WEBVTT - T.J. Edwards on preparations for the Cardinals | Bears Weekly 0:00:00.880 --> 0:00:05.040 Welcome in Tough Bears Weekly powered by IGS Energy, a 0:00:05.240 --> 0:00:07.080 Chicago Bears Network production. 0:00:07.560 --> 0:00:10.920 Bears Weekly is brought you by Advocate Healthcare. 0:00:10.720 --> 0:00:16.880 Athletico Physical, Cercy CD Gullaghy, Connie's Pizza, IGS Energy, and 0:00:17.079 --> 0:00:17.760 Menor Liked. 0:00:18.320 --> 0:00:19.119 Here are your. 0:00:18.960 --> 0:00:22.960 Hosts, Jeff Chilliac aka the Mayor of Bearsville and his 0:00:23.160 --> 0:00:30.200 sidekick Tom, the Surfmaster Thayer Holleren. Everybody, let's go scare 0:00:30.240 --> 0:00:32.560 some Cardinals over in Arizona. How about it with Super 0:00:32.560 --> 0:00:35.479 Bowl winning Bears guard Tom There, I'm Jeff Joniak And 0:00:35.560 --> 0:00:38.440 in the ESPN studio Spender the Dallas Tonight, justin Pattinger. 0:00:38.720 --> 0:00:40.919 Thanks to our producers Dan Brillly and Jordan tread Up 0:00:40.920 --> 0:00:43.040 and the Bears. The executive producer of the Bears Radio 0:00:43.040 --> 0:00:46.840 Network is Eric Ostratski. It's Week nine, Tom Bears jetting 0:00:46.840 --> 0:00:50.320 the Phoenix to play the Cardinals three zero five Sunday. 0:00:50.520 --> 0:00:53.360 Changing the clock Saturday, so an extra hour sleep, but 0:00:53.440 --> 0:00:55.720 I don't need it. I'm ready to play right now. 0:00:55.760 --> 0:00:56.320 How about you? 0:00:56.800 --> 0:00:57.360 I am too. 0:00:57.480 --> 0:01:01.840 You know, seventy degrees for a high and it's really unusual, 0:01:02.320 --> 0:01:05.479 so I look for a fresher style. A fresher brand 0:01:05.520 --> 0:01:08.720 of football when you go out there, even though you're traveling. 0:01:09.040 --> 0:01:11.560 I don't know if they'll have the roof opened or closed. 0:01:11.640 --> 0:01:12.520 It's supposed to rain. 0:01:13.280 --> 0:01:17.600 Oh it is in the morning, most likely closed then, 0:01:17.959 --> 0:01:19.920 So I'm glad you updated me. 0:01:20.160 --> 0:01:21.399 But it's an exciting game. 0:01:21.520 --> 0:01:25.640 The Cardinals are an exciting team, but so are the Bears. 0:01:25.640 --> 0:01:29.720 So I expect a really fun brand of football on 0:01:29.840 --> 0:01:30.720 Sunday afternoon. 0:01:30.840 --> 0:01:34.600 All right, thanks to Fox thirty two Chicago cameraman Jeff 0:01:34.640 --> 0:01:36.880 Wieris for the update on the rain. So yeah, we 0:01:36.959 --> 0:01:39.120 gotta do Bears game Day live, bright and early there. 0:01:39.160 --> 0:01:41.720 And so I think we're gonna get a little wet 0:01:41.840 --> 0:01:42.440 in that game. 0:01:43.200 --> 0:01:46.320 Well not if they have the roof closed. We're not 0:01:46.360 --> 0:01:48.080 gonna get They're not gonna get wet. 0:01:48.920 --> 0:01:51.120 We got all sorts of stuff happening here tonight. We 0:01:51.200 --> 0:01:54.000 got TJ. Edwards joining the program. You heard from Bears 0:01:54.080 --> 0:01:58.480 running back coach Chad Morton, Richard hight, Tower, Cole Comets, 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:05.360 Eric Washington, and the offensive coordinator Shane Waldron all jam 0:02:05.400 --> 0:02:07.680 packed in our show tonight. Tom, Let's check the injury 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:11.839 report first. First, on the offensive line, you've got Karanamagaji 0:02:12.080 --> 0:02:15.480 CAF did not practice today. Braxton Jones knee did not 0:02:15.600 --> 0:02:19.440 practice today. Tevin Jenkins knee was limited yesterday, did not 0:02:19.520 --> 0:02:22.880 practice today. So Ryan Bates limited as he comes into 0:02:22.919 --> 0:02:25.480 that twenty one day window after being on I with 0:02:25.560 --> 0:02:29.360 a shore shoulder. Larry Borum though full, he had that 0:02:29.400 --> 0:02:31.880 twenty one day window open up here last week. So 0:02:32.720 --> 0:02:35.079 you know, I was asked on Wadaw and Sylvie by 0:02:35.280 --> 0:02:39.240 Peggy Kazinski and Mark Silverman, what's the offensive line gonna 0:02:39.280 --> 0:02:43.400 look like? And I can't call it right now, can you? Well, well, 0:02:43.720 --> 0:02:44.239 this is it. 0:02:44.320 --> 0:02:46.320 So I was a part of that twenty one day 0:02:46.360 --> 0:02:49.240 opportunity that pupp list that they have to make a 0:02:49.280 --> 0:02:52.520 decision within the twenty one days. It's not that you 0:02:52.680 --> 0:02:54.720 have to be out there for twenty one days and 0:02:54.760 --> 0:02:57.400 then they make the decision. So to me, if they 0:02:57.520 --> 0:03:02.079 felt strongly about the way Larry Boram practiced last week, 0:03:02.440 --> 0:03:04.600 and they feel that he did a nice job of 0:03:04.639 --> 0:03:08.480 going through the conditioning requirements that the staff put him 0:03:08.480 --> 0:03:12.120 through while he is rehabilitating his ankle injury, and the 0:03:12.160 --> 0:03:15.160 same thing with Ryan Bates, and they give you the 0:03:15.160 --> 0:03:21.640 best option of veteran talent, then I would play them 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:24.840 I wouldn't shy away from him. But also Doug Kramer 0:03:24.919 --> 0:03:27.600 came in and did a nice job at offensive guard, 0:03:28.080 --> 0:03:32.880 and so you still have options there. And it's not 0:03:32.960 --> 0:03:36.360 like you're gonna be void of the proper number of 0:03:36.360 --> 0:03:38.880 offensive linemen to go to Arizona with. 0:03:39.440 --> 0:03:41.320 But if you have a game day. 0:03:41.280 --> 0:03:44.160 Jersey, you just gotta be ready to play if you 0:03:44.360 --> 0:03:46.680 feel and you tell the coaches that you are ready. 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:50.040 Also, did Jakwan Brisker and Kyler Gordon still sidelined? 0:03:51.560 --> 0:03:53.800 You know, the Kyler Gordon one. 0:03:54.120 --> 0:03:57.400 It doesn't make me nervous because there's a linger and 0:03:57.680 --> 0:04:01.840 to a muscle, a soft you injury, a pull of 0:04:01.880 --> 0:04:05.160 whatever whatever it is. But I am concerned that I'm 0:04:05.160 --> 0:04:08.840 worried about Jakwan Brisker. I'm not gonna, you know, hide 0:04:08.880 --> 0:04:11.440 that because Jaquan is a great football player. 0:04:11.760 --> 0:04:13.160 He's a really neat guy. 0:04:13.560 --> 0:04:16.520 And I want you Kwon Brisker to have a long, successful, 0:04:16.600 --> 0:04:20.320 healthy career. But now going into Way, this is week 0:04:20.440 --> 0:04:24.760 three of that concussion of what he's dealing with. So 0:04:25.680 --> 0:04:27.880 I just want the best for I just want the 0:04:27.920 --> 0:04:29.120 best for Jakwan. 0:04:29.200 --> 0:04:29.599 All right. 0:04:29.839 --> 0:04:31.839 Shane Waldron at the podium as he is each and 0:04:31.880 --> 0:04:35.839 every Thursday. Uh, We're gonna focus on this chunk of 0:04:35.880 --> 0:04:38.960 it is just dealing with the pressure packages that teams 0:04:39.000 --> 0:04:41.600 come up with, whether it be blitzes, twist stunts, or whatever, 0:04:41.640 --> 0:04:43.760 and how the Bears have handled it a week to 0:04:43.839 --> 0:04:45.680 week from the beginning of the season where they are 0:04:45.760 --> 0:04:48.760 right now. And also look at this defense of Nick 0:04:48.880 --> 0:04:52.839 Ratis and Arizona. Jonathan Gannon coming from the Colts organization, 0:04:53.000 --> 0:04:55.440 Philly organization, so they do like the. 0:04:55.400 --> 0:04:59.880 Pressure operated at a good level earlier on in the 0:05:00.520 --> 0:05:02.279 I think that's going to be a week to week thing. 0:05:02.560 --> 0:05:04.320 And I think just as much as the teams that 0:05:04.360 --> 0:05:07.120 have blitzed us, it's the teams that have shown disguises. 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:09.320 Because we're going into another week this week with nicko 0:05:09.400 --> 0:05:11.880 Alis and Arizona where they do an excellent job of 0:05:11.880 --> 0:05:15.599 bringing exotic pressures into those third down situations or known 0:05:15.680 --> 0:05:17.960 passing situations, but they also do an excellent job of 0:05:18.240 --> 0:05:21.880 showing that look and then pulling out and playing coverage 0:05:22.120 --> 0:05:25.480 on different situations there. So I think for us all 0:05:25.520 --> 0:05:27.600 about the communication, I think Coleman Shelton's done a really 0:05:27.600 --> 0:05:30.599 good job of handling that communication at the center position, 0:05:30.880 --> 0:05:33.839 working with Caleb, and to me, all the pressure looks 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:35.479 that we get all the different ones that we've gotten 0:05:35.520 --> 0:05:37.960 throughout training camp, and we keep stacking those reps and 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:40.359 keep getting better at those every single week so we 0:05:40.360 --> 0:05:42.320 can always play clean against the Blitz, which is a 0:05:42.320 --> 0:05:43.120 goal every single week. 0:05:44.000 --> 0:05:46.560 Caleb Williams tell us he's missing throws that he wouldn't 0:05:46.560 --> 0:05:48.720 normally miss. When you go back and you look at 0:05:48.720 --> 0:05:51.200 those miss throws, what are you kind of seeing or 0:05:51.240 --> 0:05:52.760 diagnosing from those situations? 0:05:52.839 --> 0:05:54.440 Ye, I think Caleb's just doing a good job of 0:05:54.520 --> 0:05:58.200 just building an inventory of seeing these throws, different ones 0:05:58.240 --> 0:06:00.480 that he knows that that he can make us, especially 0:06:00.640 --> 0:06:02.839 you know, early on in the games, and and does 0:06:02.880 --> 0:06:05.839 a good job of looking to self correct, looking to 0:06:05.839 --> 0:06:08.840 see making sure feet, eyes, rhythm is all in a 0:06:08.960 --> 0:06:10.920 in a good spot right there. And then it's when 0:06:10.960 --> 0:06:13.760 it's a chance to work off schedule, you know, and 0:06:13.760 --> 0:06:15.840 and you know, hits that that first throw and then 0:06:15.880 --> 0:06:18.640 clicks right in. And I think the best part about 0:06:18.640 --> 0:06:21.200 Caleb though, is if he misses a throw, he does 0:06:21.240 --> 0:06:23.479 he has that forward thinking mindset so he's ready for 0:06:23.520 --> 0:06:26.160 that next play, that ready for that next challenge. So 0:06:26.200 --> 0:06:30.000 he never lets that uh, play before and incompletion, before 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:33.080 Uh I look back to the Jacksonville game and interception, 0:06:33.360 --> 0:06:35.400 he doesn't let that affect his next play. He'll come 0:06:35.480 --> 0:06:38.200 right back out there, ready to fire and and ready 0:06:38.200 --> 0:06:39.080 to go through the process. 0:06:39.320 --> 0:06:41.200 From your time in the NFC West, you obviously have 0:06:41.320 --> 0:06:42.560 familiarity with Baker. 0:06:43.120 --> 0:06:45.760 You describe his value to that the what kind of 0:06:45.760 --> 0:06:47.560 strength he puts on Yeah, I think. 0:06:47.440 --> 0:06:49.720 You know, around the league each week there's there's great 0:06:49.880 --> 0:06:52.280 a lot of great players on every team, and you know, 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:55.479 and then there's these unique players like Buddha Baker, uh 0:06:55.600 --> 0:06:58.960 that really set the tone, set the attitude, set the 0:06:58.960 --> 0:07:01.440 culture for a team and for a defense. And I 0:07:01.480 --> 0:07:04.039 think the way that that he his ability to run 0:07:04.080 --> 0:07:07.240 and hit and cover impact the game. Run the alleys 0:07:07.680 --> 0:07:11.160 going against him multiple times, they talk about a fearless player, 0:07:11.240 --> 0:07:13.480 that's that's always in attack mode. So he's one of 0:07:13.480 --> 0:07:15.360 those guys that we always have to respect, we need 0:07:15.400 --> 0:07:17.840 to account for. They obviously use a unique structure with 0:07:17.880 --> 0:07:20.280 how they're able to move him around, So it's a 0:07:20.280 --> 0:07:21.720 it's a big part of our game plan and a 0:07:21.720 --> 0:07:23.200 big part of our week for a guy that we 0:07:23.240 --> 0:07:24.000 have a ton of respect for. 0:07:25.000 --> 0:07:25.800 About their defense. 0:07:27.120 --> 0:07:29.640 Yeah, well, starting with Buddha Baker and then the ability 0:07:29.680 --> 0:07:32.920 to move around Collins or there are different pieces with Wilson, 0:07:33.040 --> 0:07:35.240 you know in non normal alignments. You know, they might 0:07:35.240 --> 0:07:38.880 be a defensive line alignments, they might be at linebacker alignments. Uh, 0:07:38.960 --> 0:07:41.160 so they can mix and match. I think Coach Rollis 0:07:41.280 --> 0:07:44.200 is a very unique scheme. So it's something we honed 0:07:44.240 --> 0:07:46.960 in on starting to work on on Monday, and then 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:48.960 it worked all the way through and it'll be a 0:07:48.960 --> 0:07:50.640 good challenge to attack. 0:07:50.440 --> 0:07:53.840 Collectively as a staff figure out Larry Borum's readiness after 0:07:54.080 --> 0:07:56.520 an extended absence of just trying to gauge where he's at. 0:07:56.680 --> 0:07:59.080 Yeah, I think Larry's done an unbelievable job. First of all, 0:07:59.080 --> 0:08:01.440 when he was injured, you know, going back to the preseason, 0:08:01.480 --> 0:08:05.960 gets injured, and that happens of staying connected, staying involved, 0:08:06.240 --> 0:08:08.080 staying in with this up to date with the scheme, 0:08:08.600 --> 0:08:10.560 and he's worked his butt off to get back healthy 0:08:11.080 --> 0:08:13.200 through that rehab and then gets a chance to get 0:08:13.200 --> 0:08:14.640 out on the practice field. And this is the guy 0:08:14.640 --> 0:08:16.560 who's played in games and played you know, played at 0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:20.240 a high level. So his readiness from a mental standpoint 0:08:20.280 --> 0:08:23.920 is right there. Physical standpoint right there and then you know, 0:08:24.000 --> 0:08:25.760 so we have all the trust in the world of 0:08:25.840 --> 0:08:27.560 him playing and playing at a high level in the game. 0:08:27.560 --> 0:08:31.720 I think he called this Cardinal scheme unique. 0:08:31.960 --> 0:08:34.120 I think it's unique with the way they can utilize 0:08:34.160 --> 0:08:36.760 their linebacker spots both on the ball and off the ball. 0:08:37.040 --> 0:08:39.400 And then Buddha Baker, you know where he's able to 0:08:40.520 --> 0:08:42.559 you know, with him Thompson with the safety is the DBS. 0:08:42.600 --> 0:08:44.760 They're able to play a lot of blurry structures pre 0:08:44.880 --> 0:08:47.720 snap with a three safety starting point right there, and 0:08:47.720 --> 0:08:50.360 then rock and roll into different looks. So it's just 0:08:50.600 --> 0:08:53.200 like I said, it's a little different than other schemes. 0:08:53.240 --> 0:08:57.000 They might get into some of the final coverages or 0:08:57.040 --> 0:08:59.199 front structures that are normal, but the way that they 0:08:59.200 --> 0:09:00.680 get to those is traditional. 0:09:00.760 --> 0:09:02.720 All right. So that's Shane walldron a portion of his 0:09:02.760 --> 0:09:06.280 news conference today at Halsall, Tom, you watch the tape, 0:09:06.520 --> 0:09:09.240 what are you seeing defensively that that that front is 0:09:09.280 --> 0:09:10.960 really messed up with injuries right now? 0:09:11.480 --> 0:09:14.160 It is Jeff and you know, both our safeties are 0:09:14.160 --> 0:09:15.160 good football players. 0:09:15.200 --> 0:09:16.440 It's not only Buddha Baker. 0:09:16.760 --> 0:09:20.040 But you know, I kind of don't like the fact 0:09:20.080 --> 0:09:23.240 that the press gets right into third down, because yeah, 0:09:23.280 --> 0:09:27.560 you're gonna listen. The first question when they're asking about 0:09:27.760 --> 0:09:29.160 was third down and passing. 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:31.920 No, no, no, no, no. I I edited that. 0:09:32.280 --> 0:09:34.559 I know, okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. 0:09:34.720 --> 0:09:37.960 So because I think they're really blockable on first and 0:09:38.040 --> 0:09:41.079 second down. I look at this defense and it looks 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:43.640 like a three to one two defense. 0:09:43.840 --> 0:09:46.920 They got three interesting huh. 0:09:46.480 --> 0:09:51.000 Three defensive linemen and stances, one linebacker that faces up 0:09:51.040 --> 0:09:54.400 wherever the running back is positioned into the quarterback, and 0:09:54.440 --> 0:09:56.160 then the two outside linebackers. 0:09:56.520 --> 0:09:57.439 But when you look at the. 0:09:57.360 --> 0:09:59.720 Positioning of the guy right over the head of the 0:09:59.760 --> 0:10:02.840 set in the two defensive tackles, they're kind of in 0:10:02.920 --> 0:10:05.920 the gap between the guard and the center. It makes 0:10:05.960 --> 0:10:10.360 them really double teamable, if that's even a word, because 0:10:10.400 --> 0:10:13.800 you're almost putting yourself in position where you can go 0:10:13.960 --> 0:10:16.480 half body to half body, and then you have that 0:10:16.520 --> 0:10:20.240 one linebacker that's gonna flow according to the direction of 0:10:20.280 --> 0:10:24.080 the play. To me, when they talk to Shane about 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:27.600 third down, I wish they would talk first about first 0:10:27.600 --> 0:10:30.920 and second down, because that's the one thing about the 0:10:30.920 --> 0:10:35.200 Bears offense. You're gonna have to be successful on first 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:38.200 and second down. Whether you're running a screen or just 0:10:38.280 --> 0:10:41.120 running the ball at the point of attack, and then 0:10:41.200 --> 0:10:44.600 you're gonna be then you're gonna have a little bit 0:10:44.640 --> 0:10:47.320 more understanding of what they're gonna have to do on 0:10:47.559 --> 0:10:50.920 third down. So to me, the beginning of the question 0:10:50.960 --> 0:10:53.760 should always start with first down, and that's gonna tell 0:10:53.760 --> 0:10:56.880 you a little bit about the progression of the defense. 0:10:57.080 --> 0:11:00.440 He used last names of mac Wilson's starting line. But 0:11:00.480 --> 0:11:02.560 they do move him to an edge. They lost their 0:11:02.559 --> 0:11:05.600 best edge rusher and Dennis Gardick to an ACL against 0:11:05.640 --> 0:11:08.680 the Chargers. And of course the former Bears all in there, 0:11:08.679 --> 0:11:12.040 Blal Nichols and Justin Jones, they're out there on IR 0:11:12.120 --> 0:11:15.160 right now. So and you mentioned in our podcast, Kiris 0:11:15.200 --> 0:11:18.240 Tonga is still there another act Chicago Bear playing on 0:11:18.280 --> 0:11:20.120 the defensive line. All right, we're gonna step away. When 0:11:20.120 --> 0:11:23.079 we come back, we'll hear from TJ. Edwards, the hit 0:11:23.160 --> 0:11:26.440 man second in the NFC and tackles since twenty twenty three. 0:11:26.480 --> 0:11:28.560 That's coming up next here on Bears Weekly on the 0:11:28.640 --> 0:11:33.360 SPN one thousand of the Bears Radio Network. So this 0:11:33.400 --> 0:11:36.160 segment of Bears Weekly brought to you by Igs Energy, 0:11:36.240 --> 0:11:38.280 Jeff Joni, k Tom Player, with you as we're getting 0:11:38.280 --> 0:11:41.240 you set for Bears and Cardinals, had the opportunity to 0:11:41.400 --> 0:11:43.880 talk to one of our favorite players. I think Tom 0:11:44.240 --> 0:11:47.559 would would agree on TJ. Edwards made it took the 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:51.200 long way to get here, right, undrafted free agent, and 0:11:51.840 --> 0:11:54.160 he's always got that in the back of his mind, 0:11:54.160 --> 0:11:57.600 as we'll learn here in this conversation. But Tom, the Bears, 0:11:57.840 --> 0:12:01.320 according to Pro Football Reference, have had the fewest misstackles 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:03.800 in the NFL through the first eight weeks of the season, 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:07.760 just twenty five. Some teams have one hundred already, which 0:12:07.800 --> 0:12:09.280 is hard to imagine. 0:12:10.760 --> 0:12:13.720 I mean, that's crazy. You know, look at a majority 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:16.800 of these players. They accelerate into the tackle and the 0:12:16.840 --> 0:12:20.280 reason they miss so few tackles they're in perfect tackling position. 0:12:20.840 --> 0:12:25.640 They practice fundamentals. Matt Eberflus talks about the way and 0:12:25.679 --> 0:12:28.560 the technique he likes these guys to use, and we 0:12:28.640 --> 0:12:29.840 always brag about. 0:12:29.600 --> 0:12:30.200 The way TJ. 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:33.760 Edwards and the rest of these guys accelerate right before 0:12:33.800 --> 0:12:37.240 the collision and it becomes a collision because their willingness 0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:39.280 to hit guys on the other side of the ball. 0:12:39.480 --> 0:12:42.199 And that's a good place to start in our conversation 0:12:42.320 --> 0:12:46.200 with the Bears linebacker. Everybody goes sideways or backwards. I 0:12:46.240 --> 0:12:49.280 mean you delivered this pop. I mean the way your 0:12:49.360 --> 0:12:54.000 coach to tackle under Matt Eberflus and coach Washington is significant. 0:12:54.080 --> 0:12:57.240 It's the hamstring tackle. But sometimes you just can't get 0:12:57.240 --> 0:12:59.440 to the hamstring. You just got to take care of business. 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:03.440 Do you think the men that you hit field TJ. 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:05.920 Edwards, I'd like to think so. 0:13:06.120 --> 0:13:08.199 You know, it's not like I'm always walking away clean too. 0:13:08.240 --> 0:13:12.760 Sometimes that's self inflicted wounds there too. But man, that's 0:13:12.800 --> 0:13:14.240 kind of just how I know how to play the game. 0:13:14.280 --> 0:13:17.000 And I feel like it's something that's really helped me 0:13:17.040 --> 0:13:19.960 get to where I am today and still so much 0:13:20.040 --> 0:13:20.800 room for improvement. 0:13:20.800 --> 0:13:20.920 Man. 0:13:20.960 --> 0:13:22.439 So I'm just I'm excited every day to get in 0:13:22.480 --> 0:13:24.400 here and get to work and get to do what 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:25.280 I love for a living. 0:13:25.280 --> 0:13:26.000 It's incredible. 0:13:26.400 --> 0:13:30.319 Captain TJ. Edwards has a nice ring to it as well. 0:13:31.160 --> 0:13:34.960 Everyone I've asked about it who's become a captain, especially 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:39.000 when it's the first time or early, they really appreciate it, 0:13:39.040 --> 0:13:41.760 like there's just something different about it. You know, you 0:13:41.840 --> 0:13:46.719 carry yourself always. This is my interpretation also as as 0:13:46.720 --> 0:13:49.200 a leader no matter what. But to have that title 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:52.480 when you got it and how you embrace it would 0:13:53.160 --> 0:13:55.160 what's the feeling like for you? What's how does that 0:13:56.160 --> 0:13:57.240 manifest itself for you? 0:13:57.840 --> 0:14:00.360 Yeah? And I think you kind of allude to it. 0:14:00.400 --> 0:14:03.120 But I think there's so many leaders in this building, right, 0:14:03.160 --> 0:14:06.880 And but I think for me being able to, you know, 0:14:06.920 --> 0:14:09.200 get voted captain by my peers, you know, it's it 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:12.400 means something so much more, and it's something you know, 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:14.880 I don't I don't take lightly at all, and you know, 0:14:14.880 --> 0:14:16.280 I try to just be the be the same guy 0:14:16.320 --> 0:14:18.560 every day though, right. I think you know the best 0:14:18.600 --> 0:14:21.360 part about kind of our captains in general is it's 0:14:21.600 --> 0:14:24.360 a bunch of different personalities and they lead in you know, 0:14:24.400 --> 0:14:27.600 their own way. Yeah, yeah, one hundred percent. That's what 0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:29.520 I'm saying, Like we've kind of. 0:14:29.440 --> 0:14:29.880 Got it all. 0:14:30.680 --> 0:14:32.360 But it's it's a blessing, man, And to do it 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:35.440 for you know, my hometown team, my first ever time 0:14:35.480 --> 0:14:37.600 being voted captain, it's it's something special. 0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:42.360 What did they miss? What did they miss about TJ Amen? 0:14:42.440 --> 0:14:44.720 I think I couldn't pear into the soul the man. 0:14:46.160 --> 0:14:49.640 I think, you know, I think everyone's enamored with the 0:14:50.120 --> 0:14:52.920 T shirt and shorts, right, I think everyone loves that. 0:14:53.000 --> 0:14:55.920 But good thing for me is, you know, that's not 0:14:56.080 --> 0:14:58.240 what you play football, and that's not the entirety where 0:14:58.360 --> 0:15:02.120 so I think, you know, I think people thought I 0:15:02.400 --> 0:15:04.840 was slow and and things like that I wouldn't be 0:15:04.840 --> 0:15:08.280 able to fit into these the system and in this league. 0:15:09.240 --> 0:15:11.680 And that's something that drives me every single day and 0:15:11.720 --> 0:15:13.680 to this day. You know, I think I still carry 0:15:13.720 --> 0:15:17.440 that with me that you know, you don't think I'm 0:15:17.440 --> 0:15:19.880 good enough and I'm gonna show you why. So I 0:15:19.960 --> 0:15:22.200 carry that that chip on my shoulder will never go away. 0:15:23.920 --> 0:15:26.080 But it's something that I love to prove, you know, 0:15:26.120 --> 0:15:26.680 to other people. 0:15:26.720 --> 0:15:27.080 For sure. 0:15:27.280 --> 0:15:30.200 We can talk about tough losses all day long. Every 0:15:30.240 --> 0:15:33.800 player and every sport, anybody at any level have had 0:15:34.120 --> 0:15:38.240 that one tough one. But I keep being told if 0:15:38.280 --> 0:15:42.480 you lose a Super Bowl, that's the one. Did you do? 0:15:42.560 --> 0:15:45.920 You still carry that with you and and just being 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:49.080 on the brink and not able to finish that and 0:15:49.400 --> 0:15:51.680 as a lesson then it's the rest of the room. Yes, 0:15:51.880 --> 0:15:52.560 that you can tell. 0:15:52.440 --> 0:15:56.040 Guys absolutely, And like you said, there's so many guys 0:15:56.080 --> 0:15:59.680 who have tough losses, you know, Tremaine, and I was 0:15:59.760 --> 0:16:01.760 kind of reminiscing on that, you know, on our careers 0:16:01.760 --> 0:16:04.080 and things like that and the losses that we've took, 0:16:04.120 --> 0:16:07.120 and doesn't mean that this one that we had didn't 0:16:07.200 --> 0:16:12.280 hurt any more or less. But it's also, you know what, 0:16:12.320 --> 0:16:14.240 that was our seventh game, right, we got someone, We 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:17.640 got ten weeks left at minimum, and we get to 0:16:17.640 --> 0:16:20.080 go show why we you know, deserve be in that 0:16:20.160 --> 0:16:21.160 dance and we're gonna go. 0:16:22.640 --> 0:16:23.680 Get those things corrected. 0:16:23.720 --> 0:16:26.200 But at the end of the day, like I think 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:28.080 that the super Bowl one hurts, you know what I'm saying, 0:16:28.080 --> 0:16:29.240 because that's your last game of the year. 0:16:29.280 --> 0:16:30.400 You're going home after. 0:16:30.200 --> 0:16:33.000 That, so we've got we've got time to do, we 0:16:33.040 --> 0:16:34.120 need to do to get it corrected. 0:16:34.240 --> 0:16:35.800 What's the TJ stand. 0:16:35.480 --> 0:16:36.920 For Terrence Joseph. 0:16:37.720 --> 0:16:40.000 Yeah, you're in trouble, you get the Terrence Joseph. 0:16:40.200 --> 0:16:41.920 Or man, I love the TJ. 0:16:42.160 --> 0:16:43.680 Would you rather prefer the Terrence? 0:16:43.760 --> 0:16:47.080 It's crazy, I've never really gone by Terrence. 0:16:47.320 --> 0:16:50.520 I think it's when I'm in trouble growing up, That's 0:16:50.600 --> 0:16:53.000 kind of how it was. It was a Terrence or 0:16:53.040 --> 0:16:55.880 it's like you know, when I when I shank a 0:16:55.920 --> 0:16:59.480 t shot off the whatever you're yelling at myself Terrence like. 0:17:00.560 --> 0:17:01.720 But other than that, it's TJ. 0:17:02.960 --> 0:17:05.040 They got any other nicknames for you in that room? 0:17:05.920 --> 0:17:09.560 Uh, my parents are around here, both. Yeah, I don't. 0:17:09.640 --> 0:17:11.160 I don't really have too many. 0:17:11.200 --> 0:17:13.600 I think, you know, obviously flu scam me the Hitman 0:17:13.720 --> 0:17:18.320 one here, you know, I think that's that's really it, TJ. 0:17:18.960 --> 0:17:20.800 My friends make fun of me call me Terry Joe. 0:17:20.920 --> 0:17:23.680 Back in the day, my wife's name is Kelly Joe, 0:17:23.720 --> 0:17:25.159 so they always, you know, kind of make fun of 0:17:25.200 --> 0:17:25.560 me for that. 0:17:25.640 --> 0:17:27.600 But other than that, it's really it. 0:17:28.080 --> 0:17:32.840 Do you remember your first Halloween costume or what was 0:17:32.880 --> 0:17:34.280 your go to back in the day. 0:17:34.880 --> 0:17:38.600 I mean I had the I had the Classic Bears one, right, 0:17:38.680 --> 0:17:40.520 you know what I'm saying. I had the Irlacker one. 0:17:42.840 --> 0:17:45.720 I was I was Blade one year. I remember that 0:17:45.880 --> 0:17:49.840 that was a good picture. This past just you know, 0:17:49.880 --> 0:17:51.879 a couple of days ago. I was a joker So 0:17:52.359 --> 0:17:55.480 oh really what was that for? Just a little team 0:17:55.480 --> 0:17:56.360 to get together. 0:17:56.240 --> 0:17:58.240 But the guys dressed up? 0:17:58.480 --> 0:18:02.480 Yeah, come on, absolutely, man, absolutely, Hey you got you. 0:18:02.440 --> 0:18:04.440 Know what, man who won the costume of the year, 0:18:05.800 --> 0:18:09.200 who walked in and you went, oh, my this guy 0:18:09.240 --> 0:18:09.760 went all out. 0:18:10.000 --> 0:18:14.639 There were some good ones. Who was Tremaine was h 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:16.000 what's a Scooby doo? 0:18:16.200 --> 0:18:21.959 Uh? Fred and uh and uh Daphne and his and 0:18:22.000 --> 0:18:24.080 his girl. So that was that was a couple of 0:18:24.080 --> 0:18:26.200 good ones. I think Keenan was the mask which was 0:18:26.240 --> 0:18:26.720 a good one. 0:18:27.440 --> 0:18:31.800 Jim Carrey one. So now I forgot. Yeah, yeah, I 0:18:31.840 --> 0:18:33.280 don't remember. It was a lot though. It was a 0:18:33.280 --> 0:18:33.640 good time. 0:18:33.800 --> 0:18:37.399 That's pretty funny. Yeah, all right, Arizona, you've challenged Kyler 0:18:37.480 --> 0:18:38.880 Murray three times in your career. 0:18:38.920 --> 0:18:39.520 I looked it up. 0:18:40.200 --> 0:18:43.080 He hits you by ground, he hits you by air, 0:18:43.680 --> 0:18:48.400 and he's a hard little guy to hit. He's an interesting, 0:18:48.640 --> 0:18:52.480 interesting guy here in a Heisman battle. What's the key 0:18:52.520 --> 0:18:54.960 to stop and him from hurting you too badly? 0:18:55.200 --> 0:18:56.080 And I think you nailed it. 0:18:56.119 --> 0:18:58.200 I think he's a guy who can do a lot 0:18:58.240 --> 0:19:02.280 of his feet obviously, and he can do like a 0:19:02.320 --> 0:19:05.159 great job extending plays, making them right reads, and you 0:19:05.240 --> 0:19:07.679 kind of I feel like I've seen his progression. Everyone's 0:19:07.680 --> 0:19:11.880 seen his progression from a from a thrower, you know, standpoint, 0:19:11.880 --> 0:19:14.960 he can make every single throw. But I feel like 0:19:15.119 --> 0:19:16.840 just watching the tape, he's doing a great job of 0:19:16.960 --> 0:19:18.720 just kind of making the right decisions and making the 0:19:18.800 --> 0:19:21.840 right plays and then also being a playmaker when he 0:19:21.880 --> 0:19:24.400 has to. So it's gonna take everybody, all right, it's 0:19:24.440 --> 0:19:26.600 gonna And obviously we got a little taste of that 0:19:26.680 --> 0:19:29.320 last week with a runner playing a running style quarterback. 0:19:29.400 --> 0:19:32.600 But you know these guys are these guys are different 0:19:32.640 --> 0:19:34.440 in what they do too, so it'll be it'll be fun. 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:36.000 Man. We're excited, all right. 0:19:36.080 --> 0:19:39.439 TJ. Edwards a portion of our interview. We'll hear more 0:19:39.480 --> 0:19:41.399 from him later in a couple of weeks. But the 0:19:41.480 --> 0:19:45.159 Kyler Murray aspect of Thanks Tom, have you noticed anything different? 0:19:45.200 --> 0:19:48.080 Because he was here last year recovered from his ACL 0:19:48.119 --> 0:19:50.200 tear in twenty twenty two, so he played eight games 0:19:50.280 --> 0:19:52.520 last year. He's already played eight games this year. Do 0:19:52.560 --> 0:19:54.120 you notice anything different about him? 0:19:54.760 --> 0:19:57.920 I think he's the most unblitzable cornerback in the NFL. 0:19:58.160 --> 0:19:58.480 Wow. 0:19:58.560 --> 0:20:00.040 If you think that you're gonna. 0:19:59.800 --> 0:20:03.960 Play a one directional rusher against a blitzer, I think 0:20:04.000 --> 0:20:07.480 you have to blitz from both sides because he has 0:20:07.520 --> 0:20:11.280 the ability to headfake. He's got quick to twitch muscles, 0:20:11.600 --> 0:20:16.520 he's got a short arm throwing motion, and he's impossible 0:20:16.680 --> 0:20:21.360 to tackle in a big space, and so the difficulty 0:20:21.880 --> 0:20:24.840 of trying to trap Kyler Murray by a one man 0:20:24.880 --> 0:20:28.600 blitz from the films that I've been able to watch, it. 0:20:28.560 --> 0:20:30.159 Seems almost impossible. 0:20:30.600 --> 0:20:33.639 And you know, when you have a quarterback that's recovering 0:20:33.680 --> 0:20:36.760 from a knee injury, you always test him in some way, 0:20:36.800 --> 0:20:39.840 shape or form. When you play against a quarterback like 0:20:39.880 --> 0:20:43.159 that that's recovered from a knee injury, then you better 0:20:44.240 --> 0:20:47.920 that challenge. It better be processed a little bit more 0:20:48.000 --> 0:20:50.440 intelligently by the scheme that. 0:20:50.359 --> 0:20:51.239 You're gonna put at him. 0:20:51.320 --> 0:20:53.879 Yeah, he doesn't take many hits either. He gives himself 0:20:53.920 --> 0:20:56.560 up sometimes slide feed first slide. But you know, a 0:20:56.680 --> 0:20:59.359 quarterback like that, hit him and then let's see what happens, 0:20:59.400 --> 0:21:01.520 he said, see how he respond. So hopefully the Bears 0:21:01.560 --> 0:21:04.040 can put the pressure on him and do so in Glendale, 0:21:04.080 --> 0:21:06.399 Arizona coming up on Sunday at three oh five, when 0:21:06.440 --> 0:21:08.399 we come back, we'll take a listen to the running 0:21:08.400 --> 0:21:11.000 back coach Chad Morton here on Bears Weekly on ESPN 0:21:11.040 --> 0:21:15.719 one thousand of the Bears Radio Network, calling all Bears 0:21:15.760 --> 0:21:18.679 fans want unforgettable access to see the Bears play at 0:21:18.680 --> 0:21:21.479 Soldier Field this season. VIP Official ticket packages are now 0:21:21.520 --> 0:21:24.840 available for every home game. Unlock access to exclusive ticket 0:21:24.840 --> 0:21:28.560 packages that may include entry to win stadium, hospitality lounges, pregame, 0:21:28.640 --> 0:21:32.040 sideline credentials, and the Chicago City Pass. 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What's been most 0:22:05.080 --> 0:22:08.679 intriguing for you over these last five weeks with Swift 0:22:08.680 --> 0:22:10.760 and the offense, working with the offensive line and how 0:22:10.800 --> 0:22:13.400 he's created some big plays, you. 0:22:13.359 --> 0:22:15.440 Know, and the interior of the running game. 0:22:15.520 --> 0:22:19.119 I like that he's running lower and powerful, He's respecting 0:22:19.160 --> 0:22:21.640 the point of attack, He's getting what's offered to him 0:22:21.640 --> 0:22:24.879 by the offensive line, and we're not necessarily talking about 0:22:24.920 --> 0:22:28.760 touchdown runs, but we're talking about averaging four yards plus 0:22:28.800 --> 0:22:32.440 per carry. And then his vision on the outside zone 0:22:32.560 --> 0:22:36.639 runs is excellent. He understands how the blocks are gonna 0:22:36.720 --> 0:22:39.679 unfold in front of him, He understands the patients that 0:22:39.760 --> 0:22:42.560 he needs a blocker to get in the right position, 0:22:42.840 --> 0:22:45.320 and then he capitalizes on it. And then if you 0:22:45.400 --> 0:22:47.159 look at things, I know it's not a run, but 0:22:47.200 --> 0:22:49.439 I'm gonna call a screen a run play because it 0:22:49.480 --> 0:22:50.960 starts at the line of scrimmage. 0:22:51.280 --> 0:22:51.880 He's got the. 0:22:51.920 --> 0:22:54.359 Patients to allow his blockers to get out in front 0:22:54.359 --> 0:22:57.159 of them, and a lot like an outside zone play. 0:22:57.520 --> 0:22:59.959 He gives those guys a chance to get in position, 0:23:00.119 --> 0:23:03.400 and then he capitalized on what's offered him. The tight 0:23:03.520 --> 0:23:06.720 ends are doing a good job and the receivers are 0:23:06.760 --> 0:23:11.640 doing a good job in the running running game blocking responsibilities. 0:23:11.720 --> 0:23:14.320 Here's running back coach Jed Morton today here at Hollis. 0:23:16.800 --> 0:23:19.960 He's just getting more comfortable out there. He's just really 0:23:20.000 --> 0:23:24.080 understanding the design of the run. We're trying to get 0:23:24.080 --> 0:23:27.120 done on it. Who we're trying to influence and it's 0:23:27.160 --> 0:23:30.520 just a profit of him, his attention to detail studying. 0:23:31.080 --> 0:23:34.320 He's always trying to improve. If you ask him right now, 0:23:34.320 --> 0:23:36.960 I'm sure he's not even close to being satisfied of 0:23:37.000 --> 0:23:39.320 where he wants to be and I'm not either, So 0:23:39.880 --> 0:23:42.840 we're gonna still push the envelope on that, and we 0:23:42.920 --> 0:23:44.400 still have a lot of room to get to get 0:23:44.400 --> 0:23:45.240 better and improved. 0:23:45.480 --> 0:23:48.160 What types of things do you feel that you're you're 0:23:48.200 --> 0:23:52.080 not entirely comfortable yet with or he's not Just is 0:23:52.119 --> 0:23:55.080 it from the simple to the complex or somewhere in between? 0:23:55.800 --> 0:23:58.320 Just setting up your blocks, I mean normal running back stuff, 0:23:58.320 --> 0:24:00.879 pressing the track mix. Sure you're on the right angle. 0:24:01.600 --> 0:24:03.520 I think that's really important. You're on your right track. 0:24:05.560 --> 0:24:07.800 How we influence these backers to get them to where 0:24:07.800 --> 0:24:10.520 we want to go? Uh so we can manipulate that. 0:24:11.920 --> 0:24:15.399 Just things of that nature. And he's just you know, 0:24:15.440 --> 0:24:19.000 he's just continuing continuing to grow in that aspect and 0:24:20.040 --> 0:24:22.080 I'm proud of them, but we got more to do. 0:24:23.080 --> 0:24:26.280 Sureld you love that crack toss plate. I mean you 0:24:26.320 --> 0:24:28.880 know what, I want to see it every like ten 0:24:28.960 --> 0:24:31.719 times a game. Right, that's just old fashioned football, Right, 0:24:31.760 --> 0:24:34.080 there is that one of your clearly one of your Favoriteyah. 0:24:34.080 --> 0:24:36.560 It's great just because of what he's able to do 0:24:36.640 --> 0:24:38.720 with it, too, because a lot of times you see 0:24:39.000 --> 0:24:41.000 runners cut back maybe a little bit too early, but 0:24:41.040 --> 0:24:43.960 it's really the emphasis of stretching that thing all the 0:24:44.000 --> 0:24:46.040 way to the sideline and really setting those blocks just 0:24:46.040 --> 0:24:48.600 not for the lineman but for the receivers too. And 0:24:48.640 --> 0:24:50.880 there's a time to cut back, but the biggest thing 0:24:50.960 --> 0:24:53.760 is really stretching that play and getting those guys to 0:24:53.840 --> 0:24:55.880 run laterally and help set up your blocks and then 0:24:56.119 --> 0:24:57.680 then we could decide from there. But if you cut 0:24:57.720 --> 0:24:59.640 up too soon, you know, you see that a lot 0:24:59.720 --> 0:25:01.880 just through out the league too, right, Guys they don't 0:25:01.920 --> 0:25:03.520 want to get stretched away out there. They want to 0:25:03.600 --> 0:25:05.480 hit it every time they seem a little seam. But 0:25:05.560 --> 0:25:07.760 that's not the design of the play. Those things like 0:25:07.800 --> 0:25:10.639 that of just not running the space but understanding the 0:25:10.680 --> 0:25:12.239 scheme and what we're trying to do. 0:25:12.440 --> 0:25:13.840 And that's a big difference. 0:25:14.280 --> 0:25:16.360 And so the end result Tommy five hundred and thirty 0:25:16.359 --> 0:25:18.359 three yards from scrimmage, if you throw in the passing 0:25:18.359 --> 0:25:21.600 game as well, trailing only Derrick Henry first bear with 0:25:21.640 --> 0:25:24.199 four consecutive one hundred yard from scrimmage games and a 0:25:24.240 --> 0:25:27.320 touchdown best in the NFL that streak top five and 0:25:27.440 --> 0:25:31.240 receiving among running backs since Week four and fourth overall 0:25:31.320 --> 0:25:34.000 receiving since twenty twenty. So a lot of good things 0:25:34.040 --> 0:25:35.640 going on. Then you hit upon all of them. 0:25:35.760 --> 0:25:38.280 Yeah, you know, that's the one thing about DeAndre Swift. 0:25:38.440 --> 0:25:42.439 You cannot talk about him being a running back unless 0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:46.880 you talk about him being a running back receiver, because 0:25:46.920 --> 0:25:49.560 that sets up a lot of his game. When you're 0:25:49.600 --> 0:25:52.959 an influential running back and inside the shoulders of the 0:25:53.000 --> 0:25:55.439 tackles and all of a sudden you bounce something to 0:25:55.520 --> 0:25:58.720 the outside and you're setting up for a screen. You 0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:01.240 have all those defenders bunched up in the middle, and 0:26:01.240 --> 0:26:04.560 then you have you've created some space for yourself. So 0:26:04.720 --> 0:26:07.240 Chad Morton did a really good job of describing the 0:26:07.320 --> 0:26:11.639 development of DeAndre Swift, understanding that he's not happy yet. 0:26:11.880 --> 0:26:13.560 But you and I talk all the time. 0:26:13.960 --> 0:26:18.000 We're not looking unrealistically at the performance of the production. 0:26:18.440 --> 0:26:21.439 We're looking at that a little over the four point 0:26:21.520 --> 0:26:24.960 per carry is what's gonna do most to help your offense. 0:26:25.040 --> 0:26:26.879 This just popped in my head right now because we 0:26:26.960 --> 0:26:28.800 keep talking about how you know, the Bears are not 0:26:29.280 --> 0:26:31.440 hitting out of the gas putting points on the board 0:26:31.440 --> 0:26:33.920 in the first quarter, just three points on opening drives. 0:26:34.200 --> 0:26:37.040 Ten points in the first quarter. I mentioned earlier today 0:26:37.080 --> 0:26:39.800 on ESPN, Philadelphia hasn't scored a single point in the 0:26:39.840 --> 0:26:48.200 first quarter. A steady diet of runs on the first series. 0:26:48.320 --> 0:26:51.600 Maybe just move the chains and get things going to 0:26:51.680 --> 0:26:53.640 set up the passing game a little bit more. Would 0:26:53.680 --> 0:26:58.720 that maybe get the engine started a little quicker, possibly, yeah, or. 0:26:58.680 --> 0:27:01.760 Even something that if you get into an obvious run 0:27:01.840 --> 0:27:05.120 type of formation where they know the defense where they're 0:27:05.119 --> 0:27:07.400 going to run the ball, I guarantee, let's bring everybody 0:27:07.520 --> 0:27:10.160 up and then you give Caleb the opportunity for play 0:27:10.200 --> 0:27:14.480 action if it's if you get the opening drive going 0:27:14.520 --> 0:27:17.919 by deception or you'd always like to do it, like 0:27:17.960 --> 0:27:21.240 you said, by performance and be successful on first and 0:27:21.320 --> 0:27:24.040 second down running the ball. And I do think that 0:27:24.200 --> 0:27:27.919 this defense is gonna give the Bears offense an opportunity 0:27:28.200 --> 0:27:31.800 to be successful in the early downs of a series 0:27:31.880 --> 0:27:32.640 and running the ball. 0:27:32.800 --> 0:27:35.040 Got to talk about Khalil Herbert real quick too, because 0:27:35.240 --> 0:27:38.280 we did talk with coach about this, Chad Morton, and 0:27:38.320 --> 0:27:42.879 he said he's just been blown away about not complaining 0:27:43.119 --> 0:27:47.440 about his situation that it's uh, he's staying motivated because 0:27:47.440 --> 0:27:49.119 he's got to be ready. You don't know when your 0:27:49.160 --> 0:27:51.399 number is gonna get called. He was healthy and active 0:27:51.480 --> 0:27:53.359 last week. A lot of that has to do with 0:27:53.400 --> 0:27:57.320 special teams, and you know there's good special teams players. 0:27:57.880 --> 0:28:00.720 I'm wondering at the new kickoff rule because guys like 0:28:00.800 --> 0:28:03.679 Daniel Hardy are doing so well on special teams and 0:28:03.680 --> 0:28:07.120 and and bigger guys are out there that it takes 0:28:07.160 --> 0:28:10.200 away that opportunity to try and compete for time. And 0:28:10.240 --> 0:28:13.640 we know that Homer's a very good special teams player. 0:28:13.680 --> 0:28:15.720 They value him very much for you know, a corese 0:28:15.720 --> 0:28:18.800 special teams player, but working hard, taking all the scout 0:28:18.800 --> 0:28:20.879 team reps. You feel for a guy because it was 0:28:20.920 --> 0:28:23.480 in this game a year ago he really ran well 0:28:23.520 --> 0:28:25.760 against the Cardinals that sold your field on Christmas Eve. 0:28:26.480 --> 0:28:28.800 Herbert, you know, I don't have any concern for the 0:28:28.840 --> 0:28:30.880 professionalism of Khalil Herbert. 0:28:31.160 --> 0:28:32.600 He's a number one to me. 0:28:32.920 --> 0:28:35.440 And last year when he twisted his ankle on the 0:28:35.520 --> 0:28:38.040 Washington game and then he was out of the lineup 0:28:38.040 --> 0:28:39.960 for a little bit, and then when he got back 0:28:39.960 --> 0:28:42.880 in the lineup. He showed his dedication to get back 0:28:42.920 --> 0:28:45.240 on the field and he showed his explosiveness. 0:28:45.440 --> 0:28:49.080 So Khalil Herbert, He's he's a true pro. 0:28:49.560 --> 0:28:52.200 But the position is really difficult when you do have 0:28:52.240 --> 0:28:56.200 a DeAndre Swift, you have a Roshawan Johnson and so, 0:28:56.720 --> 0:29:00.440 and then you talk about the special teams component makes 0:29:00.480 --> 0:29:03.320 those game day activations difficult to decide on. 0:29:03.480 --> 0:29:05.200 All right, we're gonna step away for another break. When 0:29:05.240 --> 0:29:07.720 we come back, we'll hear from special teams coordinator Richard H. 0:29:07.920 --> 0:29:10.840 Tower on the punting of Tory Taylor. We're gonna go 0:29:10.880 --> 0:29:13.520 into the weeds on this one. It's a lot of 0:29:13.520 --> 0:29:16.920 good detail about how he's punting the football for the Bears, 0:29:16.920 --> 0:29:19.680 an absolute weapon. That's Tom there. I'm Jeff Joniak, and 0:29:19.760 --> 0:29:22.040 this is Bears Weekly and Yes p in Chicago and 0:29:22.040 --> 0:29:31.320 the Bears Radio Network have a new or gently used 0:29:31.320 --> 0:29:33.640 coat laying around well a head to your local jewelasco 0:29:33.720 --> 0:29:36.000 until February tenth to donate one of your newer gently 0:29:36.080 --> 0:29:38.800 used coach to the thirty sixth annual Chicago Bears Coat 0:29:38.880 --> 0:29:41.880 Drive help keep Chicago's warm. This winner, Jeff and Tom, 0:29:41.920 --> 0:29:43.880 we talked about it on our Bears et cetera podcast 0:29:44.480 --> 0:29:47.920 Tip of the Cap to Bears equipment man and a 0:29:48.240 --> 0:29:52.520 veteran Bears employee, a guy who loves this franchise deeply, 0:29:52.600 --> 0:29:55.840 but also loves giving back to the community. He leads 0:29:55.920 --> 0:29:59.280 the way in cole Comet, the guy the ambassador helping 0:29:59.280 --> 0:30:01.680 out this year. Thank thank you to jewel Osco Savation 0:30:01.880 --> 0:30:04.080 Army Tommy. We talk about it a lot. Donate a cop, 0:30:04.440 --> 0:30:05.360 help out somebody. 0:30:05.640 --> 0:30:08.400 Tony Medlin had equipment manager of the Chicago Bears. His 0:30:09.520 --> 0:30:12.400 You know, when this thing began years and years ago, 0:30:12.600 --> 0:30:16.240 Tony Medlin kept this thing in motion and it's clothed, 0:30:17.320 --> 0:30:19.560 you know, one hundred. I don't even know what the 0:30:19.640 --> 0:30:22.640 number is really, but you know, for thirty six years 0:30:22.640 --> 0:30:25.120 they've been doing it, and I love the event as 0:30:25.160 --> 0:30:27.840 much as any event that we go through each year. 0:30:28.040 --> 0:30:29.880 All Right, as the Bears get ready for this Arizona 0:30:29.920 --> 0:30:33.560 outfit in Glendale, a lot of praise heaped upon Tory, Taylor, 0:30:33.640 --> 0:30:37.640 tom and the covered units for that matter. Eight punts 0:30:37.640 --> 0:30:39.760 inside the ten yard line. See, we used to talk 0:30:39.800 --> 0:30:42.240 about inside the twenty all the time, right, yeah, yeah, 0:30:42.720 --> 0:30:44.640 Now we got to start talking about inside the ten 0:30:44.760 --> 0:30:48.480 because we're watching this and he had several in that 0:30:48.560 --> 0:30:50.920 game on Sunday, He's got the second most in the 0:30:51.080 --> 0:30:54.120 NFL and the most in the NFC. Let's listen in 0:30:54.160 --> 0:30:57.360 to Richard hight Tower and what he's been feeling about. 0:30:57.360 --> 0:31:02.920 This protection unit did a phenomenal job in that football game, 0:31:03.600 --> 0:31:06.360 whether it was backed up or it was in the 0:31:06.400 --> 0:31:10.120 plus fifty area to pin those guys to give our 0:31:10.160 --> 0:31:14.200 defense a long field. I felt like the gunners did 0:31:14.280 --> 0:31:17.680 a great job outside getting in the face of the returners, 0:31:17.720 --> 0:31:21.080 and we challenged them as well as the unit to 0:31:21.160 --> 0:31:24.160 make more impactful plays, and the gunners did a phenomenal 0:31:24.240 --> 0:31:26.680 job with that, something we wanted to do coming out 0:31:26.720 --> 0:31:30.120 of the buy. I thought Tory punted better in this 0:31:30.320 --> 0:31:34.600 game then he punted when he won Special. 0:31:34.320 --> 0:31:36.080 Teams Player of the Week for the Rams. 0:31:36.360 --> 0:31:39.760 He had an amazing football game to punt the ball. 0:31:40.320 --> 0:31:43.640 The way he punted it and the situations that he 0:31:43.760 --> 0:31:46.960 was presented with and how he punted the football was 0:31:47.320 --> 0:31:49.480 tremendous growth and we just need to. 0:31:49.440 --> 0:31:50.120 Get more of that. 0:31:50.800 --> 0:31:53.520 And the first live play at the ball game, Noah 0:31:53.600 --> 0:31:56.720 Sewer knocks the football out and the ball just went 0:31:56.760 --> 0:32:00.680 their way. So in two back to back weeks. Daniel 0:32:00.680 --> 0:32:03.640 Hardy knocked the ball out in London and we just 0:32:03.720 --> 0:32:07.120 missed recovering the fumble. We knocked the ball out last 0:32:07.120 --> 0:32:09.760 week and we just missed it. So what I'm challenging 0:32:09.800 --> 0:32:11.920 them to do this week is knock it out again, 0:32:12.520 --> 0:32:15.440 but recover it this time. And that's what I want 0:32:15.440 --> 0:32:18.160 to get done. And we got a great group we're 0:32:18.160 --> 0:32:20.920 going against. You guys know I worked for Jeff Rogers, 0:32:21.880 --> 0:32:26.880 phenomenal football coach, phenomenal person, does an outstanding job with 0:32:27.000 --> 0:32:29.360 his units. So we know they're gonna be schemed up. 0:32:29.720 --> 0:32:33.720 We know they're gonna be well designed plays that he's 0:32:33.760 --> 0:32:36.120 gonna have, and there's gonna be some things that we 0:32:36.280 --> 0:32:40.880 haven't seen that we need to be prepared for. And 0:32:41.480 --> 0:32:43.720 I learned a lot from Jeff Rogers. He gonna turn 0:32:43.840 --> 0:32:46.640 every stone that he can turn. I learned a lot 0:32:46.640 --> 0:32:49.040 from him, and I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to 0:32:49.040 --> 0:32:52.640 work under him. So our coverage units, everybody's gonna have 0:32:52.680 --> 0:32:58.200 an extremely challenging task again this week because again DJ Dallas, 0:32:58.360 --> 0:33:01.280 all right, he scored the first touchdown in this dynamic 0:33:01.360 --> 0:33:03.960 kickoff model, and we gotta. 0:33:03.720 --> 0:33:04.600 Cover against him. 0:33:04.880 --> 0:33:07.320 Yeah, he went ninety six against Buffalo Week one, So 0:33:07.720 --> 0:33:09.920 a lot of praise for Tory. I know, we both 0:33:10.000 --> 0:33:10.440 enjoy him. 0:33:10.480 --> 0:33:12.560 Correct, you know one thing about Tory Taylor. 0:33:12.640 --> 0:33:15.160 So I we're gonna do an experiment for the rest 0:33:15.160 --> 0:33:18.080 of the season. If we meet a football fan under 0:33:18.120 --> 0:33:21.040 the age of twenty years old, we're gonna ask him 0:33:21.200 --> 0:33:23.440 if they know or they've ever heard, the term coff 0:33:23.520 --> 0:33:27.440 and corner because Tory Taylor has brought that back into 0:33:27.480 --> 0:33:31.080 the vogue again where it used to be a mainstay 0:33:31.160 --> 0:33:35.400 of punting or in the early part of the NFL, and. 0:33:35.400 --> 0:33:37.160 Then they got away from it for a while. 0:33:37.560 --> 0:33:39.880 But Tory, if you think of a couple of the 0:33:39.920 --> 0:33:43.360 biggest impactful punts that he's had this season, they ben 0:33:43.480 --> 0:33:46.520 coff and corner style kicks. And that means no matter 0:33:46.560 --> 0:33:49.760 where you're kicking, from your kicking towards the sideline to 0:33:49.800 --> 0:33:52.320 get it to hit out of bounds to give them 0:33:52.360 --> 0:33:55.800 that inside the ten field position. So we're going to 0:33:55.880 --> 0:33:58.720 do a little experiment here to see if young people 0:33:59.200 --> 0:34:01.480 know what the term coffin corner meets. 0:34:01.280 --> 0:34:03.760 It Perfect for Halloween Night, Tommy, the confidence, I know. 0:34:04.080 --> 0:34:07.640 But that's why I wanted to explain what I was saying, 0:34:08.120 --> 0:34:11.080 rather than, you know, having people think that I was 0:34:11.120 --> 0:34:12.439 making something up right. 0:34:12.600 --> 0:34:16.440 Taylor forty eight point five average gross average. That's the 0:34:16.520 --> 0:34:19.400 highest single season punting average in Bears history. If it holds. 0:34:20.000 --> 0:34:22.839 George Gulianix, I think that's how you say his name. 0:34:22.880 --> 0:34:26.160 I could be wrong. Nineteen forty nine, that's how long 0:34:26.560 --> 0:34:28.600 it's been that record. All right, Let's flip it over 0:34:28.680 --> 0:34:31.880 to defensive coordinator Eric Washington. Tom he gets to the 0:34:31.920 --> 0:34:34.800 podium and he's quite serious every week about the opponent. 0:34:34.800 --> 0:34:38.480 He's quite serious about the Arizona Cardinals this week. 0:34:38.600 --> 0:34:43.640 Starting with the quarterback of this offense, Kyler Murray, you 0:34:43.640 --> 0:34:48.239 could describe him as a nightmare for opposing offenses, defensive coordinators. 0:34:48.640 --> 0:34:53.000 This young man has tremendous speed, arm talent. He can 0:34:53.120 --> 0:34:57.000 change the arm angle against the rush. They've done an 0:34:57.040 --> 0:35:01.120 excellent job of protecting him. He's done a great job 0:35:01.400 --> 0:35:03.719 of protecting the football. Not a lot of opportunities for 0:35:04.160 --> 0:35:07.480 interceptions and so everything that we aspire to do, and 0:35:07.520 --> 0:35:09.759 that's get hits on the quarterback to put him in 0:35:10.120 --> 0:35:13.799 third down situations that would take advantage of what we've 0:35:13.800 --> 0:35:15.960 been able to do on third down. We want to 0:35:15.960 --> 0:35:18.520 definitely work to get that done, and it also starts 0:35:18.880 --> 0:35:21.080 with defending the run. Their number one or they're in 0:35:21.080 --> 0:35:24.480 the top five in terms of explosive runs with James Connor, 0:35:24.600 --> 0:35:28.920 big physical back, downhill runner runs behind his pads. The 0:35:29.000 --> 0:35:31.400 offensive line does a nice job not only of protecting 0:35:31.400 --> 0:35:35.319 the quarterback but executing the various run schemes and run 0:35:35.360 --> 0:35:40.160 concepts that they will feature for him. So we're excited 0:35:40.160 --> 0:35:43.360 about the challenge going out here against an NFC opponent 0:35:44.120 --> 0:35:47.280 on the road and getting ourselves back on track. 0:35:48.160 --> 0:35:52.640 Jacob Bart first chance to see him this season. 0:35:52.440 --> 0:35:54.520 He got out there and look like he was after 0:35:54.560 --> 0:35:55.520 the quarterback a little bit. 0:35:55.680 --> 0:35:59.000 The energy was obvious, his energy, the speed, the quickness, 0:35:59.080 --> 0:36:02.880 the toughness. I thought he did some really nice things, 0:36:03.239 --> 0:36:05.080 you know, as an edge rusher. I thought he was 0:36:05.080 --> 0:36:07.720 in position a couple of times to not only affect 0:36:07.719 --> 0:36:10.080 the quarterback, but to hit him. And I'm looking forward 0:36:10.120 --> 0:36:12.320 to him taking a pretty significant leap. 0:36:12.160 --> 0:36:14.840 This week of the ren zone. Defense is cent a 0:36:14.880 --> 0:36:15.400 theme all year. 0:36:15.440 --> 0:36:17.640 What did you notice in particular on Sunday you mentioned 0:36:17.680 --> 0:36:19.640 holding them to four field goals and how. 0:36:19.520 --> 0:36:21.480 You guys stepped up and made plays when you were 0:36:21.520 --> 0:36:22.280 down in their clothes. 0:36:22.320 --> 0:36:25.720 Well, it's been consistent that that game didn't really reveal anything. 0:36:25.840 --> 0:36:27.600 I mean, we've been in the position that guys have 0:36:27.640 --> 0:36:30.280 done a tremendous job and that part of the field 0:36:30.280 --> 0:36:33.759 of understanding the urgency that you need and understanding that 0:36:33.880 --> 0:36:36.120 you know, our goals or our field goals and takeaways, 0:36:36.120 --> 0:36:38.320 we want to take the football away or forced field goals, 0:36:38.640 --> 0:36:42.120 and so their urgency went up. We had to do 0:36:42.239 --> 0:36:44.080 things to defend the run, We had to do things 0:36:44.120 --> 0:36:47.240 in terms of affecting the quarterback, and everything was exactly 0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:47.920 what you wanted. 0:36:48.520 --> 0:36:50.680 Kyler Murray has been at his best, but Marvin Harrison 0:36:50.760 --> 0:36:53.240 Junior has been a factor. I know the Bears generally 0:36:53.280 --> 0:36:56.560 don't shadow anyone or target a receiver just in general, 0:36:56.560 --> 0:36:59.120 but how much of a priority has he become for 0:36:59.160 --> 0:37:01.280 a defense and how all the cliff is this defense 0:37:01.320 --> 0:37:03.280 to kind of keep him off that eight games. 0:37:05.080 --> 0:37:07.680 He's growing as a player, and you see why he 0:37:07.840 --> 0:37:12.440 was picked and where he was and his confidence is growing. 0:37:12.840 --> 0:37:16.480 He's becoming a person that that you have to that 0:37:16.520 --> 0:37:18.560 you have to address, that you have to plan for, 0:37:19.080 --> 0:37:23.319 and his catch radius to speed, the ability to get 0:37:23.360 --> 0:37:25.640 himself open and be in the right spot so that 0:37:25.840 --> 0:37:27.160 Kyler can get the ball out. 0:37:27.000 --> 0:37:27.640 Of his hands. 0:37:27.960 --> 0:37:29.799 We have to we have to make sure that we 0:37:29.880 --> 0:37:33.799 do a good job with him in terms of shadowing him. 0:37:34.280 --> 0:37:37.480 We like, we like our matchups with our corners against him, 0:37:37.600 --> 0:37:41.880 all of our corners, you know, Tyree, obviously, Jalen and 0:37:41.960 --> 0:37:44.319 any any other person that we try to assign to 0:37:44.360 --> 0:37:47.080 his position. So we just have to go out and execute, 0:37:47.160 --> 0:37:49.799 do a great job of making sure that we put 0:37:49.800 --> 0:37:52.440 the quarterback in a position where he's not real sure 0:37:52.800 --> 0:37:55.360 what we're in so that we can let the rush 0:37:55.600 --> 0:37:56.200 be effected. 0:37:56.280 --> 0:37:58.480 Now, you got to tackle James connor Man. He is 0:37:58.560 --> 0:38:00.520 one of the top three in the NFL and yards 0:38:00.560 --> 0:38:04.480 after contact. And of course Marvin Harrison Junior starting to 0:38:04.520 --> 0:38:07.879 have himself a game. I had hisself a game last week, 0:38:07.920 --> 0:38:09.880 but really starting to emerge. Play a lot of slot 0:38:09.960 --> 0:38:12.080 last week, so they line him off all over the place, 0:38:12.080 --> 0:38:14.600 all right. When we come back our final segment, Tom 0:38:14.719 --> 0:38:17.759 and I will talk about the Arizona Cardinals and also 0:38:18.040 --> 0:38:21.160 a little preview of our interview with Cole Comet that 0:38:21.200 --> 0:38:23.640 you'll hear on Bears Game Day Live on Fox thirty 0:38:23.680 --> 0:38:26.120 two Chicago on Sunday, morning. This is Bears Weekly on 0:38:26.320 --> 0:38:31.080 esp in Chicago with the Bears Radio Network. Weekly brought 0:38:31.080 --> 0:38:34.239 to you by Athletical Physical Therapy, visit Athletico dot com 0:38:34.239 --> 0:38:36.359 and a requested in clinical or virtual deployment to start 0:38:36.360 --> 0:38:38.640 feeling better. Tomorrow, Jeff and Tom at our final seven 0:38:38.640 --> 0:38:41.440 and some snapoo going on. So Tom's on the phone. 0:38:41.440 --> 0:38:43.400 But Tom, we're going to talk about Cole Comet. He 0:38:43.560 --> 0:38:45.799 is our feature on Bears Game Day Live on Fox 0:38:45.840 --> 0:38:49.400 thirty and two Chicago, coming up on Sunday morning from Glendale. 0:38:49.920 --> 0:38:51.920 I asked him about where he's at in his career 0:38:52.000 --> 0:38:54.840 right now. How would you then describe your style from. 0:38:54.640 --> 0:38:58.319 Your yeah course, Yeah, Well, I think we're My physicality 0:38:58.400 --> 0:39:00.879 is my main thing, and I thinkicality in the run 0:39:00.960 --> 0:39:04.239 game in my routes is a big deal. 0:39:04.280 --> 0:39:05.480 And obviously after the catch is. 0:39:05.480 --> 0:39:07.800 Being physical as well too, and I think that provides 0:39:07.840 --> 0:39:10.279 a tone setting for the offense and for the team. 0:39:10.360 --> 0:39:12.280 And you know, I know the. 0:39:12.160 --> 0:39:14.840 Offensive lineman appreciate the physicality, especially when I get the 0:39:14.840 --> 0:39:16.520 ball in my hands and obviously when I'm in the 0:39:16.560 --> 0:39:18.719 run game with them as well. So I think it 0:39:18.760 --> 0:39:21.440 all starts there as being a physical football player leaning 0:39:21.480 --> 0:39:23.399 into that, and then and then the other things kind 0:39:23.400 --> 0:39:25.799 of that I've grown with, whether it's just been my 0:39:25.960 --> 0:39:28.520 my strength, my my speed, and those type of things 0:39:28.520 --> 0:39:30.480 that have kind of come along, you know, over the 0:39:30.520 --> 0:39:31.799 past few years or so. 0:39:32.080 --> 0:39:34.520 In the words of Brian Erlacker, the great Hall of Famer, 0:39:34.560 --> 0:39:36.239 every time they took the ball away. 0:39:36.360 --> 0:39:36.960 We got one. 0:39:37.080 --> 0:39:39.439 Yeah, yeah, we got one. 0:39:39.560 --> 0:39:40.799 Yeah yeah, Yeah. 0:39:40.800 --> 0:39:41.880 He's great one. 0:39:42.040 --> 0:39:44.839 I think so he's he's amazing. First of all, He's 0:39:44.840 --> 0:39:47.239 just an amazing person, and he's everything you can ask 0:39:47.280 --> 0:39:50.440 for from a leadership standpoint in that position. And he's 0:39:50.440 --> 0:39:53.240 obviously grown into it as a rookie, but he understands 0:39:53.320 --> 0:39:56.760 everything that the quarterback position entails, especially here in Chicago, 0:39:56.880 --> 0:39:59.920 and I think he he he understands the big mar 0:40:00.600 --> 0:40:02.600 knows how to handle it. So he's done a really 0:40:02.600 --> 0:40:05.040 superb job at that so far, and that's been really 0:40:05.040 --> 0:40:07.400 cool to see. And then obviously the talent and the 0:40:07.440 --> 0:40:09.680 plays that we've seen so far have been really special, 0:40:09.680 --> 0:40:12.000 and I know that he feels like he has a lot. 0:40:11.880 --> 0:40:14.479 More room to grow, which is really cool, really cool. 0:40:14.560 --> 0:40:14.759 Tom. 0:40:14.800 --> 0:40:17.120 I talked to Jim Dre, the tight end coach for 0:40:17.239 --> 0:40:19.600 Cole today and you know, basically summed it up by 0:40:19.640 --> 0:40:23.000 saying he's never satisfied, and that's always important when you're 0:40:23.000 --> 0:40:25.600 an NFL player, doesn't matter what age, and certainly five 0:40:25.680 --> 0:40:29.600 years in now, being never satisfied is a great starting point. 0:40:30.320 --> 0:40:32.440 It's one hundred percent right. I mean, I walk into 0:40:32.520 --> 0:40:34.840 Hallas Hall every day a fear of losing my job, 0:40:35.200 --> 0:40:37.000 and I think that's the way that a lot of 0:40:37.040 --> 0:40:39.680 us are motivated. And I think when you look at 0:40:39.719 --> 0:40:42.000 the complexity of the tight end position and the guy 0:40:42.080 --> 0:40:45.399 like Cole Comet, he's capable of doing every single thing 0:40:45.480 --> 0:40:48.080 that's asked out of that position, and he can do 0:40:48.120 --> 0:40:51.239 it at a high level. So I'm excited to see 0:40:51.280 --> 0:40:55.040 how he grows along in this offense with Caleb Williams 0:40:55.400 --> 0:40:58.520 and every other moving piece. But we're just now talking 0:40:58.560 --> 0:40:59.160 about Cole. 0:40:59.320 --> 0:41:01.920 All right, thing before we go, Tommy, I want to 0:41:01.920 --> 0:41:04.960 talk about the defense again for Arizona. Forget about what's 0:41:04.960 --> 0:41:08.120 happening upfront, because I've circled Buddha Baker. I mean, obviously 0:41:08.160 --> 0:41:09.920 he's the biggest name. He's a five time Pro Bowl, 0:41:10.000 --> 0:41:14.360 three time All Pro. He throws his body around significantly, 0:41:14.719 --> 0:41:16.960 and you would think that's one of the matchups here 0:41:17.000 --> 0:41:21.440 with Cole Kmett one of those two safeties, but Buddha 0:41:21.440 --> 0:41:24.120 Baker always round the ball. Is is that a matchup 0:41:24.160 --> 0:41:24.600 to watch? 0:41:25.600 --> 0:41:27.680 It is a matchup to watch, And it's equally as 0:41:27.719 --> 0:41:31.879 important a matchup Buddha Baker against DeAndre Swift because if 0:41:31.880 --> 0:41:34.280 he runs through the interior and gets into the second 0:41:34.320 --> 0:41:36.960 and third level, you talk about the way he throws 0:41:37.000 --> 0:41:40.080 his body around, and I think that that's what DeAndre 0:41:40.200 --> 0:41:43.360 Swift is good at, either lowering your shoulder or hurdling 0:41:43.400 --> 0:41:45.680 a guy who gets his head down. But when you 0:41:45.719 --> 0:41:48.320 think of Cole Comet, I don't know if Buddha Baker 0:41:48.360 --> 0:41:52.480 can cover Cole Comet, Manda Man or have single responsibility 0:41:52.760 --> 0:41:55.080 against him. So if they do try to match him 0:41:55.160 --> 0:41:57.200 up against Cole, I think he's going to be an 0:41:57.239 --> 0:42:00.480 exploitable receiver and I would be exciting to see that. 0:42:00.880 --> 0:42:02.759 And I think Cole has done a nice job of 0:42:02.840 --> 0:42:07.120 blocking whoever's responsibility is. And we talk about those outside 0:42:07.239 --> 0:42:09.680 zone runs a lot of time. It's the block of 0:42:09.719 --> 0:42:12.719 the tight end that's successfully done. Gerald Everett did it 0:42:12.800 --> 0:42:14.800 last week and Cole's done it in the past. 0:42:15.040 --> 0:42:17.160 All right, Tommy Good Show, we'll talk to you coming 0:42:17.239 --> 0:42:20.160 up on Sunday three oh five from Glendale, Arizona. That's 0:42:20.160 --> 0:42:22.719 going to do it tonight for Bears Weekly. Thanks to TJ. 0:42:22.920 --> 0:42:25.719 Edwards and all the producers are helping us out. 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