WEBVTT - Bears wrap up veteran minicamp at Halas Hall | All Access 0:00:00.640 --> 0:00:03.800 Get ready for Bears training camp July twenty seventh, because 0:00:03.840 --> 0:00:06.960 the offseason program now in the rearview mirror, players and 0:00:07.000 --> 0:00:09.720 coaches off on a summer break. Welcome into another edition 0:00:09.720 --> 0:00:12.760 of Bears All Access. It's brought to you by IGS Energy, 0:00:12.920 --> 0:00:15.159 a two man show tonight when my broadcast partner in 0:00:15.240 --> 0:00:18.400 former Chicago Bear Tom There from news Radio seven eighty 0:00:18.520 --> 0:00:21.720 one to five point at FMWBBM, the starting guard on 0:00:21.760 --> 0:00:25.200 your Super Bowl Bears. I'm Jeff Joniac, and we are 0:00:25.200 --> 0:00:27.560 going to break down what has been a very informative 0:00:27.960 --> 0:00:31.080 three day minicamp over the past week and listen to 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:33.760 some of the key components that would be the head 0:00:33.760 --> 0:00:36.360 coach and some of the key players and veterans that 0:00:36.400 --> 0:00:38.239 we have yet to hear from, and some of the 0:00:38.280 --> 0:00:40.560 rookies that we have heard from but now a little 0:00:40.600 --> 0:00:43.240 more season as they get ready for training camp twenty 0:00:43.280 --> 0:00:45.879 twenty one. Tom, first of all, good, good to see you, 0:00:45.960 --> 0:00:48.680 good to talk to you. And it's been an exciting 0:00:48.720 --> 0:00:52.160 week for us because you get to see eighty nine 0:00:52.200 --> 0:00:54.800 of the ninety players that around this roster on grass 0:00:55.200 --> 0:00:57.200 getting better every day, and some of the sneak peak 0:00:57.240 --> 0:00:59.520 that we'll see in terms of drills at training camp. 0:00:59.640 --> 0:01:02.360 If I could just give a blanket statement, what would 0:01:02.360 --> 0:01:06.560 be your overall takeaway from the week of minicamp up 0:01:06.560 --> 0:01:11.000 at hallis Home An overall impressed with the development of 0:01:11.040 --> 0:01:14.560 the offense, the continuous process of making sure this team 0:01:14.600 --> 0:01:17.440 gets better on the offensive side of the bar, on 0:01:17.480 --> 0:01:20.399 the offensive side of the ball, tremendous amount of respect 0:01:20.480 --> 0:01:23.679 for Andy Dalton and Nick Folds in the way they've 0:01:23.720 --> 0:01:28.080 embraced the competition with Justin Fields because he's gonna play 0:01:28.080 --> 0:01:31.640 a role on this team. But I'm really admiring these 0:01:31.680 --> 0:01:35.680 guys as veterans that they've taken this young kid under 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:38.280 his wing and they've been able to feed him a 0:01:38.280 --> 0:01:41.840 lot of information that's going to be beneficial throughout his 0:01:41.959 --> 0:01:45.680 career as the bearers. And then I'm also impressed with 0:01:45.720 --> 0:01:51.000 the enthusiasm the defensive players that have attacked this mandatory minicamp. 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:54.080 I think it's a reflection of respect that they've shown 0:01:54.120 --> 0:01:57.760 a new defensive coordinator, Seawan decide in some of the 0:01:57.840 --> 0:02:02.240 guys like Danny Trevathan Kim and Eddie Jackson and Khalil 0:02:02.680 --> 0:02:05.880 that these guys have come out here and played at 0:02:05.880 --> 0:02:09.720 a speedy, high level of enthusiasm, and I do think 0:02:09.720 --> 0:02:12.440 that's what they needed to show. Not a lot of 0:02:12.440 --> 0:02:16.000 these guys have been around through the voluntary stages, but 0:02:16.160 --> 0:02:19.440 when they showed up through the mandatory part of this competition, 0:02:19.919 --> 0:02:23.160 they were ready willing and they were able to go well, 0:02:23.160 --> 0:02:25.520 and it clearly looked like they did work. They worked 0:02:25.520 --> 0:02:28.400 in the offseason. They get themselves right. Hey, everybody nowadays 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:30.359 they want to work with some of their own folks, 0:02:30.360 --> 0:02:32.600 whether it be a speed coach or a drill coach, 0:02:32.840 --> 0:02:36.520 or some new way to reinvent themselves for the next season. 0:02:37.000 --> 0:02:41.200 I look at a Kim Hicks. Kim looked very fit. 0:02:41.440 --> 0:02:44.440 He looked like he was lighter real quant Smith is 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:47.360 a man right now inside all over the field. I 0:02:47.440 --> 0:02:50.320 like the way Eddie Jackson's enthusiasm showed. I liked the 0:02:50.320 --> 0:02:53.280 way kendallville door the young man working in a second 0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:55.639 you're trying to win a spot, opposite jailing out of 0:02:55.639 --> 0:02:59.160 the air side of the ball. And Damian Williams Marquis 0:02:59.160 --> 0:03:04.840 Goodwin demere bird the speed, no question, a very different speed. 0:03:04.840 --> 0:03:08.280 And of course Allan Robinson's overall professionalism, Tom and how 0:03:08.360 --> 0:03:10.600 he cares about his body, what he worked out of 0:03:10.600 --> 0:03:12.560 the officeas give us a little sneak peak. You're not 0:03:12.600 --> 0:03:15.920 on Twitter, so he didn't see it, but his workouts. 0:03:16.440 --> 0:03:20.000 He did a collage of his workouts and then basically said, 0:03:20.000 --> 0:03:23.320 you know, I'm ready to roll and his overall professionalism, 0:03:23.320 --> 0:03:27.200 not letting the contract situation bother his own personal and 0:03:27.360 --> 0:03:29.799 team goals for twenty You know, I've never had a 0:03:29.880 --> 0:03:33.280 lack of faith in Alan Robinson when I watched him 0:03:33.720 --> 0:03:37.080 address the media today after practice, and he addressed the 0:03:37.160 --> 0:03:39.680 issues and what he's been working on to become a 0:03:39.760 --> 0:03:43.080 better football player. Both that's how it's gonna benefit the 0:03:43.080 --> 0:03:47.200 Bears organization and how it's gonna benefit himself. Listen, man, 0:03:47.520 --> 0:03:50.000 this guy he doesn't have to say anything to prove 0:03:50.080 --> 0:03:53.320 to me that he's the type of veteran that shows 0:03:53.440 --> 0:03:56.440 leadership every time he's on the field. He's tough, he's 0:03:56.520 --> 0:04:00.600 competitive Individually he wants to be great, what also wants 0:04:00.600 --> 0:04:03.080 to be great for his teammates. All Right, we got 0:04:03.160 --> 0:04:06.520 lots to talk about With the quarterbacks. Obviously, Andy dunned 0:04:06.520 --> 0:04:09.160 the number one. Let's not go anywhere else with that. 0:04:09.200 --> 0:04:12.040 He is the number one until prove it otherwise. Justin 0:04:12.160 --> 0:04:15.040 fields is the backup and Nick Foles is the number three. 0:04:15.120 --> 0:04:18.400 With that being said, Matt Maggie this week was asked 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:21.280 what this is all going to look like in this 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:24.640 particular twenty twenty one bears offense for the average fan 0:04:24.720 --> 0:04:27.560 to notice, we got to decide, okay, our identity and 0:04:27.600 --> 0:04:29.560 I know and you talk about that every year and 0:04:29.800 --> 0:04:32.800 we know what we want to be. And but to 0:04:32.839 --> 0:04:35.800 your point, also, when two of your three quarterbacks are 0:04:35.839 --> 0:04:39.160 new to the system, now it's about making sure that 0:04:39.200 --> 0:04:40.880 we do some things that we want to do. That 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:44.240 Taylor who they are, and they've done a great job 0:04:44.279 --> 0:04:46.359 of that. Andy we knew going into this that Andy 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:49.320 is very open. He's also opinionated in a good way 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:52.960 because he's had a bunch of experience and so he's 0:04:52.960 --> 0:04:54.919 done a lot of this. But then he'll give his 0:04:54.960 --> 0:04:58.560 opinions on how he sees things as well. Justin's completely 0:04:59.080 --> 0:05:02.320 knew you know this whole part. So for him it's 0:05:02.360 --> 0:05:06.200 a lot more listening. But again, as they grow they 0:05:06.279 --> 0:05:08.440 become more confident or have any concerns in a play 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.600 that you get more vocal and so well we're doing 0:05:11.640 --> 0:05:13.480 in our coaching staff the offensive side of the ball. 0:05:13.520 --> 0:05:15.320 I think they're doing a really good job with tailoring 0:05:15.640 --> 0:05:19.560 all of this to those guys strengths, and now we'll 0:05:19.600 --> 0:05:21.760 just have to kind of see and make sure that 0:05:21.800 --> 0:05:26.120 we're letting our guys play fast. That's probably the ultimate goal. Tom. 0:05:26.160 --> 0:05:29.640 What sticks out there is very important, Taylor, the offense 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:32.680 to the strength of your players because then in turn, 0:05:32.800 --> 0:05:36.279 as you know, if you're put in a position of strength, 0:05:36.480 --> 0:05:39.120 you're going to not worry about what you're being told 0:05:39.160 --> 0:05:42.240 to do. You're just going to understand what you have 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:45.719 to do. And I think that's a big, big part 0:05:45.800 --> 0:05:49.479 of this future success of this offense. Yeah, it is. 0:05:49.520 --> 0:05:52.160 But you know, Matt he has to understand also he 0:05:52.200 --> 0:05:55.160 has an enormous role in the development of this football 0:05:55.160 --> 0:05:57.760 team because if you're going to gain an identity, it's 0:05:57.760 --> 0:06:00.920 going to be because of the types of plays you're calling. 0:06:00.960 --> 0:06:04.000 As a play caller, you have certain assets that are 0:06:04.040 --> 0:06:06.960 gifted to you by Andy Dalton. You have certain assets 0:06:07.000 --> 0:06:09.159 that are gifted to you through the running game of 0:06:09.320 --> 0:06:13.400 Daved Montgomery, Damon williams Our, Tavis Paris and now Khalil 0:06:13.480 --> 0:06:16.160 Herbert and the rest of the cruise. You have assets 0:06:16.160 --> 0:06:18.520 that you're gifted through the tight end position between the 0:06:18.640 --> 0:06:21.279 Jimmy Graham cole commit and the rest of the guys 0:06:21.320 --> 0:06:23.640 and the wide receiver group. So I think when you 0:06:23.680 --> 0:06:26.160 put it all together, that's going to be the development 0:06:26.160 --> 0:06:29.520 of the offense. And scoring points is paramount. We talk 0:06:29.600 --> 0:06:32.240 about it every day. We're gonna talk about it every 0:06:32.320 --> 0:06:35.640 day until the point production goes up. This will be 0:06:35.760 --> 0:06:39.200 a battle. So that being said, a huge emphasis on 0:06:39.279 --> 0:06:43.080 the final practice of the week on red zone and 0:06:43.160 --> 0:06:45.920 red zone will be a prominent piece of training camp. 0:06:45.920 --> 0:06:49.000 According to Naggy, Yeah, well, we're going to really emphasize 0:06:49.040 --> 0:06:52.800 the red zone in training camp. I think it's going 0:06:52.839 --> 0:06:54.839 to be important to look at that and to continue 0:06:54.839 --> 0:06:57.560 to hit conceptually what we have and what our players 0:06:57.560 --> 0:07:01.160 do well, and know when you get down in there, 0:07:01.200 --> 0:07:03.160 you can't kick field goals. You got to have touchdowns. 0:07:03.160 --> 0:07:05.760 It's just you have to score points. And so there's 0:07:05.760 --> 0:07:09.039 some concepts that will keep, there's some concepts that will add, 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:12.440 and I think schematically for us, we'll keep that with us. 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:14.960 But I do like where we're at and being able 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:16.680 to kind of see the why part and then look 0:07:16.720 --> 0:07:19.080 at teams too that do a good job or running 0:07:19.080 --> 0:07:20.960 stuff in the red zone and what's they're wise and 0:07:21.160 --> 0:07:23.000 why is it? Is it just guys making good plays 0:07:23.080 --> 0:07:25.400 or is it schematics? And so yeah, I think it's 0:07:25.400 --> 0:07:27.800 gonna be a combination of both. And we're excited and 0:07:27.880 --> 0:07:30.480 training camp to really put an emphasis on that. Sorry 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:33.080 step down, Matt, but it is it is a combination 0:07:33.120 --> 0:07:35.480 of both. And you know, go back into the lab 0:07:35.560 --> 0:07:38.600 because one thing is for certain. Yes, the Bears have 0:07:38.720 --> 0:07:42.800 had struggles with scoring points. Now they do have the 0:07:42.880 --> 0:07:45.920 weapons to be a successful red zone offense, both in 0:07:46.000 --> 0:07:49.080 the run game and in the past game. Would you agree, oh, 0:07:49.120 --> 0:07:51.600 one hundred percent? You know, Jeff, Have you take into 0:07:51.680 --> 0:07:56.880 consideration the OTAs and the mini camp they've just gone through. 0:07:57.200 --> 0:07:59.960 They probably have run more plays in the red zone 0:08:00.120 --> 0:08:03.800 thus far this preseason than they did last year than 0:08:04.160 --> 0:08:07.880 in the pandemic season. Because Cole Commet had nothing other 0:08:07.920 --> 0:08:10.840 than two weeks of training camp, Darnell Mooney had nothing 0:08:11.000 --> 0:08:13.480 other than what he had in training camp. They've already 0:08:13.520 --> 0:08:15.440 ran more plays in the red zone than they did 0:08:15.520 --> 0:08:18.800 last preseason. And with he said, two new quarterbacks and 0:08:18.880 --> 0:08:20.760 Eddie Dalton and Justin Fields. At the top of the 0:08:20.800 --> 0:08:23.440 depth chart, that's Tom Thayre. I'm Jeff Joniac, we're gonna 0:08:23.440 --> 0:08:25.920 step away for our first break. Coming up, we will 0:08:26.000 --> 0:08:29.080 hear from Jimmy Graham, the Bears veteran tight end. We'll 0:08:29.120 --> 0:08:32.760 hear from quarterback Justin Fields, the rookie weighing in as well. 0:08:32.800 --> 0:08:35.360 This is Bears All Access. It's brought to you by 0:08:35.360 --> 0:08:38.520 IGS Energy on Chicago Sports Radio six seventy The Score. 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:41.760 Welcome back to Bears All Access, brought to you by 0:08:41.760 --> 0:08:44.640 IGS Energy. Choose clean energy for your home at igs 0:08:44.720 --> 0:08:47.320 dot com because every good choice adds up to a 0:08:47.360 --> 0:08:50.360 better world. With Tom Thayer, I'm Jeff Joniac, this week's 0:08:50.559 --> 0:08:53.320 Bears All Access show here on Chicago Sports Radio six 0:08:53.400 --> 0:08:56.600 seventy the Score. Thanks to our producers Dan Barelli, Jordan Tredup, 0:08:56.600 --> 0:08:59.960 and Katie Tuber helping us out after the mini camp, 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:02.760 the Mandatory Manning Camp. Now with the radar Tom. Earlier 0:09:02.760 --> 0:09:04.640 in the week, we heard from tight end Jimmy Graham, 0:09:04.640 --> 0:09:07.760 and I do I do really respect what he's accomplishing 0:09:07.800 --> 0:09:11.040 his career, what he's doing as a Chicago Bear, leading 0:09:11.040 --> 0:09:13.720 the way for Cole Commet, but also just being one 0:09:13.720 --> 0:09:16.000 of the overall veteran leaders on this team, and what 0:09:16.200 --> 0:09:19.439 he is looking at here. He's looking at nothing but 0:09:19.640 --> 0:09:22.880 a championship. That's why he's coming back. And the interesting 0:09:22.920 --> 0:09:26.160 aspect of him is that after that New Orleans game 0:09:26.240 --> 0:09:28.920 when he caught the touchdown pass and he went up 0:09:28.960 --> 0:09:32.200 the up the tunnel, maybe that was it. And yes 0:09:32.400 --> 0:09:38.640 he did consider retirement. UM, oh yeah, and I certainly 0:09:38.640 --> 0:09:40.839 did at first second there, um, you know, for a 0:09:40.880 --> 0:09:46.200 little bit, and um, a lot of unfinished business. Um. 0:09:46.280 --> 0:09:48.960 You know, it was very difficult for me obviously, Um, 0:09:49.000 --> 0:09:51.440 you know to go back in uh in the dome, 0:09:51.840 --> 0:09:54.400 and you know, especially to lose. And I'm a I'm 0:09:54.400 --> 0:09:58.440 a pretty fiery person. I'm a pretty uh enthusiastic person, 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:02.439 and uh, I hate losing, as simple as that. And UM, 0:10:02.720 --> 0:10:05.000 so you know there's a lot of frustration there, you know, 0:10:05.040 --> 0:10:08.520 because I, um, you know, I want to ring and 0:10:08.840 --> 0:10:10.400 you know that's all I think about. So you know, 0:10:10.840 --> 0:10:12.800 you know, just knowing that, you know it's another year, 0:10:12.840 --> 0:10:15.120 and so you know I was interested going to do 0:10:15.200 --> 0:10:19.160 but you know, UM, talk to Ryan and you know, 0:10:19.240 --> 0:10:22.440 talk to Um, talked to Matt and and you know, 0:10:22.480 --> 0:10:24.319 I'm on board and you know, I'm ready to whatever 0:10:24.320 --> 0:10:26.679 it takes to, you know, to get back in that position, 0:10:26.800 --> 0:10:29.520 you know, and so move forward and you know hopefully 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:32.440 it's to make a run. And you know that run 0:10:32.480 --> 0:10:36.360 includes his teammate Cole Commet, Tom and I think there's 0:10:36.400 --> 0:10:40.000 no better veteran, especially a guy like Cole He he's 0:10:40.040 --> 0:10:42.240 looked up to, did Jimmy Graham since he was a 0:10:42.240 --> 0:10:45.000 little kid. You know one thing about when you look 0:10:45.000 --> 0:10:47.760 at veterans like Jimmy Graham, you just have to look 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.040 at the eye test. Every year he comes in a 0:10:50.080 --> 0:10:53.560 great physical condition, so you know that he's still dedicated 0:10:53.600 --> 0:10:57.200 to the sport. What Jimmy Graham has done for Cole Commet, 0:10:57.360 --> 0:11:01.920 his experiences, his advice is invaluable because, like I said, 0:11:02.000 --> 0:11:06.360 Cole Commet had a condensed preseason last year. The information 0:11:06.400 --> 0:11:08.360 that could be fed to him by Jimmy Graham and 0:11:08.440 --> 0:11:11.559 his preparedness in the body of work and the evidence 0:11:11.559 --> 0:11:15.000 that he sees out of him is inspiring to Cole Commet. 0:11:15.040 --> 0:11:17.240 And so I want to see Cole Commet continue to 0:11:17.280 --> 0:11:19.960 develop to become the blocker and the receiver he needs 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:23.160 to be so this offense runs efficiently. But when you 0:11:23.200 --> 0:11:25.800 talk about the last segment in the red zone, you 0:11:25.920 --> 0:11:29.520 talked about the first downs that Jimmy Graham is responsible 0:11:29.559 --> 0:11:33.080 for I don't think, um, he's going to leave anything behind. 0:11:33.160 --> 0:11:35.240 And I still think that he's got a lot of 0:11:35.360 --> 0:11:38.679 value to this football team into that position, and he 0:11:38.840 --> 0:11:41.720 loves playing with Cole. Really just my world health. You know, 0:11:41.760 --> 0:11:43.920 I'm not a guy who you know, I mean, you know, 0:11:43.960 --> 0:11:45.320 I just want to make sure that you know I 0:11:45.360 --> 0:11:47.000 can I can make it through a season and make 0:11:47.000 --> 0:11:49.600 it through through another playoff front. You know, That's kind 0:11:49.640 --> 0:11:51.360 of the biggest you know thoughts that I always have. 0:11:51.840 --> 0:11:53.480 You know, you know, I never want to out live 0:11:53.600 --> 0:11:55.959 my time, and um, you know, I feel like I'm 0:11:56.280 --> 0:11:58.040 I can still be used. I can still be a weapon, 0:11:58.080 --> 0:11:59.840 and I can still be a leader, you know for 0:12:00.040 --> 0:12:03.360 a team and help these young kids, uh, you know, 0:12:03.400 --> 0:12:06.360 to make run and you know, to share from my 0:12:06.440 --> 0:12:08.640 knowledge of what I've been through in this league and 0:12:09.000 --> 0:12:11.560 you know, the wins and the lessons I've learned and 0:12:11.559 --> 0:12:14.199 He's learned plenty. There, There's no question about it. So 0:12:14.400 --> 0:12:17.120 I think the tight end position is in good hands 0:12:17.160 --> 0:12:19.719 with those two right there. And then you know it's 0:12:19.880 --> 0:12:21.960 it's a bunch of guys, then that's going They're going 0:12:22.000 --> 0:12:24.720 to fill other roles at that tight end position and 0:12:24.920 --> 0:12:27.040 try to build some of that depth through competition time 0:12:27.040 --> 0:12:29.040 and training camp. It is an area that I'm looking 0:12:29.080 --> 0:12:32.560 at like as a key. Okay, what in addition to 0:12:32.679 --> 0:12:35.199 those two gentlemen, the bear is going to be able 0:12:35.200 --> 0:12:37.080 to bring to the table at the tight end position. 0:12:37.080 --> 0:12:39.000 Would you agree that as one area you're going to 0:12:39.040 --> 0:12:43.040 have circled beyond Jimmy and Cole. Yeah, you know, Cole 0:12:43.080 --> 0:12:45.560 Comment and Jimmy Graham are capable of doing anything that's 0:12:45.600 --> 0:12:47.880 asked of him in a Matt Maggie let offense. But 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:50.079 I also gained a lot of a ton of respect 0:12:50.120 --> 0:12:52.000 in the last couple of years for JP Holts and 0:12:52.120 --> 0:12:55.400 Jesper Horsehead because when you look at the continuous development 0:12:55.440 --> 0:12:58.080 of those two guys in the same example that they're 0:12:58.160 --> 0:13:01.440 witnessing when they look at Jimmy Graham, it's not exclusive 0:13:01.520 --> 0:13:04.920 to the development of Cole commet Jimmy Graham's experience as 0:13:04.960 --> 0:13:08.040 affects the entire tight end position. So I think all 0:13:08.080 --> 0:13:11.120 these guys can benefit from the lessons learned in the 0:13:11.200 --> 0:13:13.880 classroom and on the practice field. All right, let's flip 0:13:13.880 --> 0:13:18.640 it to last year's outstanding rookie, Jalen Johnson, Jalen did 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:21.559 not play a full season. He had the shoulder injury, 0:13:21.920 --> 0:13:23.640 but he did not have to have surgery, so he 0:13:23.679 --> 0:13:26.000 did his rehab. There was nothing structural wrong. He's had 0:13:26.000 --> 0:13:29.120 a history of shoulder problems obviously, way back to Utah. 0:13:29.320 --> 0:13:32.400 But he feels very very good about the situation. But 0:13:32.520 --> 0:13:35.920 because Kyle is now in Denver, Kyle Fuller, He's considered 0:13:36.200 --> 0:13:37.760 if you look at the depth chart and you look 0:13:37.800 --> 0:13:40.320 at how these things are awarded, the he is CB 0:13:40.480 --> 0:13:44.800 one time, he's going in as the guy. So how 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:48.280 does this guy feel about it? Exactly what you might expect. 0:13:48.640 --> 0:13:52.680 I mean, it's time. I've been work from one year. 0:13:53.160 --> 0:13:56.480 Of course, looking years the hardest. Of course, I'm just 0:13:56.600 --> 0:13:58.240 being able to learn from that and it's going to 0:13:58.240 --> 0:14:01.600 take on my preparation through my years of playing football 0:14:01.600 --> 0:14:03.680 and being a leader, through a high school, through alcoholida. 0:14:03.720 --> 0:14:07.439 I mean, it's no different now being in the NFL. 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:09.040 So I mean it's been able to take what I've 0:14:09.040 --> 0:14:12.040 been knowing my whole life, just being able to perform 0:14:12.120 --> 0:14:15.000 and bringing others along. You teach them the things that 0:14:15.040 --> 0:14:17.720 I learned from last year and just don't help everybody 0:14:17.720 --> 0:14:20.000 and prove this. But I can See that's another thing 0:14:20.040 --> 0:14:22.680 about that rookie class last year, when you include him 0:14:22.720 --> 0:14:26.440 and Darnelmoney. There are leadership qualities to these guys already 0:14:26.520 --> 0:14:28.800 right out of the game, and now without Kyle, you 0:14:28.880 --> 0:14:31.240 gotta have it. Yeah, but you know this is the 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:34.000 first time these guys can actually take a breath because 0:14:34.040 --> 0:14:36.800 you realize, Jeff, when they went onto the practice field 0:14:36.880 --> 0:14:39.880 last year, in all the protocol they are facing through 0:14:39.880 --> 0:14:45.040 the pandemic, they immediately became starting a regular season against 0:14:45.080 --> 0:14:48.360 Matthew Stafford and Jayalen Johnson, he was the guy that 0:14:48.520 --> 0:14:52.000 was gonna be attacked and challenged. Jayalen Johnson has now 0:14:52.080 --> 0:14:55.880 been able to take into account everything he faced last year. 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:58.960 You get a chance to watch video during the offseason 0:14:59.000 --> 0:15:02.280 and see where you can help your own development. Look, man, 0:15:02.360 --> 0:15:04.680 this guy deserves to be CB one. And I don't 0:15:04.720 --> 0:15:08.160 know best Chicago Bear one, Cornerback one, or how you're 0:15:08.160 --> 0:15:11.400 identifying that CB, but I think when you look at 0:15:11.440 --> 0:15:14.320 this guy, he's up to the challenge. He's always been 0:15:14.320 --> 0:15:17.800 a physically gifted player, and again that's evidence to me 0:15:17.880 --> 0:15:20.240 that he puts him the time in the weight room, 0:15:20.280 --> 0:15:23.480 which I'll pay dividends for him and He's gonna have 0:15:23.520 --> 0:15:27.040 a huge role in the defensive backfield this year for 0:15:27.080 --> 0:15:28.800 the Bears, and made a ton of place on the 0:15:28.880 --> 0:15:31.160 ball last season as we know, and we'll be expecting 0:15:31.160 --> 0:15:34.200 that now. Turn him over, get those takeaways under Sean 0:15:34.280 --> 0:15:36.280 de Si. We're gonna get in a lot about Sean 0:15:36.360 --> 0:15:38.800 de Si because they know him. He's been there for 0:15:38.840 --> 0:15:40.880 a long time. This is his big chance to be 0:15:40.920 --> 0:15:43.720 the first time defensive coordinator. But it's not from a 0:15:43.800 --> 0:15:46.840 lack of anything other than understanding in preparation and getting 0:15:46.880 --> 0:15:49.560 to know guys and knowing what all eleven guys do 0:15:49.640 --> 0:15:53.600 on defense. Yep, his background in the secondary, but he's 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:56.280 got the overall view of the defense now. Jalen was 0:15:56.320 --> 0:15:59.080 asked just what it might look like, how is it 0:15:59.120 --> 0:16:01.680 going to change with the sy It is a little 0:16:01.720 --> 0:16:04.040 time he's spent with him there on the practice field 0:16:04.040 --> 0:16:07.040 as a defensive coordinator here in twenty twenty one, I'll 0:16:07.080 --> 0:16:09.680 definitely say he's bringing a lot more assistant to detail 0:16:10.320 --> 0:16:12.240 to everything I we're doing. I thought that's a big, 0:16:12.880 --> 0:16:16.320 a big focused point in all aspects of our defense, 0:16:16.360 --> 0:16:19.640 in terms of every position, just being more detail oriented 0:16:19.800 --> 0:16:23.240 in our technique and our disguisingess thing like that. So 0:16:23.280 --> 0:16:25.360 I mean, it's just about just getting better each and 0:16:25.400 --> 0:16:27.280 every day of the technique and just kind of learning 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:29.920 the defense as is possible so we can being able 0:16:29.960 --> 0:16:33.320 to play together better and then turnovers. I thought we 0:16:33.320 --> 0:16:35.480 didn't turn the ball over as much, and I thought 0:16:35.520 --> 0:16:37.960 that's the beginnings about being able to take the ball 0:16:38.000 --> 0:16:41.560 away and create turnovers and get the ball backs off. 0:16:41.800 --> 0:16:44.720 That's all Tom, that is number one. Got to get 0:16:44.760 --> 0:16:48.640 those takeaways because that's how that defense thrives. Every defense 0:16:48.800 --> 0:16:51.800 would and that's was the case in twenty eighteen. I 0:16:51.840 --> 0:16:56.560 think that aggressiveness, that attention to detail is really a 0:16:56.600 --> 0:17:00.480 significant theme that almost every defender, veteran or young Jalen 0:17:01.080 --> 0:17:05.000 indicated over the past week. And they understand this defense 0:17:05.040 --> 0:17:08.439 because we saw a think on Thursday, or make that 0:17:08.520 --> 0:17:12.760 Wednesday of the practice week, the enthusiasm about the plays 0:17:12.800 --> 0:17:15.960 they were already making when they hadn't been together all offseason, 0:17:16.000 --> 0:17:20.359 real quantity. Reportedly anyway, the only defensive starter to really 0:17:20.359 --> 0:17:22.280 be a part of it. The other ten were not. 0:17:22.720 --> 0:17:25.560 They were doing their own thing in that voluntary period. 0:17:25.600 --> 0:17:28.000 So I think you felt it. You felt that swag 0:17:28.200 --> 0:17:31.160 Danny Dravathan mentioned it as well. You know, it's kind 0:17:31.160 --> 0:17:33.439 of cool for me when Jalen Johnson was meeting with 0:17:33.480 --> 0:17:36.439 the media and he was talking about Sean Desai and 0:17:36.480 --> 0:17:39.239 what he's expecting out of these guys. To me, it 0:17:39.280 --> 0:17:42.080 was like he was talking about George Allen, my first 0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:44.560 head coach, who was one of the greatest defensive coordinators 0:17:44.560 --> 0:17:47.560 in the history of the NFL, because he always preached 0:17:47.600 --> 0:17:50.560 the guys, it's about the little things, it's about the details, 0:17:50.840 --> 0:17:55.119 it's about the little points of importance that take your position, 0:17:55.400 --> 0:17:58.520 and they increased the role of the overall scheme and team, 0:17:58.520 --> 0:18:01.000 and so I'm excited to see what I Sean, and 0:18:01.040 --> 0:18:02.879 I think it's gonna import how it reflects on the 0:18:02.920 --> 0:18:05.400 young guys. That's Tom there. I'm Jeff Jony Act. Time 0:18:05.400 --> 0:18:07.959 for another break here on Chicago Sports Radio six seventy 0:18:07.960 --> 0:18:11.200 The Score coming up next, justin Fields and more, Matt Naggy. 0:18:11.280 --> 0:18:13.920 I'm the quarterback situation with Adye Dalton leading the way 0:18:14.000 --> 0:18:17.040 as the starter. Entering twenty twenty one. This is Bears 0:18:17.040 --> 0:18:19.200 All Access, brought to you by IGS Energy. Back in 0:18:19.240 --> 0:18:23.240 a Future, the Chicago Bears Network presents Inside the Bears, 0:18:23.240 --> 0:18:25.679 brought to you by Verizon. Anthony Adams and Lauren Screeden 0:18:25.760 --> 0:18:27.560 cover the world of Bears football. I Don't Off the 0:18:27.600 --> 0:18:30.080 Field every Sunday night at ten thirty five pm on 0:18:30.200 --> 0:18:33.480 Fox thirty two Chicago, or watch anytime at Chicago Bears 0:18:33.520 --> 0:18:36.280 dot Com, around the Bears official app. Back with you 0:18:36.320 --> 0:18:39.240 on Bears All Access on Chicago Sports Radio six seventy 0:18:39.280 --> 0:18:41.880 The Score with Tom Fair. I'm Jeff Joni App breaking 0:18:41.920 --> 0:18:45.840 down veteran mandatory minicamp, the offseason program, now history back 0:18:46.080 --> 0:18:48.560 in late July to start training camp twenty twenty one, 0:18:48.560 --> 0:18:51.600 and time with fans. There will be a limited number 0:18:51.600 --> 0:18:54.720 of tickets. How that goes, how they go about bringing 0:18:54.760 --> 0:18:56.560 those fans in or what the buying will be will 0:18:56.560 --> 0:18:59.080 be interesting to see. But I'll tell you there'll be 0:18:59.440 --> 0:19:02.919 a lot of Bears fans jacked about seeing these guys. 0:19:03.440 --> 0:19:05.960 The addition of Justin Field has certainly pumped a lot 0:19:06.000 --> 0:19:09.480 of life in the Bears family, both inside the building 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:12.280 and the fan base, and just the overall hope and 0:19:12.400 --> 0:19:14.639 change that will come to the offensive side of the 0:19:14.640 --> 0:19:17.040 football in general. But I think training camp is going 0:19:17.119 --> 0:19:19.560 to be real exciting to see there, especially with fans 0:19:19.600 --> 0:19:22.440 not able to do any of that a year ago. Yeah, 0:19:22.480 --> 0:19:24.840 it is. I mean, hey, listen, since my day's back 0:19:24.840 --> 0:19:27.639 in Platteville. The role that the fans play in training 0:19:27.680 --> 0:19:30.200 camp is as important as some of the guys on 0:19:30.240 --> 0:19:34.080 the field because they create the enthusiasm, They create the 0:19:34.080 --> 0:19:37.479 buzz around the field. They have a reaction to great plays, 0:19:37.560 --> 0:19:40.520 whether it's two offensive lineman or a long bomb down 0:19:40.920 --> 0:19:43.800 the length of the field. So yeah, the fans have 0:19:43.880 --> 0:19:47.359 a huge role in the momentum and the excitement of 0:19:47.400 --> 0:19:51.160 training camp. Well Fields was at Wrigley Field a couple 0:19:51.200 --> 0:19:55.040 of weeks back. The place went bananas. That is the expectation. 0:19:55.680 --> 0:19:57.240 One pick. If they were in a Bulls game and 0:19:57.280 --> 0:20:00.280 they showed, they'd be doing the same thing, Hawks, you 0:20:00.359 --> 0:20:03.600 name it. That's the universal love of the Chicago Bears 0:20:03.600 --> 0:20:07.560 in this town by all sports fans. It is the team, right, 0:20:07.600 --> 0:20:12.240