WEBVTT - What the Bears are getting in Yannick Ngakoue | Bears, etc. Podcast 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:03.640 Right justin middle of the field forty fifteen. Bring Russ 0:00:03.640 --> 0:00:05.400 in front of a leading Lions in. 0:00:05.360 --> 0:00:10.480 This way, I am Jeff Joniyacklitz is not donig up. 0:00:11.960 --> 0:00:13.800 What was like playing for coach Bogdom. 0:00:14.520 --> 0:00:16.560 I don't want to answer any questions like that. Sixty 0:00:16.600 --> 0:00:20.079 one yards? What's Sunday stroll for? Justin field? 0:00:25.320 --> 0:00:26.760 Ye Bears, et cetera. 0:00:26.880 --> 0:00:33.760 With the voices of the Chicago Bears. Jeff Joniac new 0:00:33.800 --> 0:00:35.880 Blood comes to the Bears that they open up another 0:00:35.920 --> 0:00:38.920 practice up there at HALLI saw walking into Bears, et cetera. 0:00:39.040 --> 0:00:41.880 Were brought to you by Miller Lake tastes Slack, Miller 0:00:41.960 --> 0:00:45.559 Times Chicago. Good to have you alongside Jeff, Joniack and 0:00:45.600 --> 0:00:47.600 Tom Thayer and a couple of veterans added to the 0:00:47.640 --> 0:00:51.159 Bears roster big time. The significance to me lies in 0:00:51.240 --> 0:00:53.720 the type of players they are and the leadership they 0:00:53.720 --> 0:00:54.520 bring to the table. 0:00:54.600 --> 0:00:55.960 Let's begin at the edge. 0:00:56.400 --> 0:00:59.440 Unique in goc Way eight sacks a season on average 0:00:59.440 --> 0:01:01.840 in his career. This is his six different team in 0:01:01.960 --> 0:01:04.240 eight seasons, but coming off in nine and a half 0:01:04.319 --> 0:01:08.319 sack year with Indianapolis last year worked under a similar 0:01:08.360 --> 0:01:11.360 system with Gus Bradley worked in Vegas the year before 0:01:11.400 --> 0:01:14.320 that and had ten sacks for his defensive line coach 0:01:14.440 --> 0:01:17.080 right here, Travis Smith, and he worked under Rod Marinelli. 0:01:17.200 --> 0:01:20.679 Impressions of signing a man of this magnitude in terms 0:01:20.720 --> 0:01:21.600 of rushing the passer. 0:01:21.760 --> 0:01:23.840 You know, Jeff, anybody I've ever called across in my 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:27.399 football life that can compliment the fact that they've been 0:01:27.400 --> 0:01:29.760 able to work for a guy like Rod Marinelli. 0:01:29.840 --> 0:01:31.480 I'm just pointing him out. 0:01:31.560 --> 0:01:35.480 Because he's a guy that still inspires me with his 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:39.400 expected work ethic and his compliments. And he even pointed 0:01:39.480 --> 0:01:42.760 him out that he feels that Rod Marinelli had a 0:01:42.760 --> 0:01:45.520 big impact on his career. And he's the type of 0:01:45.520 --> 0:01:48.520 guy that stays friends with a coach like that. So 0:01:48.600 --> 0:01:51.640 you kind of tell me, this is a guy that football. 0:01:51.240 --> 0:01:52.320 Is important to them. 0:01:52.600 --> 0:01:55.760 You have those certain coaches in your lifetime that they 0:01:55.840 --> 0:01:59.360 leave an impression on you and they also give you 0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:02.160 an understand that you have the ability to be a 0:02:02.320 --> 0:02:04.360 quality football player in the NFL. 0:02:04.560 --> 0:02:07.720 Yeah, experience is huge here. He is a worker, says 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:10.799 he's been working hard at home. Certainly, what he has 0:02:10.840 --> 0:02:13.040 in his weight room in his house is different than 0:02:13.040 --> 0:02:15.959 what happens on the practice field. But they asked him today, Tommy, Hey, 0:02:16.000 --> 0:02:17.520 would you be ready to go tomorrow? When he put 0:02:17.560 --> 0:02:20.320 on pad, he said, absolutely, gotta get it, gotta do it, 0:02:20.360 --> 0:02:21.320 gotta do it right now. 0:02:21.840 --> 0:02:24.320 Listen, man, you had me right there hook line and sinker. 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:27.560 And I was watching the press conference, but just hearing 0:02:27.639 --> 0:02:28.639 that one answer. 0:02:28.919 --> 0:02:29.119 Bad. 0:02:29.200 --> 0:02:31.400 Look, man, if I got to put on pads tomorrow 0:02:31.440 --> 0:02:33.440 and play a game or go to practice, I'm ready 0:02:33.480 --> 0:02:33.760 to go. 0:02:33.800 --> 0:02:35.480 And he says, you gotta stay ready. 0:02:35.840 --> 0:02:38.399 And that is the mantra of every guy that has 0:02:38.440 --> 0:02:40.919 a long term career in the NFL. 0:02:41.160 --> 0:02:43.720 And the other edition is an agreed to terms y 0:02:43.760 --> 0:02:48.919 got that signed. Marcedes lewis now entering his eighteenth NFL season. 0:02:48.960 --> 0:02:51.840 That's er passes all the experience at tight end in 0:02:51.960 --> 0:02:56.160 NFL history, Jason Witten prior to that, and Tony Gonzalez 0:02:56.480 --> 0:02:59.960 Hall of Famer. He has a lot of experience obviously 0:03:00.040 --> 0:03:03.040 with Lukeetzi and Green Bay, known for his inline blocking 0:03:03.080 --> 0:03:05.679 more than his past receiving later on in his career time, 0:03:05.680 --> 0:03:08.200 but he's been ever present a part of the Green 0:03:08.240 --> 0:03:11.160 Bay offense over the years. A big guy that can 0:03:11.240 --> 0:03:12.600 help lead that room as well. 0:03:12.760 --> 0:03:15.400 Well, you know Marcedes Lewis. He kind of falls. 0:03:15.040 --> 0:03:17.519 Into the line of an Aaron Donald for me because 0:03:17.560 --> 0:03:19.880 I didn't know what to expect out of Aaron Donald 0:03:19.919 --> 0:03:22.360 when he came into the NFL, and I didn't know 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:22.960 that he was. 0:03:22.880 --> 0:03:24.080 Going to have this dominance. 0:03:24.360 --> 0:03:27.160 But I remember when Marcedes Lewis came out of college 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:29.880 and I was curious what type of career this guy 0:03:30.000 --> 0:03:31.960 was going to have. Wasn't it going to be an 0:03:31.960 --> 0:03:34.800 injury played career because he's such a big guy, And 0:03:34.880 --> 0:03:39.280 it hasn't been. It's been a very constructive, very I'm 0:03:39.280 --> 0:03:42.600 not going to say dominant, but a very profitable career. 0:03:42.920 --> 0:03:45.880 So whenever you can bring experience into a position like that, 0:03:46.320 --> 0:03:49.000 and you're almost bringing in an offensive tackle that can 0:03:49.040 --> 0:03:51.800 catch the football, and that's what I like about the 0:03:51.840 --> 0:03:54.120 impact he can have on this offense. 0:03:54.360 --> 0:03:57.280 And we, of course have plenty of sponsors helping us 0:03:57.320 --> 0:04:00.040 out to carry on this new podcast with Tom and 0:03:59.880 --> 0:04:02.480 I Here for the Bears. Score huge savings on an 0:04:02.480 --> 0:04:06.000 impressive lineup of items with jewel Osco for You. This 0:04:06.080 --> 0:04:08.880 handy app features hot digital deals on everything from premium 0:04:08.880 --> 0:04:11.840 produce and savory snacks to butcher fresh meat and more. 0:04:11.920 --> 0:04:15.400 Get additional details at jewelosco dot com on the topic 0:04:15.440 --> 0:04:17.280 of food. And we'll get back to and Ghakway and 0:04:17.400 --> 0:04:19.760 what happened at practice today. But you were you were 0:04:19.760 --> 0:04:23.000 cooking up something special today? Did you Did you finish 0:04:23.080 --> 0:04:23.520 the job? 0:04:23.600 --> 0:04:23.880 Tom? 0:04:24.000 --> 0:04:25.680 Did you finish the job in the kitchen? 0:04:25.800 --> 0:04:26.000 Oh? 0:04:26.040 --> 0:04:26.440 I did? 0:04:26.560 --> 0:04:28.000 And I talk. 0:04:27.920 --> 0:04:31.200 About, you know, having a bear employee, hobby Air tell 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:34.359 me about a Puerto Rican recipe called I think It's paraneal, 0:04:35.040 --> 0:04:39.159 And yeah, I was cooking it. And you know, that's 0:04:39.200 --> 0:04:41.960 one of my favorite pastimes. And as long as I 0:04:42.000 --> 0:04:44.920 don't eat too much and distribute it, it's probably better 0:04:44.960 --> 0:04:48.880 for me than my appetite and how it can take over. 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:52.080 So it's been a productive day between hallis Hall and 0:04:52.160 --> 0:04:55.479 practice and you know now being down here with the 0:04:55.520 --> 0:04:58.839 dogs and getting them going and making sure everything's running. 0:04:59.160 --> 0:05:01.839 I expect a little slice of that at some point. 0:05:01.960 --> 0:05:04.159 So don't don't leave me out in the dark, all right. 0:05:04.200 --> 0:05:07.960 Listen in Goatkway, his name came up prominently throughout the 0:05:08.000 --> 0:05:10.160 offseason as a possibility. No he was looking for a 0:05:10.200 --> 0:05:13.080 long term contract. Heard him on other radio shows nationally. 0:05:13.160 --> 0:05:15.960 He'd like to settle down someplace and hey, who's saying 0:05:16.000 --> 0:05:19.239 it won't be here. He's still in a perfect age range. 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:22.120 He has been in this league. He's been experiencing all 0:05:22.160 --> 0:05:25.200 sorts of different successes and failures in his career, but 0:05:25.240 --> 0:05:27.640 he seems like he's mentally tough. Let's listen in to 0:05:27.760 --> 0:05:29.840 some of his news conference here today up at halisav 0:05:29.920 --> 0:05:30.719 excited to be here. 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:33.600 I've been a part of the system before, and I 0:05:33.600 --> 0:05:36.479 would just love everybody so far. I've met and you know, 0:05:36.600 --> 0:05:38.800 coach Travis, my position coach. We have history back in 0:05:38.880 --> 0:05:40.840 Las Vegas, and I just love a style of coaching 0:05:41.160 --> 0:05:43.160 and I know that he can raise the level of 0:05:43.200 --> 0:05:45.040 the bar of all of us in the locker room 0:05:45.040 --> 0:05:46.080 as well as in the d Loma room. 0:05:46.160 --> 0:05:48.880 So right here, why Chicago, just. 0:05:48.839 --> 0:05:49.800 Feel like it was a great fit. 0:05:49.920 --> 0:05:52.440 Like I said, going back to you know what this 0:05:52.520 --> 0:05:55.960 culture means here, just the history here, and also it's 0:05:55.960 --> 0:05:58.760 a great transition, easy transition with my position coach and 0:05:58.800 --> 0:05:59.800 my defensive coordinator. 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:02.240 How were you navigating in the last four plus months 0:06:02.279 --> 0:06:04.040 when you know free agency starts in March and you've 0:06:04.040 --> 0:06:05.400 got to try to figure out what's. 0:06:05.160 --> 0:06:07.240 Next and it gets to the stitch. How did you 0:06:07.320 --> 0:06:09.400 kind of keep yourself calibrated throughout. 0:06:09.120 --> 0:06:11.640 It, working out, working out, keeping my mind clear, and 0:06:11.720 --> 0:06:13.880 spending time with family. I feel like that's the best 0:06:13.880 --> 0:06:15.800 way that I was able to navigate through all the traffic. 0:06:15.880 --> 0:06:18.520 Oh eager motivated? Are you to turn this into. 0:06:18.200 --> 0:06:20.719 Finally a home and you know you know where you can? 0:06:21.160 --> 0:06:22.360 Yeah, you can spend some time. 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:23.960 I feel like it was meant for me to be here. 0:06:23.960 --> 0:06:26.320 You know, I actually have a bartatte on my hands, 0:06:26.360 --> 0:06:28.159 so I feel like that's a sign to me that 0:06:28.200 --> 0:06:29.719 I was always meant to be a Chicago Bear. 0:06:30.080 --> 0:06:32.640 How much you have impacted Rod Marinelly have on you, I. 0:06:32.640 --> 0:06:35.279 Understand he basically told you the potential to be a 0:06:35.279 --> 0:06:36.280 Hall of Famer at some point. 0:06:36.520 --> 0:06:39.560 Yeah. I mean I just a guy that, uh, like 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:41.200 I said, he loves the ball, a guy that saw 0:06:41.240 --> 0:06:43.400 something in me. You know, I've been to a few 0:06:43.600 --> 0:06:45.520 few places, and that was a position coach that I 0:06:45.520 --> 0:06:47.760 feel like, when I'm done playing a game, that I 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:50.520 will always have a great relationship where we talk all 0:06:50.560 --> 0:06:53.479 the time. So he's he's definitely a legend in himself. 0:06:53.600 --> 0:06:55.800 Yeah, if I know that, you're also a kind of 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:58.600 a student of the history of your position. Talk a 0:06:58.600 --> 0:07:01.680 little bit more about the Chicago Bears history at defensive 0:07:01.760 --> 0:07:03.680 end pass rushers and where. 0:07:03.440 --> 0:07:04.279 You see yourself. 0:07:04.360 --> 0:07:07.720 Absolutely, I would. It's a guy that I really love 0:07:07.800 --> 0:07:09.840 to watch with Julius Peppers when he had to stop here, 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:12.080 you know, a guy that was a great power rusher, 0:07:12.160 --> 0:07:14.880 guy that had great speed off the edge. And coach 0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:17.040 Marinelli was also a guy that coached him. So he 0:07:17.120 --> 0:07:18.280 used to tell me, we have a lot of the 0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:20.600 same attributes and I just have to tap into that 0:07:20.680 --> 0:07:21.960 skill set and just show the world. 0:07:22.040 --> 0:07:22.200 Tom. 0:07:22.240 --> 0:07:24.600 You listened in, you came away with a lot of 0:07:24.640 --> 0:07:27.960 positive feelings about him, I'm sure. And Goatway has faced 0:07:27.960 --> 0:07:29.800 the Bears a couple of times in his career, three 0:07:29.840 --> 0:07:32.720 sacks and two games, one as a Raider and that 0:07:32.800 --> 0:07:35.520 game in twenty twenty one out there in Vegas. He 0:07:35.640 --> 0:07:37.240 is just known for putting his hand on the ground 0:07:37.240 --> 0:07:40.640 and going to get the quarterback. But Matt Eberflu says, hey, 0:07:40.800 --> 0:07:42.720 you know he's got to handle first and second down 0:07:42.760 --> 0:07:44.800 as well, and that means stop on the run a 0:07:44.800 --> 0:07:45.360 little bit too. 0:07:45.600 --> 0:07:48.680 Listen, that's the priority of any defensive lineman wherever you 0:07:48.680 --> 0:07:51.360 play at the end or are you playing the inside. However, 0:07:51.400 --> 0:07:53.280 I look at some of the young talent here at 0:07:53.280 --> 0:07:56.800 the Chicago Bears, Travis Gibson and Dominique Robinson, and how 0:07:56.880 --> 0:07:59.480 much they can learn from an experienced veteran that has 0:07:59.520 --> 0:08:02.640 an arsenal of moves that these guys can learn how 0:08:02.640 --> 0:08:05.880 to emulate. And so I'm interested not only to watch 0:08:06.160 --> 0:08:09.720 a veteran come in here with immediate leadership and an 0:08:09.800 --> 0:08:13.640 immediate asset to the defensive scheme and the defensive line. 0:08:13.920 --> 0:08:15.679 But you know, one thing you have to think about 0:08:15.680 --> 0:08:19.320 a talented defensive end, Jeff, is how it thins out 0:08:19.360 --> 0:08:23.160 the protection along the opponent's offensive line. And that's going 0:08:23.240 --> 0:08:25.800 to be something to pay attention to and watch because 0:08:26.080 --> 0:08:30.400 whenever you have a legitimate NFL pass rusher, now you've 0:08:30.400 --> 0:08:34.000 got to start picking out where is your linebacker responsibility 0:08:34.080 --> 0:08:36.080 Like you always see the quarterback point to the mic, 0:08:36.360 --> 0:08:38.320 but now you got to know the direction of where 0:08:38.360 --> 0:08:40.760 your most dominant pass rusher is and that's going to 0:08:40.800 --> 0:08:44.160 open up opportunities for other guys not only on the inside, 0:08:44.360 --> 0:08:46.800 but on the opposite side from them. But how about 0:08:46.840 --> 0:08:50.600 the conclusion of the press conference, do you think we 0:08:50.720 --> 0:08:55.680 will see Dominique Robinson in a different number come tomorrow's practice. 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:58.079 Yeah, and Gokway really wants that number. It's one he's 0:08:58.120 --> 0:09:00.880 carried through throughout his career. Oh, I think there could 0:09:00.960 --> 0:09:04.880 be some significant cash involved at some point for Dominie. 0:09:04.800 --> 0:09:07.720 For you know, out of the respect of the you know, 0:09:07.880 --> 0:09:10.720 the role that Ikui will play on this football team 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:14.240 and what he's been able to accomplish. Dominique Robinson really 0:09:14.240 --> 0:09:17.760 doesn't have a foundation in that number yet, So maybe 0:09:17.760 --> 0:09:22.160 he can go and explore other opportunities and change his look. 0:09:22.760 --> 0:09:25.320 Maybe he'll look thicker, maybe he'll look longer in a 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:26.040 different number. 0:09:26.160 --> 0:09:28.880 Now it's somebody that could, you know, conceivably take a 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:31.720 few snaps away from you as well. So given your 0:09:32.160 --> 0:09:35.080 fifty seven number, would you have given it up rather easily? 0:09:35.280 --> 0:09:38.000 It depends what year I was in, because I listen, 0:09:38.080 --> 0:09:40.040 when I came to the Bears, that was the number 0:09:40.040 --> 0:09:42.840 that was given to me. If there was a guy 0:09:42.920 --> 0:09:45.319 that had war fifty seven for a period of time, 0:09:45.360 --> 0:09:47.840 I would have given to him. So here's the same example. 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:50.560 When I went down to the Miami Dolphins, they gave 0:09:50.640 --> 0:09:53.760 me fifty seven. That's the number of the Hall of 0:09:53.800 --> 0:09:56.280 Fame or one of the greatest centers in the history 0:09:56.280 --> 0:10:00.000 of the NFL Dwight Stevenson. I actually carried the jersey 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:03.120 is he back to our equipment manager in Miami? And 0:10:03.200 --> 0:10:05.960 I asked him if he made a mistake, and said, 0:10:05.960 --> 0:10:08.120 do you really want me to wear this? This is 0:10:08.200 --> 0:10:11.240 Dwight Stevenson's number, and there's other numbers that I would 0:10:11.240 --> 0:10:14.079 have picked out. He says, no, you're a veteran. You 0:10:14.160 --> 0:10:16.559 have you know, you have a certain amount of years 0:10:16.559 --> 0:10:17.920 of service in the NFL. 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:20.560 We want you to wear the number. And I felt 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:21.600 honored to do so. 0:10:21.880 --> 0:10:24.480 Hall of famer. I mean, that's a Hall of Famer. Bro. 0:10:24.720 --> 0:10:25.640 Listen this, dude. 0:10:25.800 --> 0:10:27.959 Well, you go back and you watch tape of Dwight 0:10:28.000 --> 0:10:33.240 Stevenson unconventional style, but the superior quickness of a player 0:10:33.280 --> 0:10:38.160 that dominated his position in one of Dana Marino's greatest 0:10:38.160 --> 0:10:39.559 protectors of all time. 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:41.720 And let's go back to moves past rush. 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:44.600 Everybody has to have a toolbox and Gotway says he's 0:10:44.679 --> 0:10:47.640 naturally developed one move, which has been some move that 0:10:47.679 --> 0:10:50.079 he has been associated with throughout his career, and that's 0:10:50.080 --> 0:10:52.720 the cross chop. As an offensive lineman, how do you 0:10:52.800 --> 0:10:56.120 stop that? And what effectiveness does that cross job give? 0:10:57.160 --> 0:10:57.720 Well, first of. 0:10:57.720 --> 0:11:00.520 All, you know, an offensive lineman's goal is doing anticipate 0:11:00.520 --> 0:11:03.880 the snapcount, put both of their arms out evenly, and 0:11:03.920 --> 0:11:06.600 try to get in your hands inside the framework of 0:11:06.640 --> 0:11:10.440 the body to control and then to be in control 0:11:10.480 --> 0:11:13.400 of the maneuverability of the defensive lineman as he comes 0:11:13.440 --> 0:11:16.400 along with a cross chop and he either gets one 0:11:16.440 --> 0:11:19.360 of your arms down or both of your arms down, 0:11:19.400 --> 0:11:23.400 your immediately your immediate balance goes forward and he's in 0:11:23.480 --> 0:11:27.280 control of the rush. So now every single time you're 0:11:27.320 --> 0:11:31.120 a pass blocker going against the player that has a 0:11:31.200 --> 0:11:33.839 move that he can use each and every time, you 0:11:33.920 --> 0:11:36.800 gotta be careful because if you give him an indication 0:11:36.920 --> 0:11:39.160 that you're throwing both of your hands on the inside 0:11:39.160 --> 0:11:41.280 of his body, he's going to be able to chop 0:11:41.320 --> 0:11:43.199 both of them down and be in control of you. 0:11:43.480 --> 0:11:46.120 So it is going to be interesting, but I think 0:11:46.120 --> 0:11:48.760 it's going to be super beneficial for the offensive tackles 0:11:48.760 --> 0:11:51.120 and every level of the bears that go against him, 0:11:51.400 --> 0:11:55.000 because now there's a guy coming aboard that has a 0:11:55.040 --> 0:11:58.880 move that you're going to be able to formulate your 0:11:58.960 --> 0:12:01.640 plan against. Make sure that you don't get caught up 0:12:01.679 --> 0:12:03.800 if somebody else uses it around the league. 0:12:03.840 --> 0:12:05.120 Nobody as good as him though. 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:06.320 This is Bears Etc. 0:12:06.720 --> 0:12:09.000 Our podcast, Jeff and Tom and we're brought to you 0:12:09.040 --> 0:12:12.400 by PNC Official Bank of the Bears. Let's talk about 0:12:12.400 --> 0:12:15.920 practice today. They are color coded by coach on the 0:12:15.960 --> 0:12:19.440 media today. This was a red day practice, so no pads, 0:12:19.480 --> 0:12:22.160 a little lighter in terms of what they were doing 0:12:22.200 --> 0:12:24.560 in terms of volume of plays. That'll go to yellow 0:12:24.640 --> 0:12:28.120 tomorrow in pads, and then the big green light at 0:12:28.120 --> 0:12:32.000 Soldier Field on Sunday and the fan Fest practice which 0:12:32.040 --> 0:12:35.080 will also be a padded practice, and it'll be it'll 0:12:35.120 --> 0:12:37.000 be fun to see those guys in Soldier Field. But 0:12:37.280 --> 0:12:40.400 you know, it's varying degrees of intensity. They still do 0:12:40.760 --> 0:12:43.160 get a lot of miles in with the running that 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:46.040 they do. But overall today, anything that catch your eye 0:12:46.040 --> 0:12:47.439 in practice, yeah, you. 0:12:47.360 --> 0:12:50.960 Know, it's it's the continuous speed of the practice. You know, 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.679 when you look at the defensive backfield, you know, this 0:12:53.720 --> 0:12:56.840 is one of the most impressive segments to me because 0:12:56.880 --> 0:13:00.800 they're young, they have a lot of depth, They play energy, 0:13:01.360 --> 0:13:04.120 and not only do they have a top tier of 0:13:04.160 --> 0:13:07.840 the first line guys right now, but they're developing important 0:13:07.920 --> 0:13:10.240 depth and guys that have an enormous role on this 0:13:10.320 --> 0:13:13.400 team when you talk about their inclusion and special teams. 0:13:13.760 --> 0:13:17.280 But then if there's any injury interruptions that you can 0:13:17.320 --> 0:13:20.400 come up here and play the exact same defenses, never 0:13:20.440 --> 0:13:22.760 skip a beat, and have guys that are up to 0:13:22.800 --> 0:13:26.720 the task. So I'm excited to see that segment grow. 0:13:26.760 --> 0:13:29.560 But like you said, I'm happy. You know, I went 0:13:29.640 --> 0:13:31.640 back and looked at the schedule because I was a 0:13:31.640 --> 0:13:33.080 little disappointed when they. 0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:33.840 Were in no pads. 0:13:34.120 --> 0:13:36.400 So they did have this on the schedule as a 0:13:36.400 --> 0:13:38.120 no best So now I got to start paying attention 0:13:38.160 --> 0:13:38.840 to you. 0:13:38.960 --> 0:13:40.520 They cooled me down a little. 0:13:40.320 --> 0:13:43.120 Bit on the ride up there, but I'm excited to 0:13:43.160 --> 0:13:46.480 see pads in the next two days and I think 0:13:46.520 --> 0:13:48.959 it's going to be a real reward for the Bears 0:13:49.040 --> 0:13:53.080 fans inside Soldier Field to sit at a close proximity 0:13:53.520 --> 0:13:56.559 and see the different work, the different drills, and then 0:13:56.600 --> 0:13:59.000 the team efforts that they go through in the day. 0:13:59.160 --> 0:14:02.080 All had some highlight today, justin Field's hooking up twice 0:14:02.160 --> 0:14:04.679 for touchdowns with Chase Claypool Tommy. They did a lot 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:07.120 of red zone low red zone that's inside the you know, 0:14:07.200 --> 0:14:10.560 the ten yard line area, so again, there's no reason 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:12.680 that Chase Claypool can't be that kind of target. 0:14:13.320 --> 0:14:16.600 Hey, listen, man, I've been kind of preaching this that 0:14:16.720 --> 0:14:19.720 I really like what Chase Claypool has done through training camp. 0:14:19.760 --> 0:14:22.120 There was a lot of question marks before he got here, 0:14:22.480 --> 0:14:23.120 but when. 0:14:22.960 --> 0:14:25.480 You look at you know, we talked about it the 0:14:25.520 --> 0:14:30.240 other day, the interior physical blocking on inside run plays 0:14:30.320 --> 0:14:33.440 by a wide receiver who's six for two hundred and 0:14:33.440 --> 0:14:37.080 thirty five pounds, and he's hitting safeties and he's hitting 0:14:37.160 --> 0:14:41.800 linebackers with the carelessness of an offensive lineman. And I'd 0:14:41.840 --> 0:14:44.920 love to see it because he can either get defenders 0:14:44.920 --> 0:14:47.720 off balance or he can point. He can be a 0:14:47.720 --> 0:14:51.400 blocker at the point of attack. So Claypool, you know, 0:14:51.560 --> 0:14:54.120 he's caught my eye and he's still he's still catching 0:14:54.160 --> 0:14:54.520 my eye. 0:14:54.520 --> 0:14:56.400 Whether you're in no pads or full pads. 0:14:56.480 --> 0:14:59.280 Well, listen, they got a block. They have to or 0:14:59.280 --> 0:15:01.400 you're not going to play for take Tolbert. And I 0:15:01.440 --> 0:15:03.640 heard Dan Campbell up in Detroit saying the same thing 0:15:03.720 --> 0:15:06.800 yesterday about his guys. So that's what you're going to 0:15:06.880 --> 0:15:10.080 expect from the defense, to have receivers blocking you. From 0:15:10.080 --> 0:15:14.360 Detroit expected from Bears receivers here in the division as well. 0:15:14.480 --> 0:15:16.080 There's not a lot of guys that jump to the 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:17.760 front of the line when they say, Okay, what are 0:15:17.760 --> 0:15:19.560 you're going to do? You're gonna be the widest wide 0:15:19.560 --> 0:15:22.120 receiver to the left hand side. You're going to come 0:15:22.120 --> 0:15:24.720 in slow motion. So now the defense is aware that 0:15:24.800 --> 0:15:27.440 you're on the move. And now as you see off 0:15:28.400 --> 0:15:31.560 safety a linebackers start pressing the line of scrimmage, that's 0:15:31.600 --> 0:15:34.960 your responsibility. Do you take the proper angle? Are you're 0:15:34.960 --> 0:15:38.120 an illegal hitting position? And then when the collision comes, 0:15:38.160 --> 0:15:40.840 are you willing to do it. I've seen examples of 0:15:40.880 --> 0:15:43.960 that by Claypool in a couple days in a row 0:15:44.040 --> 0:15:46.480 and a couple times, and they were vicious hits. So 0:15:47.520 --> 0:15:49.360 I think the other's a couple of other guys that 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:52.080 have the ability and the opportunity to take that. For 0:15:52.160 --> 0:15:55.400 an example, whether it's e Q Saint Brown or Vailist 0:15:55.520 --> 0:15:57.400 guys like that that can come in and be big 0:15:57.440 --> 0:15:58.440 physical blockers. 0:15:58.480 --> 0:16:01.920 Game Dave snacky calls for good foods. Chunky guacamodi made 0:16:01.920 --> 0:16:05.240 with has avocados, tomatoes, onions, silantro and a squeeze of 0:16:05.280 --> 0:16:08.480 lime juice. It's the perfect snack to watch Wild Bears 0:16:08.520 --> 0:16:12.040 wins score some today at your local grocery store. Game 0:16:12.160 --> 0:16:15.360 day is guak day and not a day of the 0:16:15.400 --> 0:16:17.920 full compliment of offensive lineman again, Tommy. 0:16:18.120 --> 0:16:20.000 Several players out today, So. 0:16:19.960 --> 0:16:22.560 That continuity we're hoping for throughout the course of the 0:16:22.600 --> 0:16:25.640 offseason and into training camp lasted just over a week 0:16:25.760 --> 0:16:29.480 or so, but still known. Nate Davis and no Tevin 0:16:29.560 --> 0:16:33.280 Jenkins today. Cody Whitehair also, that's an opportunity though. It's 0:16:33.360 --> 0:16:35.960 opportunity for Lucas Patrick to get in the pivot and 0:16:36.040 --> 0:16:39.320 snap the football. It's an opportunity for Alex Leatherwood, who's 0:16:39.320 --> 0:16:41.920 in a battle for a job with Jatari Carter, the 0:16:41.960 --> 0:16:44.320 second year player. So what's your thought on all that? 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:46.760 Well, you know, that kind of gets into my wheelhouse 0:16:46.760 --> 0:16:49.680 of aggravation because one thing, if you're going to form 0:16:49.720 --> 0:16:52.760 the camaraderie, that continuity amongst the offensive line, you need 0:16:52.800 --> 0:16:57.240 to have repeated practices together and that's under very tiring, 0:16:57.360 --> 0:17:02.720 exhausted circumstances. So when you're challenged, everybody's challenged together. So 0:17:02.800 --> 0:17:05.000 I need to see Nate and Tevin on the field 0:17:05.040 --> 0:17:07.480 as much as they possibly can. Cody I'm not worried 0:17:07.520 --> 0:17:10.840 about the guy shows up. However, when you're talking about 0:17:10.880 --> 0:17:14.960 Jatari Carter and Alex Leatherwood, here's two guys that every 0:17:15.000 --> 0:17:18.560 snap they get as meaningful because there's still question marks 0:17:18.600 --> 0:17:21.720 behind both of those guys. I like what I saw 0:17:21.760 --> 0:17:25.200 out of Jatari Carter last year. However, when you look 0:17:25.240 --> 0:17:28.960 at all the elements of ability and fundamentals, Alex Leatherwood 0:17:29.000 --> 0:17:32.400 has those, but can he get that mindset that he's 0:17:32.440 --> 0:17:35.399 willing to go out there every single day if he 0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:38.440 has to get in a competitive battle to earn this position. 0:17:38.840 --> 0:17:42.520 So I think Jatari Carter and Alex Leatherwood are probably 0:17:42.600 --> 0:17:45.439 two guys that we should really pay attention to throughout 0:17:45.480 --> 0:17:48.720 the preseason because they are going to fight for game 0:17:48.840 --> 0:17:52.240 day avaluability, game day jersey, and a roster spot. 0:17:52.600 --> 0:17:55.760 United Airlines Official Airlines are the Chicago Bears. 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