept on saying, Grotzi, Grotzi, Grotzi. Because Garrozzi was a

0:29:45.000 --> 0:29:48.240
<v Speaker 3>young quarterback, he didn't even stretch, didn't even do anything.

0:29:48.760 --> 0:29:52.400
<v Speaker 3>And he was in this guy's head the entire game,

0:29:52.640 --> 0:29:55.200
<v Speaker 3>you know, so and it did not go well, and

0:29:55.280 --> 0:29:58.240
<v Speaker 3>that Caroline had dominated the game, and it it was

0:29:58.320 --> 0:30:00.920
<v Speaker 3>it was just something to see his present on a field.

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<v Speaker 3>It was just something to see.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll tell you what.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't under eight or underestimate the two thousand and one

0:30:07.120 --> 0:30:10.160
<v Speaker 2>Chicago Bears with Jim Miller as the quarterback and how

0:30:10.200 --> 0:30:12.840
<v Speaker 2>he led that football team. I remember you going to

0:30:12.840 --> 0:30:17.520
<v Speaker 2>the podium, owning it and getting a little little chapped

0:30:17.560 --> 0:30:19.640
<v Speaker 2>at a few things when things weren't going well, and

0:30:19.640 --> 0:30:23.520
<v Speaker 2>you expressed your opinion. I mean, that always impressed me

0:30:23.720 --> 0:30:26.840
<v Speaker 2>and Dick Jaron said it all the time. If the

0:30:26.880 --> 0:30:29.240
<v Speaker 2>man could have just stayed healthy, you know, and that

0:30:29.840 --> 0:30:31.440
<v Speaker 2>just rings in everybody's ears.

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<v Speaker 5>You were a heck of a QB big Jim.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that. Thank you. I said it was fun

0:30:35.840 --> 0:30:38.840
<v Speaker 3>to play for the Bears. A what a just a

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<v Speaker 3>complete joy yep.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly, all right, we come back. We'll dig in a

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<v Speaker 2>little deeper to Tom's thoughts. Here on ESPN one thousand

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bears Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Network, Excuse Bears Weekly with a voice of the Bears

0:30:50.760 --> 0:30:55.160
<v Speaker 1>for twenty three years Jeff Jonyanik on the Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 2>This segment of Bears Weekly has brought to you by CDW.

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<v Speaker 2>People get it up in Tom and Jim Miller here

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<v Speaker 2>on Bears Weekly. As we break down the season as

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<v Speaker 2>it approaches, there's always the talk about extensions. These are

0:31:08.800 --> 0:31:12.640
<v Speaker 2>part of Tom's thoughts as well. He saw extensions obviously

0:31:12.680 --> 0:31:16.000
<v Speaker 2>here in the in the past few years to guys

0:31:16.080 --> 0:31:19.400
<v Speaker 2>like Cole Kmet, Jalen Johnson and Montes what when he

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<v Speaker 2>got here?

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<v Speaker 5>But now who the next guys?

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<v Speaker 2>Who's next in the next round of potential extensions In

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<v Speaker 2>the conversation, well, you start with the free agents at

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five.

0:31:31.000 --> 0:31:32.760
<v Speaker 5>Who is signed.

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<v Speaker 2>Only through this season? And of course there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of one year veteran deals. We're going to discount those

0:31:37.880 --> 0:31:40.840
<v Speaker 2>for the most part. Except for Keenan Allen. Keenan Allen,

0:31:40.880 --> 0:31:43.840
<v Speaker 2>you gotta consider he has not been shy at the

0:31:43.880 --> 0:31:47.440
<v Speaker 2>podium in the offseason program. When he got up to

0:31:47.480 --> 0:31:49.560
<v Speaker 2>the podium there at hallisall said he, you know, he

0:31:49.600 --> 0:31:51.200
<v Speaker 2>got a new agent, so he's looking to get a

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<v Speaker 2>new contract.

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<v Speaker 5>Tom mentioned it.

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<v Speaker 2>Tevin Jenkins is another one and then the guys that

0:32:00.840 --> 0:32:02.920
<v Speaker 2>have been around, a guy like Larry Borham, who's a

0:32:02.960 --> 0:32:07.400
<v Speaker 2>swing tackle, hopefully competing for that again this year, Kyrie

0:32:07.400 --> 0:32:10.719
<v Speaker 2>blasting Game at fullback, Travis Homer an impact special teamer,

0:32:11.040 --> 0:32:14.280
<v Speaker 2>Khalil Herbert at running back, and Jack Sanborn in the

0:32:14.280 --> 0:32:17.760
<v Speaker 2>final year of his rookie contract, a twenty twenty five

0:32:17.800 --> 0:32:21.040
<v Speaker 2>free agent as a valuable piece to that defense. Other

0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:25.640
<v Speaker 2>than that, you'd have to go and do advanced work

0:32:25.720 --> 0:32:29.840
<v Speaker 2>on the twenty twenty six free agents, and obviously DJ

0:32:29.960 --> 0:32:31.880
<v Speaker 2>Moore is going to be in that conversation for an

0:32:31.920 --> 0:32:32.760
<v Speaker 2>early extension.

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<v Speaker 5>I would one hundred percent imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>That that twenty twenty six group includes Nate Davis, TJ. Edwards,

0:32:40.760 --> 0:32:47.600
<v Speaker 2>DeMarcus Walker, Kevin byerd Gerald Everett, Ryan Bates, and then

0:32:47.640 --> 0:32:51.640
<v Speaker 2>three intriguing names, Kyler Gordon, your nickel, Jakwan Brisker, your

0:32:51.680 --> 0:32:55.560
<v Speaker 2>starting safety, and Braxton Jones at left tackle. I put

0:32:55.560 --> 0:32:58.360
<v Speaker 2>all those out there, Tommy, there you go. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to think about.

0:33:00.200 --> 0:33:02.480
<v Speaker 4>It's a conversation that never dies down because if you

0:33:02.520 --> 0:33:05.680
<v Speaker 4>watch sports enough, you can hear the topic that is

0:33:06.080 --> 0:33:10.080
<v Speaker 4>on the TV and radio daily from other teams, and

0:33:10.120 --> 0:33:12.800
<v Speaker 4>the concerns they have. And then when you think about

0:33:12.840 --> 0:33:15.280
<v Speaker 4>those young defensive backs of where they're going to be

0:33:15.320 --> 0:33:17.239
<v Speaker 4>in a couple of years and where the Bears are

0:33:17.240 --> 0:33:19.720
<v Speaker 4>going to be in the next couple of years, there's

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of big time decisions for Ryan Poles is

0:33:23.200 --> 0:33:25.080
<v Speaker 4>going to have to make about where you're going.

0:33:25.000 --> 0:33:25.920
<v Speaker 6>To put this money.

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<v Speaker 4>And you think about that extension that Justin Jefferson and

0:33:31.120 --> 0:33:34.440
<v Speaker 4>these receivers are getting, and you think about Keenan Allen

0:33:34.480 --> 0:33:36.680
<v Speaker 4>and where he's at in his career. You're gonna have

0:33:36.720 --> 0:33:39.320
<v Speaker 4>a lot of decisions that are gonna have to be made.

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<v Speaker 4>And then I know it's off in the distance, but

0:33:42.760 --> 0:33:47.000
<v Speaker 4>you're always going to be thinking about that second contract

0:33:47.040 --> 0:33:50.560
<v Speaker 4>for a guy like Caleb and rom A Doonza, so

0:33:51.000 --> 0:33:53.400
<v Speaker 4>you know it's you can never lose sight of those.

0:33:53.480 --> 0:33:57.560
<v Speaker 4>But all these other contracts that you brought up is

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<v Speaker 4>just definite reasons for a guy like Larry Boram, excuse me,

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<v Speaker 4>a guy like Larry Boram to go out and have

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<v Speaker 4>the best, you know, a couple of years that he

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<v Speaker 4>can possibly have if he really if the Bears are

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<v Speaker 4>going to take him into serious consideration for a future

0:34:14.920 --> 0:34:18.320
<v Speaker 4>career here or is he opening opportunities for other teams.

0:34:18.600 --> 0:34:20.600
<v Speaker 6>And that's the same thing with Jack Sandborn.

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<v Speaker 4>You look at how well that he's played and how

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<v Speaker 4>he's been thought of in the NFL. He's the type

0:34:27.680 --> 0:34:30.440
<v Speaker 4>of guy like Nick Wakowski that went and got a

0:34:30.480 --> 0:34:33.920
<v Speaker 4>free agent opportunity from the Raiders because he had some

0:34:33.960 --> 0:34:38.080
<v Speaker 4>success with the Bears. It's just something that we as

0:34:38.200 --> 0:34:40.520
<v Speaker 4>Bears fans, can never stop paying attention to.

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<v Speaker 5>Jim. What do you think about all that? There's a

0:34:42.760 --> 0:34:43.480
<v Speaker 5>lot of matt there.

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<v Speaker 2>And let me just say it also signifies that the

0:34:46.480 --> 0:34:50.279
<v Speaker 2>salary cap has been managed beautifully by Ryan Poles. They

0:34:50.600 --> 0:34:52.319
<v Speaker 2>didn't they have not had to pay the big money

0:34:52.320 --> 0:34:56.200
<v Speaker 2>at the quarterback position just yet. But right now, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>according to spot track that track this stuff, cap space

0:35:01.360 --> 0:35:04.280
<v Speaker 2>right now twenty one point six million, which is fourteenth

0:35:04.320 --> 0:35:04.960
<v Speaker 2>in the league.

0:35:05.239 --> 0:35:06.880
<v Speaker 5>New England, Detroit.

0:35:06.800 --> 0:35:11.680
<v Speaker 2>Washington, Vegas, Arizona, San Francisco, Minnesota, Green Bay in the

0:35:11.719 --> 0:35:14.799
<v Speaker 2>top eight salary cap space. So in your division, all

0:35:14.840 --> 0:35:18.000
<v Speaker 2>four teams are pretty good spot right now. To still

0:35:18.040 --> 0:35:20.640
<v Speaker 2>do some things with extensions and whatnot.

0:35:21.400 --> 0:35:24.200
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think there's layers to it, you know. I

0:35:24.239 --> 0:35:26.880
<v Speaker 3>think Howie Rossman does a great job for the Philadelphia

0:35:26.920 --> 0:35:31.080
<v Speaker 3>Eagles and how he signs guys, and they typically Philadelphia

0:35:31.080 --> 0:35:34.600
<v Speaker 3>has always gone to the younger players early who they

0:35:34.760 --> 0:35:37.600
<v Speaker 3>believe that are going to be stars, and they throw

0:35:37.640 --> 0:35:40.800
<v Speaker 3>out in early contracts. So whether that's say Kyler Gordon

0:35:41.160 --> 0:35:44.480
<v Speaker 3>or Jakwan Brisker, you know, maybe those are guys that

0:35:44.520 --> 0:35:47.879
<v Speaker 3>you would approach as this season goes along, if they're

0:35:47.920 --> 0:35:50.800
<v Speaker 3>really starting to show their star power. I mean, because

0:35:51.080 --> 0:35:53.840
<v Speaker 3>I think those are two young talented players that you

0:35:53.880 --> 0:35:57.200
<v Speaker 3>may want to approach early because if they reach what

0:35:57.280 --> 0:35:59.279
<v Speaker 3>you think the peak that you think they're going to reach,

0:35:59.320 --> 0:36:01.560
<v Speaker 3>they're going to cost a lot more later, So they'd

0:36:01.560 --> 0:36:06.759
<v Speaker 3>be nice to lock up now. Probably the receivers. Caleb's

0:36:06.840 --> 0:36:10.279
<v Speaker 3>obviously on his rookie deal here, so you're going to

0:36:10.320 --> 0:36:13.680
<v Speaker 3>want to see a little bit maturity through him, you know.

0:36:13.800 --> 0:36:16.200
<v Speaker 3>So I would think, you know, Keenan Allen maybe is

0:36:16.239 --> 0:36:18.720
<v Speaker 3>a guy that you'd want to target. And you mentioned

0:36:18.800 --> 0:36:22.480
<v Speaker 3>DJ Moores next year or the following year, so you

0:36:22.600 --> 0:36:25.439
<v Speaker 3>at least you'd have Caleb a couple of years where

0:36:25.440 --> 0:36:28.920
<v Speaker 3>he's with the veteran guys and then you could probably

0:36:29.000 --> 0:36:31.879
<v Speaker 3>let them go because you feel roma Doomsay is where

0:36:31.920 --> 0:36:34.920
<v Speaker 3>he's at in the growth and where he should be

0:36:35.320 --> 0:36:38.680
<v Speaker 3>at that time. So there's layers to it. There's layers,

0:36:38.719 --> 0:36:41.440
<v Speaker 3>and Ryan Poles is a smart guy. He'll figure it out.

0:36:41.800 --> 0:36:44.359
<v Speaker 3>Kansas City's always done a good job. He's been taught

0:36:44.400 --> 0:36:47.000
<v Speaker 3>well and we'll see where it goes. But I think

0:36:47.480 --> 0:36:50.279
<v Speaker 3>so far, so good that the last two years how

0:36:50.320 --> 0:36:53.120
<v Speaker 3>he's reshaped the roster has been pretty impressive.

0:36:53.440 --> 0:36:56.080
<v Speaker 4>You know, guys, I think Tevin Jenkins probably has the

0:36:56.120 --> 0:36:58.799
<v Speaker 4>most on the line, yep, because if he can come

0:36:58.840 --> 0:37:00.759
<v Speaker 4>out there and play it in an all level as

0:37:00.800 --> 0:37:02.800
<v Speaker 4>an offensive guard, and you see what the guards have

0:37:02.920 --> 0:37:05.600
<v Speaker 4>been getting paid as of late, it's a lot of money.

0:37:05.880 --> 0:37:10.520
<v Speaker 4>When he was drafted, he was drafted as possible considering

0:37:11.280 --> 0:37:13.560
<v Speaker 4>being a starting left tackle in this league.

0:37:13.880 --> 0:37:15.520
<v Speaker 6>So there's a difference of opinion.

0:37:15.840 --> 0:37:18.600
<v Speaker 4>So the best thing that Tevin Jenkins can do is

0:37:18.680 --> 0:37:21.920
<v Speaker 4>go out there and have a healthy seventeen game season

0:37:22.520 --> 0:37:28.520
<v Speaker 4>and maybe get some Pro Bowl considerations to elevate his

0:37:28.840 --> 0:37:30.120
<v Speaker 4>reputation in the league.

0:37:30.480 --> 0:37:33.040
<v Speaker 2>And the biggest cap numbers on the Bears Montese Sweat

0:37:33.080 --> 0:37:35.960
<v Speaker 2>number one at twenty five million, plus Keenan Allen twenty

0:37:36.000 --> 0:37:39.280
<v Speaker 2>three million plus Tremaine Edmonds twenty two point four, Dj

0:37:39.440 --> 0:37:43.360
<v Speaker 2>Moore sixteen, Jalen Johnson thirteen, Cole Comet eleven six, and

0:37:43.480 --> 0:37:46.000
<v Speaker 2>Nate Davis eleven to three. Those are the biggest cap

0:37:46.120 --> 0:37:49.640
<v Speaker 2>numbers on the Bears. All right, another topic from Tom

0:37:49.840 --> 0:37:53.880
<v Speaker 2>cole Kmet. He's had twenty eight, sixty fifty and seventy

0:37:53.880 --> 0:37:55.680
<v Speaker 2>three catches in his first four seasons.

0:37:56.560 --> 0:37:58.319
<v Speaker 5>But now you got three receivers of.

0:37:58.320 --> 0:38:00.960
<v Speaker 2>Note, you got Gerald Everett on the best two year

0:38:01.040 --> 0:38:04.640
<v Speaker 2>stretch of production in his career coming to the Bears. So, Tommy,

0:38:04.680 --> 0:38:08.360
<v Speaker 2>which direction do we expect his catches to go well?

0:38:08.400 --> 0:38:11.640
<v Speaker 4>So in the last year of Caleb's career at USC,

0:38:11.800 --> 0:38:14.839
<v Speaker 4>the tight end had twenty six catches, So it's not

0:38:14.920 --> 0:38:18.239
<v Speaker 4>an ignored position even on the college level. But my

0:38:18.440 --> 0:38:21.799
<v Speaker 4>concern is, if you have three receivers downfield and you

0:38:21.840 --> 0:38:24.440
<v Speaker 4>have a really good running back out of the backfield,

0:38:24.920 --> 0:38:27.280
<v Speaker 4>you know whether whomever it is, you know the Bears

0:38:27.280 --> 0:38:29.480
<v Speaker 4>have a lot of good running backs that can catch.

0:38:31.400 --> 0:38:34.040
<v Speaker 4>Are where is that level of catch gonna go to

0:38:34.520 --> 0:38:35.200
<v Speaker 4>by Caleb?

0:38:35.520 --> 0:38:37.359
<v Speaker 6>Is it gonna go to the running.

0:38:37.040 --> 0:38:40.319
<v Speaker 4>Back that's maybe flaring out to the side downfield to

0:38:40.360 --> 0:38:43.480
<v Speaker 4>a wide receiver, or is the tight end still going

0:38:43.560 --> 0:38:45.760
<v Speaker 4>to be that seventy catch option.

0:38:46.040 --> 0:38:48.880
<v Speaker 5>Jim Shane Alden likes using tight ends. He did in Seattle.

0:38:50.200 --> 0:38:53.360
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mentioned it two years ago when Gino Smith

0:38:53.440 --> 0:38:57.479
<v Speaker 3>really took off their four tight ends. They had over

0:38:57.520 --> 0:39:00.680
<v Speaker 3>a thousand yards in that room total, and he used

0:39:00.719 --> 0:39:05.120
<v Speaker 3>them all. Cole is obviously a number one, and obviously Gerald,

0:39:05.160 --> 0:39:08.200
<v Speaker 3>who they picked up, is a nice option for twelve

0:39:08.200 --> 0:39:11.960
<v Speaker 3>personnel as well. But yeah, I think you know, to

0:39:12.040 --> 0:39:15.440
<v Speaker 3>predict that room to go over, you know, eight hundred

0:39:15.480 --> 0:39:17.760
<v Speaker 3>two one thousand yards is not out of the question.

0:39:18.360 --> 0:39:20.360
<v Speaker 3>I think Shane will not ignore that position.

0:39:21.080 --> 0:39:22.480
<v Speaker 5>All right, here's the nugget for you.

0:39:23.000 --> 0:39:27.000
<v Speaker 2>So Darnell Moody had the most yack yards after the

0:39:27.120 --> 0:39:29.560
<v Speaker 2>catch a wide receiver in twenty twenty two for the Bears.

0:39:29.560 --> 0:39:31.680
<v Speaker 2>It was just one hundred and seventy three yards. Believe

0:39:31.680 --> 0:39:34.080
<v Speaker 2>it or not, that was what it was. DJ Moore

0:39:34.080 --> 0:39:36.960
<v Speaker 2>comes aboard. It escalated a five point fifty eight by DJ.

0:39:37.120 --> 0:39:39.880
<v Speaker 2>He led the team. Mooney was second with one to

0:39:39.960 --> 0:39:44.680
<v Speaker 2>ninety and then Tyler Scott at sixty five, which now

0:39:44.719 --> 0:39:45.759
<v Speaker 2>you get the newcomers.

0:39:46.400 --> 0:39:47.239
<v Speaker 5>Now the newcomers.

0:39:47.320 --> 0:39:49.800
<v Speaker 2>Keenan Allen had four hundred and sixteen for the Chargers

0:39:49.880 --> 0:39:53.440
<v Speaker 2>Romadoonza in College of Washington last year when he was

0:39:53.520 --> 0:39:57.200
<v Speaker 2>number one of the FBS at five hundred and fourteen.

0:39:58.920 --> 0:40:02.279
<v Speaker 2>So then Kerald Everett had two eighty, Cole Komett had

0:40:02.280 --> 0:40:06.040
<v Speaker 2>two ninety nine, Roseean Johnson had two hundred and fifty four,

0:40:06.880 --> 0:40:10.960
<v Speaker 2>Kaldil Herbert won thirteen, DeAndre Swift two sixty five. Is

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<v Speaker 2>this gonna be a team that at the quarterback just

0:40:15.239 --> 0:40:19.040
<v Speaker 2>finds completions? This group of guys is gonna blow the

0:40:19.080 --> 0:40:21.560
<v Speaker 2>doors off a yet, Jim.

0:40:22.840 --> 0:40:26.160
<v Speaker 3>I think it sounds great, you know, if he you know,

0:40:26.200 --> 0:40:29.839
<v Speaker 3>it's it's an anomaly what CJ. Stroud did last year,

0:40:30.160 --> 0:40:32.839
<v Speaker 3>you know, and to expect Caleb to perform at that

0:40:32.960 --> 0:40:36.080
<v Speaker 3>level because he's he's his own guy. But he certainly

0:40:36.120 --> 0:40:40.279
<v Speaker 3>has the talented players around him to do that and

0:40:40.360 --> 0:40:44.080
<v Speaker 3>have a special season because he's insulated so well at

0:40:44.080 --> 0:40:46.799
<v Speaker 3>all positions that are there around him, and he's just

0:40:46.840 --> 0:40:49.440
<v Speaker 3>got to he's just got to do his job, not

0:40:49.640 --> 0:40:54.479
<v Speaker 3>force things, just let the guys around him support him

0:40:55.120 --> 0:40:57.120
<v Speaker 3>to get the ball to where it needs to be.

0:40:57.680 --> 0:40:59.839
<v Speaker 3>And uh, you know, if he does that, it could

0:40:59.840 --> 0:41:01.040
<v Speaker 3>be a pretty special year.

0:41:01.120 --> 0:41:04.239
<v Speaker 2>Offensively, Tom, You're always talking about finding first downs. He

0:41:04.239 --> 0:41:05.840
<v Speaker 2>can find first downs with these guys.

0:41:06.719 --> 0:41:08.920
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, how quickly the ball gets out of Caleb hands.

0:41:09.640 --> 0:41:13.400
<v Speaker 4>Understanding the vulnerabilities of the protection and how you have

0:41:13.480 --> 0:41:18.040
<v Speaker 4>to compliment that. And then you know, if you go back,

0:41:18.080 --> 0:41:20.799
<v Speaker 4>you know, look at the analytics of passes completed from

0:41:20.880 --> 0:41:24.120
<v Speaker 4>zero to ten yards. If they're you know, if they're

0:41:24.480 --> 0:41:26.560
<v Speaker 4>you know, whether it's the running back of the tight end,

0:41:26.640 --> 0:41:28.680
<v Speaker 4>if they can get the ball in their hands with

0:41:28.800 --> 0:41:31.520
<v Speaker 4>some open space in front of them, Yeah, the yards

0:41:31.560 --> 0:41:35.000
<v Speaker 4>after catch will increase. But just imagine if he can

0:41:35.080 --> 0:41:36.719
<v Speaker 4>get the ball into the hands of one of the

0:41:36.760 --> 0:41:41.000
<v Speaker 4>talented wide receivers with single coverage against them downfield, and

0:41:41.040 --> 0:41:44.480
<v Speaker 4>what that yards after the catch means to that position

0:41:44.800 --> 0:41:48.879
<v Speaker 4>that you know, sometimes computes the multiple touchdowns as much

0:41:48.920 --> 0:41:50.240
<v Speaker 4>as yards after the catch.

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0:42:44.360 --> 0:42:47.359
<v Speaker 2>look at things, Jim throw this at you. We know

0:42:47.440 --> 0:42:50.320
<v Speaker 2>the running ability of Justin Fields was off the charts.

0:42:50.400 --> 0:42:53.680
<v Speaker 2>Dynamic indeed led the NFL on third down rushing the

0:42:53.760 --> 0:42:57.440
<v Speaker 2>last two seasons five hundred nineteen yards in twenty twenty two,

0:42:57.480 --> 0:43:00.880
<v Speaker 2>two ninety three and twenty three and Q as it

0:43:00.960 --> 0:43:04.319
<v Speaker 2>always is the case with the top seven third down

0:43:04.400 --> 0:43:06.640
<v Speaker 2>rushers in the league. In twenty three, Kyron Williams, the

0:43:06.680 --> 0:43:09.239
<v Speaker 2>running back of the Rams, number eight, he averaged five

0:43:09.239 --> 0:43:12.319
<v Speaker 2>point twenty seven a carry on third down do you

0:43:12.400 --> 0:43:17.080
<v Speaker 2>expect that kind of impact with the scrambling. Caleb Williams

0:43:17.880 --> 0:43:19.600
<v Speaker 2>may now want to do that all the time. He's

0:43:19.640 --> 0:43:21.920
<v Speaker 2>even said I like to play from the pocket. But

0:43:22.560 --> 0:43:25.560
<v Speaker 2>how important is that, just that little bit bit of

0:43:25.719 --> 0:43:28.080
<v Speaker 2>push from a mobile quarterback to pick up some of

0:43:28.080 --> 0:43:30.520
<v Speaker 2>those third downs every now and again in the game

0:43:30.560 --> 0:43:32.920
<v Speaker 2>because they do add up and they do keep a

0:43:32.960 --> 0:43:34.120
<v Speaker 2>defense on their heels.

0:43:34.320 --> 0:43:37.359
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think you know his history, Caleb Williams. When

0:43:37.360 --> 0:43:41.239
<v Speaker 3>he scrambles, he's looking to throw. But I think if

0:43:41.640 --> 0:43:43.840
<v Speaker 3>you if you're a quarterback in the league in the

0:43:43.880 --> 0:43:46.640
<v Speaker 3>way the game is played today, if you can get

0:43:46.760 --> 0:43:51.360
<v Speaker 3>three first downs with your feet, that's that's that's the bonus.

0:43:51.680 --> 0:43:55.279
<v Speaker 3>And I think when you see guys like Patrick Mahomes

0:43:55.960 --> 0:43:59.440
<v Speaker 3>during the year, he does that stuff, but in the

0:43:59.480 --> 0:44:03.640
<v Speaker 3>postse and he definitely pushes the envelope. Remember the playoff

0:44:03.680 --> 0:44:06.920
<v Speaker 3>game against Miami whereas in the cold, whereas Helmet shattered

0:44:07.400 --> 0:44:10.319
<v Speaker 3>Hony gran for that for that first down, so he

0:44:10.440 --> 0:44:12.480
<v Speaker 3>picked it up. So there are times to do it.

0:44:12.480 --> 0:44:15.040
<v Speaker 3>But I think typically if you're rushing for about three

0:44:15.160 --> 0:44:18.160
<v Speaker 3>first downs a game as a quarterback, your team is

0:44:18.160 --> 0:44:19.719
<v Speaker 3>going to have much more success.

0:44:20.280 --> 0:44:22.040
<v Speaker 2>Tom you talk about it all the time. You put

0:44:22.040 --> 0:44:23.560
<v Speaker 2>it in your keys to the game. You'll come up

0:44:23.600 --> 0:44:26.399
<v Speaker 2>with us stat Hey, if so and so gets four

0:44:26.480 --> 0:44:28.560
<v Speaker 2>first downs with his legs, Bears are going to win

0:44:28.600 --> 0:44:28.879
<v Speaker 2>the game.

0:44:29.080 --> 0:44:32.040
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, so, I'll take it kind of opposite.

0:44:32.160 --> 0:44:34.600
<v Speaker 4>I would go back and I would look at the

0:44:34.640 --> 0:44:38.520
<v Speaker 4>statistics of sacks given up by the Bears offensive tackles,

0:44:39.040 --> 0:44:41.680
<v Speaker 4>and then where do the vulnerabilities lie in the protection

0:44:41.840 --> 0:44:45.040
<v Speaker 4>against Caleb Williams. Do the Bears feel that they can

0:44:45.080 --> 0:44:47.759
<v Speaker 4>formulate a plan that they can give the offensive line

0:44:47.800 --> 0:44:50.320
<v Speaker 4>and the best advantage to make sure Caleb is given

0:44:50.600 --> 0:44:53.319
<v Speaker 4>the maximum amount of protection, to make sure that he

0:44:53.360 --> 0:44:55.160
<v Speaker 4>can go through the decision.

0:44:54.760 --> 0:44:57.360
<v Speaker 6>Process in his head early in the season.

0:44:57.880 --> 0:44:59.960
<v Speaker 4>If they can do that, then I think that Caleb

0:45:00.200 --> 0:45:04.240
<v Speaker 4>got every chance to be super successful and being able

0:45:04.280 --> 0:45:07.879
<v Speaker 4>to maybe have that extra half or three quarters as

0:45:07.920 --> 0:45:09.200
<v Speaker 4>a second to hold onto the.

0:45:09.120 --> 0:45:10.920
<v Speaker 6>Ball to get it to that open receiver.

0:45:11.600 --> 0:45:15.360
<v Speaker 4>The only thing that I would kind of concerns me

0:45:15.719 --> 0:45:19.239
<v Speaker 4>if there was vulnerabilities on the Bears offensive line and

0:45:19.280 --> 0:45:22.520
<v Speaker 4>there was immediate pressure in his face and now he's

0:45:23.400 --> 0:45:27.319
<v Speaker 4>tried to escape from NFL talent, and that's kind of

0:45:27.440 --> 0:45:29.920
<v Speaker 4>dangerous because it's going to be a lot different than

0:45:30.040 --> 0:45:33.520
<v Speaker 4>escaping from you know, college type of defensive lineman that

0:45:33.600 --> 0:45:37.839
<v Speaker 4>you're facing. So to me, all off season I've been

0:45:37.880 --> 0:45:41.400
<v Speaker 4>talking about is my concerns about the offensive defensive line,

0:45:41.520 --> 0:45:44.719
<v Speaker 4>and with a young quarterback, I still have those same concerns.

0:45:45.000 --> 0:45:47.680
<v Speaker 4>So Braxton Jones is going to be have to become

0:45:48.120 --> 0:45:51.120
<v Speaker 4>a stronger player at the left tackle position. I think

0:45:51.200 --> 0:45:54.640
<v Speaker 4>Darnell Wright is going to make some huge strides. They're

0:45:54.680 --> 0:45:58.160
<v Speaker 4>gonna have to be healthy on the inside where they

0:45:58.160 --> 0:46:01.319
<v Speaker 4>miss him practice time last year in training camp, and

0:46:01.360 --> 0:46:04.360
<v Speaker 4>if Chris Morgan can get an offensive line that sticks together,

0:46:04.840 --> 0:46:08.200
<v Speaker 4>look for those guys to compliment Caleb Williams as much

0:46:08.280 --> 0:46:11.640
<v Speaker 4>as the receivers, tight ends and running backs they have.

0:46:11.760 --> 0:46:14.000
<v Speaker 2>I'm big on first down sacks. It's now different to

0:46:14.040 --> 0:46:16.120
<v Speaker 2>me than a first down penalty butt you're in in

0:46:16.560 --> 0:46:20.000
<v Speaker 2>in bad shape and there's a percentage analysis that you

0:46:20.040 --> 0:46:22.800
<v Speaker 2>don't score as many touchdowns if you're working from behind

0:46:22.840 --> 0:46:25.200
<v Speaker 2>the chains right away. But the Bears were last in

0:46:25.280 --> 0:46:27.920
<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two and first down sacks allowed with twenty one.

0:46:28.000 --> 0:46:31.080
<v Speaker 2>They improved with fourteen a year ago, but that was

0:46:31.120 --> 0:46:32.160
<v Speaker 2>still bottom of the league.

0:46:32.280 --> 0:46:33.240
<v Speaker 5>Tied for twenty first.

0:46:33.239 --> 0:46:36.840
<v Speaker 2>Seattle Jim the fewest first down sacks allowed in the

0:46:36.960 --> 0:46:38.960
<v Speaker 2>NFL last season with just four.

0:46:39.400 --> 0:46:42.040
<v Speaker 3>Wow, that's yeah, that is a good stat you know.

0:46:42.440 --> 0:46:44.880
<v Speaker 3>I think if you're you know, if you're a quarterback

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<v Speaker 3>in league, if you're in the mid twenties, like twenty five,

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<v Speaker 3>twenty six to twenty eight sacks a year, you're doing

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good. Once you start getting up to forty, you know, fifty,

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<v Speaker 3>I think we know the numbers for justin fields. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>with fifty five sacks, you know, so you know, but

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<v Speaker 3>if you're in the mid twenties, you're cooking with gas.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bears trail of the Giants only in most sacks

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<v Speaker 2>allowed the last three years, and second most interceptions with

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<v Speaker 2>fifty in the last three years, and the fewest passing

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<v Speaker 2>first down since twenty twenty one. Second fewest pass plays

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<v Speaker 2>of twenty five yards or more. San Francisco was number

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<v Speaker 2>one in that for the last three years of one

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty, Seattle number three, one hundred and ten.

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<v Speaker 5>The big pass plays.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking to that talent that they had there at the

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<v Speaker 2>outside down the perimeter.

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<v Speaker 6>Can I give you an on air project, Yeah, sure.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm always looking for homework.

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<v Speaker 4>Tom next time we're on the air, can you give

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<v Speaker 4>me the first down sacks that were given up by

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<v Speaker 4>Tyson Bagent in the four games he started in comparison

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<v Speaker 4>to the first down sacks that they gave up to

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<v Speaker 4>the other to the other games that Justin played, because

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<v Speaker 4>I think there will be a significant difference there in

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<v Speaker 4>first out sacks. And when you talk about Seattle only

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<v Speaker 4>giving up fourst down sacks in the.

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<v Speaker 6>Season, that is that.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I that would be one of my first

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<v Speaker 4>questions that Shane Waldron would how how did you come

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<v Speaker 4>to that efficiency effectiveness you know of that that because

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<v Speaker 4>that's an amazing stat to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'll give you the numbers because I ran them

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<v Speaker 3>between Justin Fields and Tyson Bagent. Justin Fields, one out

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<v Speaker 3>of eight dropbacks he dropped back to pass, he got sacked.

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<v Speaker 3>Tyson Bagent won every twenty nine one every twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 3>So twenty nine times he'll drop back and he'll only

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<v Speaker 3>get sacked once. That is an an incredible statistic.

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<v Speaker 5>That is that really is?

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<v Speaker 2>Lastly, before we wrap things up, I was listening to

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<v Speaker 2>Solomon Wilcotts on Sirius XM in the morning this morning

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<v Speaker 2>and it was an interesting discussion that I never would

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<v Speaker 2>have considered. They were talking about obviously, training camp is different.

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<v Speaker 2>There's not as much practice time and pads, and that

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<v Speaker 2>has a big factor in the play calling. And they

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<v Speaker 2>brought up a specific play which I think is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most deadliest to a defense but one of

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<v Speaker 2>the most productive for an offense if they get it right,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's the screenplay. And they indicated, Jim and Tom,

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<v Speaker 2>that some coaches have taken some plays out of the

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<v Speaker 2>playbook due to the lack of practice time it takes

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<v Speaker 2>to perfect it, which is shocking. And one of them

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<v Speaker 2>is the screenplay. And they indicated that even Andy Reid

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<v Speaker 2>has reduced his percentage of screens because it's a function

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<v Speaker 2>of timing obviously in rhythm and the absolute repetitiveness of

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<v Speaker 2>making this thing happen to beat a defense.

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<v Speaker 5>Does that shock.

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<v Speaker 2>Both of you that that's a statement that coaches are

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<v Speaker 2>taking plays out of the playbook because of a lack

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<v Speaker 2>of time together.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's well to me, that's concerning because one of

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<v Speaker 3>the best ways to stop pressure defensively from you know,

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<v Speaker 3>pressure or pressuring defense is a screenplay. But you're right,

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<v Speaker 3>it takes a lot of timing, a lot of rhythm.

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<v Speaker 3>It takes extra practice time to get that timing that

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<v Speaker 3>you need because the offensive lineman have to show pass

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<v Speaker 3>and then they got to get up field to make

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<v Speaker 3>all the blocks that are necessary. So it's normally a

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<v Speaker 3>two second count and to get all five guys to

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<v Speaker 3>marry up to do that. And then for the running

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<v Speaker 3>back who's now once he catches the ball, it's he

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<v Speaker 3>makes a go call, you know, to let everybody know, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>I've got the ball, we're going here. And so I

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<v Speaker 3>can see why coaches do do that because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of a lot of the NFL now because

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<v Speaker 3>you got Thursday games and sometimes you're not even practicing.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, if you played a game on Sunday and

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<v Speaker 3>you want to be able to be effective in what

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<v Speaker 3>you do, and if some things take more time, you're

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<v Speaker 3>probably not going to call those plays just because it's

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<v Speaker 3>a short window between two games.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, A screen is one of my favorite plays

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<v Speaker 4>in football, but I to me, I think the the

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<v Speaker 4>RPO has taken as much time to develop a real

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<v Speaker 4>RPO that a screen has because you think of how

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<v Speaker 4>many different reads you have on an RPO for everybody

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<v Speaker 4>to get it right, whether it's a red buy an

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<v Speaker 4>offensive lineman, buy a quarterback, buy a running back, all

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<v Speaker 4>these different scenarios that you can face, the way different

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<v Speaker 4>defenses play it that you have to run an RPO

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<v Speaker 4>probably fifty to sixty times per RPO to get it

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<v Speaker 4>timed up perfectly under every circumstance you could possibly see

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<v Speaker 4>within an instance time on in a game day.

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<v Speaker 2>Play crazy the dominoes that fall in the National Football

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<v Speaker 2>League with every adjustment that comes down the road.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, that's going to do it for us. Fellas,

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<v Speaker 5>you guys have a week.

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<v Speaker 2>We're off next week, Fourth of July week, Tom, you

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<v Speaker 2>can take your holiday.

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<v Speaker 5>No show next week. We'll be back.

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<v Speaker 2>As we get right up butted up against the start

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<v Speaker 2>of training camp.

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<v Speaker 4>We can't just get together and talk to mongst ourselves

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<v Speaker 4>for an hour.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, phone rings both ways, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Jim, that's right, buddy, So we'll keep in touch. Have

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<v Speaker 3>a good fourth of July.

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<v Speaker 5>Same to you, guys.

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