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Speaker 1: Happy Wednesday night, everybody. I'm Jeff Jonny Ac along my
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Speaker 1: The Chicago Bears Super Bowl winning guard Tom Fair, who
Speaker 1: wants upon a time, would have loved to ben in Mobile,
Speaker 1: Alabama this week, getting ready, getting reps, getting those one
Speaker 1: on ones big time against those defensive linemen. Working your craft,
Speaker 1: working your hands, working your technique. How you doing, man,
Speaker 1: I'm doing good, you know. And I just think about
Speaker 1: the big difference because we talked a little bit about
Speaker 1: last week when I went to the Hula Ball. Hula
Speaker 1: Bowl is an all star game and you really don't
Speaker 1: have the preparation responsibilities that you do at the Senior Bowl.
Speaker 1: And so as I was glued to my TV today
Speaker 1: and I was watching the Senior Bowl practices. I was
Speaker 1: kind of putting myself in the mind of these guys
Speaker 1: in the seriousness of football at this time in their
Speaker 1: life is bigger than any game they've ever played in
Speaker 1: so far. College is behind them, bowl games are behind them.
Speaker 1: All the other stuff now that is leading up to
Speaker 1: their future is meaningful in terms of the snaps and everything.
Speaker 1: And you know, it's it's nice to sit there and
Speaker 1: watch on TV, but you got to realize, this is
Speaker 1: the first time in our football life that as a bear,
Speaker 1: you could sit out here and you could say, we
Speaker 1: can have any one of these guys, any one of
Speaker 1: these guys we want, we can have. And it's kind
Speaker 1: of funny because some of the superstars aren't there obviously,
Speaker 1: but I saw a lot of players that I got
Speaker 1: a lot of interest in. Right, we'll go down that
Speaker 1: list throughout the course of the show, headed down there
Speaker 1: on Saturday to call that game for Sirius XM NFL Radio.
Speaker 1: We'll be joined by Jim Miller, will be one of
Speaker 1: my partners on that day. In our next segment, we'll
Speaker 1: also got on the mobile and talk with the athletics
Speaker 1: Kevin fish Paine, who is kind enough to spend some
Speaker 1: time with us as well as we take a look
Speaker 1: at some of the guys, and you're projecting because because
Speaker 1: you know the schemes now of the Bears, you know
Speaker 1: the offense and defense. Nothing's changed, nothing's changed in terms
Speaker 1: of coordinators, so the schemes are gonna be the same.
Speaker 1: We know what they look for in a Bear. We
Speaker 1: know what a Bear is supposed to look like. Now.
Speaker 1: Matt Eberflus and Ryan Bull set that foundation, and so
Speaker 1: now you're just trying to look at these guys, say,
Speaker 1: but you know, I can't help myself, like you can't
Speaker 1: have everybody, But boy, you want a lot of these guys,
Speaker 1: you'd like them right now. And we haven't even you know,
Speaker 1: started talking about free agency. And this is not a
Speaker 1: group of first rounders. There will be something. They'll be
Speaker 1: second rounders, they'll be third rounders. But there's gonna be
Speaker 1: guys that are gonna go undrafted from this senior Bull
Speaker 1: you'd like on your roster, you know. Funny Also outside
Speaker 1: the personnel and looking at the different position players, I
Speaker 1: feel I'm getting to know Luke Getsy better because I
Speaker 1: haven't seen an isolation camera on him during the course
Speaker 1: of any practice that we've ever seen him at the
Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, and so now you get a little bit
Speaker 1: of an insight of his coaching personality. And it's kind
Speaker 1: of fun to watch that, because you know, I don't
Speaker 1: think there will be another time that they'll have a
Speaker 1: camera on him at a Bears practice, following him around
Speaker 1: with an open mic. So I'm enjoying that part of
Speaker 1: it too, But also I enjoy looking at all the
Speaker 1: different personnel because I almost feel like one of the players.
Speaker 1: Because when I was listening to the terminology of the
Speaker 1: plays today that when they were calling an offense, I
Speaker 1: again was thinking about these guys how difficult it is
Speaker 1: to try to understand what they're saying in the huddle
Speaker 1: within a couple day period of time. And you see
Speaker 1: the mistakes, You see the adjustments of the quarterbacks need
Speaker 1: to make and stuff. But then you want to see
Speaker 1: those mental mistakes minimal eyes by the time the game
Speaker 1: gets here, because that's one thing you can have of
Speaker 1: evaluation of yourself as a bunch of mental errors. My
Speaker 1: eyes are not moving very far from the line of scrimmage.
Speaker 1: I just want to see what is available in the trenches.
Speaker 1: Both sides of the ball. Looking at both of those
Speaker 1: and the rest of it will fall into place. For me.
Speaker 1: That's where my eyes are going. I'm certain the same
Speaker 1: applies to you now. I'm looking at everything else too,
Speaker 1: but my sincere, fierce focus is on the trenches. It's well,
Speaker 1: it's got to be if you really want to take
Speaker 1: an example from this past weekend's football games. In no
Speaker 1: matter how big the quarterback positions were for all of them,
Speaker 1: it really came down to the play of the offense
Speaker 1: and defensive line in the winning and the losing team.
Speaker 1: So you'd be a little naive to think that you
Speaker 1: had everything set up for next year going forward, because
Speaker 1: this is a team that you know you could you
Speaker 1: would welcome as many as those offense and defensive lineman
Speaker 1: as you could get here to get involved in the
Speaker 1: competition and hopefully, you know, get a future position and
Speaker 1: that we've seen what Braxon Jones was capable of doing.
Speaker 1: That nobody's out of the competition once they get here.
Speaker 1: That's Tom Fair. I'm Jeff Joniak, our producer tonight on
Speaker 1: our Score Studios. Adams Didzinski is always thanks to Dan
Speaker 1: Billy and Jordan drud Up as well, we're brought to
Speaker 1: you by Igs Energy again, Jim Miller to join us
Speaker 1: and also Kevin Fishbain from the Athletic Couple and news
Speaker 1: items today, our old pal John Hulk coming back to
Speaker 1: the Bears cornerback coach and passing game coordinator with James
Speaker 1: Roe headed to South Florida, the University of South Florida
Speaker 1: as a defensive coordinator down there. But love big John,
Speaker 1: outstanding guy, tough coach, got a whole guy's accountable back
Speaker 1: there in the secondary. That's the way he rolls. He
Speaker 1: has the familiarity obviously in this scheme with with Lovey
Speaker 1: Smith and the Tampa two and the different aspects of it.
Speaker 1: But he was with Atlanta last season. He's been around
Speaker 1: for forty one years in coaching, has been a long time,
Speaker 1: and it's he still brings the fire. Oh you know,
Speaker 1: I love John. I was really excited to see that
Speaker 1: he's bringing brought back aboard. We did get to see
Speaker 1: and talk to him in the Atlanta game. And it's
Speaker 1: still a guy that I really think he loves the
Speaker 1: time that he's spent here in Chicago in his past
Speaker 1: coaching stops, and I think he's a real asset to
Speaker 1: the defensive backfield of this team. A new quality control
Speaker 1: coach on offense, Zach Cable comes Aboard has been spent
Speaker 1: some time with the Raiders. Also was a player at Wyoming.
Speaker 1: Omar Young, who's been on the Bear staff this past season,
Speaker 1: is now assistant quarterback coach and receivers coach, helping out
Speaker 1: in nav Regarding Carlos Suber does a great job up
Speaker 1: there helping the players. Has been given the title of
Speaker 1: Director of Wellness. There are some other positions as well,
Speaker 1: including our man Pierre in the strength and conditioning department.
Speaker 1: Time we love him. He's got a passion for this
Speaker 1: organization as well. Yeah, well, you know, Pierre's coming back
Speaker 1: to be an assisting part of the weight room staff
Speaker 1: over there, and he believes in lifting heavy weights and
Speaker 1: getting guy stronger. He's raised around plenty of influences around
Speaker 1: the NFL, and no bigger than the weight room he'll
Speaker 1: be working in in the Clyde Emrick weight Room. And
Speaker 1: so I think it's exciting for all these guys to
Speaker 1: get back involved in the new campus of Hollis Hall
Speaker 1: and get a chance to see what the Bears have
Speaker 1: grown into since the time the short time they've been gone,
Speaker 1: and whilst also significant is there, there wasn't a massive
Speaker 1: change even after one year. Oftentimes units get you know,
Speaker 1: jumbled up, there's changes made, guys get taken away for
Speaker 1: other jobs, and that did not happen this year, which
Speaker 1: I think is important for the continued development and the
Speaker 1: continued building of this team. For the one and most
Speaker 1: important player of all is Justin Fields and I keep
Speaker 1: saying a time and time again that the opportunity to
Speaker 1: live and stay within the same terminology helps you improve
Speaker 1: as a player more than anything that a coach can
Speaker 1: kind of tell you or give you hints how to
Speaker 1: get better at on the football field. So to me,
Speaker 1: of all these coaches that are coming back, I'm glad
Speaker 1: that the terminology terminology for Justin is in place. All right.
Speaker 1: Tom Brady retired today, the passing of Bobby Bethard, one
Speaker 1: of the best personnel. Men met him many times. Complete gentlemen.
Speaker 1: Love the game, love surfing, love surfing. We'll get into
Speaker 1: that a little bit as well, And Jim Miller will
Speaker 1: join us when we come back with Tom Thayer. I'm
Speaker 1: Jeff Joniac. This is Bears on Access. It's brought to
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Speaker 1: Miller's in it from sirius x M. NFL radio's moving
Speaker 1: the change, getting his h He's getting his phil of
Speaker 1: football right now covering conference championship game and now down
Speaker 1: in Mobile, Alabama, after he just completed his work on
Speaker 1: serious sex. M Jim, how you feeling, buddy, I'm doing great, Tom, Jeff,
Speaker 1: good to be with you guys today. You had some
Speaker 1: travel issues this week, right, you're all settled down now,
Speaker 1: did you just you know down? Yeahs. Every flight in
Speaker 1: America getting delayed right now, So delays were definitely. I
Speaker 1: know some gms down here that at flew commercial and
Speaker 1: they got delayed, like Scott Fitterer was late getting into today.
Speaker 1: Obviously they were announcing Frank Roik as a new head
Speaker 1: coach of the Carolina Panthers, but did interview Scott Fitterer today.
Speaker 1: But even he said he was delayed, so it's not
Speaker 1: just pertaining to just me, but yeah, it was rough
Speaker 1: getting a mobile. All right. We start with this because
Speaker 1: you were a teammate of his. Uh. The immaculate career
Speaker 1: of Tom Brady comes to a close twenty three years,
Speaker 1: seven titles, five Super Bowl MVPs, three regular season MVPs,
Speaker 1: records galore, including six hundred forty nine touchdowns, and he
Speaker 1: retires after being the third highest passing yardage total in
Speaker 1: the league this past season in twenty five touchdowns. I
Speaker 1: mean amazing. And I guess it was going to end sometime.
Speaker 1: And the suspicion was that he might consider or other
Speaker 1: teams would consider him elsewhere, but he pulled up in
Speaker 1: earlier this morning. Any thoughts on that surprises We'll start
Speaker 1: with you, Jim and go to town. Well, no, I'm
Speaker 1: not surprised. I think it could have gone either way.
Speaker 1: I think he's been fighting this decision for a long time.
Speaker 1: Certainly it took a personal toll on him last year,
Speaker 1: as you know, their family and everything that they went
Speaker 1: through there, and I think he's given all that he
Speaker 1: can give. You know, it is such a big commitment.
Speaker 1: The older you get, Um, he does have other opportunities
Speaker 1: to do other things, and so he came to it
Speaker 1: that it was it was the right time for him.
Speaker 1: Do I think he can still play, Yes, I do
Speaker 1: think he can still play. Now. Kenny positioned himself to
Speaker 1: get on a team where he feels he could make
Speaker 1: a championship run. I don't think that team is Tampa,
Speaker 1: and that's probably where he turned to because they've got
Speaker 1: some overhauling that they need to do. This was kind
Speaker 1: of their window with Tom Brady here, and I think
Speaker 1: that windows starting to close a little bit. So all
Speaker 1: I can say for Tom is everything that all the
Speaker 1: adulation that is thrown at him, and it is well deserved.
Speaker 1: He is an extremely hard worker. How he prepares for games,
Speaker 1: he is all in. I've never seen anybody prepared to
Speaker 1: the standard that he prepares himself. And I think he's
Speaker 1: genuine and I think he's authentic. So I just I
Speaker 1: tip my cap to him. He will be a first
Speaker 1: ballot Hall of Famer, and he has deserved everything that
Speaker 1: he has accomplished just due to his work ethic. You
Speaker 1: know one thing about players like Tom Brady, and you know,
Speaker 1: I think of Michael Jordan, I think of Lebron James,
Speaker 1: these guys that play well into their late thirties and
Speaker 1: their forties. I don't think a lot about what they
Speaker 1: do on game day because I think once the season
Speaker 1: gets started, you kind of fall into a routine, in
Speaker 1: a rhythm that starts the first game of the regular
Speaker 1: season and last all the way to the last game
Speaker 1: of the regular season. The most amazing thing about me
Speaker 1: about his long term greatness is their commitment to the
Speaker 1: off season. And if you understand what you have to
Speaker 1: do in the off season in order to get your
Speaker 1: body for the regular season, there is nothing fun about it.
Speaker 1: Is you have to have the willingness to go to
Speaker 1: a squat rack and take six hundred pounds off of
Speaker 1: it and hope that your knees don't give away once
Speaker 1: you unlock them. To start doing reps there, you got
Speaker 1: to try to accomplish a five hundred pound bench. That
Speaker 1: maybe be unrealistic, but that's what you have to try
Speaker 1: to accomplish. So all these years of service that Tom
Speaker 1: Brady is put into the off season that goes unaccounted for,
Speaker 1: I think it's fatiguing and taxing and anything that he's
Speaker 1: done on the football field as a football player. His
Speaker 1: commitment to the off season is what impresses me the most.
Speaker 1: All Right, Jimmy played quarterback, Tommy played offensive line. There
Speaker 1: are things that these guys, the greats of the game,
Speaker 1: can do that you can't despite the fact you want
Speaker 1: to and your mind thinks you can. Both you guys,
Speaker 1: h how do you what's the one thing about Tom
Speaker 1: Brady that you, Jim have analyzed over the course of
Speaker 1: the time being with him, being in those meeting rooms
Speaker 1: and observing him as you have your entire football life
Speaker 1: that still impressed you to this meant like, what specific
Speaker 1: thing about the way he played the game? Well, for
Speaker 1: what Tom touched on is the commitment, you know, in
Speaker 1: in preparing yourself. And it can't just be all in
Speaker 1: one area, you know, because you're trying to maximize your
Speaker 1: areas of weakness and you're still trying to build your
Speaker 1: strengths and things like that. But for me, it was preparation.
Speaker 1: I'll go back to Super Bowl thirty nine. In the
Speaker 1: week or the two weeks part to that. We we
Speaker 1: went down and we beat h Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. We
Speaker 1: had to go into three rivers and beat that team.
Speaker 1: Tom had a terrible flu all right. He had one
Speaker 1: hundred and three degree temperature and was not feeling well.
Speaker 1: It was even questionable that he was going to play
Speaker 1: in the game. But I remember early in the morning
Speaker 1: he calls me and Rohan Davy said, Hey, let's just
Speaker 1: go down to the to the room and let's go
Speaker 1: over all these plays one more time. Let's think of
Speaker 1: all blitzes that could they could throw at us, and
Speaker 1: I want to go through all the scenarios. And we
Speaker 1: did that, and he was sweating profusely. He was getting,
Speaker 1: you know, drinking as many fluids as he could. He
Speaker 1: played the game with a basically a dry suit on
Speaker 1: to keep all his heat in because it was so cold.
Speaker 1: It was like minus thirteen degrees at that game. But
Speaker 1: we did. He has the ability to focus when you're
Speaker 1: not one hundred percent. And as Tom will tell you,
Speaker 1: everybody knows you're not always going to feel good when
Speaker 1: you play football. And here he was sick on top
Speaker 1: of it. It's the day or it's the game prior
Speaker 1: to the to the Super Bowl, and he knows he's
Speaker 1: got to be at his best. But his commitment, even
Speaker 1: fighting through a sick and what he wanted to do
Speaker 1: to prepare to win that game, and he was. He
Speaker 1: was brilliant in that game. Guys. I mean, I don't
Speaker 1: think he made one mistake. We went over every single blitz.
Speaker 1: Sure enough, Steelers ran every single blitz that they could
Speaker 1: run at Tom that day, and he he was just masterful.
Speaker 1: So I for me, that's what I'd take out of him.
Speaker 1: His greatness one. His preparation and when you need to
Speaker 1: be at your best for your team in any big
Speaker 1: time situation, he was always prepared. And that's why he
Speaker 1: makes it look easy. The good ones, the great players
Speaker 1: make it look easy, and Tom made it look easy
Speaker 1: that night. Tom, do you have an offensive lineman that
Speaker 1: you could put on that same kind of Brady esque like, Wow,
Speaker 1: I can't believe what this individual can do down in
Speaker 1: and down out year after year. Um, I don't think so.
Speaker 1: As long as I'd like to sit here and think
Speaker 1: about guys that have recently played, you know, into their
Speaker 1: seventeen the eighteenth year. It's so different than a quarterback,
Speaker 1: and you think of Jim talking about his pregame preparation
Speaker 1: and yeah, you're an offensive lineman. You have to know
Speaker 1: your responsibility and protection and every run play but you
Speaker 1: don't have to know the responsibility of every eleven all
Speaker 1: the eleven defensive players that you're facing, and they can
Speaker 1: make changes throughout the cadence. So from what Brady has
Speaker 1: been able to accomplish, Listen, we're not talking about tons
Speaker 1: of guys here. We're talking out a handful of guy
Speaker 1: from spread out sports that have been able to accomplish
Speaker 1: what Tom Brady has been able to accomplish. So, you know,
Speaker 1: could I sit here and think of guys like Darryl Green,
Speaker 1: who played cornerback for a long time with the Washington
Speaker 1: Commanders Redskins at the time. No, it doesn't. It doesn't
Speaker 1: compare to me because Brady was able to accomplish what
Speaker 1: he's been able to accomplish for such a long period
Speaker 1: of time. And then but two was also when he
Speaker 1: got the notification about being a player. It's not something
Speaker 1: you prepare for. Hey, Drew bledsoe just got jacked in
Speaker 1: the chest. You're in so you know what, It's not
Speaker 1: like you get to sit there and look at the
Speaker 1: tablet for twenty minutes and then say, all right, coach,
Speaker 1: I'm ready to go in. I think I got it.
Speaker 1: That's where you and Tom are on the same page
Speaker 1: because that happened to you in the eighty five season
Speaker 1: in Minnesota, same thing, and you never left the lineup. Right,
Speaker 1: there's the tieing again, you know it's not there is
Speaker 1: no tie. And compared to what Brady was able to do,
Speaker 1: the pressure that he was under, and then what he
Speaker 1: did in the future of that opportunity, ZGM. I try
Speaker 1: to give an offensive linement a compliment, they just can't
Speaker 1: take it. They won't. They won't accept it. They never will.
Speaker 1: And that's the way they're built. They're too humble, and
Speaker 1: that's why they're the smartest guys on the team. All Right,
Speaker 1: we gotta take a break, guys, we'll start getting into
Speaker 1: the Bears and what is ahead as they get ready
Speaker 1: for this offseason of significance. This is Bears All Access
Speaker 1: here in Chicago's Sports Radio six seventy the Score. Welcome back,
Speaker 1: everybody to Bears All Access here in Chicago Sports Radio
Speaker 1: six seventy the Score. Jeff Joni Act, Tom Fair, and
Speaker 1: I guess from serious x M NFL radios, Moving the chains.
Speaker 1: Jim Miller and our good friend and your teammate, Oland Cruz.
Speaker 1: Jim just texted Bruce Matthews. We're talking about longevity, excellence,
Speaker 1: things that Brady ish and he did play a sixteen
Speaker 1: game season at the age of forty with the Tennessee Titans.
Speaker 1: You know, one that's your classmate. He's my era man,
Speaker 1: he's my my draft classmate. You know, USC guy, I'm
Speaker 1: ashamed that I forgot that, and I you know, well,
Speaker 1: I'm sure, yeah, I'm glad Oland's listening because, uh if
Speaker 1: Oland will remember when we played Washington in Washington at
Speaker 1: that point, they picked up Bruce Smith and he was
Speaker 1: a problem for us that day. I think it was
Speaker 1: his nineteenth year in the NFL, and that was the
Speaker 1: game where bread mate who ran the fake punt right
Speaker 1: and it hits the lacquer for a touchdown? Yeah, that's
Speaker 1: old field or the fake Fiel goal and uh hit
Speaker 1: the hit the the touchdown, and Bruce was a problem. Man.
Speaker 1: I remember walking in a half to time. I said, man, Bruce,
Speaker 1: you still have it. I mean he was really working
Speaker 1: the guys up front. And as we know, Oland's tremendous
Speaker 1: and Chris Phalerio and Tucker, I mean, those guys are
Speaker 1: as strong as anybody, but they'll even tell you he
Speaker 1: was a handful that day for Bruce Smith. I just
Speaker 1: want to just go back in time because you're talking
Speaker 1: about the last game after nineteen years. Well, a very
Speaker 1: first game. We played him at Notre Dame Stadium in
Speaker 1: a preseason game and he was like three hundred and
Speaker 1: something pounds. He was a big, huge, rollie poly guy
Speaker 1: that was so out of shape. The grass was so
Speaker 1: long at Notre Dame Stadium he could barely pick his
Speaker 1: feet up off the grass. I think he ended up
Speaker 1: getting hurt or something. And then that's we're like going,
Speaker 1: oh my god, this is Bruce Smith, no way. And
Speaker 1: then he met Rusty Jones was introduced to the StairMaster.
Speaker 1: In his career completely changed because of it. Great stuff.
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Speaker 1: let's talk Bears because Luke Getsi, the head coach of
Speaker 1: the American team during Senior Bowl activities, the offensive coordinator
Speaker 1: of the Bears. They had the breakfast meeting. Were you
Speaker 1: at the breakfast meeting today? I did not go to
Speaker 1: the breakfast meeting today, but I was over here at
Speaker 1: the stadium about ten o'clock is when the festivities get
Speaker 1: started over here. Yeah, you don't need to give me
Speaker 1: the time, you know. I know you slept into Tad
Speaker 1: then apparently, but you know, I trust you. I trust
Speaker 1: that you're doing the work. But the breakfast meeting was
Speaker 1: at eight thirty gym eight thirty and the media breakfast.
Speaker 1: So what I'm driving at is he did get a
Speaker 1: chance to talk to the Chicago media. I don't have
Speaker 1: that audio right now, but jim a lot of it.
Speaker 1: Everybody wants to know what the plan is now for
Speaker 1: Justin Fields and the idea that people are on Internet
Speaker 1: and Twitter going crazy about scenarios including would they move him,
Speaker 1: would they keep them and bring somebody else into compete
Speaker 1: at the quarterback position? What can they do with this
Speaker 1: draft now in terms of trades and how to how
Speaker 1: to work that. The plan is simple, keep working at
Speaker 1: it and keep developing and keep building around him. That
Speaker 1: that's my perspective, what's yours? And then Tom? Yeah, I
Speaker 1: think you know, when you look at Ryan Poles, I
Speaker 1: think they are committed to Justin Fields. He did a
Speaker 1: lot of great things this year. Certainly he's got the
Speaker 1: the eye popping runs, but we know there still needs
Speaker 1: to be work to do in the passing game, and
Speaker 1: I think Ryan Poles has acknowledged that. I think Louke
Speaker 1: Getzi has acknowledged that. Mad Eberflus, and I think even
Speaker 1: Justin Fields knows the passing games gotta get better. You know,
Speaker 1: you don't want to be a one dimensional team. In
Speaker 1: those are all areas that the Bears are going to
Speaker 1: look forward. You look forward to improving because as we know,
Speaker 1: this is a passing league primarily, and you do have
Speaker 1: a ton of these athletic quarterbacks that are really changing
Speaker 1: of the position and just with their athleticism and how
Speaker 1: they were incorporated into offensive game plans nowadays. And I
Speaker 1: think the Bears are looking for that. I thought they
Speaker 1: laid a nice foundation for Justin Fields last year and
Speaker 1: now they're going to continue to build it out and
Speaker 1: keep working at it. As as you mentioned, you know,
Speaker 1: one thing about Justin two is I don't think he's
Speaker 1: excluded from having competition behind him. So whether you know
Speaker 1: Luke Etsy's looking at who he's looking to, it's about
Speaker 1: got to be about that. You got to bring in
Speaker 1: a person that they believe that can create competition at
Speaker 1: the position and push the guy in front of him
Speaker 1: and hopefully capitalize on your own opportunity. And I think
Speaker 1: Justin's willing to stand up against any competition they bring
Speaker 1: in here against them, and just like any other guy
Speaker 1: on this football team should be. I don't think there's
Speaker 1: very many guaranteed starters right now on this roster, and
Speaker 1: so I think the competition is you know, Luke Getsy's
Speaker 1: got to be looking at every player on this football team,
Speaker 1: and every offensive player most certainly fellas you interested in
Speaker 1: having a quarterback in similar traits to Justin to be
Speaker 1: the backup I am. I think you know, it's kind
Speaker 1: of there was a big contrast this year, you know,
Speaker 1: when Trevor Simeon got in there, the style of offense
Speaker 1: kind of changes, you know, and I think we know
Speaker 1: for Nate Peterman. You know, these guys are I thought it,
Speaker 1: but they're nowhere nearer to the same skill sets of
Speaker 1: what Justin Fields bring to the table. Baltimore, look at
Speaker 1: the direction they've gone in. They actually not only did
Speaker 1: they draft Lamar Jackson and then they went out and
Speaker 1: drafted Trace McSorley, mcsorley's no longer there, but he ran
Speaker 1: a similar type of offense at Penn State, and now
Speaker 1: he's out there in Arizona because why because Kyler Murray
Speaker 1: went down. They wanted a similar style of offense with
Speaker 1: Trace McSorley out there. So I do think there is
Speaker 1: merit to bring it in the guy that has similar
Speaker 1: skill sets or traits as Justin Fields. They may not
Speaker 1: be as athletics what Justin Fields is because he's off
Speaker 1: the charts, but kind of your offense wouldn't really change
Speaker 1: if he goes down due to injury, and I think
Speaker 1: it did change quite a bit when the other two
Speaker 1: quarterbacks were in there. You know, I just want to
Speaker 1: see the whoever comes in here to compete has the
Speaker 1: you know, the reality that if they can develop that
Speaker 1: they can play. I don't want to take a flyer
Speaker 1: on a guy that may be a little too short
Speaker 1: to really be a starter, but he's got athleticism so
Speaker 1: he plays the position similarly. I would like guys that
Speaker 1: can come in here and if it is going from
Speaker 1: a tray last to a Jimmy garoppolo to a party,
Speaker 1: that every one of these guys have the skill set
Speaker 1: to run the offense according to how the offensive play
Speaker 1: caller sees fit. So yeah, I would like to see
Speaker 1: someone come in here with similar traits to Justin because
Speaker 1: I think that they can compliment each other. They can
Speaker 1: talk about the game and similarities in the way they're
Speaker 1: seeing it and it will help both of their developments.
Speaker 1: Of the six quarterbacks last year, five out of the
Speaker 1: Senior Bowl actually took snaps in the NFL last season.
Speaker 1: There are six quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl this week.
Speaker 1: We'll get a feel for where they're at from Jim Miller,
Speaker 1: along with our guests coming up here in moments, Kevin
Speaker 1: Fishbaine from The Athletic. We'll step away here on Bears
Speaker 1: All Access on Chicago Sports Radio six seventy. The score.
Speaker 1: This second of Bears All Access is brought to you
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Speaker 1: Tom Fair, and Jim Miller from Serious Sex MFL Radios.
Speaker 1: Moving the chain the former Chicago Bears quarterback down in
Speaker 1: Mobile where I'll probably running to Kevin fish Paine, the
Speaker 1: outstanding NFL writer for The Athletic. I'm sure you guys
Speaker 1: will frequent the same joints. Kevin, Thanks for taking the
Speaker 1: time out of your busy day. What do you see
Speaker 1: today that looks h What do you see today that
Speaker 1: looks good? In Bears callers, Luke Getzy's having a ball, guys.
Speaker 1: He's really enjoying the opportunity. And it's it's fun too
Speaker 1: for him because he gets to the head coaching experience
Speaker 1: and he gets to evaluate these guys and see what
Speaker 1: they're taking from the meeting room out of the field.
Speaker 1: So it's been kind of cool to watch him run practice.
Speaker 1: And you guys know this too. But a name that
Speaker 1: Bears fans don't probably know is Carlos Polk. He is
Speaker 1: the Bears assistant special teams coach and he's a special
Speaker 1: teams coordinator for the national team. Out here. He is loud,
Speaker 1: he is enthusiastic. He is jumping up and down. If
Speaker 1: you ever watch a Bears game on the sideline you
Speaker 1: see someone running up and down, it's probably him. And
Speaker 1: you can hear him when sign for the special team's
Speaker 1: drills for the national team. So I think Mattiberflus is
Speaker 1: down here. I think he's probably pretty proud of his colleagues,
Speaker 1: and Ryan Pols is probably pretty pleased that he's going
Speaker 1: to get a little bit of extra insight from his guys. Hey, Kevin,
Speaker 1: looking forward throughout the week of practices and then onto
Speaker 1: the game. It seems like every year there's a guy
Speaker 1: down there that has some type of size or unmeasurables
Speaker 1: or traits or just making you know himself where because
Speaker 1: of I don't know the way he looks, the way
Speaker 1: he plays unusual for the size of the position. Is
Speaker 1: there any of those guys yet, right now, right yet
Speaker 1: that are being talked about this far in advance of
Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, Tom, I'll give you a couple of
Speaker 1: guys who've stood out who will probably be labeled as
Speaker 1: under size. And I'll start with Nathaniel Dali's a wide
Speaker 1: receiver from Houston. He's listed guys. They measured him in
Speaker 1: five eight and one hundred and sixty three pounds, But
Speaker 1: of all the receivers here, he's probably stood out the most.
Speaker 1: And he's on gets his team, and he's quick and
Speaker 1: he's got some nice route running. And that's gonna be
Speaker 1: one where you know, if you're gonna have to look
Speaker 1: at the tape and kind of decide, you know, do
Speaker 1: you want to take a guy that might be prototypically
Speaker 1: under size, but if he's gonna produce, if he's gonna
Speaker 1: get open, he's gonna catch passes thrown his way. And
Speaker 1: I'll give you a local guy too in that realm.
Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys know this. I'm a
Speaker 1: little bit of a Northwestern guy, So I'm always keeping
Speaker 1: an eye on those players out of Tammia at a
Speaker 1: bare defensive defensive end who slides inside the three tech
Speaker 1: in the sub package six two, you know, kind of
Speaker 1: reminds me a little bit of Justin Jones in that
Speaker 1: he's a little shorter than you might like, but my goodness,
Speaker 1: his quickness off the snap really impressive, and he's the
Speaker 1: type of guy that's gonna have really impressive combine pro
Speaker 1: day numbers. So it's kind of the same thing as
Speaker 1: how do you align that with the college production, with
Speaker 1: the fact that he's just not maybe the ideal heightened
Speaker 1: length for the position, But you can't ignore some of
Speaker 1: those those gifts that he has well. Feldman freak by
Speaker 1: the way, six eighty five squat in a four ten
Speaker 1: bench press for those who are interested, a body like
Speaker 1: a barrel. Jim Miller, as we look at him, what
Speaker 1: else do you see out there. Yeah, well, I like
Speaker 1: Keano Benton from Wisconsin too. I mean that guy's he's
Speaker 1: really had a good first couple of days here, I think,
Speaker 1: and he's held up well. He's very obviously well coached
Speaker 1: under Jimmy Leonard in that style of defense that the
Speaker 1: Wisconsin Badgers uh really run. I love what you said
Speaker 1: about Nathaniel Dell. He had a steam route for a
Speaker 1: post or for a touchdown. Today he looks as quick
Speaker 1: as anybody out here. And it's it's not all about
Speaker 1: the size, because we know undersized guys like Tyreek Hill
Speaker 1: have thrived in the NFL. It was interesting, Kevin, because
Speaker 1: before you came on, we were thinking about quarterbacks. You know,
Speaker 1: do you want the same skill sets of all your quarterbacks?
Speaker 1: And we're you know, you look at Justin Fields and
Speaker 1: his skill sets so athletic. Probably the one guy down
Speaker 1: here that maybe the Bears would look at, I would
Speaker 1: think it would be Malika Cunningham from from Louisville. It's
Speaker 1: not the most decorated group of quarterbacks that are down here.
Speaker 1: I wish Jell Levitts would have would have committed to
Speaker 1: this game. But what did you think of Malie Cunningham
Speaker 1: from Louisville. Yeah, you know, I was glad to see
Speaker 1: Malie Cunningham was coming to this game, Jim, because of
Speaker 1: what you just said, Because like that is somebody that
Speaker 1: you could you could see them. You know, if he
Speaker 1: was a Bear's back up, you you wouldn't have to
Speaker 1: hopefully change up too much of the scheme because you
Speaker 1: can still take advantage of some of those design runs. So,
Speaker 1: you know, I think that that group of quarterbacks, you know,
Speaker 1: he's kind of leading it, has certainly looked the best.
Speaker 1: Um it's obviously you know hen and hookers down here,
Speaker 1: which is a nice experience for him to get to
Speaker 1: talk to teams, but of course he's not able to
Speaker 1: participate because the ACL But I wonder with him again,
Speaker 1: another guy who can move a little bit um really
Speaker 1: productive that this year at Tennessee. Does he impress coaches
Speaker 1: this week what he's doing on the white board and
Speaker 1: the way he's kind of handling those interviews. Obviously medical
Speaker 1: is gonna be number one with him. But yeah, Milick,
Speaker 1: that's one I want to see him in the game too,
Speaker 1: you know, kind of in the in the game situation,
Speaker 1: what they've lined up, you know, Luke Getsy was telling
Speaker 1: us today, guys that and Jim sure you know this,
Speaker 1: that they end each quarter with a two minute drill,
Speaker 1: so you know they were doing a little extra two
Speaker 1: minute work the Getzy's team today. So that's gonna be
Speaker 1: kind of fun for these quarterbacks, m for all these
Speaker 1: teams because we know, you know, everything's flying, you don't
Speaker 1: know who's coming from where to see how these guys
Speaker 1: kind of handle those two minute rolls in the game
Speaker 1: this weekend. Hey, Kevin, So when you're rubbing elbows with
Speaker 1: Luke Getsy, the head coach of an All Star game,
Speaker 1: but then you talk to him on a weekly basis
Speaker 1: during NFL season, is there a different side of Luke
Speaker 1: that you're seeing? Because when I was watching him on
Speaker 1: TV with the open mic and you see you kind
Speaker 1: of get to hear a lot more of his personality
Speaker 1: that you know, we don't get to see during the
Speaker 1: course of the regular season if you're not out of practice.
Speaker 1: So are do you see a different side of him?
Speaker 1: And do you feel that you know there's a little
Speaker 1: bit more exposure to him out here? Yeah? I do,
Speaker 1: I think there is. I mean, that's been again the
Speaker 1: kind of fun bonus for those of us who are
Speaker 1: here to get to know him better, to get to
Speaker 1: be in this a little bit more of a casual setting,
Speaker 1: not buttoned up, you know, obviously, you know, I really
Speaker 1: appreciated Getsy throughout this season, was very upfront with us,
Speaker 1: very matter of fact, what's going on, whether it was
Speaker 1: positive or negative about the team, and was never you know,
Speaker 1: didn't take umbridge with certain questions when when things weren't
Speaker 1: going as well as he wanted, and would you know,
Speaker 1: have a little fun. And you're seeing more and more
Speaker 1: of that. I think this is somebody, he said to us,
Speaker 1: He those guys. I'm not going to be out there
Speaker 1: yelling and screaming and tackling guys, but I like to
Speaker 1: bring some juice to my practice. And he ended the
Speaker 1: first practice with a competition, you know, offense versus defense.
Speaker 1: Loser does push ups, and he really wanted to put
Speaker 1: an emphasis on these players having fun. I mean, these
Speaker 1: guys are just so tightly wound because to them it's
Speaker 1: this big job audition, which it is, but but he's
Speaker 1: really trying to get them to kind of loosen up
Speaker 1: and have them take after him a little bit. So
Speaker 1: I think it's it's good for him, good for Bears fans,
Speaker 1: good for NFL fans to kind of see that personality
Speaker 1: because guys, you know, and maybe a little bias from
Speaker 1: being around him this week, certainly some recency bias, but
Speaker 1: obviously being around him in the building. But the guy's
Speaker 1: probably gonna be a head coach one day, and that's
Speaker 1: what that's why this is so important for him. So
Speaker 1: I think all these things are important for him to
Speaker 1: get that onto a larger platform, more people kind of
Speaker 1: see the type of person he is. Kevin Fishbaint our
Speaker 1: guest here from the Athletic on Chicago Sports Radio six
Speaker 1: seventy to score. Jim, you can take it away, but
Speaker 1: I got one thought real quick, and maybe you can
Speaker 1: answer this better. Dwan Jones, who is? He can blot
Speaker 1: out the sun? He is just massive six eight and
Speaker 1: an eight three seventy five the right tack o from
Speaker 1: Ohio State on in Indianapolis was just burying guys into
Speaker 1: the ground yesterday did not work today. What's his story?
Speaker 1: I texted Jim Nagy and as supposedly he's got a
Speaker 1: legitimate injury. I'm sorry, Kevin, go ahead and fill in
Speaker 1: the dots. There no Jim, that was perfect because you
Speaker 1: had the information that I was looking for yees. So
Speaker 1: he you know, I noticed because he was he was
Speaker 1: so dominant the first day and I got up, got
Speaker 1: here early and noticed he wasn't even on the field.
Speaker 1: He wasn't even dressed, And I said, man, maybe you know,
Speaker 1: we know agents can step in and some guys don't
Speaker 1: play in the game. And if you dominate early in
Speaker 1: the week of practice, some guys elect to just shut
Speaker 1: it down, say hey, I've done enough and that's all
Speaker 1: I'm gonna do. But I texted Jim Nagy from up
Speaker 1: here in the in the booth and he said, no,
Speaker 1: he's got a legitimate injury, and uh, you know, so
Speaker 1: that he's going to sit out today and we'll see
Speaker 1: if he's returns tomorrow. But one thing I was going
Speaker 1: to ask you, Kevin, is for Luke Getsy, because this
Speaker 1: is different this year. Normally they designate two staffs, like
Speaker 1: obviously the Patriots and Falcons are doing the Shrine Bowl,
Speaker 1: this staff for Luke Getsy. There's got to be a
Speaker 1: level of trust involved. Did Luke Getzy talk about that,
Speaker 1: because it said like an assortment of coaches that he
Speaker 1: may or may not have familiarity with that. Are that
Speaker 1: really comprised his staff as a you know, all both
Speaker 1: staffs on each side in the American and National or
Speaker 1: like an all star team of coaches, so to speak
Speaker 1: from all different organizations. Yeah, yea. One of the things
Speaker 1: he said Jim about that from a positive standpoint, what
Speaker 1: he likes about he's learning stuff from these guys. Um,
Speaker 1: he's able to take some things from them. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: I think it might have been different if it was
Speaker 1: just the full Bear staff. He's not going to be
Speaker 1: able to because he really wanted to walk around to
Speaker 1: every position, go to every meeting room. Kind of what
Speaker 1: if Matt Eberflus does at Hollis Hall and be present?
Speaker 1: That was his big theme the wise he wants to
Speaker 1: be present. Well, if he was doing that with all
Speaker 1: the Bears coaches, he would probably not learn a whole
Speaker 1: lot because he knows all these guys. He does have
Speaker 1: Dave Borganzi here, the Bears linebackers coach. Tim Zez has
Speaker 1: kind of been his right hand man, who's the Bears
Speaker 1: assistant tight ends coach, So he's been helping him out
Speaker 1: a lot. But I think for him, you know, there
Speaker 1: a couple of Packers coaches are on staff, so certainly
Speaker 1: he's got a connection with those guys. But I think
Speaker 1: he's really appreciating that he's getting all these different perspectives
Speaker 1: from these coaches and to continue to learn and kind
Speaker 1: of build his own portfolio when it comes to the
Speaker 1: field of coaching Kevna. When you look at the offensive
Speaker 1: defensive line town probably the biggest need for the Bears
Speaker 1: going into this season. Is there any guys that the
Speaker 1: people are gravitating towards their name that maybe be that
Speaker 1: special second or third rounder. I've seen a couple of
Speaker 1: them in one on ones that I could see that
Speaker 1: may not be a first rounder, but are going to be,
Speaker 1: you know, early candidates to play in their career. Yeah,
Speaker 1: the name that's flashed or the guy's flashed the most
Speaker 1: to me, Tims will McDonald from Iowa State the addresser.
Speaker 1: I'm sure Jeff knows him a little bit. And this
Speaker 1: guy spin move he showed, he showed that today he did.
Speaker 1: You know, It's funny. What I loved too about about
Speaker 1: that today, Jeff was it was his second rep in
Speaker 1: a row. The first rep went around the edge, next
Speaker 1: one did the spin move to kind of show the
Speaker 1: arsenal a little bit, but he's got the length, he's
Speaker 1: got the tenacity. Um you really he has popped both practices.
Speaker 1: So that's someone from it. And you know, I think
Speaker 1: we'll be talking about it for the next three months
Speaker 1: about how much of it helped the defense to get
Speaker 1: not one, not two, not you know, three, new address
Speaker 1: or whatever you need to bolst that defensive line. So
Speaker 1: he's definitely the guy in terms of making plays from
Speaker 1: that defensive front um that stood out to me the
Speaker 1: last two days. All Right, keV, we're gonna let you
Speaker 1: go any other five thoughts before we says there's a
Speaker 1: lot of Chicago not a lot, but several Chicago area kids.
Speaker 1: The one that has caught my attention in terms of
Speaker 1: his ability to run routes. You mentioned Nathaniel Dell, but
Speaker 1: I'll tell you some great route running by Jaden Reid
Speaker 1: out a Naperville Central in Michigan State. He started at
Speaker 1: Western Michigan in his career, did pretty well with twenty
Speaker 1: six touchdowns in a fourteen yard average out of Michigan State.
Speaker 1: But dangerous with the route running. And he's got some
Speaker 1: size at nearly five eleven. Yeah, no, he stood out too.
Speaker 1: He's looked pretty good, looks the part, quickness, and obviously,
Speaker 1: as he mentioned, really productive throughout his college career. Another
Speaker 1: local guy who I'm curiously what happens within the draft
Speaker 1: because I'm not sure if his sizes there is John
Speaker 1: Michael Schmidt's the center from Minnesota. Hey, guys, you know,
Speaker 1: we all know the history of centers in Chicago, and
Speaker 1: I think if anybody, if you're him and you grew
Speaker 1: up in the area and you grew up watching you know,
Speaker 1: for him, he cried, grew up watching Oland and you know,
Speaker 1: you go, you know, older guys and they watched Garza
Speaker 1: and or they go way back and they watched Jay.
Speaker 1: You know, you go through it. I think that it's
Speaker 1: it's always fun to me to see the Chicago guys
Speaker 1: who play center, who make it to this level, and
Speaker 1: to see if they could make it into the NFL,
Speaker 1: because we know it's a bit of a hollowed position
Speaker 1: with this team. Sure is home with Flosphmore High School,
Speaker 1: and he looked really good six four three twenty. We'll
Speaker 1: discuss more of that as we continue on. We got
Speaker 1: a long way until the draft, Kevin. They were just
Speaker 1: getting started and It's already a lot of fun. Thank
Speaker 1: you so much. Enjoy the rest of the week. Thanks,
Speaker 1: thank you, guys. Kevin fish Baying our guest. We'll be
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Speaker 1: I'm Jeff jony Ac along with Tom Thayer and Jim
Speaker 1: Miller from Serious Sex MNFL Radios moving the chains. Jeff,
Speaker 1: I have a question, is there um I think we're
Speaker 1: you know, looking at the backup for justin, looking at
Speaker 1: the need for offensive defensive linemen. You know what position
Speaker 1: are we ignoring almost this far in advance of the draft,
Speaker 1: because you know you're still talking about, you know, some
Speaker 1: depth at the linebacker position, need a defensive back. But
Speaker 1: I mean, are we paying too much attention to the
Speaker 1: offensive defensive line when there's other needs on this team.
Speaker 1: I'll answer from my perspective, No, I listen that front seven, Uh,
Speaker 1: it needs a needs a lot, it needs a lot. Uh.
Speaker 1: The offensive line. We've got to have the trust of
Speaker 1: what we're going to be putting out there each and
Speaker 1: every week and what the development process and competition will be.
Speaker 1: So that's that's where my eyes are are clearly focused. However,
Speaker 1: Jim Miller, it could be any position, and that goes
Speaker 1: for any position. And this is a building, developing team
Speaker 1: that has a foundation started, and it has a very
Speaker 1: particular taste for what kind of players they want to
Speaker 1: be on that field. Guys that are going to bring
Speaker 1: the juice, bring physicality, be nasty on every phase, things
Speaker 1: that they all talked about at the beginning. And you
Speaker 1: don't you're never gonna get everybody you want the type
Speaker 1: of guys, but you certainly can start by sifting through
Speaker 1: this Senior Bowl and the other All Star Games, and
Speaker 1: then when you get to the combine, we'll get those
Speaker 1: underclassmen rolling in. But I'd say I'm sticking with the fronts.
Speaker 1: I'm sticking with the line of scrimmage until further notice.
Speaker 1: What about you? Yeah, I'm definitely gonna say the war daddies,
Speaker 1: That's what I've been calling them. You know, you need
Speaker 1: a couple of special guys. They'll be out there and
Speaker 1: for agency guys like a Duran Pain and certainly you
Speaker 1: want to get big, strong, physical guys on the interior.
Speaker 1: I think we see how important the O and D
Speaker 1: lines are. I mean, look at Philadelphia and look at
Speaker 1: what Kansas City's doing right now. Chris Jones was an
Speaker 1: absolute game wrecker the other night for Kansas City and
Speaker 1: for them to defeat Cincinnati probably one position I would
Speaker 1: say that everybody's like, well, you know, we do we
Speaker 1: need another tight end. You're gonna say, Cole commit. They
Speaker 1: got trey Von Westcoe there as a as a big blocker,
Speaker 1: but this style of offense, say, compared to Baltimore that
Speaker 1: likes to run the football, what do they have. They've
Speaker 1: got Mark Andrews and they drafted that kid. William likely
Speaker 1: last year who's more of a receiving tight end. So
Speaker 1: I think something like that. You can't overlook positions like
Speaker 1: that because, as we know you, you want the strongest
Speaker 1: roster possible, and that would give the Bears even a
Speaker 1: little bit more, you know, flexibility in terms of what
Speaker 1: they can do running the football and passing it with
Speaker 1: a tight end rotation. That would be pretty good. So, Tom,
Speaker 1: were you taking notes today? You got a couple of
Speaker 1: names of guys that really have caught your attention. I
Speaker 1: will right now. I'm just starting to memorize the numbers
Speaker 1: because you know, it's it's hard to see, but I
Speaker 1: think there's an offensive lineman. His last name maybe Steen.
Speaker 1: He wore number fifty four. Um. And you know, when
Speaker 1: you sit there and you watch the one on ones,
Speaker 1: out of my life, the kid out of Minnesota, the
Speaker 1: local guy do But this um from Alabama, Yes, he's
Speaker 1: he's a heck of a player, man, I mean I
Speaker 1: watch him in one on ones. His he doesn't get beat.
Speaker 1: First of all, he's got great and snap count anticipation,
Speaker 1: and when the defensive lineman tries to make an alternate move,
Speaker 1: he already has a decision made how to keep his
Speaker 1: hands inside, stays low with power, and I think, you know,
Speaker 1: he's an immediate competitor as a starter, you know where,
Speaker 1: no matter. I don't know where he's gonna get drafted.
Speaker 1: But he's just a guy that caught my eye. And then, uh,
Speaker 1: you know a couple of the other big defensive lineman, strong,
Speaker 1: steady and quick on the inside. You mentioned Tyler Steen.
Speaker 1: I thought it was just because the Shepherd quarterback, Tyson Badgett,
Speaker 1: he's a Division two obviously very decorated. At one time
Speaker 1: he had Tyler Steen as his offensive lineman. Then he
Speaker 1: had Syracuse or Florida's Osiris Torrence, and then at the
Speaker 1: same time McClendon was in their Warren McClendon from Georgia
Speaker 1: was in there. It was basically an all SEC offensive line.
Speaker 1: And I don't think Tyson Badgett had ever experienced any
Speaker 1: of that at Shepherd College. I mean, he was just
Speaker 1: like he was back there, like I can't believe how
Speaker 1: much time I have to throw the ball here. It was.
Speaker 1: It was pretty funny. Now, what do you think of him?
Speaker 1: By the way, in two days? I like him. I
Speaker 1: think he's got a live arm um. I think he
Speaker 1: can clear clean up some things on his footwork, like
Speaker 1: a couple times he didn't open up his left hip
Speaker 1: which caused the ball to fall short. But he has
Speaker 1: probably got the livest arm down here, I believe. Yeah.
Speaker 1: And you know, the competition comparison is, you know, really
Speaker 1: hard to even put in the same ballpark obviously, but
Speaker 1: Division two quarterbacks, it's it's rare, no question. But it's
Speaker 1: the guy who believed in himself. He wanted to be
Speaker 1: a Notre Dame. He entered the portal hoping he'll go
Speaker 1: to Notre Dame, and so I like that attitude. He's
Speaker 1: from West Virginia, if I'm not mistaken, that college is
Speaker 1: in that same area, Jim, but he does have a
Speaker 1: live arm and uh and his dad's at twenty eight
Speaker 1: time world champion arm wrestler. So you know, you got
Speaker 1: these interesting stories. But that's a competitive thing, right So
Speaker 1: you know got that? Do you guys? Remember? Yeah? Yeah,
Speaker 1: you're really bringing out the names. Well, Kenny is working
Speaker 1: with him. So Kenny is developing Tyson Badget, and believe
Speaker 1: it or not, I'm wondering if he landed him because
Speaker 1: if you don't know this, Kenny is one hell of
Speaker 1: an arm wrestler. Oh real, and yeah, I know that.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask him if he challenged Tyson Badget's dad,
Speaker 1: because if you don't know, Kenny has beaten many of
Speaker 1: people down here in mobile and walking away with a
Speaker 1: nice little pot in his right. Yeah, no, kidding, had
Speaker 1: no idea. I was like, this is like the Sylvester
Speaker 1: Saloone over the Top movie when he was the professional
Speaker 1: arm wrestler. Yeah, and the dad dad does it both
Speaker 1: left and right, so he's having extras. Yeah, how about
Speaker 1: that he's won championships with both. That's crazy. Yeah, that
Speaker 1: is crazy. Jim, have you fallen now? I know you're
Speaker 1: looking at the league differently? Obviously at all times you
Speaker 1: got to cover the canvas, but specifics to what the bears,
Speaker 1: what you envision they need and what types of players
Speaker 1: would fit. Have you fallen for any any of these
Speaker 1: guys in two days? Well? Yeah, I think Yeah, there's
Speaker 1: guys that that flash and you know here you were
Speaker 1: just talking about obviously the the Iowa State Will McDonald,
Speaker 1: I mean he has he has flashed every single day
Speaker 1: for me. I think three techniques are really going to
Speaker 1: be something that bears eye in free agency. And I
Speaker 1: think they need to look to draft one too. So
Speaker 1: Zach Pickens out of South Carolina. He showed a lot
Speaker 1: of explosiveness where he can penetrate and be that type
Speaker 1: of guy upfront. Um, there's numerous offensive linemen that we
Speaker 1: just talked about. Obviously, the marquee name is Dewan Jones,
Speaker 1: and just how he is impressed here and how good
Speaker 1: he is their speed at wide receiver. You already brought
Speaker 1: up a jet and read. I thought, not only did
Speaker 1: Jayden Reid flash in his route running, he hit a
Speaker 1: nice deep bomb for a touchdown where he just flat
Speaker 1: out ram past everybody. I think his punt return skills
Speaker 1: are in um. So, I think there's a little bit
Speaker 1: of everything, you know, and as we know, they can't
Speaker 1: all go in the first round. It's going to be
Speaker 1: littered throughout the entire draft, and you just start to
Speaker 1: look at the guys that can really help your team.
Speaker 1: You know who really impressed me here is that Riley Moss,
Speaker 1: the Iowa dB. I mean, he's got eleven interceptions, he
Speaker 1: three he returned for touchdowns both days. He's been all
Speaker 1: over it and covering some of these speedy receivers. Because
Speaker 1: a lot of people questioned his top end speed, can
Speaker 1: he can he match? Uh, you know with the speed
Speaker 1: with the ball production. I think he's really making a
Speaker 1: good case for himself that he can, right he's I
Speaker 1: heard him today says he thinks he can run on
Speaker 1: the four three's at the combine. So you know, they
Speaker 1: they they're completely dismissing him as a corner and just
Speaker 1: keeping him in the safety round because of that speed.
Speaker 1: But he thinks he can do both. Tommy, Yeah, you know,
Speaker 1: speed as good as if it's good if you can
Speaker 1: use it to benefit what your position is. Because we've
Speaker 1: seen guys go either through the combine or through the
Speaker 1: through this process they run a four two four three
Speaker 1: forty and then they get up to the NFL level
Speaker 1: and they really don't accomplish a lot. So I think
Speaker 1: it's more of what you see in between the whistles
Speaker 1: more so than what you see on a track or
Speaker 1: a competition like a combine. It took us fifty seven
Speaker 1: minutes and forty two seconds to bring up Cody Mock
Speaker 1: because the offensive lineman that they had him out of
Speaker 1: tackle today. Jim Center guard, he's out of North Dakota State,
Speaker 1: really like what he did a lot of great adjustments
Speaker 1: even from yesterday with his hand use, his positioning and
Speaker 1: dealing with some of that beef upfront, because there's some
Speaker 1: really athletic offensive lineman in the interior there he had
Speaker 1: to deal with. Yeah. His best friend is Cordy of Volson,
Speaker 1: the rookie guard who's starting for the Cincinnati Bengals. So
Speaker 1: you know, you look at that conference and smaller players
Speaker 1: have come out of here. This guy is impressive. Like
Speaker 1: you said, he's got that long red hair that's flowing.
Speaker 1: He's got no front teeth, yea. Then he's playing the fiddle.
Speaker 1: I mean he looked like Charles Daniels out there or
Speaker 1: Jack Daniels one or the other. Yeah, oh yeah. Dust
Speaker 1: lost his chicklets in the seventh grade playing hockey. He
Speaker 1: says he's not gonna get him fixed until he's done
Speaker 1: playing football. So that's gonna be his m Jim. We'll
Speaker 1: see it in Mobile on Saturday. I'll be calling the
Speaker 1: game with you and you your partner in crime, and
Speaker 1: be looking forward to it. Thanks as always, well, looking
Speaker 1: forward to it with Pat Kerwin. With Tom there, I'm
Speaker 1: Jeff Johnny Act. Thanks for listening to everybody. Thank you
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