1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 2: What's up everybody? 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: This is Moved the Sticks, the Workshop Series presented by 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Lows DJ and Buck with you Buck, what is going on? 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 2: Man? 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 3: And now to us DJ, we are getting one step closer. 7 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 3: We got the final week of preseason and then you 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 3: got that week and a half sabbatical and it's on. 9 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 3: And it's so crazy how it gets here because it's 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 3: not only the NFL season. We got college football kicking 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,959 Speaker 3: off this weekend, and then it's the Sprint. I mean, 12 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 3: it's not even the Sprint, it's to Marathon, and the 13 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 3: NFL it's to Marathon to February, and then in college 14 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 3: it's just to the beginning of January. 15 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: So it should be a lot of fun. Yeah, you 16 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: heard there at the top. This is a different episode here. 17 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: This is part of the Workshop Series presented by Lows. 18 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: So we're going to do three of these, one a 19 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: month where we're going to take one specific team and 20 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: really kind of take them into the workshop Buck about 21 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: what they've been able to do to try and transform 22 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: a losing organization into a winning organization with a lot 23 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: of changes, not just a you know, Caleb Williams move here. 24 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: There was a lot of other roster additions to this 25 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: team really over the last year, and that's where I 26 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: want to start, because when we look at changing this team, 27 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: I think that began last year midway through the year 28 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,279 Speaker 1: when they made that trade for Montes Sweat. This defense played, 29 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: it was a top five defense, as good as any 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: defense in the NFL once he got there last year. 31 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: Just your take on the timing of that move, the 32 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: decision to make that move, and the impact that Montes 33 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Sweat had last year and going. 34 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 3: Forward, Yeah, I think Monteswat coming over coincides with Matt 35 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 3: Eberflus really taking over the defense. Defensive coordinator Allen Williams 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: steps away, eva Flues has to take over, has to 37 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 3: become the defensive play call, a rod that he flourished 38 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 3: in during assignment Indianapolis, and then when he kind of 39 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 3: assumes the position with the Bears as head coach and 40 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 3: defensive play call that this defense really kicked off. But 41 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: part of the reason is because they're playing the style 42 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: that he's always wanted to play, and that was helped 43 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: by the fact that Montes Wait came over gave them 44 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: a legitimate. 45 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: Weapon on the edges. 46 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 3: And if you studied montes Way from a time in 47 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: Mississippi State to how you played with the Commanders, he's always. 48 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: Been a high effort, high motor energy player. 49 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 3: And everything that Matt Eberflus wants to do on defense 50 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 3: starts with that part of it. Effort, hustle, all of 51 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 3: the energy and those things, and so it's really a 52 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 3: perfect marriage. 53 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 2: And what you saw was when. 54 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 3: He gets when ebra Flutes gets the type of pass 55 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 3: rusher that he needs that this defense demands, many goes 56 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: next level. And so that was I would say the 57 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 3: core building block that they needed a dominant pass rusher 58 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 3: off the edge that would give them that steady presence 59 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: where they didn't have to blitz they heat up the quarterback. 60 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 3: They could do it with a four man rush. 61 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you hit it too when you go back 62 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: and watch all those sacks last year. It's a four 63 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: man rush man. They are getting home and he's doing 64 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: it off of some games as well as just winning 65 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: on his own. 66 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 2: And you see him win man. 67 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: He's got that length, bucked the long arm move he 68 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: used with his inside arm, he can walk the tackle 69 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: straight back. You use the term the energy that he brings, 70 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: Like I wrote that down when I was just going 71 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: through his video, I was like, this guy is kind 72 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: of infectious, you know. And we're going to get to 73 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams in a little bit. We'll talk about how 74 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: this offense is going to be transformed. I do believe 75 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 1: that Caleb Williams is kind of like a force multiplier 76 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: because of not only his ability, but it's the ability 77 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: to combine with the energy and enthusiasm that he brings 78 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: to the offense. Monte Sweat did that for the defense 79 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: last year. If you wanted proof of concept, you saw it. 80 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: You saw what he did individually and how I felt 81 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: like everybody else around him on that defense with the 82 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: Bears raised their level up. And that's when you know 83 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: you got something special in a player. 84 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely. 85 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: And you know the thing is he was forced to 86 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 3: play a conflimentary role in Washington because they had great 87 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 3: players there. Even though he was a top pick, he 88 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 3: still was down the line in the pecking water. And 89 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: the move of Chicago gave him a chance to be 90 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 3: something different. He got a chance to be the lead 91 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 3: singer instead of a backup, and he is own that 92 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 3: he can be the league guy. And when you think 93 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 3: of some of the other players in additions that we'll 94 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 3: talk about later. He's been able to step in, set 95 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 3: the tone, set the stage, and create opportunities for others. 96 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: And you can already tell that this defense has the 97 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 3: top ten feel based on Montes's way kind of leading 98 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: the way. 99 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you look at some of these other pieces 100 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: in place, and we'll get to the draft and we'll 101 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: cover that just a little bit. But when you look 102 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: at some building blocks, I think Gervon Dexter is a 103 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: key building block for them as a very athletic, enormous, 104 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: you know, perfect body type for how they want to play. 105 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: Their second round pick in twenty three. He's got a 106 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: chance to be a really, really good player. They handle 107 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: the linebacker position. When through free agency, when you got 108 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: to get t J. Edwards and Tremaine Edmonds. You guys 109 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: are smart, they're tough, they're fast, they can cover, so. 110 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: They're good there. 111 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: And then I would put you know, I don't know 112 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: where you are. I'd put the secondary up in terms 113 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: of talent up against just about anybody. I love Brisker 114 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: at safety as a young player. Second round pick in 115 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. Jalen Johnson's the star is the reason 116 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: he got twenty million bucks a year. Kyler Gordon, especially 117 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: just just seeing him move around and how physical he's 118 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: been in the preseason, I think he's got a chance 119 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: to take a major leap as someone who's playing a 120 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: nickel for them. Tyrek Stevenson is a physical, aggressive corner 121 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: like that secondary is really good. Kevin Byern comes in 122 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: the mix there, so they have a lot of pieces 123 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: that I think make sense and work together there. 124 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's funny because it's a defense where the scheme 125 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: is evolving. So much of what Matt Eberfluch used to 126 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 3: do was about the Tampa two scheme, two deep safeties, 127 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: five underneath, gonna play his own eyes on the quarterback. 128 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 3: And as they've gotten better personnel, they've shown the ability 129 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 3: to do more man demand, more zone coverage, I mean 130 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 3: more zone blitzes in match pressures where you're using man 131 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: and man principles within the zone. They're showing the ability 132 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 3: to do that, and it only makes this defense that 133 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 3: much more difficult to face because when your team that 134 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 3: likes to operate primarily with a four man rush, you blitz, 135 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 3: it's the element of surprise and so it surprisingly creates 136 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 3: one on one opportunities for Montes and the other guys 137 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: on the front line. And as this defense continues to 138 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: prove in the back end, they can be able to 139 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 3: do more creative things on the front end. 140 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: And I want to touch on on one draft pick 141 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,119 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. 142 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 2: We'll kind of wrap up. 143 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: The defense before we get over to the offense. And 144 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams and all the work that they've done on 145 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: that side of the ball. Austin Booker they got in 146 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: the fifth round this year, has already been a stud 147 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 1: in the preseason. He's been very active, he's been productive. 148 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: I know, you know, my comp on him was like 149 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: he was a Kirkland brand Max Crosby because he kind 150 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: of has that same playing style. But when I watched him, 151 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: I saw that same just tenacious effort bucket. It's not 152 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: it's not just the link in the in the explosiveness. 153 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: It's it's the fact that like when when when the 154 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: play is dead on the front side and he's dead, 155 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: so many young players, that's that's the end of the 156 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: play for them. He is chasing, he is sprinting down 157 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: the field, chasing the away and I'm just like, Okay, 158 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: that's that's that's that guy's wired the right way to 159 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: go along with impressive athletic ability. They got themselves a 160 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: good one there. 161 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 3: And I think, you know, it's the perfect marriage between 162 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: front office and coaching staff being on the same page, 163 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,239 Speaker 3: the coaching staff being able to tell the front office, 164 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 3: these are the types of players that we need, these 165 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 3: are the traits that we have to have in these 166 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 3: certain positions, and then it's going and chasing those traits. 167 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 3: And you talked about Booker and what he's already been 168 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 3: able to display in the preseason DJ When you look 169 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 3: at him, I mean you look at him and then 170 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: you look at montes Wett, I mean like they're very 171 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 3: very similar in terms of prototypical traits, their tools, the 172 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 3: way they play, the energy and the effort. And if 173 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 3: you're the Bears, ideally, that's what you're trying to create. 174 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: You're trying to create rooms. They have a lot of 175 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 3: the same types of players and that we talk about 176 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 3: basketball teams at wide receiver, but that d line room. Man, 177 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: if you can get the big bodies, the big, tall 178 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 3: athletic players on the edges to go with the beefy 179 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 3: guys on the interior. Gives your chance to kind of 180 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 3: dominate at the point of attack and dominate without having 181 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: to use extra rushes and extra bodies in the pass russ. 182 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it all kind of goes together and all makes sense. 183 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: And that's why I mean, well, let me just put 184 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: it to you, this defense over a seventeen game season 185 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: and considering who they play in that division. You know, Detroit, 186 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: that's a high flying offense. I know Minnesota, Kirk Cousins 187 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: is not there. It goes to Sam Donald, but that's 188 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: still justin Jefferson in company. There's a lot of playmakers 189 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: there as well. And obviously we know Green Bay with 190 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: all their plethora of young weapons, that's not an easy offense. 191 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 2: Can this defense? 192 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: Don't Chicago be a top five NFL defense? 193 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 3: You know, it's weird because they can, But I don't 194 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 3: know if they'll be like the dominating defense where they 195 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 3: completely suffocate you. I think their ability to rise into 196 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 3: the ranks of the top five is dependent upon their 197 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 3: ability to produce turnovers. This is a takeaway defense. They 198 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 3: want to back you up. They want to win with four. 199 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 3: They want to get in a off tips and overthrows. 200 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 3: More so, than what I would call the stifling suffocation 201 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 3: that we've seen from some of the defenses. 202 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 2: That's it. That's good enough. 203 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 3: And if the offense is like we think it may be, 204 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 3: that is going to be the perfect style of compliment 205 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 3: of what they do on offense, because if offense is 206 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 3: scoring points, now your defense is playing against the offense 207 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 3: that's chasing points. Eliminates the run game. Now you begin 208 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: to get the big hits and the big tips and 209 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 3: overthrows that lead to interceptions. 210 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,959 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, it'll be interesting to see how how 211 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: they maintain it throughout the year. But I do think 212 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: you can look at every position group on that defense, 213 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: and they've got, you know, a blue player, a blue 214 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: caliber player that they can rely upon there, which is 215 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: usually the sign of a pret darn good defense, including 216 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: a closer. I think Montes Sweat he has all the 217 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: tools to be a you know, an elite closer to 218 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: finish ball games. They shouldn't have their offense you run 219 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: up scores to be able to play that way. But 220 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: we're going to get to why that might change. We'll 221 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: get to the offensive side of the ball in this 222 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: this workshop episod As we focus on the Bears right 223 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: after this. All right, Buck, let's let's switch it over 224 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: to the offensive side of the ball. When you look 225 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: at this offense, you know, if you want to transform 226 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: the offense, the easiest way to do it is obviously 227 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: the quarterback position. They made the correct assessment. I think 228 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 1: we can agree to punt on Bryce Young the year 229 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: before get a hall of picks. 230 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 2: They don't. 231 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: They don't select him. They decide to wait on the 232 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: quarterback and then man, it just it ends beautifully for 233 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: them with Caroline ended up with the first pick, which 234 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 1: they own, and they're able to get Kaileb Williams to 235 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: go along with the other hal of picks they got 236 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: for the Bryce Young trade. But that, to me, let's 237 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: start there with that decision. How important was it for 238 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: them to exercise patience knowing that that wasn't the right guy, 239 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: especially for them knowing, you know, where they play and 240 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: what's needed of the position in Chicago. 241 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 2: One of the things that we learned when you when 242 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 2: we're very very young in. 243 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 3: The scouting businesses the importance of conviction as an evaluator, 244 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 3: as a decision maker. And so for Ryan Poles to 245 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: have enough conviction to know that hey, man. Bryce Young 246 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 3: may be a good player, but he may not be 247 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 3: a good player for us. He may not be the 248 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 3: right player for us. 249 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 2: A lot of. 250 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 3: Times when you're building a team, the conversation never goes 251 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 3: to who you're playing against within your division and the 252 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 3: conditions in which you have to play. When it gets 253 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:28,359 Speaker 3: to that stretch run in November December, Bryce Young, his bodybuild, 254 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 3: his arm strength, and talent might not have flown well 255 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 3: in the windy. 256 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 2: City of Chicago. So they wait. 257 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 3: They had a first round player in Justin Fields that 258 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 3: they wanted to exhaust all opportunities before they made a 259 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 3: decision on quarterback. Didn't go the way that Justin Fields wants, 260 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 3: They're able to make the move, and then they bring 261 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: back a guy in Caleb Williams who appears to be 262 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 3: the right fit for the way they want to go. 263 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I guess we should also mention it. 264 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: Look if they'd have taken CJ. Stroud and not made 265 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: that trade, no one how CJ. Stroud played last year, Okay, 266 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: maybe we'd say, Okay, they made the right decision. Obviously 267 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: Stroud was awesome. I do think Stroud walked into a 268 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: different team in Houston than he would have walked into 269 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: in Chicago last year, because you know, we'll start with 270 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: Caleb and focus there. But he's you know, there's some 271 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: other new pieces on this offense as well at Keen Allen, 272 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 1: DeAndre Swift. But with Caleb specifically, what you've seen from 273 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: him this preseason, I know it's not I don't think 274 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: it's I don't think it's as perfect as maybe some 275 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: would want it to be. But I also know that 276 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: those that are just sitting there on their keyboards, just 277 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: waiting to nitpick every little thing, we're probably a little 278 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: disappointed seeing some of the plays he's made. 279 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 2: Well. 280 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 3: Absolutely, And you know, we talk about being a young 281 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 3: scout and some of the things that you learned along 282 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 3: the way. 283 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 2: I was taught the grade to flashes. 284 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 3: When you're looking at college players, if they flash it 285 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 3: multiple times, then they're capable of doing it. Now, it's 286 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 3: about bringing about the consistency. When you go back and 287 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 3: look at Caleb Williams first at Oklahoma then at USC 288 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 3: there were a lot of flashes of high end talent. 289 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 3: And you know, the natural comparisons that a lot of 290 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 3: people may the Pat Mahomes and it's crazy to compare 291 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 3: a young player to a guy who's going to be 292 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 3: a Hall of Famer and maybe go down as the 293 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 3: greatest of all time and the position, but there are 294 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 3: similarities in terms of their playmaking ability and the way 295 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 3: that they kind of make things happen inside and outside 296 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 3: of the pocket. The one part that you worried about 297 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 3: with Kayleb Williams after his final season that SC is 298 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 3: would he be able to reind it in because he 299 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 3: has so much success with a free, willing, freestyle play 300 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 3: at SC and. 301 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 2: Maybe did it to his detriment his final season. 302 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 3: Could he get back to the basics and kind of 303 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 3: keep the main thing the main thing, Let me throw 304 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 3: all time on target from the pocket and use. 305 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: That superpower when needed. 306 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 3: It appears that he understands when to use it when 307 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 3: not to, and if he can master that part early 308 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 3: in his career, he is going to be a problem 309 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 3: for defensive coordinators around the league. 310 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: And I was watching going through all of his preseason tape, 311 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: and you know, we talk so much about the Mahomes thing. 312 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: You know, everybody use that comparison because of some of 313 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: the magic. When I was watching the preseason stuff, and 314 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: I know we talked about this briefly in the run 315 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: up to the draft. There's some young Russ there, like 316 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: some young Russell Wilson. Some of these are twirling, whirling 317 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: plays where he's buying time and throwing off platform. Remember, 318 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: like people see Russell Wilson. 319 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 2: Now, look he's not what he was. 320 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, go back to young Russ those first couple of years. 321 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: You know, again, great defense that they had. Don't need 322 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: you to, you know, play perfect, but can you generate 323 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: a couple of big plays? And I can remember some 324 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: of those Arizona games. Can you remember Russell just kind 325 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: of running all over the place and making some magic happen, 326 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: exhausting plays, and then look he's there was a sweet 327 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: spot where Russell still had his athleticism and then he 328 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: did learn to play on time, you know, and that's 329 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: when some of those big offensive years happened for him 330 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: in Seattle. I think that Caleb has a chance to 331 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: get to that version earlier in his career. 332 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's funny you bring up the thing with Russell Wilson, 333 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 3: because I think I've written it down in my report 334 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 3: about Kaylen Williams that he could like that and that 335 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 3: he would be a nice comp to be able to 336 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 3: do that, and you know it's unfortunately right now people 337 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 3: are looking at the Russell that we're seeing in Pittsburgh, 338 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 3: the one that's a little stock or whatever. But the 339 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 3: young Russ that was athletic and could make plays. He 340 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 3: was kind of the best of both worlds because he 341 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 3: had the discipline, patience, and restraint to play winning football 342 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 3: within the confines of the offense. But he always could 343 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 3: make it right with his athleticism. When Kayleb Williams learns 344 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 3: how to tow that line in terms of playing on 345 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 3: script as opposed to playing off script and mixing in 346 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 3: some of the improvisational playmaking ability, this offense is going 347 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 3: to be terrific. And they've surrounded with a perfect supporting 348 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 3: cast to really elevate his game. 349 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. 350 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: I mean when you look at at Russ rushing the football, 351 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: when you pull up some of those numbers, I mean 352 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: it was, you know, four hundred and eighty nine yards, 353 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: five hundred and thirty nine yards. He had an eight 354 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: hundred and forty nine yard rushing season with six touchdowns. 355 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: You know, in a couple more five hundre yard seasons 356 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: in there, I think Caleb can have those. I think 357 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: it can be you know, maybe five to six hundred, 358 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: seven hundred rushing yards to go along with some creative 359 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: magical plays. He's able to accomplish in the passing game 360 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: as well. But that was just kind of interesting to 361 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: me just seeing that. And also, as we mentioned earlier, 362 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: I think the I think the energy thing, the vibe thing, 363 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: the force multiplier. 364 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: I think that exists. 365 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: I think it not only brings hope in your offensive 366 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: lineman of Hey, if I can just block a little 367 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: bit longer, some something good's going to happen back here. 368 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: If I'm a receiver, if I can just stay alive 369 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: on a broken play, we got a chance for that 370 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: to happen. And even inside the stadium, Hey, you know 371 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: we're down. We don't need to go get some food. 372 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 2: But stay in here. 373 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: They're get coming back on the field and we might 374 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: see something we never seen before. 375 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 3: You know, it's one of the things that it is 376 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 3: not talked about enough in terms of like the energy 377 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 3: that is created from the quarterbacks presence. 378 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: We've talked about the quarterback. 379 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 3: A franchise quarterback gives everyone into organization hope and that 380 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 3: hope is something that you can feel on the sideline. 381 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 3: So when you have a playmaker that can make it 382 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 3: a variety of different ways, that has a proven track 383 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 3: record of being able to lead you back. It changes 384 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 3: the way that you play on defense because on defense, 385 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 3: on the sideline, you'll say to one another, a man, 386 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 3: we just need to get Caleb the ball back. 387 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 2: We just need to give this guy another chance. He 388 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 2: can bring us back. 389 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,239 Speaker 3: And if you see some of the magic happen and 390 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 3: it turns in positive results where you see these come 391 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 3: from behind wins, but then it just emboldens you to 392 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 3: have this level of confidence that no matter what the 393 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 3: game looks like, we always have an opportunity because the 394 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 3: guy that we have is the QB one is a 395 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 3: legitimate dude, and that legitimate dude can always bring us back. 396 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: We gets you most excited about this receiving core because 397 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: you've got DJ Morho's comeback. It just gave him a 398 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: new contract. They make the trade for Keenan Allen comes 399 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: over from the Chargers, or he's just had a ridiculous 400 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: amount of production, you know, consistent production, no matter if 401 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: it was Philip Rivers or Justin Herbert, he's been outstanding. 402 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,199 Speaker 1: And then you go out and get Roman Doonday. So 403 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: in that trio of white outs, we're going to focus 404 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: on that position. Who has you most excited. 405 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 3: Well, I'm excited about the collective and I'm excited about 406 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 3: how they all compliment one another. So in DJ Moore, 407 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 3: I think you have like the size speed specimen, the 408 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 3: guy who's terrific with the ball in his hands. He 409 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 3: can make plays. He's proven to be I would say, 410 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 3: even a better number one receiver than many can imagine. 411 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 3: And Keenan Allen, you have a freak show in terms 412 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 3: of a big body slot receiver with unbelievable stop star 413 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 3: quickness and the slot it's funny we can talk about 414 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 3: it's lower not but his ability to run option routes 415 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 3: and create separation and twist defensive backs in the knots 416 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 3: is Look, man, it's unrival for a guy of his size. 417 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 3: And in Roman Dunsa, I think you just have the 418 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 3: consummate from like he is. When I look at Rome Adunesa, 419 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 3: I just say, man, this is a what a pro 420 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 3: wide receiver supposed to look like. 421 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 2: From the way that he. 422 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 3: Dresses in terms of his uniform, to the way that 423 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:56,199 Speaker 3: he runs routes and make plays and the versatility. To me, 424 00:18:56,440 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 3: they have the perfect wide receiver for the conditions that 425 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 3: they're going to play in because it's windy and it's cold, 426 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 3: and I'm a believer that you need bigger bodies to 427 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 3: deal with those elements. And then four quarterback that likes 428 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 3: to make plays. I think they just expand the strikes 429 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 3: on and he gives him confidence that he can throw 430 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 3: it up in those fifty to fifty ball situations because 431 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 3: these guys are gonna come down with it. 432 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is a complete room. I went back and 433 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: watched Roma Dunze every rep that he's played so far 434 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: in the preseason, especially, wanted to focus on him versus press. 435 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: So I know there's some people saying, oh, you know, 436 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: is he got enough quickness and twitch to be able 437 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 1: to get off press and get away from press. I 438 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: think some play you know, a player too maybe got 439 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: posted from training camp going up against Jalen Johnson, which, 440 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: by the way, as we mentioned in one of the 441 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: top corners in the league. The or no shame in that, 442 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: but I was curious to see how he did. He 443 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: didn't have any issues buck. I mean, he's got he's 444 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: he can he can win with strength, he can win 445 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 1: with quickness. He can he's sudden, he can escape. You know, 446 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: there's one rep in the Buffalo game with going up 447 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: against again one of the best nickels in the league 448 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: there where he's you know, he plays underneath him and 449 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: he's got an out route and then you know he 450 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 1: cuts him off and takes it away. And I was like, Okay, 451 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: we'll see how much more of this shows up. That 452 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: was the only one that was only play and I 453 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: saw him get on top early. He looks, he looks strong. 454 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 1: So I mean that's why when I get to that 455 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: question of who are you most excited about, I think 456 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: I might be most excited about it Doomsday because of hey, 457 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,719 Speaker 1: broken plays. He's got an unbelievable innate feel and you've 458 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: already seen that manifest and in a big play down 459 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: the field against the Bengals. But he's got a real 460 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: good feeling scramble rules in the red zone. He's going 461 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 1: to be able to play above the rim and really 462 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: go get the ball. And then even you saw him 463 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: flip him a reverse. People forget this guy. Returned kicks 464 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: like he's really good with the ball in his hands. Man, 465 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: he is really good with the ball in his hands. 466 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 3: I feel like that wasn't talked about enough doing the 467 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 3: evaluation that he was a legitimate punt returner. And we've 468 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 3: talked about the secret sauce to great wide receiver is 469 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 3: maybe their ability to return punts because it showcases their 470 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 3: open fuel running skills and the donees. They being his 471 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 3: size as their punt returner says a lot about like 472 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 3: his athleticism, his toughness, his running ability, and you know, 473 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 3: it just makes them, it makes them a more dangerous 474 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 3: team because when I look at that that trio Keenan Allen, 475 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 3: I mean everyone can get busy in terms of catching 476 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 3: run concepts, crossing routes and those things, and then the 477 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 3: dunes they being able to run reverses. I mean, they 478 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 3: just have a lot that they can throw at you 479 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 3: without making it a very complex offense for the quarterback. 480 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: And lastly, in terms of the skill guys, you look 481 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: at the addition of Swift. DeAndre Swift is someone with 482 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: excellent burst plays low to the ground. I think his 483 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 1: style is going to play well if you look at 484 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: him in the Philly offense. What Philly did obviously with 485 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: all their weapons as they're able to create some space 486 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: and he's able to make some things happen. I don't 487 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: think he's a I don't think he's a you know, 488 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: a creator in terms of man. There's a wall of 489 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: bodies there and he's going to just push piles and 490 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: kind of create something at of nothing. But I think 491 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: he's a back that can capitalize on space. If you 492 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: can get people spread out, you can get them in 493 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: the in the open field a little bit, you know, 494 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: where they're catching the ball or running the ball. That's 495 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: when he's at his best. And I look the last 496 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: year's version of the Bears. I don't know if that's 497 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: a I don't know if I love that, but I 498 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: think you look at him going forward and the group 499 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: that they have and with Caleb and having to account 500 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: for Caleb as a runner as you had to account 501 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: for Jalen Hurts as a runner. 502 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 2: I like the fit. Yeah, No, it's a nice fit. 503 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 2: They just have they have size, they have speed, they. 504 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:44,479 Speaker 3: Have the ability to move the change with the some 505 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 3: possession playmakers, but then they also have the home run 506 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 3: ball in a variety of ways. It's a really dynamic 507 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 3: and unique offense that I don't know if they've ever 508 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 3: seen the kind of personnel in Chicago particularly on offense 509 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 3: to do it. It could be a lot of fun 510 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 3: because they've had to look at their rivals to the north. 511 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 3: The Green Bay Packers and Washington play a certain style 512 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 3: and have success throwing it all over the yard, and 513 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 3: they had to. 514 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 2: Look at that with envy. 515 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,719 Speaker 3: The Chicago Bears now can play that style in cold 516 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 3: conditions and they may be able to create some advantages. 517 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think, look, Colekomet's a nice tight end. 518 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: You bring over Gerald Everett as a as a free agent, 519 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: who's a nice move tight end. Compliments that well offensive 520 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: line wise. Excited about Darnell Wright what he can be 521 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: on the right side, you know, there was a case 522 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: to be made. I thought, you know, there's a chance 523 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: they might take a left tackle in the draft with 524 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: instead of a Dudnesay. I love a Donsay, but I 525 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: thought that was at least a conversation. They obviously believe 526 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: in Braxton Jones. I don't know he's ever going to 527 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:45,679 Speaker 1: be a blue player, but he's got a chance to 528 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: be a you know, develop and be a solid player. 529 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: The interior the offensive line would be an area that 530 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: I'd be a little bit concerned. Le's see how that 531 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: group plays together. But man, just from last year to 532 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: this year, you know, as we're doing this series, I 533 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: don't know there's a greater transformation than the offense of 534 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears. 535 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 3: I don't know if there's a more fun offense in 536 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 3: terms of the transformation where you can sit and look 537 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 3: and just get excited about what this team could be. 538 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 3: A lot of pressure falls on the new offensive coordinator, 539 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 3: Shane Waldron. He has to show that he can take 540 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 3: all of those pieces of the balls and put it 541 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 3: together and make it a work of art. But you 542 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 3: have the quarterback, you got pass catches, you got runners. 543 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 3: The offensive line is in question, but some of the 544 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 3: players on the offensive line are solid. It's just a 545 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 3: matter of getting it all together and if they can 546 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 3: continue to play complimentary football where the defense really matches 547 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 3: what the offense is able to do. 548 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're gonna be there. They can mean the thick 549 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 2: of it hard division, but they should be very, very 550 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 2: in the North. All right. 551 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: So this is the final verdict as we're wrapping this 552 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: thing up seven and ten. Last year, the Chicago Bears 553 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: simple question, can they flip it? 554 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 2: Yes? 555 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 3: I was gonna say it's funny because I was thinking 556 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 3: about the magic number, the magic numbers ten. 557 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 2: I think they can get to ten. They'll get to ten. 558 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 2: I the energy around the team is says that they 559 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 2: believe that they can make it happen. 560 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,360 Speaker 3: And the quarterback is certainly gonna give them a chance 561 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 3: to steal two or three games at the end of 562 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 3: the games. 563 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I do think, you know, the two best 564 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: divisions in football this year, the deepest divisions, the must 565 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: watch divisions, are in the North. It is the NFC 566 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: North with the Bears, that all those teams are just 567 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: talking about, the Vikings, the Lions, the Packers, And then 568 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: it's the AFC North, which is the other intriguing division. 569 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: So I think it's gonna be very competitive. It's not 570 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: gonna be easy, but I do think that's attainable. I 571 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: do think they could be a ten and seven team 572 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: provided everything goes well. But I am they're gonna be watchable. 573 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: They've gone from a semi unwatchable product to one that 574 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: I think not just us, but I think those around 575 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: the league are paying attention to see what this thing 576 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: looks like. In Chicago. 577 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean there's a lot of excitement about it. 578 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 3: I mean, there are hard knocks. I mean they are 579 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 3: getting opportunities primetime games. There's a lot of excitement about 580 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 3: the quarterback. When the quarterback is good, the team has 581 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 3: a chance to be great. It'll be fun to watch 582 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,479 Speaker 3: the number one overall pack Kayleb Williams lead this team 583 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 3: a to a postseason birth in his first season. 584 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 2: Well, no doubt. 585 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: I hope you guys enjoyed this one today. We got 586 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: two more of these coming up from you, one a 587 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: month here over the next couple of months, so we 588 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys hanging with us as we focused on 589 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears. This was Move the Sticks, the Workshop 590 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: series presented by Loew's