WEBVTT - All Access: Roquan Smith on rookie season 0:00:01.120 --> 0:00:04.560 The following is a presentation of the Chicago Bears Network 0:00:04.680 --> 0:00:08.600 and Chicago Bears dot Com. Download the Chicago Bears official 0:00:08.640 --> 0:00:11.600 mobile app for up to the minute Bears content every 0:00:11.720 --> 0:00:16.279 day and now welcome to Bears All Access. Your all 0:00:16.320 --> 0:00:20.759 access passing to Chicago Bears football. Bears All Access is 0:00:20.800 --> 0:00:25.280 brought to you by IGS Energy and sponsored by CDW, 0:00:25.400 --> 0:00:31.920 Miller Lite and Kulu. And a pleasant good aving everybody, 0:00:31.920 --> 0:00:34.320 and welcome into Bears All Access. Boy, do we have 0:00:34.360 --> 0:00:37.559 a unique show for you the amazing technology of a 0:00:37.600 --> 0:00:42.520 cell phone. I'm on an app from Cancun, Mexico, courtesy 0:00:42.800 --> 0:00:48.320 of Apple Vacations and the Riu Coasta Mujeri's Hotel and Resort, 0:00:48.440 --> 0:00:51.239 and it is a pleasure to bring Bears football to 0:00:51.320 --> 0:00:53.840 you from Mexico. Lout of Bears fans here about I'd 0:00:53.840 --> 0:00:56.120 say about ninety folks have joined us on the trip 0:00:56.400 --> 0:00:58.520 down here, and so it's been a fun couple of days. 0:00:58.760 --> 0:01:02.000 We're joined by for Chicago Bears. I'm Jeff Joniac Tom 0:01:02.080 --> 0:01:04.200 there in studio. Tom. Can you hear me all right? Buddy? 0:01:04.240 --> 0:01:07.039 I got you loud and clear. Jeff, I'm envious about 0:01:07.040 --> 0:01:09.080 the temperature as you are sitting in while we sit 0:01:09.240 --> 0:01:13.119 inside the offices and the houses we have with coats 0:01:13.120 --> 0:01:16.559 and hoods on a right. It was Tom's first question 0:01:16.560 --> 0:01:18.560 to me today by text was how are the waves? 0:01:18.760 --> 0:01:21.440 They're they're not surfable, Tom, but there is a nasty 0:01:21.480 --> 0:01:23.720 wind of time, so they crop up a little bit. 0:01:23.760 --> 0:01:26.040 And Jim Miller, Jim, are you home yet from the combine? 0:01:26.080 --> 0:01:28.280 Are you still in Indie? Yes? The best thing Tom 0:01:28.280 --> 0:01:30.440 and I got gold for us is daylight savings time. 0:01:30.520 --> 0:01:32.680 Next next week, spring forward, we'll get a little bit 0:01:32.720 --> 0:01:35.920 more sunlight. Jeff, much like yourself, I won't rub it 0:01:35.959 --> 0:01:37.880 in fellas, and I'll tell you what happened today a 0:01:37.920 --> 0:01:40.080 bit later on. But right off the top of the show, 0:01:40.080 --> 0:01:44.160 where pleased to be joined by the outstanding now second 0:01:44.200 --> 0:01:47.680 year linebacker the Chicago Bears, Roquan Smith, one of the 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:51.800 four players here with us in Cancoon. Good to see it. 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:55.120 Thanks for taking a few minutes with us. Roquan, you're 0:01:55.160 --> 0:01:58.600 here with not only some of the defensive guys on 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:00.600 the team, but big Bradley Soul kind of stole the 0:02:00.600 --> 0:02:04.560 show today at the beach drills with the fans. But 0:02:04.640 --> 0:02:07.680 you also have Prince of Mukamara here and Bala Nichols, 0:02:07.680 --> 0:02:09.680 one of your teammates on the defensive, said of the ball, 0:02:09.720 --> 0:02:13.040 good time, isn't it? Absolutely enjoying it, great weather, great 0:02:13.040 --> 0:02:15.440 team bun as well, and just enjoying time with those guys. 0:02:15.480 --> 0:02:18.320 Now you appreciate the fans even a little more when 0:02:18.360 --> 0:02:20.800 you see them here. They are decked head to toe 0:02:20.880 --> 0:02:23.519 and bears gear. A lot of these folks have come 0:02:23.560 --> 0:02:26.440 to these thirteen years in a row. They can't get 0:02:26.560 --> 0:02:28.840 enough of it, and they were very vocal today. A 0:02:28.880 --> 0:02:31.560 good time And you did a nice job today, did everything. 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:33.440 You know, you're the I think you were then again 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:35.400 without your shirt off today, I mean, you know, like 0:02:35.480 --> 0:02:37.880 showing off a little bit, right, Hey, you know I've 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:39.560 worked out a little bit, so I deserve to show 0:02:39.560 --> 0:02:42.280 it off in the sun somewhat. But it's definitely great 0:02:42.320 --> 0:02:44.639 having a lot of those dedicated fans out. So it's 0:02:44.680 --> 0:02:47.280 great having fans like that behind you, you know, I mean, Jim, 0:02:47.280 --> 0:02:49.280 have at it, ro Quan. After the fun is over 0:02:49.320 --> 0:02:51.400 this week, you know, Ryan Pace said in this press 0:02:51.400 --> 0:02:55.080 conference this past week, instincts and speed are the two 0:02:55.120 --> 0:02:58.600 best traits of ro Kuan Smith. So this offseason, what 0:02:58.800 --> 0:03:02.640 is your focus to make Roquan a better player in 0:03:02.760 --> 0:03:06.320 year two. I would say, just improving on all aspects 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:08.400 of my game. Nothing in particularly that I'm doing. I 0:03:08.440 --> 0:03:11.360 want to pretty much be the same size, improve my 0:03:11.400 --> 0:03:15.240 speed if I can do that, get stronger obviously, and 0:03:15.320 --> 0:03:17.680 just do everything better, you know, just improve on the 0:03:17.680 --> 0:03:19.360 little things. And I feel like that, and I feel 0:03:19.360 --> 0:03:21.840 like that to take my game to the next level. 0:03:22.240 --> 0:03:24.400 But what about for you, ro Qua Jim Miller here, 0:03:24.440 --> 0:03:27.600 good to talk to you again, and just how quickly 0:03:27.680 --> 0:03:30.320 did it take you to settle in into the defense? 0:03:30.360 --> 0:03:32.959 Here you have the long hold out, but long behold 0:03:33.000 --> 0:03:35.080 you arrived. For the Bears, you get an early sack. 0:03:35.160 --> 0:03:39.360 But how quickly told was when you felt comfortable and 0:03:39.400 --> 0:03:42.400 we're really just out there reacting and maybe not thinking 0:03:42.440 --> 0:03:46.120 as much. In terms of learning the defense, I would 0:03:46.120 --> 0:03:48.440 say weekend and week out. I felt like I constantly 0:03:48.480 --> 0:03:51.920 improved from like game one to game seven, and then 0:03:51.960 --> 0:03:54.960 I felt like around like game nine or ten, I 0:03:55.000 --> 0:03:57.560 felt like I was really comfortable doing whatever throughout the 0:03:57.600 --> 0:04:00.480 defense as well as playing out a difference. So when 0:04:00.480 --> 0:04:02.920 you're doing that and not thinking at all, it definitely 0:04:02.920 --> 0:04:05.600 great and it makes you fly around and makes you 0:04:05.640 --> 0:04:08.240 make a lot more plays, for sure. We're with roe 0:04:08.280 --> 0:04:10.880 quand Smith here in Cancun, Mexico. I thought I'd never 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:12.720 say that, right, Huh, how about it? I mean from 0:04:12.800 --> 0:04:15.320 below Nichols, who's my next door neighbor. This is the 0:04:15.360 --> 0:04:17.440 first time Fellas he's ever been out of the country, 0:04:17.720 --> 0:04:20.119 so he's digging it. And it is a great, great 0:04:20.240 --> 0:04:25.200 beach resort. Obviously Rio here in Cancun and apple vacations. 0:04:25.520 --> 0:04:27.599 But a year ago, at this time, you're at the 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:30.359 combine trying to impress folks, and you certainly did. You 0:04:30.400 --> 0:04:32.560 had a great combine. You were the eighth pick in 0:04:32.600 --> 0:04:35.440 the draft. Does it seem a long time ago? And 0:04:35.480 --> 0:04:37.440 when you were getting ready for that? How much of 0:04:37.560 --> 0:04:41.120 that translated into what you did here with the Chicago 0:04:41.120 --> 0:04:43.960 Bears in twenty eighteen. I'll feel like a little bit 0:04:43.960 --> 0:04:46.000 of that did. But it was great, you know, experience 0:04:46.040 --> 0:04:48.280 in that, you know, not many can say the experience 0:04:48.360 --> 0:04:51.960 the NFL Combine, and so having an opportunity to perform, 0:04:52.040 --> 0:04:54.000 now that was great. And then doing what I did, 0:04:54.040 --> 0:04:55.800 and then in the interview process and met a lot 0:04:55.839 --> 0:04:58.760 of great players across the country, So it was definitely great. 0:04:58.800 --> 0:05:01.279 I enjoyed it like I learned a lot through there, 0:05:02.279 --> 0:05:04.080 and I feel like I carried some of it over, 0:05:04.839 --> 0:05:06.640 some of the drills and different things like that and 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:08.800 some of the other things in the interview process, learned 0:05:08.920 --> 0:05:10.920 from that and just carrying it on in my day 0:05:10.960 --> 0:05:12.400 to day life. So I feel like I learned in 0:05:12.440 --> 0:05:15.400 a lot of different aspects Roquan, after you became familiar 0:05:15.440 --> 0:05:18.039 with the defense and you had a better understanding when 0:05:18.200 --> 0:05:21.240 you look at the offensive side of the football from college, 0:05:21.680 --> 0:05:24.960 do the blockers stay on you longer? Number one? And 0:05:25.160 --> 0:05:28.800 is it noticeably more difficult to tackle the talent in 0:05:28.839 --> 0:05:31.599 the NFL than it was in a major college that 0:05:31.640 --> 0:05:35.240 you played in. Well, there there is a difference, But 0:05:35.360 --> 0:05:38.039 planning in the SEC, I definitely think it prepared like 0:05:38.120 --> 0:05:41.720 help me actually got be ready for the NFL, because 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:43.760 I felt like the talent level from the SEC to 0:05:43.760 --> 0:05:46.960 the NFL is maybe just a tad big more. But 0:05:47.240 --> 0:05:50.039 it's definitely a little more challenging in the NFL because 0:05:50.040 --> 0:05:52.200 there's no like weekend and week out, you're playing the 0:05:52.240 --> 0:05:54.279 best of the best. It's not like you're gonna see 0:05:54.320 --> 0:05:57.200 a cupcake, so you're gonna get the best player you 0:05:57.279 --> 0:05:59.719 know around and it makes you brings out the best 0:05:59.720 --> 0:06:02.200 and they everyone. So that's what we love about the game. 0:06:02.240 --> 0:06:05.160 You know, well, from your standpoint, did did it live 0:06:05.240 --> 0:06:07.560 up to everything you thought it was gonna be? Them? 0:06:07.560 --> 0:06:09.640 When you look at it, it's just a step above. 0:06:09.760 --> 0:06:11.960 It's the best of the best. But I guess in 0:06:12.080 --> 0:06:14.800 terms of just the workmanlike manner of it. You know, 0:06:14.839 --> 0:06:17.920 it is professional football, how your teammates prepare himself, how 0:06:17.960 --> 0:06:21.360 the professional locker up is held, maybe just touch on it. 0:06:21.400 --> 0:06:23.680 From that standpoint, is the live up to everything you 0:06:23.720 --> 0:06:27.280 thought it was gonna be in pro football? I came 0:06:27.360 --> 0:06:30.480 in didn't really have any expectations. I'm just going in 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:32.200 like it's a dream to be here, so I'm just 0:06:32.200 --> 0:06:34.080 gonna make the most of the dream. And I just 0:06:34.120 --> 0:06:35.960 felt I was gonna stick to what got me to 0:06:36.040 --> 0:06:40.560 that point. So whatever my goals were, whatever my work 0:06:40.600 --> 0:06:42.279 habits were in college, I felt like I would just 0:06:42.279 --> 0:06:44.280 continue that over into the NFL, and I felt like 0:06:44.480 --> 0:06:45.880 that would get me to where I want to go. 0:06:45.920 --> 0:06:48.960 And so far, so good, but there's still obviously room 0:06:49.000 --> 0:06:52.440 for improvement and gonna continue with that and just continue 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:54.760 to keep getting better. But I definitely didn't have any 0:06:54.760 --> 0:06:57.039 expectations I was just looking at it more of a 0:06:57.160 --> 0:06:59.800 dream come true and living out a dream. Georgia pro 0:07:00.400 --> 0:07:03.520 Roquan Smith here with us in can Kou, Mexico at 0:07:03.560 --> 0:07:06.320 Jim Miller, Tom there, Jeff Joniac. I was at the 0:07:06.360 --> 0:07:10.040 Combine until Saturday, and one of the last interviews that 0:07:10.080 --> 0:07:12.200 I was a part of there was a Devin White 0:07:12.200 --> 0:07:15.200 from LSU and your name was brought up, and he said, yeah, 0:07:15.240 --> 0:07:17.120 that's my brother. And they said, hey, you're gonna following 0:07:17.160 --> 0:07:19.520 the footsteps of Roquan Smith and what he did in 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:21.040 the Combine last year and what he did in the 0:07:21.120 --> 0:07:23.840 NFL in his rookie year. He says, I respect what 0:07:23.880 --> 0:07:25.960 he accomplished. He goes I'd like to be, you know, 0:07:25.960 --> 0:07:28.320 a top five pick. And he goes out and runs 0:07:28.320 --> 0:07:32.160 a four four forty and what was it, a four 0:07:32.280 --> 0:07:35.120 four two and he jumped over forty at the Combine. 0:07:35.120 --> 0:07:38.440 Now those are just numbers, obviously, but it does accentuate 0:07:38.480 --> 0:07:41.200 his explosion and his speed. And he had a great 0:07:41.240 --> 0:07:43.080 personality too. What do you know about him? And how 0:07:43.160 --> 0:07:45.760 much did that impact you that he brought you up, 0:07:45.800 --> 0:07:47.880 because now you're in the game, now you're in the league. 0:07:47.880 --> 0:07:49.760 He had a great rookie years, led the team and 0:07:49.840 --> 0:07:52.160 tackles on a twelve win football team that went to 0:07:52.160 --> 0:07:54.920 the playoffs. Absolutely, I still have a lot a long 0:07:54.960 --> 0:07:56.960 way to go, but like getting back to the Devin 0:07:57.000 --> 0:07:59.120 White situation, Yeah, he's a great player. I know he's 0:07:59.120 --> 0:08:01.320 a great player. I hear he's a guy of high character, 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:03.440 you know from the conversations we've had the times we've 0:08:03.480 --> 0:08:05.400 hung out. I think I think a lot of him. 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:08.000 I think he's a tremendous athlete as well, and I'm 0:08:08.000 --> 0:08:10.000 excited to see what he's gonna do. He's obviously put 0:08:10.080 --> 0:08:12.000 up some op popping numbers that to come by, so 0:08:12.320 --> 0:08:14.360 if he can go top five, that'll be great. I'm 0:08:14.400 --> 0:08:17.000 cheering for him inside linebacker, so I need to put 0:08:17.000 --> 0:08:18.760 a little more respect on the position, So if he 0:08:18.760 --> 0:08:21.200 can do that, I'll be extremely happy for him. I 0:08:21.240 --> 0:08:23.680 can't I think what the last inside linebacker to go 0:08:23.760 --> 0:08:27.320 top five was a guy from Wake Forest, Aaron Curry, 0:08:27.440 --> 0:08:30.160 something like that, So it'll be it'll be great to 0:08:30.200 --> 0:08:32.520 see that and I'll be very excited for him, and 0:08:32.559 --> 0:08:34.920 I'm wishing him the best throughout the rest of the process. 0:08:35.160 --> 0:08:36.880 You know, Roquan second year in the league and you're 0:08:36.920 --> 0:08:39.840 already going through a major coaching change on your side 0:08:39.840 --> 0:08:42.439 of the ball. Did you ever experience a coaching change 0:08:42.520 --> 0:08:44.800 that close to you in college? And have you had 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:47.600 a chance you have to talk to coach Chuck Pogano 0:08:47.720 --> 0:08:50.640 and not necessarily to pick his brain, just to get 0:08:50.679 --> 0:08:55.360 a feeling of his personality. So the crazy thing about 0:08:55.360 --> 0:08:57.560 it is my first year at Georgia. At the end 0:08:57.600 --> 0:09:00.520 of that year, my head coach defensive cording to everyone 0:09:00.600 --> 0:09:03.040 left and then we got Dustin, we got coach Kirby Smart. 0:09:03.120 --> 0:09:05.880 So it's crazy how that all works out, and it's 0:09:05.880 --> 0:09:08.280 pretty much the same thing and now. But yeah, I've 0:09:08.320 --> 0:09:11.640 definitely chopped it up with Chuck as well as Mark, 0:09:11.880 --> 0:09:14.520 my inside linebacker coach. So I'm very excited to be 0:09:14.559 --> 0:09:16.559 working with those guys. Guys got a lot of energy. 0:09:16.600 --> 0:09:18.720 I know they want to do some amazing things, and 0:09:18.920 --> 0:09:21.240 I know they have a good track record, So I'm 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:23.600 very excited to get to work and see where we 0:09:23.600 --> 0:09:26.920 can take it. Well, since Jeff put out your scouting cap, 0:09:26.960 --> 0:09:28.360 I want to take you there too. I want to 0:09:28.360 --> 0:09:32.319 talk about the linebacker DeAndre Walker out of Georgia. What 0:09:32.720 --> 0:09:35.280 can you tell me about him and where he's at 0:09:35.360 --> 0:09:38.120 what he brings to the table. I feel he's a 0:09:38.120 --> 0:09:40.920 little he's a little down down dealing with recent surgery 0:09:40.960 --> 0:09:43.320 he's had. But like I'm very excited to see where 0:09:43.320 --> 0:09:45.120 he's going. He has a high ceiling, can do a 0:09:45.200 --> 0:09:49.199 lot of different things, tremendous athlete from We've been together 0:09:49.360 --> 0:09:51.920 since like high school, working in camps and then the 0:09:52.160 --> 0:09:54.080 years at Georgia. So I'm very excited to see who 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:56.520 he can go. He goes, and he can get after 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:59.880 the pastor, I know that for sure, and he can 0:10:00.160 --> 0:10:02.040 a lot of things happen. He can rig hav for sure. 0:10:02.360 --> 0:10:04.000 All right, Roquant, were gonna let you go. I know 0:10:04.040 --> 0:10:06.520 you got dinner plans tonight, but you know we'll be 0:10:06.559 --> 0:10:08.120 hanging out a little bit down here at the beach. 0:10:08.200 --> 0:10:10.120 Got any plans? I know? I know today you had 0:10:10.120 --> 0:10:12.120 a good good time, didn't you. I definitely did have 0:10:12.160 --> 0:10:15.680 a good time, even swim with the dolphins. Swim with 0:10:15.760 --> 0:10:18.680 the dolphins. That isn't that something this guy is gonna 0:10:18.760 --> 0:10:20.840 jump in the water and do. But that's you know, 0:10:20.880 --> 0:10:23.160 these young guys, they can have that kind of fun. Hey, 0:10:23.160 --> 0:10:26.920 thanks so much for the hit. It absolutely broke Quant Smith. 0:10:27.000 --> 0:10:28.960 What a great rookie year. It was who could not 0:10:29.080 --> 0:10:32.200 forget the first snap sack against the Green Bay Packers 0:10:32.440 --> 0:10:34.840 and the season opener. And it looks like it'll be 0:10:34.840 --> 0:10:36.920 the Bears and Packers and the season opener again, if 0:10:36.920 --> 0:10:39.480 all reports are true. As we continue on here on 0:10:39.640 --> 0:10:42.360 Bears All Access on Chicago Sports Radio six seventy the 0:10:42.400 --> 0:10:47.760 score and welcome back to Bears All Access brought to 0:10:47.800 --> 0:10:50.520 you by IGS Energy, a proud partner of the Chicago Bears, 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:53.680 providing electricity, natural gas, and home warranty products to over 0:10:53.720 --> 0:10:57.240 one million customers across the country. Learn more about IGS 0:10:57.360 --> 0:11:01.480 Energy at igs dot com. Jeff Jone Yeah here in Canco, Mexico, 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:07.400 Apple vacations and the Ryu Kasta Mujaris. Guys. It's unbelievable 0:11:07.440 --> 0:11:11.400 weather here. But what I love today the guys I 0:11:11.480 --> 0:11:13.800 mentioned at top of the show, Roquan and Balon Nichols 0:11:14.280 --> 0:11:18.319 and Bradley Souls here the offensive lineman, Prince of Mukamara. 0:11:18.320 --> 0:11:20.720 This the interaction with the fans so today on the 0:11:20.720 --> 0:11:23.400 beach was the drills that you guys, you know, always 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:24.880 make fun of me from last year about when I 0:11:24.920 --> 0:11:28.120 caught a football on the face from an unsuspecting kicker. 0:11:29.160 --> 0:11:32.360 They really, they really were knocking down these drills, like 0:11:32.800 --> 0:11:36.840 Prince of Mukamara is teaching them true defensive bag drills, 0:11:36.840 --> 0:11:39.120 footwork and flipping your hips and all that, and they 0:11:39.200 --> 0:11:41.240 enjoyed it. Thangel, it was two hours of that and 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:43.840 they did not want to leave. I thought that was 0:11:43.840 --> 0:11:46.000 pretty cool. You know, that's why those players are there. 0:11:46.080 --> 0:11:49.600 It's their personalities that I think they're in the position 0:11:49.640 --> 0:11:51.840 they're in. They're really gracious to the fans and the 0:11:51.880 --> 0:11:53.600 people they get a chance to meet. I told you 0:11:53.679 --> 0:11:55.719 last week on the show, I thought Bradley Soul was 0:11:55.760 --> 0:11:57.720 going to be the guy that was going to stand 0:11:57.760 --> 0:12:00.600 out because he does have a dynamic personality and when 0:12:00.640 --> 0:12:02.520 you see him playing tight end, you see him playing 0:12:02.600 --> 0:12:05.240 running back, you see him playing offensive tackle. He's a 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:07.480 really good long snapper that he net doesn't have to 0:12:07.520 --> 0:12:10.840 do because other teams hire a guy just for that position. So, 0:12:11.280 --> 0:12:13.560 you know, I think the fans are really fortunate too, 0:12:13.600 --> 0:12:16.720 because when you get these instructions from guys like Prince 0:12:16.760 --> 0:12:20.000 and Blaw and all the whole crew, you're getting them 0:12:20.040 --> 0:12:23.680 from in a really fun atmosphere for from an NFL player, 0:12:23.720 --> 0:12:26.439 and you know, it's a great time for those players 0:12:26.480 --> 0:12:29.040 as well as it is the fans. Well, evidently the 0:12:29.160 --> 0:12:31.680 Chicago Bears didn't want to tweet out the techniques because 0:12:31.720 --> 0:12:34.120 all I saw was Prince of Mukamara doing the salsa 0:12:34.240 --> 0:12:36.520 on the beach. But yeah, that's what I saw, So 0:12:36.720 --> 0:12:39.040 I just say, any techniques that you were talking, he's practice. 0:12:39.080 --> 0:12:42.400 He's practicing the post touchdown celebration. That's what it is. 0:12:42.480 --> 0:12:45.880 That's yeah. He definitely was doing the salsa. And it 0:12:45.920 --> 0:12:49.840 was Bradley Sewel who got the idea. So at halftime 0:12:49.880 --> 0:12:53.680 of the of the day, the halftime was Club Dub 0:12:53.880 --> 0:12:56.760 and it was Bradley Sewel who got him jumping. And 0:12:56.840 --> 0:12:58.520 let me tell you, it was very entertaining. And of 0:12:58.520 --> 0:13:02.280 course Anthony Adams otherwise known as Spice, otherwise known as 0:13:02.360 --> 0:13:08.120 his alter ego here was coach dun Dunn. So coach 0:13:08.200 --> 0:13:12.000 Dundunn had the high tube socks, the ditka you know, 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:17.640 Plattville ara pants, the shorts, and he had the visor 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:19.960 and all that, and boy was that entertaining. So the 0:13:20.040 --> 0:13:24.720 offense and defensive lines seul against Anthony Adams. A couple 0:13:24.720 --> 0:13:27.760 of guys got after it pretty seriously, and I thought 0:13:28.240 --> 0:13:30.640 it was a little crazy what these fans were doing, 0:13:30.679 --> 0:13:33.360 but it was a lot of fun to see. Also 0:13:33.480 --> 0:13:36.280 learned that Bradley not only because he could have been 0:13:36.360 --> 0:13:39.280 a very good pitcher. He was a very good pitcher 0:13:39.280 --> 0:13:42.240 in baseball. He had very good velocity as throws, and 0:13:42.280 --> 0:13:44.439 he's also a scratch golfer, so you'll talk about it 0:13:44.600 --> 0:13:47.480 all around athlete. My goodness, at sixty seven, he's the best. 0:13:47.520 --> 0:13:49.880 He is one of the best big men golfers I've 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:52.800 ever seen to be so organized at that you know 0:13:52.920 --> 0:13:55.800 that hand eye coordination, to have you know the size 0:13:55.840 --> 0:14:01.880 he has, it's it's impressive anyway, So Jim, let's switch 0:14:01.880 --> 0:14:04.800 to the combine real quick. Early in the week, we 0:14:04.880 --> 0:14:10.880 heard from Matt Naggie and also general manager Ryan Pace. Obviously, 0:14:10.920 --> 0:14:13.360 people want to know about a couple of key free 0:14:13.400 --> 0:14:16.120 agents and the developments of the week. And with the 0:14:16.160 --> 0:14:18.280 agents all around, you're gonna hear a lot of reports, 0:14:18.559 --> 0:14:21.280 a lot of guys in the field nationally and locally 0:14:21.280 --> 0:14:23.680 from Chicago trying to check and sniff out what's going 0:14:23.720 --> 0:14:26.680 to happen with Bryce Callahan and Adrian Amos. It seems 0:14:26.680 --> 0:14:30.120 like from everything that I've gathered and reading these reports 0:14:30.120 --> 0:14:33.040 and listening through the week that yes, they're gonna have 0:14:33.120 --> 0:14:36.000 a shot at keeping these guys if they want and 0:14:36.040 --> 0:14:38.280 if they need to, if they feel they need to, 0:14:38.680 --> 0:14:41.080 given what's available in free agency and what they're going 0:14:41.120 --> 0:14:43.360 to see And I didn't see anything today with the 0:14:43.400 --> 0:14:47.880 defensive backs drills, what's available when they are going to 0:14:47.920 --> 0:14:50.400 be coming around to their draft space in the third 0:14:50.480 --> 0:14:53.720 round and beyond, what's the feedback you're hearing because Jim, 0:14:53.720 --> 0:14:55.440 you were there all week and you talk to every 0:14:55.480 --> 0:14:58.720 general manager, every head coach, and almost every big player 0:14:59.080 --> 0:15:02.640 in this draft as regards what the Bears might do 0:15:02.680 --> 0:15:05.600 at that position with those two free agents. Yeah, it 0:15:05.680 --> 0:15:08.120 sounds like they're going to make an honest effort to 0:15:08.280 --> 0:15:10.880 try to resign the players that we talk about. Adrian's 0:15:10.920 --> 0:15:14.320 been very productive. We talk about surehanded tackler, Bryce Callahan 0:15:14.480 --> 0:15:17.440 very versatile in terms of what he brings as a 0:15:17.560 --> 0:15:19.640 nickel back in the NFL. But again, I think it 0:15:20.040 --> 0:15:21.880 always comes down it's got to be at the right price. 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:24.520 You know. Fortunately for the Bears are not like other 0:15:24.560 --> 0:15:26.600 teams right now that you have to dedicate a lot 0:15:26.600 --> 0:15:29.120 of money in terms of the franchise tag. If any 0:15:29.160 --> 0:15:31.600 players they've done a good job about resigning their own 0:15:31.920 --> 0:15:36.080 signing good young players. Went really aggressive last year in 0:15:36.160 --> 0:15:39.000 free agency, Maybe won't have to do that as much 0:15:39.080 --> 0:15:42.080 this year. Those two players are probably the key components 0:15:42.080 --> 0:15:44.240 they would like to have back. But again it's got 0:15:44.240 --> 0:15:46.360 to be at the right price. But in terms of 0:15:46.360 --> 0:15:48.200 the draft, we know it's going to be the market 0:15:48.280 --> 0:15:50.920 is going to be flooded with a lot of players 0:15:51.080 --> 0:15:53.600 that are out there. You know, here another safety released 0:15:54.040 --> 0:15:57.000 by the Tennessee Titans today, Jonathan Sipprian. He's coming off 0:15:57.040 --> 0:16:00.240 of you know, an ACL and he certainly Tennis he's 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:02.880 probably looking to resign him. But we've seen Tyrn Matthew. 0:16:02.960 --> 0:16:06.280 The safety population out there and free agency is pretty 0:16:06.320 --> 0:16:08.600 deep right now. There's going to be more corners that 0:16:08.640 --> 0:16:10.480 are going to be out there on the free agent 0:16:10.480 --> 0:16:12.240 market and you want on it. And then you tap 0:16:12.240 --> 0:16:15.240 into the combine in the draft, there's talented players coming out. 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:19.160 We know how players have become impact players. Adrian Amos 0:16:19.560 --> 0:16:21.720 was a fourth round pick who made an instant impact 0:16:21.920 --> 0:16:23.720 out of Penn State. You know, you look at other 0:16:23.720 --> 0:16:26.480 players Eddie Jackson, look at his impact and that he's 0:16:26.520 --> 0:16:29.360 had for the Chicago Bears, Kyle Fuller. Here's a high 0:16:29.440 --> 0:16:32.640 draft pick, has his ups and downs. He's resigned by 0:16:32.680 --> 0:16:35.840 the Bears, a drafted player that returned home to Chicago. 0:16:35.960 --> 0:16:38.840 So who are those players we know early in the draft, 0:16:38.880 --> 0:16:41.840 at least all the feedback coming out of what we 0:16:41.880 --> 0:16:46.760 saw this past weekend. Defensive linemen are fantastic. It is 0:16:46.800 --> 0:16:49.680 stacked in terms of the edge rushers and the defensive 0:16:49.720 --> 0:16:51.920 linement that are out there. A lot of guys tested well. 0:16:52.080 --> 0:16:54.200 So it's going to push good players down the board. 0:16:54.640 --> 0:16:57.600 For the Chicago Bears, quarterbacks starting to move up again, 0:16:57.640 --> 0:17:00.240 that's going to push good players down the board. And 0:17:00.360 --> 0:17:02.560 you look at players today that went out there and performed. 0:17:02.560 --> 0:17:06.200 From the defensive back that LSU corner Greedy Williams. Some 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:09.240 people don't think he's aggressive enough in tackling. He could 0:17:09.280 --> 0:17:11.920 put on some weight, but he runs a terrific time 0:17:12.280 --> 0:17:14.480 six two, one hundred and eighty five. I thought he 0:17:14.560 --> 0:17:18.159 displayed himself very well. Byron Murphy Washington State, here's a 0:17:18.200 --> 0:17:21.240 guy could be a nickel corner. He I think balled out. 0:17:21.280 --> 0:17:24.080 He's projected to be a first round pit draft pick. 0:17:24.119 --> 0:17:26.359 So there are players out there. DeAndre Baker would be 0:17:26.400 --> 0:17:29.400 another one should have asked a Roqueline about him. There's 0:17:29.440 --> 0:17:32.360 the Georgia product. He's a player that I think displayed 0:17:32.440 --> 0:17:34.919 very displayed himself very well. I think he's a guy 0:17:34.920 --> 0:17:37.440 who could be versatile in terms of the secondary, whether 0:17:37.440 --> 0:17:40.560 it's at a slot corner or ultimately lines up outside. 0:17:40.640 --> 0:17:42.840 You know, they're they're there, Jeff, They're definitely there. You know. 0:17:42.880 --> 0:17:45.680 One thing about this draft and Ryan's initial press conference, 0:17:45.800 --> 0:17:47.879 he said that he's going to treat this combine as 0:17:47.920 --> 0:17:50.399 if they had a first in the second rounder, because 0:17:50.400 --> 0:17:52.399 he's said a lot of these guys come up as 0:17:52.440 --> 0:17:54.560 free agents throughout their career and they like to have 0:17:54.680 --> 0:17:58.480 these interviews on record to go back and look at information. 0:17:58.520 --> 0:18:01.120 I like that forward thinking Ryan. I think it's really 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:03.359 smart when you don't have it. And then when you 0:18:03.400 --> 0:18:07.080 look at the combine seventeen wide receivers, six two are 0:18:07.200 --> 0:18:10.439 better in that group of wide receivers. And then you 0:18:10.480 --> 0:18:14.280 start thinking about the Bears nowadays and what Matt Nagge offers, 0:18:14.280 --> 0:18:16.639 and you think about the tight ends. There's there's a 0:18:16.760 --> 0:18:20.239 solid online tight end group, and there's the U tight end, 0:18:20.280 --> 0:18:23.080 the Trey Burton style of tight ends. There's a lot 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:25.640 of them out there that makes it interesting. But the 0:18:25.680 --> 0:18:28.879 thing about it is, I think after having the experience 0:18:28.920 --> 0:18:32.160 of living through the Bears season this combine, I looked 0:18:32.200 --> 0:18:35.280 at the tight ends and the running backs completely different 0:18:35.440 --> 0:18:39.200 than I did a year ago and for the previous 0:18:39.320 --> 0:18:41.560 years in the history of the Bears. I think that's 0:18:41.600 --> 0:18:44.879 the two positions offensively that change the most for me 0:18:45.000 --> 0:18:47.320 when I was looking at the talent during the draft 0:18:47.520 --> 0:18:52.560 or during the combine that you need specifics in the 0:18:52.640 --> 0:18:56.480 style depending upon what tight end you're gonna be. So 0:18:56.560 --> 0:18:58.800 it's not like one tight end lumped in is going 0:18:58.880 --> 0:19:00.840 to do a little bit of everything that I have 0:19:00.960 --> 0:19:04.040 this specific you tight end and these guys like Faint 0:19:04.119 --> 0:19:06.399