WEBVTT - Bears at Buccaneers Game Preview: Week 2 | Bears, etc. Podcast 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:03.600 Right justin middle of the field for fifteen bring Russ 0:00:03.640 --> 0:00:06.160 in front of a leading Lions in his way, I 0:00:06.200 --> 0:00:08.080 am Jeff Joni Hits. 0:00:07.920 --> 0:00:09.080 Is not done? 0:00:12.000 --> 0:00:13.720 What was like playing for coach Gooddo? 0:00:14.520 --> 0:00:16.560 I don't want to answer any questions like that? Sixty 0:00:16.600 --> 0:00:17.439 one yards? 0:00:17.800 --> 0:00:24.360 What's Sunday stroll for justin field? 0:00:25.880 --> 0:00:29.600 Bears, et cetera. With the voices of the Chicago Bears, Jeff. 0:00:29.360 --> 0:00:35.320 Joniac Tom again for Bears, et cetera. Here Jeff, Joni 0:00:35.360 --> 0:00:37.599 AAK and Tom Thayer, the Super Bowl winning Bear. We'll 0:00:37.640 --> 0:00:40.479 preview the Bears and Buccaneers in Tampa. Hope everybody's doing okay. 0:00:40.800 --> 0:00:43.920 Coming up in the program, a conversation with NFL Royalty Tom. 0:00:43.960 --> 0:00:46.400 We got a Bear's icon the great Hall of Fame 0:00:46.400 --> 0:00:49.080 mid linebacker Dick but Kiss. 0:00:49.240 --> 0:00:52.279 I know there's one story that he didn't tell you 0:00:52.320 --> 0:00:56.160 that I've asked them before in life that I would 0:00:56.160 --> 0:00:57.800 be I would like to contribute to. 0:00:58.080 --> 0:01:01.360 Okay, we'll talk about it afterwards. Up here at hallishall 0:01:01.400 --> 0:01:03.840 getting ready for week two. They will come quickly here. 0:01:03.880 --> 0:01:06.400 Now that the season is underway, Let's get you caught 0:01:06.440 --> 0:01:09.080 up on the latest news right now. The injury report 0:01:09.480 --> 0:01:12.960 no idea what Kyler Gordon's hand injury is they are 0:01:13.000 --> 0:01:16.280 not saying at this time. Also, Josh Blackwell, who is 0:01:16.319 --> 0:01:19.720 the backup Nickel, also on the injury report, so there 0:01:19.720 --> 0:01:22.440 could be some real shuffling going on here. Tyreek Stevenson 0:01:22.480 --> 0:01:24.840 time did play nickel at Georgia before he went to 0:01:24.920 --> 0:01:30.120 Miami Florida. Jalen Jones also played nickel last year against 0:01:30.120 --> 0:01:33.600 the Jets. There are options, but against this team, the 0:01:33.600 --> 0:01:37.280 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and that big slot Chris Godwin, that's 0:01:37.319 --> 0:01:37.959 a tall order. 0:01:38.040 --> 0:01:40.559 Yeah, but you know something we've grown used to from 0:01:40.640 --> 0:01:43.399 last year. The defensive backs all had a chance to 0:01:43.440 --> 0:01:46.040 play and contribute in some way, shape or form, from 0:01:46.040 --> 0:01:49.080 special teams to regular snaps on defense. 0:01:49.480 --> 0:01:52.040 So I don't think of anybody other than a rookie. 0:01:52.080 --> 0:01:55.240 It would be a great shock for them to either 0:01:55.320 --> 0:01:58.840 move position or to contribute somewhere or maybe even have 0:01:58.960 --> 0:01:59.680 a little bit of. 0:01:59.640 --> 0:02:01.840 A re evolving defensive backfield. 0:02:02.280 --> 0:02:06.160 So the guys are fresh according to what down and 0:02:06.240 --> 0:02:07.680 distance and what position they played. 0:02:07.760 --> 0:02:11.120 Bears head coach Matt Eberflus earlier at hadisaw on his 0:02:11.160 --> 0:02:13.040 comfort level in Josh Blackwell, Yeah. 0:02:12.880 --> 0:02:14.880 We're just looking at all of our options. But in 0:02:14.960 --> 0:02:18.160 terms of with Blackwell himself, in terms of the comment 0:02:18.200 --> 0:02:20.919 about last year, it's invaluable right to be able to 0:02:20.960 --> 0:02:23.320 be out there and know the position. You know, as 0:02:23.320 --> 0:02:24.960 we said before, there's a lot of detail to the 0:02:24.960 --> 0:02:28.720 position that Nickel spot, and you know he's done a 0:02:28.760 --> 0:02:30.240 good job in there. You know he's been a good 0:02:30.240 --> 0:02:33.320 special teamer for us, and you know if we go 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:35.720 that route, that'll be you know it'll be he'll do 0:02:35.720 --> 0:02:36.440 a nice shots. 0:02:36.520 --> 0:02:38.920 Rlse Smith be another out. Who are those other options? 0:02:38.919 --> 0:02:39.359 I's not true. 0:02:39.480 --> 0:02:42.919 Yeah, I'm not going to divulge the other options right now, 0:02:43.000 --> 0:02:45.120 but we certainly like what we have all right. 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:48.640 Another topic of conversation is Chase Claypool tom a big 0:02:48.680 --> 0:02:51.959 topic actually. Eberflu says he did visit with Claypool after 0:02:52.000 --> 0:02:55.519 the game about his perimeter blocking. Showed the technique in practice. 0:02:55.639 --> 0:02:59.280 We raved a bottom during training camp, digging out linebackers 0:02:59.320 --> 0:03:02.080 making big block. I know you are very happy with 0:03:02.280 --> 0:03:05.320 his progress during training camp, and after you watch the 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:08.359 tape and watch how he played on Sunday against Green Bay, 0:03:08.680 --> 0:03:11.600 certainly you understand why some of these conversations are being 0:03:11.720 --> 0:03:12.359 taken place. 0:03:12.600 --> 0:03:14.560 Yeah, but you know technically it's one of the most 0:03:14.560 --> 0:03:17.960 difficult blocks to make because there's a separation anywhere between 0:03:18.000 --> 0:03:22.280 five and fifteen yards of ultimate the collision point of 0:03:22.320 --> 0:03:24.920 that block. The thing that you need to do is 0:03:24.919 --> 0:03:27.280 you need to do at full speed because you know 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:29.919 exactly where the design of the play is supposed to hit. 0:03:30.440 --> 0:03:32.960 So if you attack a defensive back and you make 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:35.880 him take the longest path possible to get to the 0:03:35.920 --> 0:03:39.040 ball carrier, then that could increase the amount of yards 0:03:39.080 --> 0:03:41.520 you have at contact or put the tackler in the 0:03:41.520 --> 0:03:42.640 most difficult position. 0:03:43.280 --> 0:03:45.400 So to me, when I look at it, you know 0:03:45.480 --> 0:03:47.600 everybody has a hand in the evaluation. 0:03:47.800 --> 0:03:51.680 Now through all your new day social media. If you 0:03:51.760 --> 0:03:53.840 know the play or you don't know the play, you 0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:56.240 don't know the point attack, you don't know the exact 0:03:56.280 --> 0:04:00.080 design of where the technique is supposed to happen. To me, 0:04:00.400 --> 0:04:04.040 it's more about the type of effort you give at 0:04:04.040 --> 0:04:07.160 the line of scrimmage to the point of block. And 0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:10.480 so that's what I need to see going forward is 0:04:10.560 --> 0:04:13.240 more effort, but more effort out of everybody. I'm not 0:04:13.360 --> 0:04:17.320 going to isolate Chase Claypool and say he's the reason 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:21.200 the offense wasn't successful because I saw him do it 0:04:21.240 --> 0:04:25.200 at practice at a really high level. And that's what 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:27.520 he has to do because you know, Chase Claypool is 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:30.680 always going to be talked about size first. So when 0:04:30.720 --> 0:04:33.040 you have that six to four plus frame and you're 0:04:33.080 --> 0:04:36.000 hitting a defensive back that's going to be smaller than you, 0:04:36.560 --> 0:04:40.760 then you expect that Chase Claypool be in control of 0:04:40.800 --> 0:04:41.440 the collision. 0:04:41.520 --> 0:04:44.400 There's Mattybrafluss and then justin fields on Claypool. 0:04:44.680 --> 0:04:47.080 You know, I would just say everything comes down to technique. 0:04:47.240 --> 0:04:50.200 You know, it's about technique, and it's about really about 0:04:50.240 --> 0:04:52.560 when you're blocking the premier like that, you have to 0:04:52.560 --> 0:04:56.000 have good technique, right and you know he's displayed good 0:04:56.000 --> 0:04:58.080 technique in practice on that and. 0:04:58.200 --> 0:05:00.880 That's why we had him in those positions. But perimeter 0:05:01.000 --> 0:05:02.400 blocking is all about technique. 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:05.000 It's all about your angles, and it's all about your 0:05:05.040 --> 0:05:08.560 intensity for sure, and it's always about that. And it 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:10.680 doesn't matter if you're a push cracking on a line, 0:05:10.800 --> 0:05:15.080 on a linebacker or cracking down on somebody inside. 0:05:16.040 --> 0:05:17.080 That's what it's always about. 0:05:17.120 --> 0:05:19.040 I think the biggest thing is, you know, just having 0:05:19.040 --> 0:05:21.600 that same mentality as he did in camp and just 0:05:21.680 --> 0:05:25.000 you know, keep working hard every day and you know, 0:05:25.160 --> 0:05:26.240 just just keep going. 0:05:27.120 --> 0:05:27.279 You know. 0:05:27.320 --> 0:05:28.920 Of course he probably didn't have the game he wanted 0:05:28.920 --> 0:05:32.719 to have, probably wanted to have more catches, and you 0:05:32.760 --> 0:05:34.479 know we all probably didn't have the game that we 0:05:34.520 --> 0:05:36.280 wanted to have. But you know, just keep working, keep 0:05:36.279 --> 0:05:39.680 getting better. And I think that's the theme of this week. 0:05:39.680 --> 0:05:42.360 The theme of today is you know, uh, work towards 0:05:42.440 --> 0:05:45.479 want to know on Saturday or Sunday, and you know, 0:05:45.720 --> 0:05:46.200 just get ready. 0:05:46.279 --> 0:05:48.839 But and Tommy, you know, Justin was also asked about 0:05:48.960 --> 0:05:51.919 his relationship with Echlamenia Sam Brown, who was inactive for 0:05:51.960 --> 0:05:55.400 the game, and just what he brings to the table. 0:05:55.480 --> 0:05:57.480 Let's listen, In, he's a great run blocker for us, 0:05:57.520 --> 0:05:59.800 you know, he always has been since last year. And 0:06:00.000 --> 0:06:01.839 you know, he knows the playbook like the back of 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:04.880 his hand. He's really smart, you know, and I think 0:06:04.880 --> 0:06:07.359 he's a leader in the receiver room. So just just 0:06:07.400 --> 0:06:10.720 that part permanter blocking, he's he's really good at that. 0:06:10.839 --> 0:06:12.880 So I think that's probably one thing that we missed. 0:06:12.920 --> 0:06:16.280 I mean, he's savvy, knows how to change directions, pretty 0:06:16.320 --> 0:06:18.600 good quality hands and you know, like I said, he's 0:06:18.600 --> 0:06:21.440 always gonna be on time with the quarterback. He's gonna 0:06:21.480 --> 0:06:23.280 run the right route at the right depth, and you know, 0:06:23.520 --> 0:06:25.680 be at the right place at the right time. So 0:06:25.839 --> 0:06:29.000 I mean, you just get dependability on him, and you 0:06:29.040 --> 0:06:31.680 know he's very reliable in the past game. 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:33.919 So yeah, these are comparisons the media is making, you know, 0:06:34.000 --> 0:06:36.599 EQ Saint Brown out. You know, will Claypool be on 0:06:36.640 --> 0:06:39.360 the field on Sunday, you know, that yet to be determined, 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:42.000 but head coach Maddie Reflution the Fellas will sort out 0:06:42.040 --> 0:06:46.000 that out against Tampa Bay down in South Florida. Overall, though, 0:06:46.600 --> 0:06:49.039 opening up the passing game certainly is something that's on 0:06:49.080 --> 0:06:49.800 everybody's mind. 0:06:49.880 --> 0:06:52.200 Yeah, you know, and Justin made reference to the fact 0:06:52.240 --> 0:06:54.760 that e Q knows this playbook like the back of 0:06:54.800 --> 0:06:57.880 his hand. And that's one thing every single player on 0:06:57.920 --> 0:07:01.159 this offensive side of the ball should have, is a 0:07:01.400 --> 0:07:05.720 great knowledge of the offense that they've been installing since OTAs. 0:07:06.320 --> 0:07:09.279 But it's about the performance on Sunday that is really 0:07:09.320 --> 0:07:13.480 gonna be the judgment of how well you play. And 0:07:13.560 --> 0:07:16.560 so if EQ Saint Brown is the next man up, 0:07:16.560 --> 0:07:19.360 and that mentality that's all around the NFL that. 0:07:19.360 --> 0:07:20.560 If they do put him in there. 0:07:20.760 --> 0:07:24.440 He has those perimeter blocks that are factor and outside 0:07:24.560 --> 0:07:28.840 run zone plays or screens, EQ has to come up 0:07:28.880 --> 0:07:31.160 with some big, big type of blocks. 0:07:31.560 --> 0:07:34.200 And justin talking about agreeing that he needs to take 0:07:34.240 --> 0:07:35.440 some shots down the field. 0:07:35.520 --> 0:07:36.160 Yeah, for sure. 0:07:36.360 --> 0:07:38.880 That's one thing I talked to Luke and coach about 0:07:39.000 --> 0:07:42.200 is just you know, I felt like I was a 0:07:42.240 --> 0:07:44.880 little bit too conservative at times during the game. So 0:07:45.360 --> 0:07:48.600 you know, definitely with you know, guys like DJ and 0:07:48.760 --> 0:07:52.400 chasing the outside if you know we do have one 0:07:52.400 --> 0:07:54.320 on one on the outside essentially thrown it up and 0:07:54.640 --> 0:07:57.400 seeing what happens. So you know, with them, you know 0:07:57.440 --> 0:08:01.040 they're great playmakers and you know they can most likely 0:08:01.120 --> 0:08:03.720 come up with the fifty to fifty balls, So definitely 0:08:04.320 --> 0:08:06.520 you don't want to give them more chances keep in 0:08:06.600 --> 0:08:06.960 the field. 0:08:07.040 --> 0:08:08.720 And I know this is something that's big for you 0:08:08.800 --> 0:08:11.200 for this matchup against Tampa Bay. Tommy pushing that ball 0:08:11.240 --> 0:08:11.840 down the field. 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:15.000 Listen, if you have the luxury of time, if you 0:08:15.040 --> 0:08:17.520 can get yourself into an open throwing lane, if you 0:08:17.600 --> 0:08:20.440 recognize that their single man coverage at one of the 0:08:20.560 --> 0:08:24.800 receivers from DJ to whomever's on the field, you got 0:08:24.840 --> 0:08:27.960 to throw into a smaller window of opportunity and relive 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:31.760 the receiver to either go up and make the catch, 0:08:32.120 --> 0:08:35.040 don't allow the defensive back to make a catch or 0:08:35.600 --> 0:08:37.560 do something spectacular right now. 0:08:37.600 --> 0:08:40.199 When you spent over twenty nine to ninety nine at Steinhoffels, 0:08:40.240 --> 0:08:42.679 you'll score a one hundred dollars Bears Pro Shop gift card. 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:45.720 Visit any one of the four Chicago land locations Vernon Hills, 0:08:45.720 --> 0:08:48.440 Crystal Lake, Donners Grove, and Harwood Heights, or shop online 0:08:48.480 --> 0:08:51.439 at Steinhoffels dot com. Jeff and Tom here on Bears 0:08:51.480 --> 0:08:54.120 et cetera podcast coming up in moments the Great Dick 0:08:54.200 --> 0:08:57.320 but Kiss also on the injury report from a Tampa perspective, 0:08:57.320 --> 0:09:00.280 a shoulder he did practice though for Baker Mayfield, a 0:09:00.360 --> 0:09:03.240 rugged performance against Minnesota, winning on the road. It was 0:09:03.880 --> 0:09:06.560 kind of an ugly offensive first half. They couldn't get 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:09.920 anything done. They blitzed him mercilessly, and he still managed 0:09:09.960 --> 0:09:12.640 to make plays big ones down the stretch, including closing 0:09:12.640 --> 0:09:14.320 out the game and never giving the ball back to 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:17.280 Minnesota to have one final crack at it. What impresses 0:09:17.320 --> 0:09:21.680 you at all about their offense at the moment, Because 0:09:21.720 --> 0:09:25.240 you must begin the conversation with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. 0:09:26.120 --> 0:09:27.080 Oh, you know, Mike Evans. 0:09:27.080 --> 0:09:29.920 That's where my concern is because anytime that you're told 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:31.920 by the team that you're expected to go out and 0:09:31.920 --> 0:09:34.480 give one hundred percent for that, we're not going to 0:09:34.600 --> 0:09:38.200 resign you and give you the contract that you're asking for. 0:09:39.160 --> 0:09:42.360 It's almost like a challenge for Baker Mayfield. Hey, how 0:09:42.400 --> 0:09:45.400 can I keep Chris ev I mean, Mike Evans involved 0:09:45.720 --> 0:09:49.080 in this game plan? Give him more opportunities. He was 0:09:49.480 --> 0:09:53.880 targeted ten times this week, and you're gonna you're gonna 0:09:53.880 --> 0:09:55.040 give him opportunities. 0:09:55.160 --> 0:09:55.320 You know. 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:58.560 I think that Mice Evans has developed a reputation that 0:09:58.640 --> 0:10:02.079 even if he's covered, he's not covered because he's got 0:10:02.120 --> 0:10:05.960 that huge frame that is willing to go up and compete. 0:10:05.880 --> 0:10:07.640 For the football at its highest point. 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:10.240 Chris Godwin has always been a heck of a receiver 0:10:10.320 --> 0:10:12.640 and I think he's a great compliment to Mike Evans. 0:10:12.840 --> 0:10:13.760 And when you look. 0:10:13.600 --> 0:10:17.680 At the Baker Mayfield, you know, he keeps everybody involved. 0:10:17.679 --> 0:10:20.480 And Baker Mayfield has lived on the injury report. So 0:10:20.559 --> 0:10:22.880 I don't think this shoulder concerns is going to say, 0:10:22.880 --> 0:10:25.640 oh my god, maybe he will not take many snaps 0:10:26.160 --> 0:10:30.440 he will, and you know, Tampa always keeps the tight 0:10:30.520 --> 0:10:33.160 end involved, and the tight end has had some success 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:37.120 against the Bears. But to me, it's running game through 0:10:37.160 --> 0:10:40.280 Mike Evans and to see how they can protect and 0:10:40.880 --> 0:10:45.040 the offensive line without Ryan Jensen. Their their biggest asset 0:10:45.200 --> 0:10:48.120 on the football field. When you think about Trisan Wurf's 0:10:48.160 --> 0:10:50.960 their great right tackle. He's moved a left tackle and 0:10:51.040 --> 0:10:53.360 had to get some advice during the offseason, but he's 0:10:53.400 --> 0:10:56.319 also going through some growing pain. So I do think 0:10:56.360 --> 0:10:59.679 the Bears have some attackability if they do want to 0:10:59.720 --> 0:11:02.960 take some chances and putting pressure on ba Baker Mayfield 0:11:02.960 --> 0:11:07.040 because he doesn't have that blazing speed and that athleticism 0:11:07.080 --> 0:11:10.280 that so many quarterbacks are gifted with, so try to 0:11:10.280 --> 0:11:12.440 make them look small and trying to throw in the 0:11:12.480 --> 0:11:13.360 tight spaces. 0:11:13.520 --> 0:11:17.600 Vikings blitzed a lot, they really did. I opened the well. 0:11:17.640 --> 0:11:20.040 You know it's different. The Vikings were playing at home. 0:11:20.280 --> 0:11:22.880 The crowd noise is an assistant. They are unlike a 0:11:22.880 --> 0:11:25.400 lot of stadiums in the NFL. So if I can 0:11:25.400 --> 0:11:28.439 make their snap count and their offensive line look dysfunctional, 0:11:28.480 --> 0:11:31.520 that I can take some chances. So yeah, I am 0:11:31.559 --> 0:11:33.920 willing to take some chances. Look, you know zero and 0:11:34.040 --> 0:11:38.199 two doesn't sound good. You know one and one really 0:11:38.200 --> 0:11:41.199 gets you back on track. So if you're looking at 0:11:41.240 --> 0:11:45.440 offense and justin talking about make taking some chances downfield. 0:11:45.120 --> 0:11:47.000 You'd have to look at the defense as well. 0:11:47.200 --> 0:11:49.200 So a guy who knows Tampa better than anybody to 0:11:49.240 --> 0:11:52.640 Dj Moore, So, nineteen targets, thirteen catches last season in 0:11:52.679 --> 0:11:55.600 two games against Tampa, two touchdowns, nearly two hundred yards 0:11:56.000 --> 0:11:59.600 against similar defensive players. I'm not sure who picked him 0:11:59.640 --> 0:12:02.480 up or how how they worked coverage over there. Carlton 0:12:02.520 --> 0:12:05.760 Davis was not in those two games, so he is 0:12:05.840 --> 0:12:07.840 usually the guy that goes with the number one. But 0:12:08.080 --> 0:12:11.280 that'll be interesting all that conversation after just two targets 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:14.199 and two catches last week against Green Bay. Another note 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:18.360 on Evans the amazing part of his career nine straight 0:12:18.480 --> 0:12:21.560 one thousand yard seasons to start a career. Too shy 0:12:21.600 --> 0:12:23.679 of the all time Jerry Rice record of eleven, Orrandy 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:26.600 Moss had ten, And you mentioned the tight end. Ky 0:12:26.679 --> 0:12:29.600 Otton led all rookies last year with forty two catches, 0:12:29.960 --> 0:12:32.200 third and yards of three ninety one, And the offense 0:12:32.320 --> 0:12:34.959 kind of rolls through him with their new offensive coordinator, 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:38.120 Dave Knelis, who came over from Seattle, so they brought 0:12:38.120 --> 0:12:41.000 some Seattle coaches over as well. They hung up twenty 0:12:41.000 --> 0:12:42.920 points down the road against Minnesota. 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:45.319 You know, real quick though, one thing going forward, I 0:12:45.360 --> 0:12:47.680 think each week when we talk about the defense, it's 0:12:47.720 --> 0:12:50.600 not necessarily how in whom they're going to cover Dj 0:12:50.760 --> 0:12:53.679 Moore with how are they going to attack justin fields, 0:12:53.960 --> 0:12:56.840 because you're talking about probably the best athlete on the 0:12:56.840 --> 0:12:59.080 Bears offense is the one that they have to contain 0:12:59.160 --> 0:13:02.079 the most. To me, the next subject that's going to 0:13:02.120 --> 0:13:04.280 come out of your mouth is going to be about 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:05.120 exactly that. 0:13:05.440 --> 0:13:08.880 Yeah, yeah, exactly. So what are we looking at? We're 0:13:08.880 --> 0:13:09.920 going to be looking at blitzes. 0:13:11.160 --> 0:13:12.360 Hey, listen, Todd Bowles. 0:13:12.400 --> 0:13:14.280 You know, he proved it in the Super Bowl that 0:13:14.360 --> 0:13:17.319 he has the ability to sit these guys on the 0:13:17.400 --> 0:13:20.800 quarterback from unexpected angles. 0:13:20.720 --> 0:13:23.840 That affect your periphiel vision. When you see. 0:13:23.679 --> 0:13:27.720 Pressure coming at you see guys in the defensive second 0:13:27.960 --> 0:13:32.199 level coming and trying to sneak up in the not 0:13:32.360 --> 0:13:35.240 sneak up into the gaps and show themselves in the gaps, 0:13:35.600 --> 0:13:39.400 so that interferes with your pass protection. If you think, okay, 0:13:39.480 --> 0:13:41.880 I have an inexperienced running back that has to block 0:13:41.960 --> 0:13:45.800 one of these talented linebackers, you're automatically thinking during the cadence, 0:13:45.840 --> 0:13:47.280 I probably got to get the ball out of my 0:13:47.320 --> 0:13:50.520 hand a little quicker second. Play the game this past 0:13:50.520 --> 0:13:54.160 week against the Minnesota Vikings, they blitz your guy Winfield 0:13:54.320 --> 0:13:58.320 for a sack cause fumble. So Todd Bowles, like I say, 0:13:58.360 --> 0:14:00.840 he'll never be in a three point stay, but he 0:14:00.840 --> 0:14:02.840 could be the biggest factor on defense. 0:14:02.920 --> 0:14:03.120 Yep. 0:14:03.160 --> 0:14:05.920 He makes all the calls. So when you see Vidavea 0:14:06.040 --> 0:14:08.960 coming off the line of scrimmage with heavy hands, he's 0:14:08.960 --> 0:14:12.680 got a rare combo of power and despite being six ' four, 0:14:12.960 --> 0:14:17.360 he's got leverage coming out of his stance. He'll control gaps. 0:14:17.880 --> 0:14:21.480 He is a load to deal with. Is that where 0:14:21.480 --> 0:14:24.280 it all begins for them defensively? Because he can collapse 0:14:24.320 --> 0:14:27.040 the pocket too and be there for three downs and 0:14:27.280 --> 0:14:30.160 ruin your run game and collapse the pocket whereas you 0:14:30.240 --> 0:14:32.520 have to push up or push out and you get 0:14:32.680 --> 0:14:34.600 extended into those edge rushers. 0:14:34.800 --> 0:14:37.760 Oh, you gotta figure Vdave he measures at six to four. 0:14:37.920 --> 0:14:40.400 Like you said, he probably comes off the ball more 0:14:40.400 --> 0:14:41.720 at about five to eleven. 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:42.240 Wow. 0:14:42.320 --> 0:14:44.840 So the first thing that the offensive line coach should 0:14:44.840 --> 0:14:48.920 be preaching to every offensive lineman, if he's your responsibility, 0:14:49.000 --> 0:14:51.680 make sure you block the line of scrimmage before you 0:14:51.760 --> 0:14:53.240 try to go to the second level. 0:14:53.480 --> 0:14:54.120 If you have a. 0:14:54.000 --> 0:14:57.440 Combination block So right now, that has extended time at 0:14:57.440 --> 0:15:00.240 the line of scrimmage by two offensive linemen, and then 0:15:00.320 --> 0:15:03.360 you're talking about these linebackers having that extra second to 0:15:03.480 --> 0:15:06.360 run free. And that's the thing that can really hurt 0:15:06.400 --> 0:15:10.960 you in this defense is the ability of these. 0:15:09.960 --> 0:15:11.160 Linebackers to run. 0:15:11.240 --> 0:15:14.320 So didavea, Yeah, you got to try to get some 0:15:14.360 --> 0:15:16.720 movement on him. Why are they the best run stopping 0:15:16.800 --> 0:15:20.760 defensive line in the NFL Because he takes multiple blockers 0:15:20.760 --> 0:15:22.160 for an extended period of time. 0:15:22.320 --> 0:15:25.880 And those linebackers are both former Pro Bowlers, Devin White 0:15:25.920 --> 0:15:28.320 on the weak side and Levonte David the senior member 0:15:28.360 --> 0:15:31.120 of the Bucks defense now thirty three, and he still 0:15:31.160 --> 0:15:34.320 can move good. New Chicago United Airlines. It's getting brand 0:15:34.400 --> 0:15:36.560 new planes with all the bells and whistles, like Bluetooth 0:15:36.560 --> 0:15:38.840 connectivity screens at every seat in the room for everyone's 0:15:38.920 --> 0:15:42.440 roller bag. United proud to fly the Chicago Bears and 0:15:42.720 --> 0:15:46.320 you too. While we're talking about linebackers, No better way 0:15:46.600 --> 0:15:50.080 than to talk about number fifty one. He walks with 0:15:50.120 --> 0:15:53.200 the kne now looks great, though, wonderful to visit with 0:15:53.280 --> 0:15:55.520 and talk about. A full life Live with Dick Buckis. 0:15:55.680 --> 0:16:01.240 He thrived Tommy in an era of toughness, grint, bloody hands, 0:16:01.560 --> 0:16:05.480 mud made for NFL theater, that's for sure, and captured 0:16:05.480 --> 0:16:09.200 and persevered for perpetuity by NFL films. Our memories of 0:16:09.400 --> 0:16:13.760 marauding a six to three forty pounder, a growling middle linebacker, 0:16:13.800 --> 0:16:17.680 patrolling the Bears defense, linger and intrigue. My conversation with 0:16:17.760 --> 0:16:19.400 the great Dick Buckets. 0:16:18.960 --> 0:16:22.320 In a way I wish I was able to play today, 0:16:22.360 --> 0:16:24.880 But then again, maybe maybe not. 0:16:25.000 --> 0:16:28.400 Maybe I'd like the way it was back there. 0:16:29.280 --> 0:16:32.440 To me, that was professional football playing on a baseball 0:16:32.480 --> 0:16:36.440 field that literally went from one end zone down to 0:16:36.480 --> 0:16:38.480 the other, and then two feet later you're going to 0:16:38.600 --> 0:16:42.440 hit a brick wall and a chip broncle brick there. 0:16:42.600 --> 0:16:47.280 And who somebody said we had a locker room back there, 0:16:47.480 --> 0:16:49.680 you know, too small for you know, a wrestling team. 0:16:51.320 --> 0:16:55.320 It's just I just really liked it. It was to me, 0:16:55.480 --> 0:16:57.520 the real stuff. The real pros. 0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:00.840 You barely played on grass well after. 0:17:00.960 --> 0:17:02.960 No after yeah, after a couple of weeks, you know, 0:17:02.960 --> 0:17:05.640 they painted it. It was actually we practiced there, so 0:17:06.840 --> 0:17:09.480 you know, you heard that term like with sheep. You 0:17:09.520 --> 0:17:13.320 know the farmers. Other farmers didn't like sheep because they 0:17:13.680 --> 0:17:17.000 compacted the ground from walking because of their hoofs, And 0:17:17.040 --> 0:17:20.160 that's what we did with our spikes. It was literally 0:17:20.359 --> 0:17:24.879 just dirt and paint. And then what was at the 0:17:24.920 --> 0:17:30.439 south southeast corner where you know big two by twos 0:17:30.480 --> 0:17:34.520 or four by fourst covering the corner of the visitors 0:17:34.560 --> 0:17:38.200 dugout to finish the end zone. 0:17:38.400 --> 0:17:40.000 So the corner. 0:17:41.160 --> 0:17:46.879 Over there was boards over the over the dugout, and 0:17:46.920 --> 0:17:51.200 then they would go their locker room would be above above. 0:17:51.240 --> 0:17:55.159 They'd go through the dugout and then walk upstairs and 0:17:55.200 --> 0:17:57.320 then to this room, you know, and then all the 0:17:57.359 --> 0:18:02.480 fans are there throwing. They used to do that to 0:18:02.560 --> 0:18:05.560 us over at County Stadium too. They finally put like 0:18:07.200 --> 0:18:11.280 you know, like like tarpolian or something inside the fence 0:18:11.320 --> 0:18:13.360 because they throw that she as you walk by. 0:18:13.640 --> 0:18:16.400 That was an era of the intimacy of the game. 0:18:16.720 --> 0:18:20.080 The fans are right on top of Wrigley Field. 0:18:19.920 --> 0:18:21.480 You know, and you'd get there and there'd be a 0:18:21.520 --> 0:18:24.800 couple of kids, you know, you bring them in with you. Yeah, 0:18:24.880 --> 0:18:26.840 he's coming in with me, you know, to the game. 0:18:26.920 --> 0:18:29.560 And it was all cool. You know, you have to 0:18:29.600 --> 0:18:33.040 go through all these Jesus yesterday you think I was 0:18:33.080 --> 0:18:35.080 going on the lockdown at the house. 0:18:37.119 --> 0:18:41.760 But so to you, it's it's something like a romanticists 0:18:42.600 --> 0:18:46.320 view of what the game was born to be. 0:18:48.520 --> 0:18:52.280 You weren't thinking so much of the exposure that you 0:18:52.359 --> 0:18:58.119 were presenting, like like today. But imagine the TV you know, 0:18:58.160 --> 0:19:01.800 in the crowds, the viewership, you know, the super Bowl, 0:19:01.880 --> 0:19:07.040 the biggest selling, our biggest or most watched show. Back then, 0:19:07.240 --> 0:19:10.280 you know, it wasn't like that. But I don't know 0:19:10.440 --> 0:19:14.920 I traditionalists or whatever, call me. I just I loved 0:19:14.920 --> 0:19:15.480 it back then. 0:19:15.720 --> 0:19:18.440 But let me let me pose this question to you, though, 0:19:18.520 --> 0:19:22.160 so six three forty pound linebacker who would have been 0:19:23.040 --> 0:19:29.479 prepared differently both by training, nutrition, Injuries would be treated differently, 0:19:29.520 --> 0:19:33.400 surgeries would be treated differently. What kind of linebacker would 0:19:33.480 --> 0:19:34.000 you have been? 0:19:34.880 --> 0:19:38.880 There's a guy named Arthur Jones who when I retired, 0:19:38.960 --> 0:19:41.720 I when I moved to Florida, I started working with him, 0:19:41.760 --> 0:19:46.320 and he's the guy who invented the Nautilists equipment and 0:19:47.000 --> 0:19:50.600 he he was a no bullsh guy. To go through 0:19:50.600 --> 0:19:53.480