WEBVTT - Cole Kmet talks excitement of Bears offense | All Access 0:00:00.120 --> 0:00:02.600 From hals Hall and Lake Forest. Welcomed it. Bears all 0:00:02.680 --> 0:00:05.280 Access brought to you by IGS Energy. Wishing you a pleasant, 0:00:05.280 --> 0:00:07.600 good evening with my broadcast partner from news Radio seven 0:00:07.680 --> 0:00:10.879 eighty and one or five point nine FM, WBBM, Chicago 0:00:10.920 --> 0:00:13.880 Bears super Bowl winner Tom Thayer. I'm Jeff Jonia Training 0:00:13.880 --> 0:00:16.160 Camp twenty twenty one rolls on coming up in the show. 0:00:16.200 --> 0:00:18.880 We got second year tight end Cole Commet, and we 0:00:18.960 --> 0:00:21.880 also thank our producers Dan Brilliant, Jordan trud Folks at 0:00:21.880 --> 0:00:24.440 the score and we'll bring that game to you Sunday. 0:00:24.680 --> 0:00:27.200 Make that I keep saying Sunday, Tom, I keep saying 0:00:27.240 --> 0:00:30.280 Sunday noon, Saturday. Josh Allen will not play as the 0:00:30.320 --> 0:00:33.320 Buffalo Bills arrive in town. Complete coverage on WBBM starting 0:00:33.360 --> 0:00:35.600 at eleven AM with a pregame show and lots of 0:00:35.640 --> 0:00:38.559 conversation right here on the score. First of all, how 0:00:38.600 --> 0:00:41.960 are you doing? And the Bears offensive line getting healthier 0:00:42.360 --> 0:00:44.680 even though we learn it Tevin Jenkins did need back 0:00:44.760 --> 0:00:47.720 surgery this week. It went well, according to head coach 0:00:47.760 --> 0:00:52.120 Matt Negge. No timetable yet, so now you know it's 0:00:52.240 --> 0:00:55.480 get healthy, come back when you're ready. And now it's 0:00:55.520 --> 0:00:58.840 onto the competition at left tackle, which will include Jason 0:00:58.840 --> 0:01:01.520 Peters rolling into the actors mix as the week goes on. 0:01:01.680 --> 0:01:04.760 Don't expect him to play obviously on Saturday, but he'll 0:01:04.800 --> 0:01:08.520 be there for week three. Larry Boram is back from 0:01:08.520 --> 0:01:11.840 his concussion protocol. He'll compete Lajah Wilkinson and maybe even 0:01:11.920 --> 0:01:14.720 Arlington Hambright. There's a lot to unpack at the offensive line. 0:01:14.760 --> 0:01:17.160 Go at it, but I'm encouraged by what I'm hearing 0:01:17.440 --> 0:01:20.399 what I'm seeing because first of all, Larry Borne, he's 0:01:20.400 --> 0:01:22.320 got to come back on board, and he's got to 0:01:22.400 --> 0:01:25.800 elevate himself to the point that we first evaluated his 0:01:26.000 --> 0:01:28.600 talents as being a guy that can come in here 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:30.679 and compete to be a starter. I really like what 0:01:30.800 --> 0:01:34.720 you see out of him, size, athleticism, his mental ability. 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:37.600 I like what we've seen out of Lachavias Simmons and 0:01:37.760 --> 0:01:40.920 Arlington Hambright. Both of these guys are willing participants. They're 0:01:40.920 --> 0:01:43.559 out here every single day and they're asked to play 0:01:43.600 --> 0:01:47.000 any position that's asked of them. Elijah Wilkinson, you know 0:01:47.080 --> 0:01:49.440 a guy that I really wasn't impressed by early, but 0:01:49.480 --> 0:01:52.040 I've become more impressed by every one of his working 0:01:52.160 --> 0:01:54.520 days out there. I like to see the effort that 0:01:54.560 --> 0:01:59.200 he gives. He's really encouraging about being out there every day. 0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:01.880 And I'm glad to see James Daniels back in the mix. 0:02:01.960 --> 0:02:04.560 He really has an important role on this football team. 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:07.960 And when you look at the interior between Sam musterper 0:02:08.000 --> 0:02:10.080 Cody white Hair, it's could be one of the best 0:02:10.080 --> 0:02:13.240 in the NFL. And then you know, eventually jermainea Fetti 0:02:13.320 --> 0:02:15.480 will get back on the field, and I think when 0:02:15.520 --> 0:02:18.680 all these moving parts are back in the mix, you're 0:02:18.680 --> 0:02:21.480 gonna see a much more competitive atmosphere at offensive line. 0:02:21.520 --> 0:02:23.480 A lot of these guys got a taste of playing, 0:02:23.720 --> 0:02:26.120 and once you get that taste of playing, it's like 0:02:26.240 --> 0:02:28.080 you don't want to give it everyone. You never wanted 0:02:28.160 --> 0:02:29.520 to say, you never want to get it out of 0:02:29.520 --> 0:02:31.919 your mouth. Well, hopefully that's the case for the rookie 0:02:32.000 --> 0:02:35.200 out of Missoo Larry Borham this morning head coach Matt 0:02:35.280 --> 0:02:37.680 Neye and his return. We see him still at the 0:02:37.720 --> 0:02:41.480 left side and competing for that left left spot, and 0:02:41.919 --> 0:02:44.480 unfortunately he did have that one day and then was out. 0:02:44.520 --> 0:02:47.280 So now he's got a cash back up and he'll 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:50.639 get opportunities with reps in practice and then with these 0:02:50.680 --> 0:02:54.000 these preseason games. But that's that's real. You know, he's 0:02:54.040 --> 0:02:55.840 in a I think he's in a great, great place, 0:02:55.880 --> 0:02:59.480 I mentally, physically, like everything. Now, he just needs reps. 0:02:59.760 --> 0:03:03.280 But those guys are competing and we've made out loud 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:04.960 and clear, and I think that that he's in a 0:03:05.000 --> 0:03:09.200 great spot. Especially you know, with Tevin's situation, this is 0:03:09.240 --> 0:03:11.400 a good opportunity for a guy like Larry to step 0:03:11.480 --> 0:03:14.480 up and his skill set. He has proved the fact 0:03:14.560 --> 0:03:17.720 that he is very comfortable at right tackle, but even 0:03:17.800 --> 0:03:20.200 better that he's comfortable at left tackle. And I think 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:22.720 when you have that type of versatility, you can be 0:03:22.760 --> 0:03:25.040 thought of as a game day activation because you can 0:03:25.040 --> 0:03:27.720 play multiple spots. But when you look at the future 0:03:27.760 --> 0:03:30.840 of the Chicago Bears, five, six, eight, ten years down 0:03:30.919 --> 0:03:33.600 the road, if Larry Borham can come in here and 0:03:33.720 --> 0:03:37.720 be really productive, strong, mentally and physically a left tackle, 0:03:38.200 --> 0:03:41.400 that really does a lot for the Bears offensive line 0:03:41.440 --> 0:03:44.920 because then you can move Tevin Jenkins around after he 0:03:44.960 --> 0:03:48.360 gets back, and maybe Tevin Jenkins can come out here 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:52.080 and be best competitive at right tackle. Encouragement is certainly 0:03:52.120 --> 0:03:54.520 a key for an injured player, certainly a rookie who 0:03:54.560 --> 0:03:57.240 hasn't experienced a lot of injuries and now a surgery. 0:03:57.360 --> 0:04:02.040 He's no doubt feeling like he's leaving his teammates, letting 0:04:02.080 --> 0:04:05.560 him down a little bit. But James Daniels has been there, 0:04:05.760 --> 0:04:09.040 missing last season, feeling the same thing after Week five 0:04:09.040 --> 0:04:11.240 and a pectoral injury. I told him, like the same 0:04:11.280 --> 0:04:13.320 thing that people last year like told me, like the 0:04:13.360 --> 0:04:15.680 good news for Tevin. I mean, he's young, and he 0:04:15.760 --> 0:04:18.239 still has so much time to develop and grow into 0:04:18.640 --> 0:04:22.400 a very great player. And I mean I don't know. 0:04:22.440 --> 0:04:24.840 I don't know like the details of his surgery, but 0:04:25.320 --> 0:04:27.599 I mean the good I mean, if he misses the 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:30.120 full season or not, the good news is he has 0:04:30.120 --> 0:04:34.279 a full offseason this like next year. You know. The 0:04:34.320 --> 0:04:36.400 thing about is Jeff, I have my back operated on 0:04:36.680 --> 0:04:39.359 May first. By the start of the regular season, after 0:04:39.440 --> 0:04:41.600 twenty one days on pup, I was ready to go. 0:04:41.960 --> 0:04:44.240 So I think Tevin Jenkins will be back in a 0:04:44.279 --> 0:04:47.840 competitive situation during the course of this season. I don't 0:04:47.880 --> 0:04:50.840 know about his surgery. I just know from my own 0:04:51.160 --> 0:04:53.320 and I know the time it took me to recover 0:04:53.480 --> 0:04:56.880 because once you start recovering the strength, the muscle and 0:04:56.920 --> 0:05:00.960 the confidence back in yourself. It's really he has sped up, 0:05:01.000 --> 0:05:03.560 and like James said, when he missed, he wanted to 0:05:03.600 --> 0:05:05.560 get back on the field. I bet you that's the 0:05:05.600 --> 0:05:07.360 same for Tevin. It'll be a slow ramp up for 0:05:07.480 --> 0:05:10.279 Jason Peters. They got to see where he's at physically. Obviously, 0:05:10.360 --> 0:05:12.880 get him adjusted to new teammates, new system. He's been 0:05:12.920 --> 0:05:15.200 in the same place his whole career. That sounds like 0:05:15.200 --> 0:05:18.880 a decent plan. All's I need to do with Jason 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:21.360 is get him in condition, allow him to get on 0:05:21.520 --> 0:05:23.839 this feed, make sure that he's doing a lot of 0:05:24.320 --> 0:05:27.640 real constructive offensive tackle movement. I don't need him to 0:05:27.680 --> 0:05:29.760 do unrealistic thing. I don't need to see him run 0:05:29.760 --> 0:05:32.600 one hundred yard dashes or forties. I just need to 0:05:32.680 --> 0:05:35.760 him to see it, see him work in that tackle box. 0:05:35.839 --> 0:05:39.679 But do it repetitively enough where you're getting condition along 0:05:39.680 --> 0:05:42.200 with the tackle movement. Tom Matt Nagie this morning and 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:45.719 says Andy Dalton will get almost a whole half and 0:05:46.200 --> 0:05:49.400 maybe a half, one and a half quarters, whatever the 0:05:49.440 --> 0:05:51.000 case may be, and then he's going to turn it 0:05:51.000 --> 0:05:54.359 over to justin fields. But you know, the work that 0:05:54.480 --> 0:05:58.880 Dalton has done to understand the offense gives him great 0:05:58.920 --> 0:06:01.640 comfort that if again the season started the day, he 0:06:01.680 --> 0:06:05.039 could handle everything, which gives him more opportunity to give 0:06:05.080 --> 0:06:07.800 fields a little more. So there's some strategy there. But 0:06:08.120 --> 0:06:11.960 this week Andy Dunton discussing everything that's going on and 0:06:12.240 --> 0:06:15.880 there's a lot of obviously fields media going on. Yeah, 0:06:15.920 --> 0:06:19.719 I think that's the thing. You get into these games 0:06:19.800 --> 0:06:22.080 and now okay, now there's fans in the stands and 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:25.839 you know, everybody reacts different to it, especially this time 0:06:25.839 --> 0:06:27.840 of year. There's still a ton of like competition out 0:06:27.880 --> 0:06:30.120 there during training camp and still a ton of guys 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:32.719 fighting for spots and you want to see guys to 0:06:32.760 --> 0:06:36.680 be able rise to the occasion, and especially for the 0:06:36.720 --> 0:06:40.320 young guys on this team. And so I think that's 0:06:40.400 --> 0:06:42.920 the that's the biggest thing. It's all right, now, this 0:06:43.000 --> 0:06:45.120 is what it's what it's like to be playing some 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:48.000 real football fans in the stands. There's some emotion involved 0:06:48.120 --> 0:06:50.880 and you still got to be able to be at 0:06:50.880 --> 0:06:53.040 your best well because people will give their opinion when 0:06:53.040 --> 0:06:55.080 they're paying for the tickets to come and watch games 0:06:55.120 --> 0:06:57.440 played and this is a little bit more from the 0:06:57.440 --> 0:07:01.200 thing is, there's so much excitement with Justin, and I 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:04.200 mean it's deservely so. I mean, he's a first round 0:07:04.240 --> 0:07:07.919 pick and just with everything that's gone on here, I 0:07:07.920 --> 0:07:11.200 mean there's a lot of excitement with it. But I 0:07:11.240 --> 0:07:13.600 didn't feel like there was an excitement for me either, 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:15.960 you know, And so it's like, yeah, I mean, I 0:07:16.360 --> 0:07:18.240 think for us, if we just go out and operate 0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:21.560 how we know we can do, I think the fans 0:07:21.600 --> 0:07:24.800 will be excited when we score lots of touchdowns this year. Remember, 0:07:24.840 --> 0:07:27.600 Andy Dalton was that drafted quarterback at one time with 0:07:27.640 --> 0:07:30.240 an organization that everybody wanted to see him play, and 0:07:30.360 --> 0:07:33.040 he was really productive for a ten year period out there, 0:07:33.080 --> 0:07:36.360 and so he knows what Justin's going through. However, he's 0:07:36.400 --> 0:07:38.640 got a lot of self confidence and I think he's 0:07:38.680 --> 0:07:41.640 gonna be able to put it on display this week 0:07:41.680 --> 0:07:44.040 when he gets a longer period of time. Because you're 0:07:44.080 --> 0:07:46.520 able to set up defensive backs, you're able to get 0:07:46.560 --> 0:07:49.960 more into a rhythm, you have more conversations with the 0:07:50.040 --> 0:07:53.800 play caller on the sidelines to see what type of formations, 0:07:53.800 --> 0:07:56.080 what type of passes you want to run. So We're 0:07:56.080 --> 0:07:58.600 going to see a bigger display of Andy Dalton this week, 0:07:58.760 --> 0:08:00.640 and then you're going to see the second can display 0:08:00.680 --> 0:08:02.840 of Justin Fields, and we're gonna see more of David 0:08:02.840 --> 0:08:06.320 Montgomery one touch last week, and Andy Dalton will make 0:08:06.360 --> 0:08:08.280 it clear to you what we've been talking about the 0:08:08.360 --> 0:08:12.120 importance of this man and the importance of that backfield 0:08:12.160 --> 0:08:14.880 in general. But Montgomery is really making a lot of 0:08:14.920 --> 0:08:18.440 fans in that locker room. He's such a passionate player. 0:08:19.000 --> 0:08:23.120 I think just how much he cares, and I think 0:08:23.200 --> 0:08:26.480 that's one of his biggest traits. You know, you gotten 0:08:26.480 --> 0:08:30.560 to some of these competition drills where some live periods 0:08:30.560 --> 0:08:34.000 and stuff, and he's found ways to everybody thinks he stopped, 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:37.959 and he's broken out of some big runs and stuff. 0:08:37.960 --> 0:08:39.800 So just the way that he competes in just his 0:08:39.880 --> 0:08:42.800 passion for being the best player that he can be, 0:08:43.120 --> 0:08:46.000 has been a lot of fun for me to watch. Hey, everybody, 0:08:46.080 --> 0:08:49.520 David Montgomery has earned everybody's respect inside the locker room. 0:08:49.559 --> 0:08:52.280 His approach to the game, the way he approaches the 0:08:52.320 --> 0:08:55.160 offseason and doing things that will help him help him 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:58.360 be a better football player. And he's a physical running back. 0:08:58.559 --> 0:09:01.160 He's an elusive running back. He's a good pass catcher 0:09:01.160 --> 0:09:03.679 and he's a good blocker. So Andy Dalton's got to 0:09:03.720 --> 0:09:07.240 be encouraged when you see what Dave Montgomery is doing 0:09:07.280 --> 0:09:10.319 to the backfield. But again, don't forget about Damon Williams 0:09:10.320 --> 0:09:12.480 and the rest of this running back room, because I 0:09:12.520 --> 0:09:15.240 think there's a lot of similarities and the traits that 0:09:15.280 --> 0:09:17.920 they all have together. And then we switched to the defense. 0:09:17.960 --> 0:09:20.199 Matt Naggie getting Lask a lot of questions over the 0:09:20.240 --> 0:09:22.520 course of camp about Sean Decide because there is a 0:09:22.559 --> 0:09:24.959 mystery to it because he's not called an NFL play 0:09:25.000 --> 0:09:27.680 in a regular season game. We don't know exactly how 0:09:27.720 --> 0:09:30.959 the defense is going to look. We're seeing some encouraging snippets, 0:09:31.280 --> 0:09:34.360 indeed for a guy who's been here for nine years 0:09:34.480 --> 0:09:37.800 and getting a lot of applause, Yeah, I see it. 0:09:37.840 --> 0:09:40.160 I feel it again. They know who he is, so 0:09:40.200 --> 0:09:41.680 that makes a little bit easier for the guys that 0:09:41.720 --> 0:09:44.360 have been here. But at the same time, then probably 0:09:44.440 --> 0:09:46.880 through the players that know him, if there's new players, 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:49.400 they're telling him, hey, man, listen, man, this guy knows 0:09:49.440 --> 0:09:52.000 he's talking about He's gonna put us in great spots 0:09:52.000 --> 0:09:55.160 to make plays. And here's the other thing too, is 0:09:55.440 --> 0:09:58.480 I think what's neat about Sean and the way he 0:09:58.559 --> 0:10:02.600 believed what he believes in is defensively, Um, it's not 0:10:02.720 --> 0:10:05.120 about one person that has to wreck a game. I 0:10:05.120 --> 0:10:09.160 mean it's a it's he talks about playing with eleven guys, right, 0:10:09.520 --> 0:10:12.040 and you have to have all eleven guys and you 0:10:12.120 --> 0:10:14.160 got to play within the system. And if you do that, 0:10:14.240 --> 0:10:16.800 you'll get your plays. And I love that about where 0:10:16.840 --> 0:10:19.040 he's at. Hey, I saw a micd Up segment with 0:10:19.160 --> 0:10:23.040 Sean Decay. He's a very infectious, enthusiastic coach and I 0:10:23.080 --> 0:10:25.480 think that's what players on the defensive side of the ball. 0:10:25.480 --> 0:10:29.320 We digitals. Yes, and he holds him accountable. Now he's 0:10:29.360 --> 0:10:33.160 going from a position coach to the boss of the defense. 0:10:33.880 --> 0:10:37.280 But the change. But I think because his youth serves 0:10:37.360 --> 0:10:39.920 him well. Not that he's a super young guy, but 0:10:39.960 --> 0:10:42.520 he's been around. He can relate to these players and 0:10:42.520 --> 0:10:44.200 he can talk to him like man. But he knows 0:10:44.200 --> 0:10:47.040 what every position is supposed to accomplish. He's not asking 0:10:47.120 --> 0:10:49.480 somebody to do something that they're not taught to do. 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:52.760 So again, it's about his encouragement that he has for 0:10:52.840 --> 0:10:55.800 every single position out there. All right, we're gonna step away. 0:10:55.800 --> 0:10:58.360 Coming up next Bears tight End, Cole Comme at the 0:10:58.480 --> 0:11:02.480 Pride of Saint High School and Notre Dame. He'll join 0:11:02.559 --> 0:11:04.800 the program for a couple of segments. For Tom there, 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:07.360 I'm Jeff Joniyak. You're listening to Bears All Access brought 0:11:07.360 --> 0:11:09.920 to you by IGS Energy on Chicago Sports Radio six 0:11:10.000 --> 0:11:13.000 seventy The Score. Welcome back to Bears All Access brought 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:15.480 to you by IGS Energy. Choose clean energy for your 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.439 home at igs dot com because every good choice adds 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:21.600 up to a better world. Jeff Joniac Tom fare back 0:11:21.679 --> 0:11:26.000 with Cole commet Bears tight End, looking good and probably 0:11:26.040 --> 0:11:28.520 feeling good too, getting ready for the Buffalo Bills that 0:11:28.640 --> 0:11:30.760 Soldier field on Sunday. You know, when you were a 0:11:30.840 --> 0:11:33.160 kid growing up, I said Sunday. I keep seeing Sunday. Tom, 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:36.360 It's Saturday, Saturday at noon, which I love, by the way, 0:11:36.400 --> 0:11:38.640 don't you love it knowing it's great? Yeah, I think 0:11:38.640 --> 0:11:41.520 it's great. Saturday at noon feels like Sunday at noon. Yees. 0:11:42.679 --> 0:11:45.120 But as a kid growing up, you know, were you 0:11:45.920 --> 0:11:48.760 into the preseason at all? You just like the regular season. 0:11:48.760 --> 0:11:50.240 And now that you're playing it. You need the reps 0:11:50.280 --> 0:11:52.040 to get ready for the regular season. Yeah. I mean, 0:11:52.080 --> 0:11:54.559 being as a kid, probably didn't pay too much attention 0:11:54.600 --> 0:11:56.880 to the preseason games. Um, you know, I will actually 0:11:56.920 --> 0:11:59.560 want to a couple m but you know, it's all 0:11:59.600 --> 0:12:01.520 about the season. But yeah, and now it's it's been 0:12:01.600 --> 0:12:04.079 kind of good just to you know, get the game feel. 0:12:04.120 --> 0:12:05.920 And you know, we had fans last week, which was 0:12:06.080 --> 0:12:08.000 you know, really awesome, just to kind of have that 0:12:08.040 --> 0:12:10.839 atmosphere back. Jesus, how about that front I I opened 0:12:10.840 --> 0:12:13.360 it right for guys. I mean it felt bad because 0:12:13.880 --> 0:12:16.120 you know, even Tom and I we we just it's 0:12:16.120 --> 0:12:18.680 not the same. You put the headset on and there's nothing, 0:12:18.840 --> 0:12:21.320 you know, there's fake noise in our ears. Put the 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:23.520 headsets off and you're like, this is a bunch of 0:12:23.600 --> 0:12:26.040 kids playing football in the park. But you know, where 0:12:26.080 --> 0:12:30.600 do you draw your energy from? If you can't submerge 0:12:30.600 --> 0:12:33.720 yourself mentally in the moment. Yeah, you know, it's it's tough. 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:35.600 I mean you really had to just draw your energy 0:12:35.679 --> 0:12:37.280 from from your teammates, you know, I was the only 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:38.920 way you can do it. And then it was kind 0:12:38.920 --> 0:12:41.160 of funny. People probably didn't know just watching the games 0:12:41.160 --> 0:12:44.000 on television, but you can hear the smack talk in between. 0:12:44.200 --> 0:12:46.240 Guys are yelling at each other from sideline to sideline, 0:12:46.240 --> 0:12:48.120 which is kind of funny. But did you get any 0:12:48.160 --> 0:12:50.920 out there? Of course you got something a little bit, 0:12:51.000 --> 0:12:53.320 but you know, but yeah, it was. It was funny 0:12:53.320 --> 0:12:55.160 for sure. You know, kind of like ah, like you said, 0:12:55.200 --> 0:12:57.320 like in the park type of type of feel to it. 0:12:57.400 --> 0:13:00.280 So kind of different, cool in a way, but also 0:13:00.360 --> 0:13:02.560 really bizarre at the same time. So, you know, Saturday 0:13:02.559 --> 0:13:04.640 at noon, it kind of seemed like a Notre Dame game. 0:13:04.840 --> 0:13:07.680 That's when they started. You know, Brian Kelly, what kind 0:13:07.679 --> 0:13:10.079 of you know, he's got a really serious approach to 0:13:10.200 --> 0:13:15.200 a sideline demeanor. Did his um personality on the sideline 0:13:15.280 --> 0:13:18.200 gets you more prepared for the professional gamer? What type 0:13:18.200 --> 0:13:20.840 of impression did he leave on you? Yeah? He was awesome. 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:24.840 I mean, you know, coach Kelly very CEO like in 0:13:24.880 --> 0:13:27.679 his role at Notre Dame, and uh, you know in 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:30.520 that in his approach towards games, everything was on time, 0:13:30.559 --> 0:13:33.120 everything was very organized, and I think that really helped 0:13:33.240 --> 0:13:34.760 helped me in a lot of other guys, you know, 0:13:35.240 --> 0:13:37.960 at this level, um, you know, just the way he 0:13:38.000 --> 0:13:40.360 went about the week and everything was very detailed and 0:13:40.400 --> 0:13:42.760 all that stuff. So, um, you know, I think he 0:13:42.800 --> 0:13:44.760 did a great job of preparing guys, you know, for 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:47.319 the NFL game, for the preseason preparation that you went 0:13:47.320 --> 0:13:50.160 through at Notre Dame. Was it more similar to last 0:13:50.240 --> 0:13:52.080 year's camp when you only had a couple of weeks 0:13:52.080 --> 0:13:54.760 to get ready for the season kind of what you 0:13:54.840 --> 0:13:57.199 have in a in a college program. Yeah, it was 0:13:57.280 --> 0:13:58.960 kind of funny. You know, for me, it felt no 0:13:59.040 --> 0:14:02.440 different than a in a college you know, preseason type deal. 0:14:02.480 --> 0:14:05.360 And all these older guys were complaining that sucks, We're 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:07.360 going six days in a row, you know, all that stuff. 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:09.040 But I was like, oh, this is what we do 0:14:09.080 --> 0:14:11.640 at you know, at college. So um yeah, kind of 0:14:11.640 --> 0:14:13.560 the same type of feel with that, you know, going 0:14:13.720 --> 0:14:15.679 four or five six days and having a day off 0:14:15.760 --> 0:14:17.400 and going back at it and then you're just playing 0:14:17.440 --> 0:14:20.200 your first game. Now that you have this preseason as 0:14:20.200 --> 0:14:23.680 opposed last season, do you feel more prepared right now? 0:14:24.240 --> 0:14:26.800 I know, you're you're a year older, you're a year wiser, 0:14:26.840 --> 0:14:29.520 you have the experience and stuff. So if you would 0:14:29.560 --> 0:14:32.360 have had a five week training camp last year like 0:14:32.440 --> 0:14:34.600 you have this year. Do you think things would have 0:14:34.600 --> 0:14:37.360 been a little different for the kickoff of the regular season, 0:14:37.480 --> 0:14:39.000 Yeah for sure. And then you also got to including 0:14:39.000 --> 0:14:40.960 the OTA period as well, so you didn't have those 0:14:41.000 --> 0:14:44.120 as well. So, um, yeah, I think having the five 0:14:44.160 --> 0:14:45.800 weeks it's been nice. You know, you really get to 0:14:45.840 --> 0:14:48.680 work on you know, technique stuff, and you know, there's 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:49.880 a lot of stuff you can work on with in 0:14:50.000 --> 0:14:52.120 the five weeks where you know, college and even last 0:14:52.200 --> 0:14:54.560 year just it's really sped up of getting plays in, 0:14:54.640 --> 0:14:56.560 you know, all that stuff, where now you can just 0:14:56.600 --> 0:14:59.440 kind of focus more on technique and executing all that 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:01.760 good stuff. Game Bears tight End. Cole come at our 0:15:01.760 --> 0:15:04.200 guest here on Bears All Access, Tim and Jeff with you. 0:15:04.280 --> 0:15:06.800 Thanks for listening, everybody. We'll be here with Cole for 0:15:06.840 --> 0:15:09.400 a couple of segments in tonight's show. Are you a 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:12.880 patient young man? I'd say so, I'm pretty patient. Yeah. 0:15:12.960 --> 0:15:16.280 Does that include foot learning the football that you have 0:15:16.320 --> 0:15:18.480 to learn now at this stage of your career, Yeah 0:15:18.480 --> 0:15:20.040 for sure. I mean I think a lot last year, 0:15:20.560 --> 0:15:21.960 you know, I did have to be patient in a 0:15:22.000 --> 0:15:24.600 sense in terms of kind of waiting and um, you know, 0:15:24.680 --> 0:15:27.120 just learning ball and you know, learning terminology and all 0:15:27.160 --> 0:15:29.680 that stuff at the pro level. So yeah, I'd say 0:15:29.720 --> 0:15:31.880 I'm pretty patient in that sense. And uh, it's just 0:15:32.000 --> 0:15:33.560 kind of something you have to be at this level. 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:35.920 You know, there's a there's a lot of older guys 0:15:35.920 --> 0:15:37.440 in sleeve that I've played this game for a long 0:15:37.480 --> 0:15:40.360 time and you know, all all these guys started, you know, 0:15:40.400 --> 0:15:41.920 where I was as a rookie, and you know, you 0:15:42.000 --> 0:15:43.960 just kind of build up from there. So just kind 0:15:43.960 --> 0:15:46.960 of trusting the process and you know, really really cleaning 0:15:46.960 --> 0:15:48.680 on the guys that you know have been around and 0:15:49.240 --> 0:15:51.320 that know the game really well. But waiting in the 0:15:51.360 --> 0:15:53.880 line at DMV or waiting in line at us as 0:15:53.920 --> 0:15:57.400 a football player, that's two different kind of patients we're 0:15:57.440 --> 0:15:59.800 talking about now, that is two different kinds of patients. 0:16:00.200 --> 0:16:01.760 I mean, I think we do get some person here 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:03.520 in there at the DMV. Now for the for the 0:16:03.520 --> 0:16:09.040 bit with the card made you go there, you're looking 0:16:09.080 --> 0:16:11.680 at a man that has zero patients one hundred percent 0:16:11.720 --> 0:16:13.880 of the time, well three hundred and sixty five days 0:16:13.880 --> 0:16:16.440 a year. When I was listening at look looking at 0:16:16.480 --> 0:16:19.400 Cole answer this. I think there's a difference, you know, 0:16:19.560 --> 0:16:24.920 with patience in line somewhere patience football, Yeah for sure. Yeah, yeah, no, 0:16:24.960 --> 0:16:27.280 I totally feel the same way. Yeah, you're you're a 0:16:27.320 --> 0:16:30.800 type a personality just like yeah, you know, a second 0:16:30.840 --> 0:16:33.440 half of last season also saw like the animal come 0:16:33.440 --> 0:16:35.760 out a little bit and Cole commet, would you agree, 0:16:35.800 --> 0:16:38.240 Like the physicality with the ball in your hand and 0:16:38.360 --> 0:16:40.440 finishing your runs with the ball in your hand, and 0:16:40.480 --> 0:16:43.360 the blocks at the line of scrimmage, and then you know, 0:16:43.440 --> 0:16:45.640 you're not you're not shy about getting a little you know, 0:16:45.680 --> 0:16:49.240 face to face and too. I love that because I'm 0:16:49.280 --> 0:16:53.400 an old school guy like that. Um, did you feel 0:16:54.680 --> 0:16:57.400 that at that point? You know, you kind of have 0:16:57.480 --> 0:16:59.080 to do that a little bit, let them know you're here. 0:16:59.160 --> 0:17:01.000 I think for sure. I think you know, for me, 0:17:01.080 --> 0:17:04.200 that came from just being more comfortable my teammates. Yeah, 0:17:04.280 --> 0:17:08.080 you know, um over zoom calls. It was nice getting 0:17:08.080 --> 0:17:10.080 to know guys, but like it's not real until you're 0:17:10.200 --> 0:17:12.200 you know, the day in and day out type of stuff. 0:17:12.240 --> 0:17:14.560 And uh, I think as the year progressed in the 0:17:14.600 --> 0:17:16.280 more time I spent with the guys in the locker room, 0:17:16.320 --> 0:17:18.280 you just feel more comfortable with everybody and and then 0:17:18.320 --> 0:17:19.959 you kind of let yourself show out more in the 0:17:19.960 --> 0:17:22.440 field and who you are as a person. Um, yeah, 0:17:22.440 --> 0:17:23.800 that's kind of how I felt, you know, going towards 0:17:23.840 --> 0:17:25.199 the end of the year. And then you kind of 0:17:25.200 --> 0:17:28.040 just start playing more confident, more freely, and you gotta 0:17:28.119 --> 0:17:31.439 get it's it's helping mentor you who's just exactly like 0:17:31.560 --> 0:17:34.679 that who shows all of his emotions in Jimmy Graham 0:17:35.359 --> 0:17:37.560 right down to the you know, the slam dunk in 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:39.760 the end zone when he catches the touchdowns that he 0:17:39.800 --> 0:17:43.880 will again this season so remarkable career. Uh, Are you're 0:17:43.920 --> 0:17:46.160 picking up some of that too, or you know, and 0:17:46.160 --> 0:17:49.520 then you know you're chiseling out your own personality on 0:17:49.560 --> 0:17:51.600 the game field. Yeah, for sure. You know it's kind 0:17:51.600 --> 0:17:53.359 of mentioned those those two things, you know, my own 0:17:53.400 --> 0:17:55.760 personality and picking up on some things that Jimmy does, 0:17:55.800 --> 0:17:57.879 and um, you know, we kind of make it a 0:17:57.920 --> 0:18:02.000 point in practice and in games like to bring that energy, 0:18:02.040 --> 0:18:03.960 like we make a good block. You know, maybe people 0:18:03.960 --> 0:18:05.520 aren't know us to be like we're gonna go crazy 0:18:05.560 --> 0:18:06.840 on the field because we made a good block and 0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:09.560 we're gonna have to do no. Um, so things like that, 0:18:09.600 --> 0:18:11.240 you know, and everyone else sees that, you know, David 0:18:11.320 --> 0:18:13.040 sees that. The line sees that and that gets them 0:18:13.040 --> 0:18:14.960 fired up. So you know you can you can bring 0:18:15.000 --> 0:18:17.000 everybody along with us. I think that's a good thing. 0:18:17.359 --> 0:18:20.160 You know, different displays of power. So the first day 0:18:20.160 --> 0:18:22.840 in pads of this year's training camp, you caught a 0:18:22.880 --> 0:18:25.720 crossing route. The defensive bat came up and you stiff 0:18:25.840 --> 0:18:29.399 armed him powerfully, and I was said to myself, this 0:18:29.480 --> 0:18:32.040