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<v Speaker 2>Welcome into a Monday edition of Bears Weekly on ESPN

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<v Speaker 2>one thousand of the Bears Radio Network with my broadcast

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<v Speaker 2>partner Tom Pair, the Super Bowl winning Bears guard, and

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Miller, the former Bears quarterback. He is serious x

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<v Speaker 2>MNFL radios moving the chains. You can catch him every

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<v Speaker 2>afternoon along with Pat Kerwin and he's he's I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>a hotel Tom outside of the expensive zone where the

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<v Speaker 2>the JW. Marriatt and the Ritz Carlton. I'm just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a little guy down the road. And Jim is right

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<v Speaker 2>there on Radio Row in Orlando and kind enough to

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<v Speaker 2>take some time today. So yeah, and Tom, you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>at home.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yes, I'm at home. I'm still aware of everything.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not don't have the luxury of going to Splash

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<v Speaker 3>Mountain later like you probably do. And Jim is he

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<v Speaker 3>was worked seven days a week. So you know, it

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<v Speaker 3>seems like this is when the NFL season starts, a

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<v Speaker 3>serious kind of you know, rolling downhill towards the season,

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<v Speaker 3>whether it's rule changes. You know that some of the

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<v Speaker 3>pro days have already taken place. You kind of understand

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<v Speaker 3>how what's happening in the draft and how it may

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<v Speaker 3>unfold at the top part of it. So just another

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<v Speaker 3>step in the NFL season.

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<v Speaker 4>You see what what Jeff left out though, Tom, Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>I am at the JW. Marriott. Jeff completely left out

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<v Speaker 4>that he's at the Ritz Carlton is where he's at.

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<v Speaker 2>I I'm not at the Rich Carlton. But I'll tell

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<v Speaker 2>you what they do put on a great show, don't they.

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<v Speaker 5>The NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the owners and their families are here obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a lot of work going on, and of

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<v Speaker 2>course the Bears are at the center of the universe

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<v Speaker 2>again and Ryan Poles and high demand for interviews. I

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<v Speaker 2>met with Matt eber Fluse. You'll hear that coming up

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<v Speaker 2>on Bears Etc. This week with Tom and myself On Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 2>the release of that episode number sixty one. Check it

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<v Speaker 2>out on the Bears platforms or wherever you get your podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's also a little time to get reacquainted with

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<v Speaker 2>the other members of the NFL. And there's always some

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<v Speaker 2>social aspects, golf, you name it, a lot of things

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<v Speaker 2>going on here, but there's also the serious business of

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<v Speaker 2>taking stock of your roster, taking stock and giving the

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<v Speaker 2>opinions of what happened to the media, and then also

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<v Speaker 2>looking ahead to rules changes, and we clearly focused on that.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to get into that as well as today

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<v Speaker 2>with a one on one interview I was able to

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<v Speaker 2>do with general manager Ryan Poles. We'll be hearing that

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<v Speaker 2>on our next segment. Also thanks to Jack McGrath and

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<v Speaker 2>Sean Grandy, our producers, our Bears producers Dan Burrilly and

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan Tread up a lot of discussion about what the

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<v Speaker 2>Bears did at quarterback. I'm going to start with Tom

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<v Speaker 2>and move to Jim. The reasons why are many tiered,

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<v Speaker 2>but not the least of which from Ryan Poles as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Hear in our interview is that this was a business

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<v Speaker 2>decision in terms of the cliche of resetting the clock

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<v Speaker 2>on the quarterback, and that salary structure for five years

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<v Speaker 2>gives them some runway to as their research has learned,

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<v Speaker 2>this is when you can strike if you've got already

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<v Speaker 2>good things in place, which the Bears do.

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<v Speaker 5>This could be a monumental gold moment.

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<v Speaker 2>For the Bears, leaning towards obviously Caleb Williams, but doing

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<v Speaker 2>their due diligence now of the other quarterbacks, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>Of respect for Ryan Poles and the work that he

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<v Speaker 3>had to put in because you're talking more than just

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<v Speaker 3>one quarterback and Caleb Williams or Daniels and Drake May

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, Ryan had to do a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>investigative work when you're talking about considering the most important

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<v Speaker 3>position of all professional sports, and you you know, if

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<v Speaker 3>you have the opportunity to make an organization changing play,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Ryan's got to do it. And it's unfortunate

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<v Speaker 3>because I think we've all said how we feel about

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<v Speaker 3>Justin Fields and the type of person he is. However,

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<v Speaker 3>when you're looking at the ultimate goal for the Chicago Bears,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's winning a.

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<v Speaker 6>Division to go to the super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to take all that into consideration when you're

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<v Speaker 3>making this difficult of a decision.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the process is just starting. Obviously, he's had,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the three days that they spent with Caleb

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<v Speaker 4>Williams out there at the USC Pro Day, and it's

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<v Speaker 4>just a get to know process. I don't think it's

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<v Speaker 4>set in stone yet. That is just anointed that'll be

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<v Speaker 4>Caleb Williams. I think they're going to continue to do

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<v Speaker 4>their due diligence on Jayden Daniels. He is a five

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<v Speaker 4>year starter who's played better every single year that he's

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<v Speaker 4>played in college, and I would think Drake may as well.

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<v Speaker 4>They need to do their due diligence on him as well,

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<v Speaker 4>not only just for this pick alone, but potentially a

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<v Speaker 4>landscape in the future. I think we know quarterbacks. This

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<v Speaker 4>quarterback carousel has moved pretty fluidly here this offseason. Justin

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<v Speaker 4>was a part of that move as well, kind of

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<v Speaker 4>cleared the deck for the Bears to make this selection

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<v Speaker 4>at number one, and I think we all know they'd

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<v Speaker 4>be not doing justice to themselves if they didn't do

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<v Speaker 4>all their due diligence on all the top quarterbacks that

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<v Speaker 4>are coming out. I know it looks like Caleb Williams

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<v Speaker 4>is anointed, but I wouldn't ignore those other two quarterbacks either.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and that's the case.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Ryan has headed right from here from Orlando to

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<v Speaker 2>Baton Rouge to take a look at Jayden Daniels. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know there's even a ton of talk at the

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<v Speaker 2>AFC breakfast this morning, and those people don't know it.

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<v Speaker 2>Every coach is available to the media all at one

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<v Speaker 2>time on these big round tables and there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of media here and Jim, I want you to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about that in a second too. But Tommy, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of conversation about quarterbacks, the whole things about quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>and even Pittsburgh and Mike Tomlin and man we respect

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<v Speaker 2>said in his opinion, the reason they went and got

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<v Speaker 2>justin Field they feel there's a lot of meat left

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<v Speaker 2>on the bone. And that's a you know, only only

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<v Speaker 2>the way Mike Tomlin can say it for him, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think we'd all agree. But this is this is

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<v Speaker 2>a continuing process and the entire conversation, the entire conversation

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<v Speaker 2>is about quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 3>Want to think about it, you know, you think about it, Jeff.

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<v Speaker 3>You think of you got two guys that are approaching

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<v Speaker 3>one of you know, right, Aaron Rodgers Kirk Cousins. They

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<v Speaker 3>both tear their achilles and look at the amount of

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<v Speaker 3>money that they're going to make for each of their teams.

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<v Speaker 3>You look at the amount of money that Russell Wilson's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna make from the Denver Broncos, and he's not playing

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<v Speaker 3>for the Denver Broncos. He's moved down to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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<v Speaker 3>You have a guy that's twenty five years old, like

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<v Speaker 3>Justin Fields, and he's moving on before he gets into

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<v Speaker 3>his second contract. You talk about the success of Patrick

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<v Speaker 3>Mahomes over the years, then you got your Josh Allen's

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<v Speaker 3>and Justin Herberts. Why isn't the quarterback as much of

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<v Speaker 3>a topic of conversation? And then you think what the

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<v Speaker 3>Dallas Cowboys are going through with Dak Prescott. So it's

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<v Speaker 3>a topic that's never going to lead the forefront of

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<v Speaker 3>the NFL. And then you talk about the talent group

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<v Speaker 3>that's coming in out of college. They have a first

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<v Speaker 3>tier group of guys and then they have a second

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<v Speaker 3>tier group of guys that could be equally as talented

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<v Speaker 3>in the long run of their career. So I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think this is a conversation that's ever going to go away.

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<v Speaker 3>And no matter if you're asking a guy like Andy

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<v Speaker 3>Reid to Mike Tomlin to Matt Eberflus, it's first on

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of press people's minds, and that's the first

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<v Speaker 3>question they get asked. You know.

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<v Speaker 5>The fact is, and I think I mentioned this last week.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I didn't, Jim, you were on the show late

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<v Speaker 2>last week, but there are only six quarterbacks in the

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<v Speaker 2>league that have won a Super Bowl. So that class

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<v Speaker 2>of twenty one quarterbacks, of which Justin was a part of,

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<v Speaker 2>they're all in different places except for the kid in Jacksonville, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, And then they're calling, there's talk and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, Jim, can you even attach this as almost

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<v Speaker 2>sacrilegious to say, the eighty three draft of quarterbacks, they're

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<v Speaker 2>calling this crop of quarterbacks similar to that crop. You

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<v Speaker 2>got some Hall of famers over there in eighty three.

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<v Speaker 2>So I don't, I mean, are we leaping too far?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, and think about that, Dan Marino was the last

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<v Speaker 4>quarterback taken in that draft of that class of eighty three.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, it's interesting that Jim Harball can make that

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<v Speaker 4>statement because they've got Justin Herbert, so he can make

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<v Speaker 4>a statement like that that he is, you know, trying

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<v Speaker 4>to promote McCarthy, and we all get that and what

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<v Speaker 4>he's trying to do. But they do. They drive drafts,

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<v Speaker 4>and they wouldn't be shocked if a team takes a

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<v Speaker 4>flyer on bo Nicks out of Oregon. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 4>kind of shooting up as well that maybe he could

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<v Speaker 4>be the last quarterback taken in this year's draft, potentially

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<v Speaker 4>in the first round.

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<v Speaker 2>He isn't looking feeling to me of a Denver guy

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<v Speaker 2>because of Sean Payton.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe, all right, we're gonna take our first break. Tom

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<v Speaker 2>holds your thought. I know you got plenty coming, and

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<v Speaker 2>so do we. We got the general manager of the

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<v Speaker 2>Chicago Bears are exclusive one on one en if you're

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<v Speaker 2>coming up next here on Bears Weekly on ESPN one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand of the Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Bears Weekly with the voice of the Bears

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty three years, Jeff Jonyak on the Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 7>Welcome back to Bears Weekly on ESPN one thousand of

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<v Speaker 7>the Bears Radio Network. Jeff Joniac with the general manager

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<v Speaker 7>of the Chicago Bears, the very busy Ryan Poles. That's

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<v Speaker 7>the case in every offseason, but this one I think

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<v Speaker 7>probably tops it all.

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<v Speaker 6>Would you agree, Yeah, I would agree.

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<v Speaker 8>There's a lot going on, but it's been a fun

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<v Speaker 8>ride so far.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you take us into that world, pull the curtain

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<v Speaker 2>aside a little bit. What's it been like and how

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<v Speaker 2>have you guys put everything into context into how you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to attack this?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 8>I think the big thing right now is we're just

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<v Speaker 8>excited that we're adding some really good players football team

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<v Speaker 8>using for agency trades, but also you know, even extended

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<v Speaker 8>Jalen Johnson, who's a key member of our team and

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<v Speaker 8>some we're going to look up to in terms of

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<v Speaker 8>our leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's start with JJ because that secondary is popping

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<v Speaker 2>right now.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah. I think we've been real clear.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, the guys that we pay and extend to

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<v Speaker 8>be here for a long period of time, we expect

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<v Speaker 8>that leadership.

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<v Speaker 6>Hard to be a part of their role. It's been

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<v Speaker 6>really cool process.

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<v Speaker 8>I've seen Jalen grow as a human being but also

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<v Speaker 8>grow as a leadership along the way.

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<v Speaker 6>So the timing's.

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<v Speaker 8>Perfect and I know he'll continue to improve himself but

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<v Speaker 8>also bring others along with him, which.

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<v Speaker 6>You know I watched him do with with Hyerd Stevenson

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<v Speaker 6>last year.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, tell us about free agency, because we know

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<v Speaker 2>you're a draft driven general manager.

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<v Speaker 9>You're you're trying.

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<v Speaker 2>To stick to that, but there's players that are necessary

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<v Speaker 2>at the time you continue to stack these years of

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<v Speaker 2>building this football team. And so you went out and

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<v Speaker 2>got a bunch of guys offensive lineman, safety, obviously, the

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<v Speaker 2>running back DeAndre Swift and the trade of Keenant.

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<v Speaker 9>There's a lot there.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of take it in pieces a little bit what

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<v Speaker 2>your plan was and did.

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<v Speaker 9>You did you get what you wanted?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, we did, and probably even more.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, we want to be opportunistic when when certain

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<v Speaker 8>situations pop up.

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<v Speaker 6>We always want to have the flexibility to be able

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<v Speaker 6>to capitalize on it. And that really is because we've

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<v Speaker 6>been disciplined along the way.

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<v Speaker 8>So really kicking it off with you know, DeAndre Swift, Uh,

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<v Speaker 8>some of that's going to allow us to be versatile,

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<v Speaker 8>great mismatches all over the field.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm really excited to add him.

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<v Speaker 8>Gerald Everett Uh and Keenan Allen are two guys in

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<v Speaker 8>the passing game. They're going to allow us to be

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<v Speaker 8>dynamic and continue to improve our offense and put more

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<v Speaker 8>points on the board, which we all know is is

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<v Speaker 8>really important to win championships. And on the defensive side,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, we talked about Kevin Byron. He's a guy

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<v Speaker 8>that has had a ton of production on ball production

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<v Speaker 8>and again, his leadership, his experience in this league is

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<v Speaker 8>is really going to allow Brisker to improve himself.

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<v Speaker 6>So these guys are going to be multipliers.

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<v Speaker 8>That's what we were looking for, impact players that can

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<v Speaker 8>multiply multipliers on our team and allow us to take

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<v Speaker 8>the next step.

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<v Speaker 9>Let's talk about the traded justin fields.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was out and about on Saturday during Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Patty's weekend and bam, it hits. Every Bears fan walking

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<v Speaker 2>around had an opinion, you know, and that's that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of what you anticipated, right. The opinions are on either

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<v Speaker 2>end of the spectrum, But what matters most is how

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<v Speaker 2>you feel this helps the football team moving forward. How

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<v Speaker 2>difficult was it and if you can explain how it

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<v Speaker 2>all unfolded.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, one of the more difficult things I've had to

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<v Speaker 8>do here, and I think it makes it really really

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<v Speaker 8>hard because of the type of man Justin Fields is.

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<v Speaker 8>But I knew taking this job that when you're in

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<v Speaker 8>position of leadership and you're in charge of getting this team.

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<v Speaker 6>To where it needs to go, you got to make

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<v Speaker 6>hard decisions.

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<v Speaker 8>So that's what we had to do, and we felt

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<v Speaker 8>was going to be right for the Chicago Bears to

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<v Speaker 8>move forward. I think the narrative of Justin versus another

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<v Speaker 8>person is a little bit off. It's more of the

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<v Speaker 8>timeline that we had with Justin on a rookie contract

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<v Speaker 8>that really enables us to continue to have resources.

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<v Speaker 6>And grow as a football team is really the focal

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<v Speaker 6>point there.

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<v Speaker 8>But absolutely one of the hardest things I had to do,

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<v Speaker 8>even going home and tell my son that was not

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<v Speaker 8>an easy thing to do. Justin's jerseys on our wall

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<v Speaker 8>framed in our home because of how I feel about

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<v Speaker 8>about Justin, so really hard thing to do. But I

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<v Speaker 8>truly believe this is the right thing for us and

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<v Speaker 8>it's going to set us up to be really successful

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<v Speaker 8>as we move forward.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you make that call or I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how you did it, what's that conversation like with Justin

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<v Speaker 2>And unless you want to keep that private between you,

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<v Speaker 2>and him.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I'll keep the context of the private, but it

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<v Speaker 8>was important for both Flus and I had to make

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<v Speaker 8>that call together. I actually want to coach his house,

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<v Speaker 8>and we made that phone call together.

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<v Speaker 6>We just want to make sure he knew.

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<v Speaker 8>How much we appreciated him and just give him some

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<v Speaker 8>reasoning by behind it. And he has some very kind

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<v Speaker 8>things to say about the organization and about the leadership

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<v Speaker 8>and our building as well, and we wished him luck

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<v Speaker 8>as he was moving forward. I think the key thing

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<v Speaker 8>too is I said that at the combine, we want

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<v Speaker 8>to do right by Justin, put him in a good situation,

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<v Speaker 8>and I really believe we were able to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was one that said, hey, whe Apple, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just see how it all plays out.

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<v Speaker 9>Have competition. Was that ever a consideration?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, we really were through every situation because again, it

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<v Speaker 8>wasn't easy to move on from Justin. I know the

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<v Speaker 8>impact that it has in the locker room, I know

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<v Speaker 8>the impact he has with our fan base.

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<v Speaker 6>But as we talked through.

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<v Speaker 8>It, we didn't think it was going to be a

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<v Speaker 8>healthy situation for a young quarterback to get up and

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<v Speaker 8>get started.

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<v Speaker 6>We didn't think it would be fair to Justin so

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<v Speaker 6>really to kind of have.

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<v Speaker 8>A fresh start on both sides we thought was going

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<v Speaker 8>to be best and allow whoever comes in here to

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<v Speaker 8>be the quarterback that Chicago Bears allowed them to really

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<v Speaker 8>have the opportunity, a true opportunity to win his teammates

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<v Speaker 8>over and again, take the next step and grow.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the Bears are going to get a quarterback now,

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<v Speaker 2>the question is who.

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<v Speaker 9>And you know, the first.

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<v Speaker 2>Step in the process, obviously was the USC pro day

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<v Speaker 2>in Caleb Williams. What struck you about your conversations with

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<v Speaker 2>him over the several days that you were there Forget

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<v Speaker 2>about the on field work for a minute, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>those pro days are what they are, and he was fantastic.

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<v Speaker 6>He was. He was very good.

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<v Speaker 2>But just as you said, looking a guy in the

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<v Speaker 2>eye and getting to know the guy and.

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<v Speaker 8>What he's all about, Yeah, just his background, what he

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<v Speaker 8>believes in, you know, all the way down to his hobbies,

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<v Speaker 8>what does he enjoy doing, leadership style, good conversation to

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<v Speaker 8>go through you know, adversity and.

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<v Speaker 6>On the other side of that, have tremendous success at

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<v Speaker 6>a young age. How did he deal with that?

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<v Speaker 8>So we really wanted to get a full understanding of

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<v Speaker 8>who he is and as a man, and who does

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<v Speaker 8>he want to become and what what things does he

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<v Speaker 8>want to achieve, both on an individual basis but also

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<v Speaker 8>from a team perspective. So we continue to get information

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<v Speaker 8>and again create clarity as we move forward, but very

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<v Speaker 8>effective and productive visit out to l A.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm assuming he'll be at Hallis Saw soon And

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<v Speaker 2>will you continue.

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<v Speaker 9>To vet all the quarterbacks?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, yep, So I'm actually gonna leave here from Orlando.

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<v Speaker 8>We're gonna go to L s U to kind of

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<v Speaker 8>finish up our pro day journey at least for for

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<v Speaker 8>coach Flus and myself, and then we'll head back and

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<v Speaker 8>continue to do film work on all the guys. And uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 8>we want to turn every every stone and make sure

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<v Speaker 8>we're making the right decision on all the draft picks.

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<v Speaker 8>But we're gonna do a thorough job of that and

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<v Speaker 8>make sure we're we're on the right page.

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<v Speaker 9>All right? So having one and nine, are you getting calls?

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<v Speaker 6>It's uh, I.

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<v Speaker 8>Have I've gotten I've had some conversations I have, but

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<v Speaker 8>just not ready to kind of go there right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel you're in a fantastic position though of

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<v Speaker 2>strength now? I know, just four draft picks right now

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<v Speaker 2>after all the moves, but you still feel that you

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<v Speaker 2>can get outside from the quarterback some players here that

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<v Speaker 2>will make instant impact based on your draft slots.

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<v Speaker 8>I do, My entire scouting staff are our front office.

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<v Speaker 6>We're really really excited about.

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<v Speaker 8>The opportunity that we have and the type of players

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<v Speaker 8>that we can add to our roster. The cool thing

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<v Speaker 8>is is you look at our roster, it's going to

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<v Speaker 8>become harder and harder for guys to make our team,

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<v Speaker 8>and that that means we're getting better. That means our

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<v Speaker 8>roster is getting more competitive. And I know the more

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<v Speaker 8>competitive your roster is, the better team that you have.

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<v Speaker 8>So we're excited about the opportunity we have. And again,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, I just as I look forward, I get

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<v Speaker 8>really excited about who.

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<v Speaker 6>This team and become.

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<v Speaker 2>You folks can't see it, but the man is smiling,

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, he knows, he knows what he's got going on.

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<v Speaker 9>Ask a couple of questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel free agency for you is on pause?

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<v Speaker 2>Will there be more things you're interested in potential?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, it's on pause for right now.

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<v Speaker 8>Obviously we're always gonna, you know, keep very to the

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<v Speaker 8>ground and stay opportunistic. But from a spending side of things,

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<v Speaker 8>you know that's gonna slow down significantly.

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<v Speaker 6>You know we're gonna start shifting over to the draft

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<v Speaker 6>and make sure that we make some really good decisions

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<v Speaker 6>here In April.

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<v Speaker 2>Got to go back to Keenan Allen had an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to sit with him and talk and as blown away,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the guy's done just about everything you can imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a first time in a new new team,

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<v Speaker 2>new city, and he shows up in Bear's gear. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if that was planned. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>the story is there. But were you surprised he was there?

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<v Speaker 9>Number one? Or was he invited to be there? Number two?

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<v Speaker 9>And what did that mean to you to see him

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<v Speaker 9>there at you less?

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<v Speaker 8>No, there was no request for him to be there.

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<v Speaker 8>He knew we were going to be out there, He

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<v Speaker 8>knew about the pro day on his own, and he

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<v Speaker 8>made that decision, which he can speaks, you know, volumes

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<v Speaker 8>on who he is as a person, how much he

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<v Speaker 8>loves this game, and how how much he wants to

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<v Speaker 8>be successful.

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<v Speaker 6>So that blew me away as well.

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<v Speaker 8>And I certainly didn't tell him what closed away either,

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<v Speaker 8>And he came representing in the in the in.

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<v Speaker 6>The blue and orange, which was which is cool to see, and.

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<v Speaker 8>That got me excited that that just was confirmation I

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<v Speaker 8>already knew, but I had an extra confirmation that he's

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<v Speaker 8>exactly who we thought he was going to be again

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<v Speaker 8>at leadership, the experience of wisdom that he has with

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<v Speaker 8>his game. You know, we are we are going to

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<v Speaker 8>have a young quarterback uh in the building, and he's

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<v Speaker 8>a guy that can just really share a lot of

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<v Speaker 8>really good information to allow that player to be successful.

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<v Speaker 9>Third year, you have dudes on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, I agree, like this team is.

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<v Speaker 9>Is coming together here.

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<v Speaker 2>I know there's always going to be things you want

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<v Speaker 2>to add, perceived holes, whatever the outside world may think.

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<v Speaker 2>You may think different, the strengths of this team. You

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<v Speaker 2>may think different as you look at this roster and

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<v Speaker 2>penciling in in your mind who the quarterback will be.

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<v Speaker 2>In addition to that, how would you put it into

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<v Speaker 2>context for us?

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<v Speaker 8>Because we've been really fortunate with some really unique situations

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<v Speaker 8>with draft picks, because we've been disciplined with our spending,

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<v Speaker 8>and you know, we kind of took it on the

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<v Speaker 8>chin and you're one to clean that up for where

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<v Speaker 8>we sit right now, I'll be honest with be succeeded

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<v Speaker 8>by wild the streams in terms of really getting this

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<v Speaker 8>roster into championship form.

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<v Speaker 6>And I truly believe that.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, we push each other to make sure that

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<v Speaker 8>we're doing right by the roster, right by the organization,

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<v Speaker 8>and that we continue to have talent to win championships.

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<v Speaker 8>So really proud of how far we've come. But at

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<v Speaker 8>the same time, you know, I think I sid this

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<v Speaker 8>last year. It's on paper. I know it's better, but

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<v Speaker 8>it's on paper. It's got to come together. But this

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<v Speaker 8>is a little bit different because I think we have

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<v Speaker 8>continuity now and I think we have guys that are

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<v Speaker 8>going to continue to make each other better. I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>I got the linebackers and dbs flying out to LA

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<v Speaker 8>to work out with each other.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, you got offensive guys talking with each other.

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<v Speaker 8>You got vets that are just traded showing up at

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<v Speaker 8>college pro days.

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<v Speaker 6>The character of this team is special. And again it's

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<v Speaker 6>on paper.

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<v Speaker 8>It's got to come together when we play games, and

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<v Speaker 8>it's got a result in wins.

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<v Speaker 6>But it's definitely something I'm proud of.

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<v Speaker 2>One last obscure question, should the NFL Competition Committee pass

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<v Speaker 2>the new kickoff rule?

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<v Speaker 9>Will that alter how you.

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<v Speaker 2>Now look again at special teams, coverage return, all of that?

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<v Speaker 9>Does that factor in as you look forward here?

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<v Speaker 8>Absolutely, you know, anything to make the game exciting as

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<v Speaker 8>well as safe.

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<v Speaker 6>I think it's important of the game. And you know,

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<v Speaker 6>we'll see how the boats go and if it gets passed.

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<v Speaker 6>But absolutely it's been on my mind.

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<v Speaker 8>All day today is you know what changes we need

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<v Speaker 8>to make to make sure that we're effective and efficient

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<v Speaker 8>on the kickoff if it does change, So there are

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<v Speaker 8>going to be some roster implications that we've got to

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<v Speaker 8>plan for. And I kind of texted my guys earlier

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<v Speaker 8>today just saying, if this goes by, we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 8>to have some meetings and think of things a little

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<v Speaker 8>bit differently again so that we are top notch on

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<v Speaker 8>special teams as well.

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<v Speaker 9>But thank you as always appreciate it absolutely.

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<v Speaker 5>Moving that changed. It looks like you have something significant.

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<v Speaker 3>Well it Jim started it. The eighty three draft was

0:23:20.080 --> 0:23:22.480
<v Speaker 3>my draft, and so I went to the combine with

0:23:22.560 --> 0:23:24.840
<v Speaker 3>all these guys, and you look at John Elway at

0:23:24.920 --> 0:23:28.720
<v Speaker 3>number one. Then they decided Todd Blackledge was the next

0:23:28.760 --> 0:23:33.639
<v Speaker 3>best quarterback at number seven, and then Jim Kelly fourteen,

0:23:33.880 --> 0:23:40.800
<v Speaker 3>Tony Easton fifteen, Ken O'Brien twenty four, Dan Marino twenty seven.

0:23:41.520 --> 0:23:43.880
<v Speaker 3>So if you think that this has become a more

0:23:44.080 --> 0:23:48.560
<v Speaker 3>educated science since nineteen eighty three, it really hasn't. So

0:23:48.680 --> 0:23:52.960
<v Speaker 3>I think this year's draft is equally as complicated in

0:23:53.000 --> 0:23:56.680
<v Speaker 3>the decision making process as that eighty three. And that's

0:23:56.760 --> 0:23:59.480
<v Speaker 3>just the first round, Cause you're going to have a

0:23:59.520 --> 0:24:03.959
<v Speaker 3>good quarterback somewhere in this draft that's picked in the

0:24:04.000 --> 0:24:06.200
<v Speaker 3>third or fourth round that's going to come out here

0:24:06.520 --> 0:24:10.919
<v Speaker 3>and have a really good NFL career. So when I

0:24:10.680 --> 0:24:13.080
<v Speaker 3>I just dwell on the eight three draft because I

0:24:13.160 --> 0:24:15.000
<v Speaker 3>was there and I saw those guys at the Combines

0:24:15.000 --> 0:24:17.560
<v Speaker 3>and I played in All Star Games with them, and

0:24:17.600 --> 0:24:21.719
<v Speaker 3>then to shockingly see how these guys went out and

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<v Speaker 3>did their evaluations were so specific about the different things

0:24:25.720 --> 0:24:28.840
<v Speaker 3>that the criteria they were looking at behind the scenes,

0:24:29.400 --> 0:24:33.439
<v Speaker 3>and that's and that's what happened. I just, uh, I

0:24:33.480 --> 0:24:36.919
<v Speaker 3>think in two years when we're doing this show again,

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<v Speaker 3>it'll be interesting to go over this year's draft and

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<v Speaker 3>see what happens.

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<v Speaker 5>Well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the one thing the cautionary break is, and

0:24:45.680 --> 0:24:49.720
<v Speaker 2>Ryan Polls indicated this this morning with the local Chicago media,

0:24:50.280 --> 0:24:53.120
<v Speaker 2>is that you know, expectations are going to be zooming.

0:24:53.480 --> 0:24:57.359
<v Speaker 2>Because everybody's saying, and Ryan is equally agrees, like the

0:24:57.400 --> 0:25:01.280
<v Speaker 2>Bears have a unique setup going on. They've got talent,

0:25:01.680 --> 0:25:04.240
<v Speaker 2>They're coming off a seven win season, not a one

0:25:04.320 --> 0:25:07.280
<v Speaker 2>or two win season. They've got a culture established, they

0:25:07.359 --> 0:25:10.399
<v Speaker 2>got continuity now and every year three they've been building

0:25:10.440 --> 0:25:13.800
<v Speaker 2>to this. And just because you're going to draft a

0:25:13.880 --> 0:25:17.600
<v Speaker 2>kid number one overall doesn't mean this team is ready

0:25:17.640 --> 0:25:20.160
<v Speaker 2>to immediate. There's going to be bumps in the road.

0:25:20.760 --> 0:25:23.560
<v Speaker 2>It's going to be a young quarterback. They're gonna have

0:25:23.840 --> 0:25:26.600
<v Speaker 2>some things they got to work through and some adjustments.

0:25:26.720 --> 0:25:30.360
<v Speaker 2>And the coaching staff has been put together in such

0:25:30.400 --> 0:25:34.479
<v Speaker 2>a way that almost every base is covered here. I mean,

0:25:34.520 --> 0:25:39.000
<v Speaker 2>they are putting all resources to make it as not

0:25:39.280 --> 0:25:45.119
<v Speaker 2>easy as possible, but as comfortable as possible to learn

0:25:45.200 --> 0:25:48.240
<v Speaker 2>this job, which is so difficult. And in a city

0:25:48.320 --> 0:25:52.800
<v Speaker 2>like Chicago, where the media attention is insane and the

0:25:52.880 --> 0:25:56.040
<v Speaker 2>expectation from a fan base that is thirsty, you know,

0:25:56.280 --> 0:25:59.560
<v Speaker 2>they've made it as a nice a transition as you

0:25:59.600 --> 0:26:02.439
<v Speaker 2>possible could imagine for a young quarterback. That doesn't mean

0:26:02.480 --> 0:26:04.879
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be simple at all, right, Yeah.

0:26:05.560 --> 0:26:07.600
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's gonna take time. I think we know that

0:26:08.000 --> 0:26:11.000
<v Speaker 4>none of these quarterbacks, you know, are you know, one

0:26:11.040 --> 0:26:13.760
<v Speaker 4>hundred percent, you know, clear shots that they're going to

0:26:13.800 --> 0:26:16.720
<v Speaker 4>be stars. They've all had flaws. It's going to take time.

0:26:17.040 --> 0:26:19.040
<v Speaker 4>You got to be patient with them. But I agree

0:26:19.040 --> 0:26:22.000
<v Speaker 4>with you, Jeff. I think they're they're trying to insulate

0:26:22.160 --> 0:26:24.359
<v Speaker 4>a young quarterback as much as they can. When you

0:26:24.400 --> 0:26:27.359
<v Speaker 4>make a trade for Keenan Allen typically when you've got

0:26:27.600 --> 0:26:30.440
<v Speaker 4>a young quarterback, you put the veterans around the young

0:26:30.520 --> 0:26:33.360
<v Speaker 4>quarterback to insulate them. You've got that with Dj Moore.

0:26:33.480 --> 0:26:36.520
<v Speaker 4>Oh come at uh Keenan Allen who they just added.

0:26:36.560 --> 0:26:39.919
<v Speaker 4>You just added a veteran running back in DeAndre Spliff.

0:26:40.000 --> 0:26:43.360
<v Speaker 4>So I think they're they're trying to, you know, make

0:26:43.400 --> 0:26:46.719
<v Speaker 4>the plate as full as it can to insulate a

0:26:46.760 --> 0:26:49.719
<v Speaker 4>young quarterback. But there's always gonna be growing pains. I

0:26:49.720 --> 0:26:52.680
<v Speaker 4>think we understand that it's another level of play. It's

0:26:52.720 --> 0:26:56.440
<v Speaker 4>not college football anymore, and these young quarterbacks are gonna

0:26:56.480 --> 0:26:58.920
<v Speaker 4>have to learn that and that that just takes time,

0:26:59.160 --> 0:27:01.600
<v Speaker 4>and hopefully the the patients will be there, not only

0:27:01.640 --> 0:27:04.560
<v Speaker 4>from the fan base, but I think from the organization

0:27:04.960 --> 0:27:07.760
<v Speaker 4>to really bring along a young quarterback the right way.

0:27:08.240 --> 0:27:11.040
<v Speaker 3>I think they get a bit an understanding of how

0:27:11.119 --> 0:27:13.560
<v Speaker 3>much information that can put on the plate of a

0:27:13.560 --> 0:27:15.840
<v Speaker 3>young quarterback when they go through meetings and take it

0:27:15.880 --> 0:27:20.320
<v Speaker 3>out into OTAs. It'd be different if during that eighty

0:27:20.400 --> 0:27:23.600
<v Speaker 3>three draft, when you went from the draft to live

0:27:23.720 --> 0:27:27.399
<v Speaker 3>training camp. I don't think quarterbacks were really given the

0:27:27.440 --> 0:27:32.040
<v Speaker 3>opportunity to really have a lot of that information sync

0:27:32.119 --> 0:27:34.040
<v Speaker 3>in where they try to go and make use of

0:27:34.080 --> 0:27:39.040
<v Speaker 3>it in full padded practices almost immediately. So I think

0:27:39.080 --> 0:27:42.680
<v Speaker 3>Shane Waldron and his offensive staff and having the opportunity

0:27:43.080 --> 0:27:46.960
<v Speaker 3>to mentally get these quarterbacks prepared so they can be

0:27:47.040 --> 0:27:51.520
<v Speaker 3>at their most confidence confident when training camp begins. I

0:27:51.520 --> 0:27:55.280
<v Speaker 3>think that'll be interesting for everybody to see because there's

0:27:55.359 --> 0:27:57.760
<v Speaker 3>going to be an unbelievable group of press out there

0:27:58.119 --> 0:28:02.119
<v Speaker 3>at every open opportunity Bears practice just to watch and

0:28:02.160 --> 0:28:05.840
<v Speaker 3>see the development of an offense and how it fits

0:28:05.840 --> 0:28:06.800
<v Speaker 3>a new quarterback.

0:28:07.160 --> 0:28:09.600
<v Speaker 2>So, as you're heard in our interview Ryan, it was

0:28:09.720 --> 0:28:12.439
<v Speaker 2>very difficult for him in the end to make the

0:28:12.520 --> 0:28:16.840
<v Speaker 2>move because of the person Justin Fields is, and Justin

0:28:17.040 --> 0:28:21.560
<v Speaker 2>was very gracious about it in his departure, also working

0:28:21.600 --> 0:28:25.160
<v Speaker 2>with coach Eberflus closely on this getting players involved. They

0:28:25.160 --> 0:28:27.840
<v Speaker 2>reached out to certain players to let them know what

0:28:27.880 --> 0:28:32.000
<v Speaker 2>their plan was, and the players were flattered by that

0:28:32.000 --> 0:28:34.399
<v Speaker 2>that they weren't, you know, informed of this just because

0:28:34.400 --> 0:28:37.399
<v Speaker 2>of how they felt, guys like Cole Comett and some others.

0:28:37.600 --> 0:28:40.480
<v Speaker 2>And then you know, now now the job is not done.

0:28:40.720 --> 0:28:44.040
<v Speaker 2>Job is not done, but Ryan trying to do everything

0:28:44.120 --> 0:28:47.120
<v Speaker 2>and not make make sure every stone is unturned. So

0:28:47.160 --> 0:28:50.440
<v Speaker 2>there's no second second thought, you know, you just you're

0:28:50.440 --> 0:28:52.800
<v Speaker 2>gonna whenever the decision's made. He said that he's not

0:28:52.880 --> 0:28:55.840
<v Speaker 2>there yet, and you just got to keep grinding it

0:28:55.840 --> 0:28:59.480
<v Speaker 2>out and making sure everybody takes a look at everything.

0:28:59.520 --> 0:29:01.640
<v Speaker 2>And it's not just about the quarterback position. They have

0:29:01.720 --> 0:29:03.520
<v Speaker 2>three other picks at the moment that they have to

0:29:03.520 --> 0:29:06.560
<v Speaker 2>do the same due diligence on and they are you

0:29:06.560 --> 0:29:08.920
<v Speaker 2>know what's interesting to me, guys. He talked a lot

0:29:08.960 --> 0:29:11.840
<v Speaker 2>about so as they have scouts do their thing, and

0:29:11.840 --> 0:29:13.720
<v Speaker 2>they've had the most eyes on these guys for the

0:29:13.760 --> 0:29:15.880
<v Speaker 2>longest period of time. Now the coach is getting into it,

0:29:15.920 --> 0:29:18.440
<v Speaker 2>and if something doesn't match up movement wise from the

0:29:18.480 --> 0:29:21.479
<v Speaker 2>combine or a pro day workout, they're tasked now if

0:29:21.480 --> 0:29:23.960
<v Speaker 2>they like a player to go back and figure out

0:29:24.600 --> 0:29:27.760
<v Speaker 2>was that just a moment in time where something didn't

0:29:27.760 --> 0:29:30.200
<v Speaker 2>look right, or is this something that can't be fixed,

0:29:30.400 --> 0:29:32.719
<v Speaker 2>or can we work with a guy like this. The

0:29:32.760 --> 0:29:37.040
<v Speaker 2>depth of this process is not just Okay, I love

0:29:37.120 --> 0:29:39.080
<v Speaker 2>that player because I want to. You know, you always

0:29:39.200 --> 0:29:42.240
<v Speaker 2>go to the game tape. The game tape tells the story, right,

0:29:42.280 --> 0:29:44.520
<v Speaker 2>but there is more to it than that, and they're

0:29:44.600 --> 0:29:47.760
<v Speaker 2>really going deep on this stuff because again, you have

0:29:47.840 --> 0:29:49.760
<v Speaker 2>number nine. We can't forget they have the number nine pick.

0:29:50.120 --> 0:29:52.760
<v Speaker 2>That's going to be the most important pick no matter

0:29:52.760 --> 0:29:53.200
<v Speaker 2>what it is.

0:29:53.640 --> 0:29:56.920
<v Speaker 3>You know, medical evaluation still is an important part of

0:29:56.960 --> 0:29:59.520
<v Speaker 3>this because you have to make sure that if you're

0:29:59.560 --> 0:30:02.000
<v Speaker 3>gonna go and take a quarterback or one or whomever

0:30:02.040 --> 0:30:05.560
<v Speaker 3>you're considering at number nine, that these guys are healthy. Again,

0:30:05.680 --> 0:30:08.480
<v Speaker 3>just a quick story. In nineteen eighty three, Don mosebar

0:30:08.560 --> 0:30:11.480
<v Speaker 3>knew he needed a back operation, but he didn't tell anybody.

0:30:12.000 --> 0:30:14.720
<v Speaker 3>So when teams would come to USC and meet with them,

0:30:14.800 --> 0:30:17.000
<v Speaker 3>he would be sitting in a hot tub and he

0:30:17.040 --> 0:30:19.600
<v Speaker 3>would have an interview there, not telling them the whole

0:30:19.640 --> 0:30:23.040
<v Speaker 3>time that he already had his back operated on. So

0:30:23.080 --> 0:30:25.760
<v Speaker 3>then the Raiders go and take him in the first round,

0:30:26.040 --> 0:30:28.400
<v Speaker 3>and then after the draft he says, oh, by the way,

0:30:28.440 --> 0:30:30.719
<v Speaker 3>I had my back operated on, so I'm not going

0:30:30.800 --> 0:30:34.840
<v Speaker 3>to be ready to go. So that's just past examples

0:30:34.880 --> 0:30:37.600
<v Speaker 3>of the history or that Jim and I have been around.

0:30:37.880 --> 0:30:42.120
<v Speaker 3>But again, I still think you have to understand how

0:30:42.160 --> 0:30:46.800
<v Speaker 3>important that part of the evaluation process is.

0:30:48.120 --> 0:30:51.000
<v Speaker 4>Luke can Ellis is here the big loop. So I

0:30:51.160 --> 0:30:53.360
<v Speaker 4>just thought I did the big wigs have come to

0:30:53.400 --> 0:30:55.040
<v Speaker 4>town just to let you guys know you want to

0:30:55.080 --> 0:30:55.680
<v Speaker 4>show your face.

0:30:55.720 --> 0:30:58.280
<v Speaker 2>Look, yeah, he's interrupting our show. He's what he's doing.

0:30:58.320 --> 0:31:01.160
<v Speaker 2>He's interrupted our show. He's killed on our flow right now.

0:31:01.960 --> 0:31:05.120
<v Speaker 2>But Jim, you know that. Yeah, Tom's point is well taken,

0:31:05.160 --> 0:31:08.520
<v Speaker 2>and you know expected that in one of the visits.

0:31:08.680 --> 0:31:10.560
<v Speaker 2>Cable will be there first week of April up at

0:31:10.560 --> 0:31:13.280
<v Speaker 2>house Althoy'll take care of that then, and they're not

0:31:13.320 --> 0:31:15.800
<v Speaker 2>expected is to find anything out of the ordinary.

0:31:16.160 --> 0:31:18.600
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well, yeah, because it is a big part of it.

0:31:18.680 --> 0:31:20.680
<v Speaker 4>I mean, yeah, I think the only thing he's had

0:31:20.800 --> 0:31:23.560
<v Speaker 4>is a hamstring in his past. But you know, you

0:31:23.640 --> 0:31:25.800
<v Speaker 4>got to do your due diligence. You know, he didn't

0:31:25.800 --> 0:31:28.680
<v Speaker 4>take the physical at the combine, and I think we

0:31:28.800 --> 0:31:31.320
<v Speaker 4>know anybody that signs a contract, the first thing that

0:31:31.360 --> 0:31:32.840
<v Speaker 4>you're going to have to do is go through a

0:31:32.840 --> 0:31:35.880
<v Speaker 4>physical in order for it to have approval. And so

0:31:36.080 --> 0:31:39.520
<v Speaker 4>all those things will happen in due course and over

0:31:39.560 --> 0:31:42.120
<v Speaker 4>this process. Because I think you bring up a good point, Jeff,

0:31:42.240 --> 0:31:45.080
<v Speaker 4>at that number nine spot that could be a coveted

0:31:45.120 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 4>place for the Bears to potentially trade down for all

0:31:47.920 --> 0:31:51.120
<v Speaker 4>the reasons we mentioned earlier that slot because if you

0:31:51.160 --> 0:31:54.840
<v Speaker 4>look at the teams behind the Bears at ninth, Minnesota

0:31:55.080 --> 0:31:58.680
<v Speaker 4>at eleven obviously could take a quarterback, they could trade up,

0:31:58.840 --> 0:32:00.640
<v Speaker 4>and it could be a coveted spot where the Bears

0:32:00.640 --> 0:32:03.640
<v Speaker 4>could trade down or stay. Denver maybe those two teams,

0:32:03.800 --> 0:32:07.680
<v Speaker 4>because Denver selects right after Minnesota that those two teams

0:32:07.720 --> 0:32:09.720
<v Speaker 4>could be jockey and with the Bears to get up

0:32:09.920 --> 0:32:13.560
<v Speaker 4>to potentially take the quarterback, because I think that's about

0:32:13.120 --> 0:32:16.720
<v Speaker 4>the right time frame that he could possibly go and

0:32:16.760 --> 0:32:18.640
<v Speaker 4>the Bears could be in a good spot to get

0:32:18.880 --> 0:32:22.240
<v Speaker 4>trade down, get a more haul of picks, and complete

0:32:22.480 --> 0:32:24.680
<v Speaker 4>the process of what they're trying to do to fill

0:32:24.720 --> 0:32:24.960
<v Speaker 4>out the.

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<v Speaker 2>Roster with tamp there, I'm Jeff Joniak and Jim Miller

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<v Speaker 2>Fact with more here on ESPN one thousand of the

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<v Speaker 2>Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Bears Weekly with a voice of the Bears

0:32:33.760 --> 0:32:41.000
<v Speaker 1>for twenty three years, Jeff Jonyadik on the Bears Radio Network.

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<v Speaker 2>This segment of Bears Weekly brought to you by I

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<v Speaker 2>bet to go visit a therapy visit. I thought I

0:32:47.080 --> 0:32:49.479
<v Speaker 2>could not condar a question in clinic or virtual appointment

0:32:49.520 --> 0:32:51.640
<v Speaker 2>and start feeling better tomorrow Jeff and Tom and Jim

0:32:51.640 --> 0:32:54.080
<v Speaker 2>Miller from the NFL owners meetings in Orlando.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's take a look at the roster.

0:32:55.320 --> 0:32:57.840
<v Speaker 2>Some things that Ryan Poles says as well, you know,

0:32:58.080 --> 0:33:00.320
<v Speaker 2>offensive line. I asked him about, you know, the the

0:33:00.920 --> 0:33:04.480
<v Speaker 2>reasons for coming up with a bunch of veteran offensive linemen.

0:33:04.920 --> 0:33:07.160
<v Speaker 2>He just felt that that's an area where he never

0:33:07.200 --> 0:33:12.080
<v Speaker 2>felt comfortable and that Ryan Bates is going to start

0:33:12.120 --> 0:33:15.160
<v Speaker 2>out at the center position, and that's where the competition

0:33:15.200 --> 0:33:18.080
<v Speaker 2>would begin at the center position. Of course, they also

0:33:18.600 --> 0:33:23.240
<v Speaker 2>have other options there the draft included, but Coleman Shelton,

0:33:23.280 --> 0:33:25.520
<v Speaker 2>the veteran they got in seventh year man out of Washington,

0:33:25.520 --> 0:33:27.120
<v Speaker 2>and compete for that position as well.

0:33:27.120 --> 0:33:29.480
<v Speaker 5>And I know this is music to your ears, Tom as.

0:33:29.400 --> 0:33:31.360
<v Speaker 2>Money offensive lineman, as you can get in there that

0:33:31.440 --> 0:33:34.760
<v Speaker 2>can compete and get the best eight or nine guys

0:33:34.760 --> 0:33:36.520
<v Speaker 2>that you're gonna go to war with every week.

0:33:37.520 --> 0:33:39.840
<v Speaker 3>It is. You know, I'd like to see these new

0:33:39.880 --> 0:33:42.400
<v Speaker 3>guys come aboard. You know, I think it's an upbrade

0:33:42.440 --> 0:33:45.280
<v Speaker 3>on paper. We'll have to see those in performance. But

0:33:45.360 --> 0:33:47.880
<v Speaker 3>you know, Jeff, I still have concerns about Nate Davis

0:33:47.880 --> 0:33:51.840
<v Speaker 3>and Tevin Jenkins because as much as I think Nate

0:33:51.920 --> 0:33:53.760
<v Speaker 3>Davis is a heck of a player and I think

0:33:53.760 --> 0:33:56.160
<v Speaker 3>Tevin Jenkins has the ability to be one of the

0:33:56.160 --> 0:33:59.880
<v Speaker 3>best guards in the division, it's about being there every day.

0:34:00.320 --> 0:34:02.840
<v Speaker 3>When you think of the conclusion at training camp last

0:34:02.920 --> 0:34:06.880
<v Speaker 3>year when Tevin Jenkins pulled his calves and then Nate

0:34:06.960 --> 0:34:09.880
<v Speaker 3>Davis didn't practice at all in training camp, this group

0:34:10.040 --> 0:34:13.759
<v Speaker 3>needs to be together for a thousand reps with a

0:34:13.800 --> 0:34:17.080
<v Speaker 3>new quarterback and a new center. Before that, you think

0:34:17.120 --> 0:34:18.800
<v Speaker 3>you're going to be ready for a week one of

0:34:18.880 --> 0:34:23.040
<v Speaker 3>the regular season. So as much as we're enamored with

0:34:23.560 --> 0:34:26.160
<v Speaker 3>some of the resumes of these new guys that are

0:34:26.160 --> 0:34:29.960
<v Speaker 3>coming aboard, I have as much concern for the guys

0:34:29.960 --> 0:34:32.839
<v Speaker 3>that are already there to make sure that they live

0:34:32.960 --> 0:34:37.719
<v Speaker 3>up to their billing. Because they are they're highly thought of.

0:34:37.880 --> 0:34:41.040
<v Speaker 3>But if they play up to their standards, Chris Morgan

0:34:41.080 --> 0:34:44.080
<v Speaker 3>could develop one of the best offensive lines in the division.

0:34:44.120 --> 0:34:46.400
<v Speaker 4>Again, I think that's at the position of nine, where

0:34:46.440 --> 0:34:49.319
<v Speaker 4>if the Bears trade down, that's when the tackles are

0:34:49.320 --> 0:34:51.280
<v Speaker 4>going to start to go. You know, if the Bears

0:34:51.320 --> 0:34:54.120
<v Speaker 4>want to say, draft a left tackle and have bookend

0:34:54.160 --> 0:34:58.120
<v Speaker 4>tackles with Darnell Wright or you've got two really good

0:34:58.160 --> 0:35:01.160
<v Speaker 4>centers that are coming out. Obviously, you look at Jackson

0:35:01.239 --> 0:35:04.560
<v Speaker 4>Powers Johnson out of Oregon and don't forget about Braham

0:35:04.640 --> 0:35:08.240
<v Speaker 4>Barton out of Duke. This guy is a very versatile player.

0:35:08.480 --> 0:35:11.680
<v Speaker 4>Everybody projects him as a center, but he's played both

0:35:11.719 --> 0:35:14.560
<v Speaker 4>guard and he's played both tackle positions. And the guy

0:35:14.640 --> 0:35:17.360
<v Speaker 4>stepped in right away at Duke as a true freshman

0:35:17.719 --> 0:35:21.120
<v Speaker 4>and went against Alee McNeil from North Carolina. And this

0:35:21.280 --> 0:35:23.400
<v Speaker 4>kid's a really good player if you do want to

0:35:23.560 --> 0:35:25.759
<v Speaker 4>And it's I know, it's not a sexy pick when

0:35:25.800 --> 0:35:27.840
<v Speaker 4>you take, say a center in the first round, but

0:35:27.880 --> 0:35:30.840
<v Speaker 4>it's been a solid pick over time. Look at Travis

0:35:30.840 --> 0:35:33.600
<v Speaker 4>Frederick when he was drafted first round by the Cowboys.

0:35:33.719 --> 0:35:35.759
<v Speaker 4>He's an All Pro player, you know. You look at

0:35:35.840 --> 0:35:38.120
<v Speaker 4>Nick Mangle when he was drafted first round out of

0:35:38.160 --> 0:35:40.719
<v Speaker 4>Ohio State by the New York Jets. I mean, that

0:35:40.760 --> 0:35:44.080
<v Speaker 4>guy is a borderline Hall of Famer. So I do

0:35:44.160 --> 0:35:47.920
<v Speaker 4>think it's a you know, offensive line typically, as Tom mentioned,

0:35:48.000 --> 0:35:51.279
<v Speaker 4>with the continuity, that's really if you're going to work

0:35:51.320 --> 0:35:53.360
<v Speaker 4>in the trenches. That's where a team is really going

0:35:53.440 --> 0:35:57.239
<v Speaker 4>to go. If they're big upfront and on the offensive line.

0:35:57.160 --> 0:35:59.040
<v Speaker 3>You know, Jim and Jeff. I want a guy on

0:35:59.080 --> 0:36:01.759
<v Speaker 3>the offensive line that drafted for what he is. I

0:36:01.800 --> 0:36:04.400
<v Speaker 3>don't want to, oh, I think this guard can play tackle,

0:36:04.520 --> 0:36:07.120
<v Speaker 3>or I think this right tackle can play left tackle,

0:36:07.320 --> 0:36:10.360
<v Speaker 3>or you know, some type of an experiment player. I

0:36:10.440 --> 0:36:13.800
<v Speaker 3>want a guy that has thousands of reps of evidence

0:36:13.920 --> 0:36:17.040
<v Speaker 3>that the coaches and the scouts have already looked at

0:36:17.080 --> 0:36:20.000
<v Speaker 3>to know that look, when he's inserted at that position,

0:36:20.360 --> 0:36:23.000
<v Speaker 3>he's a ready to go type of guy. And kind

0:36:23.000 --> 0:36:26.839
<v Speaker 3>of that's the unique things about an offensive lineman. It's

0:36:26.920 --> 0:36:30.000
<v Speaker 3>not a three technique defensive tackle moving up and down

0:36:30.040 --> 0:36:33.560
<v Speaker 3>the line of scrimmage, or a pass rushing capable defensive end.

0:36:34.080 --> 0:36:37.120
<v Speaker 3>If you're a guard, you're a guard. If you're a center,

0:36:37.320 --> 0:36:41.439
<v Speaker 3>your your skills show that. So when you go out

0:36:41.480 --> 0:36:45.200
<v Speaker 3>and you evaluate these players, bring me what they are.

0:36:45.480 --> 0:36:49.120
<v Speaker 3>Don't bring me an experiment during training camp to see

0:36:49.120 --> 0:36:51.759
<v Speaker 3>if I can develop them to that position. And then

0:36:51.840 --> 0:36:55.000
<v Speaker 3>if they don't, then you have a glut of players

0:36:55.040 --> 0:36:58.160
<v Speaker 3>at one position. Now your glass is overfilled.

0:36:58.320 --> 0:37:02.239
<v Speaker 2>What about the tweeners, Because last year so many tackles

0:37:02.480 --> 0:37:05.000
<v Speaker 2>that were drafted, many moved to guard.

0:37:05.040 --> 0:37:06.879
<v Speaker 5>I mean, I think a Scarronsky is one of them.

0:37:07.120 --> 0:37:10.239
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if that's his permanent position, but if

0:37:11.600 --> 0:37:13.839
<v Speaker 2>is that off the table for you, Tommy.

0:37:13.960 --> 0:37:18.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it is, Jeff only because look, you know, Tevin

0:37:18.560 --> 0:37:22.719
<v Speaker 3>Jenkins was brought in here to be an immediate starting

0:37:22.800 --> 0:37:26.280
<v Speaker 3>left tackle at an NFL level, and he really didn't

0:37:26.400 --> 0:37:30.520
<v Speaker 3>play there, but he is. He's a really good offensive guard.

0:37:31.120 --> 0:37:33.440
<v Speaker 3>So if you're gonna bring me a tweener that all

0:37:33.440 --> 0:37:36.200
<v Speaker 3>of a sudden doesn't have the length, the footwork, the

0:37:36.280 --> 0:37:39.359
<v Speaker 3>balance to work out a tackle, and now we got

0:37:39.480 --> 0:37:42.840
<v Speaker 3>seven guards in two tackles, you know, so bring me

0:37:42.920 --> 0:37:45.799
<v Speaker 3>the guy that has that length that is specific to

0:37:45.880 --> 0:37:48.640
<v Speaker 3>a tackle. Give me that guy that's lived in a

0:37:48.800 --> 0:37:52.239
<v Speaker 3>left handed stance if he's gonna play left tackle. That's

0:37:52.239 --> 0:37:55.480
<v Speaker 3>what I'm saying. Don't bring me in experiments, bring me

0:37:55.560 --> 0:37:56.719
<v Speaker 3>a bona fide guy.

0:37:56.880 --> 0:37:57.840
<v Speaker 5>Jim, where are you at on that?

0:37:59.320 --> 0:37:59.440
<v Speaker 3>Well?

0:37:59.480 --> 0:38:02.560
<v Speaker 4>I think you know you can play with certain players

0:38:02.600 --> 0:38:05.000
<v Speaker 4>and you can move them around. I mean, that's Tom's

0:38:05.040 --> 0:38:07.600
<v Speaker 4>point about Jenkins. You know, he's kind of had to

0:38:07.640 --> 0:38:10.520
<v Speaker 4>bounce around and now he's found a home that guard.

0:38:10.960 --> 0:38:13.280
<v Speaker 4>You know, I think when you go into this draft,

0:38:13.680 --> 0:38:17.040
<v Speaker 4>like j C. Latham from Alabama. He's a right tackle.

0:38:17.440 --> 0:38:19.520
<v Speaker 4>That's what he is going to be in the National

0:38:19.520 --> 0:38:25.200
<v Speaker 4>Football League. Now look at Olu Fashionu out of Penn State.

0:38:25.520 --> 0:38:28.640
<v Speaker 4>To me, he's strictly a left tackle. And if that's

0:38:28.640 --> 0:38:30.600
<v Speaker 4>what you want to you know, these are plug and

0:38:30.640 --> 0:38:34.040
<v Speaker 4>play players. Just how Darnell Wright was specifically targeted for

0:38:34.160 --> 0:38:37.800
<v Speaker 4>right tackle. I think that's the direction Ryan Poles wants

0:38:37.840 --> 0:38:39.839
<v Speaker 4>to go. And for all the reasons that Tom said

0:38:40.000 --> 0:38:42.080
<v Speaker 4>they don't want an experiment, I think they want to

0:38:42.080 --> 0:38:44.279
<v Speaker 4>plug and play player that they know will be at

0:38:44.320 --> 0:38:46.479
<v Speaker 4>the position that they're going to sele ut don.

0:38:46.480 --> 0:38:48.719
<v Speaker 2>This is why I could never ever even dream of

0:38:48.760 --> 0:38:51.600
<v Speaker 2>being in this position of like, oh, if it's a

0:38:51.680 --> 0:38:54.080
<v Speaker 2>I want to be a general manager on a billion

0:38:54.120 --> 0:38:59.520
<v Speaker 2>dollar enterprise, because I'm at number nine and I've literally,

0:38:59.800 --> 0:39:01.560
<v Speaker 2>in the last couple of weeks had a couple of

0:39:01.640 --> 0:39:04.279
<v Speaker 2>nights thinking about what I would do, and I don't

0:39:04.320 --> 0:39:07.200
<v Speaker 2>know what to do because the crop of tackles are

0:39:07.239 --> 0:39:10.480
<v Speaker 2>so good and if you get the guy out of

0:39:10.520 --> 0:39:12.799
<v Speaker 2>that bunch, Like, how do you pass on a ten

0:39:12.880 --> 0:39:15.399
<v Speaker 2>year tackle? You know, the Bears haven't had one since

0:39:15.440 --> 0:39:19.600
<v Speaker 2>Jimbo Covert. Uh, you man, But boy, I'll tell you

0:39:20.280 --> 0:39:24.719
<v Speaker 2>these receivers man Roma Duneesa fit, he'd be an unbelievable fit.

0:39:24.840 --> 0:39:26.759
<v Speaker 2>He's definitely gonna go in the top ten.

0:39:26.840 --> 0:39:29.640
<v Speaker 5>Do I keep it? Or you know what, I gotta

0:39:29.640 --> 0:39:30.480
<v Speaker 5>have an edge rusher.

0:39:30.800 --> 0:39:33.239
<v Speaker 2>I gotta complete this defense somehow, because where am I

0:39:33.280 --> 0:39:33.799
<v Speaker 2>getting this?

0:39:34.719 --> 0:39:35.480
<v Speaker 3>So what do you like?

0:39:35.840 --> 0:39:36.399
<v Speaker 4>What do you do?

0:39:36.480 --> 0:39:36.560
<v Speaker 1>Like?

0:39:36.880 --> 0:39:39.840
<v Speaker 2>Have you guys gone through this exercise and think you

0:39:39.960 --> 0:39:43.200
<v Speaker 2>got not just for fantasy football sakes or a mock draft,

0:39:43.480 --> 0:39:47.800
<v Speaker 2>Like what is the absolute best decision for the Bears

0:39:47.800 --> 0:39:51.600
<v Speaker 2>at number nine? Just saying they keep it? Like out

0:39:51.600 --> 0:39:53.839
<v Speaker 2>of those three spots, like, what do you do?

0:39:54.440 --> 0:39:57.160
<v Speaker 3>First? Thing? I would just take in consideration what position

0:39:57.520 --> 0:40:00.400
<v Speaker 3>am I most desperate in need of? And is that

0:40:00.480 --> 0:40:03.799
<v Speaker 3>a complimentary defensive end across from Montes sweep that helps

0:40:03.840 --> 0:40:06.799
<v Speaker 3>the interior of your line play better, But now it

0:40:06.840 --> 0:40:09.640
<v Speaker 3>gives you a lack of focal point for the opponent

0:40:09.719 --> 0:40:12.759
<v Speaker 3>you're playing and give more one on ones to the outside.

0:40:13.080 --> 0:40:16.080
<v Speaker 3>If you think that's your most vulnerable position and you

0:40:16.239 --> 0:40:19.160
<v Speaker 3>need to get more sacks, then that's where you have

0:40:19.200 --> 0:40:22.560
<v Speaker 3>to think. You gave up fifty sacks last year. If

0:40:22.600 --> 0:40:24.640
<v Speaker 3>you think I have to get better at the offensive

0:40:24.680 --> 0:40:27.880
<v Speaker 3>tackle position within this division, and you think there's that

0:40:27.920 --> 0:40:30.520
<v Speaker 3>guy out there, and like Jim said, now you got

0:40:31.120 --> 0:40:35.200
<v Speaker 3>book gund dedicated tackles the position they've been playing. You're

0:40:35.239 --> 0:40:37.880
<v Speaker 3>talking about putting together an offensive line that could be

0:40:37.920 --> 0:40:42.359
<v Speaker 3>as sturdy for the next eight nine years. However, many

0:40:42.400 --> 0:40:45.960
<v Speaker 3>years they stay together and perform at a high level

0:40:45.960 --> 0:40:48.640
<v Speaker 3>with a rookie quarterback. So I think, as if you

0:40:48.719 --> 0:40:51.560
<v Speaker 3>are the general manager, you have to ask yourself where

0:40:51.560 --> 0:40:54.160
<v Speaker 3>am I the most vulnerable, and then you have to

0:40:54.160 --> 0:40:56.480
<v Speaker 3>fill that void. Look, I don't mind trading down out

0:40:56.480 --> 0:40:59.960
<v Speaker 3>of nine because there's twenty six receivers in this draft.

0:41:00.000 --> 0:41:02.879
<v Speaker 3>We have a top four grade on them, top four

0:41:03.000 --> 0:41:05.560
<v Speaker 3>round grade on them. So maybe there's that guy. That

0:41:05.920 --> 0:41:07.880
<v Speaker 3>man he took a little bit of notice when I

0:41:07.920 --> 0:41:10.240
<v Speaker 3>was at the senior ball or I at the combine

0:41:10.320 --> 0:41:13.520
<v Speaker 3>or something that can help me work out. But vulnerability,

0:41:14.120 --> 0:41:16.239
<v Speaker 3>I think, is you got to fill. You have to

0:41:16.280 --> 0:41:16.719
<v Speaker 3>fill that.

0:41:17.040 --> 0:41:18.960
<v Speaker 2>All right, we'll pick it up and look at the rules,

0:41:19.040 --> 0:41:22.000
<v Speaker 2>potential changes that will come down the pike here, hopefully

0:41:22.080 --> 0:41:25.200
<v Speaker 2>tomorrow at least a head start on that. As we

0:41:25.280 --> 0:41:28.880
<v Speaker 2>continue from Orlando, Florida, where Jim and I are and

0:41:28.960 --> 0:41:30.320
<v Speaker 2>Tom is watching from AFAR.

0:41:31.080 --> 0:41:31.960
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0:42:07.000 --> 0:42:09.960
<v Speaker 2>radio row here in Orlando at the owners meetings and

0:42:10.040 --> 0:42:13.480
<v Speaker 2>for good reason. Everybody who's anybody in the NFL from

0:42:13.560 --> 0:42:18.280
<v Speaker 2>the ownership, their families, general managers, and head coaches are here.

0:42:18.680 --> 0:42:20.640
<v Speaker 2>And Jim, I don't know, did you dip in much

0:42:20.640 --> 0:42:23.560
<v Speaker 2>to the AFC breakfast and listen any coaches today? And

0:42:23.800 --> 0:42:25.960
<v Speaker 2>if you threw us a few nuggets at us, what

0:42:25.960 --> 0:42:26.439
<v Speaker 2>did you learn?

0:42:27.120 --> 0:42:27.400
<v Speaker 9>Well?

0:42:27.520 --> 0:42:30.120
<v Speaker 4>I think yeah, I think the big talk has been

0:42:30.160 --> 0:42:33.120
<v Speaker 4>about the new kickoff return. You know, it sounds like

0:42:33.160 --> 0:42:36.040
<v Speaker 4>that is going to be tabled. They'll continue to address

0:42:36.080 --> 0:42:39.080
<v Speaker 4>it obviously. Next month they'll have another owners meetings and

0:42:39.080 --> 0:42:43.280
<v Speaker 4>they'll probably go over that scenario again, but kickoff return,

0:42:43.320 --> 0:42:45.520
<v Speaker 4>because so much time is going to have to be

0:42:45.600 --> 0:42:49.040
<v Speaker 4>dedicated to that, like in terms of your practice time,

0:42:49.400 --> 0:42:52.600
<v Speaker 4>how it's going to look, how situations are going to unfold,

0:42:52.840 --> 0:42:54.640
<v Speaker 4>and so I think that's something that they're going to

0:42:54.680 --> 0:42:57.680
<v Speaker 4>push out into the future. Why they continue to discuss it,

0:42:57.719 --> 0:43:01.160
<v Speaker 4>and I want the kick return back in kick return

0:43:01.200 --> 0:43:03.160
<v Speaker 4>back in the games. I think for all the reasons

0:43:03.160 --> 0:43:06.480
<v Speaker 4>that Bears fans just saw Devin Hester get elected to

0:43:06.520 --> 0:43:09.560
<v Speaker 4>the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it's become an inconsequential

0:43:09.600 --> 0:43:12.400
<v Speaker 4>play and they can still, you know, make it a

0:43:12.480 --> 0:43:14.480
<v Speaker 4>safer play, There's no doubt about it. And I think

0:43:14.520 --> 0:43:17.080
<v Speaker 4>they can make it a more exciting play with what

0:43:17.120 --> 0:43:20.560
<v Speaker 4>they're discussing about it. You could have reverses, you know,

0:43:20.680 --> 0:43:23.920
<v Speaker 4>put back in their throwback passes, all types of things

0:43:23.920 --> 0:43:27.759
<v Speaker 4>that special teams coaches would make it less impactful in

0:43:27.840 --> 0:43:30.560
<v Speaker 4>terms of the gunners that are coming down. And they

0:43:30.600 --> 0:43:32.399
<v Speaker 4>can make it a safer play, and I think it'll

0:43:32.400 --> 0:43:35.279
<v Speaker 4>be exciting for all the fans if they do, and

0:43:35.360 --> 0:43:38.439
<v Speaker 4>they can come to a resolution to really, now, let's

0:43:38.480 --> 0:43:41.319
<v Speaker 4>table address it again next month and hopefully it'll be

0:43:41.400 --> 0:43:41.879
<v Speaker 4>back in the.

0:43:41.800 --> 0:43:44.839
<v Speaker 2>Game, right good. I'm glad you put a timetable on it.

0:43:44.840 --> 0:43:47.400
<v Speaker 2>It has to be done this year. You can't have

0:43:47.520 --> 0:43:50.520
<v Speaker 2>a Super Bowl again of touch back, touch back, touch back,

0:43:50.600 --> 0:43:52.680
<v Speaker 2>touch back, put me to sleep, go to the bathroom.

0:43:52.719 --> 0:43:56.359
<v Speaker 5>Great, drink this plan, Tom, I love it.

0:43:56.920 --> 0:43:59.840
<v Speaker 2>I know they made already an adjustment if a touchback

0:44:00.440 --> 0:44:03.840
<v Speaker 2>flies into the end zone, the yard line will be

0:44:03.880 --> 0:44:07.600
<v Speaker 2>the thirty not the thirty five. But the creativity and

0:44:07.640 --> 0:44:09.960
<v Speaker 2>the strategy and more importantly, as you heard in the

0:44:09.960 --> 0:44:13.560
<v Speaker 2>interview with Ryan Bulls earlier tonight, you do have to

0:44:14.719 --> 0:44:17.800
<v Speaker 2>have a serious talk with your personnel department and coaches.

0:44:17.840 --> 0:44:21.040
<v Speaker 2>What do you guys need now because body type type

0:44:21.040 --> 0:44:24.040
<v Speaker 2>of players, this is now gonna We're gonna go back

0:44:24.080 --> 0:44:26.880
<v Speaker 2>to building the third phase of the of the football team. Tommy,

0:44:27.000 --> 0:44:31.160
<v Speaker 2>and we I think it's necessary. It's I talked to

0:44:31.920 --> 0:44:35.520
<v Speaker 2>Chairman George McCaskey, George, please can we get a kickoff?

0:44:35.680 --> 0:44:39.880
<v Speaker 2>And they definitely want is just that safety angle of

0:44:39.920 --> 0:44:43.080
<v Speaker 2>it is critical, tom I think.

0:44:42.920 --> 0:44:45.480
<v Speaker 3>It's ridiculous if they shelve it, because what you're doing

0:44:45.600 --> 0:44:49.080
<v Speaker 3>is you're giving the special teams coordinator less time to

0:44:49.120 --> 0:44:52.240
<v Speaker 3>get ready for it. They have plenty of video evidence

0:44:52.280 --> 0:44:54.919
<v Speaker 3>that they can put a demonstration tape from the other

0:44:55.040 --> 0:44:57.600
<v Speaker 3>leagues that have already used it, and I think it's

0:44:57.600 --> 0:45:02.080
<v Speaker 3>a super transferable, exciting play that. Yeah, maybe you do

0:45:02.080 --> 0:45:05.000
<v Speaker 3>do some different personnel groupings because you probably have to

0:45:05.040 --> 0:45:09.560
<v Speaker 3>put better blockers in behalf of the receiving side of

0:45:09.600 --> 0:45:12.879
<v Speaker 3>it than you do on the pursuit side of it.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just wish that they would come to a

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<v Speaker 3>clear cut decision and make the change and get that

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<v Speaker 3>play back in football, which at one time they called

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<v Speaker 3>the most exciting play in football.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and you're right, Jeff. I mean, think about players

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<v Speaker 4>like Matt Slater from the New England Patriots. He was

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<v Speaker 4>drafted specifically for special teams, you know, or kick returners

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<v Speaker 4>like Corduall Patterson or Devin Hester. I mean, teams don't

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<v Speaker 4>dedicate those draft picks anymore because it's become such an

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<v Speaker 4>inconsequential play. And Tom, you're right about the personnel side

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<v Speaker 4>of it too, Jeff, because now that you're taking that

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<v Speaker 4>forty yard dash out of it, it's going to become

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<v Speaker 4>a hand to hand combat. So I think you're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>see bigger guys on the kickoff coverage teams and the

0:45:57.239 --> 0:46:00.520
<v Speaker 4>kickoff return teams, and that you're going to dedicate draft

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<v Speaker 4>picks for those specific purposes because now that forty yard

0:46:04.719 --> 0:46:07.000
<v Speaker 4>dash is gone and it's going to be hand to

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<v Speaker 4>hand combat up there because they're only five yards away

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<v Speaker 4>from one another.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Amanmiga is already in the house, and he's an

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<v Speaker 2>outstanding special teams player coming over from the Chargers. And

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<v Speaker 2>that was a former fifth round pick as well in

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<v Speaker 2>the National Football League. Excuse me, undrafted, my bad undrafted

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<v Speaker 2>out of Oklahoma State by the LA Chargers.

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<v Speaker 5>Jim.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything else you're picked up from head coaches this morning

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<v Speaker 2>from the AFC that have any carry any impact.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think when you look at the crackback block,

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<v Speaker 4>or what they call basically a chop block, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>if say a wing maybe an H is coming in

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<v Speaker 4>motion behind the center and they're through running an emo block,

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<v Speaker 4>which is a n man on the line of scrimmage,

0:46:52.360 --> 0:46:54.399
<v Speaker 4>they don't want them to be able to go low.

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<v Speaker 4>But to me, that's a football play. It's been in

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<v Speaker 4>the game for a long time. It's why defensive thens

0:47:00.400 --> 0:47:04.720
<v Speaker 4>and outside backers practice the ball drill. For anybody who's

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<v Speaker 4>listening to this, they basically have to be able to

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<v Speaker 4>use their arms to push a player who's coming in

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<v Speaker 4>low to basically take their their legs out. You know.

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<v Speaker 4>To me, it's it's it's not a typical crackback block.

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<v Speaker 4>The young man on the line of scrimmage can see

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<v Speaker 4>that it's coming, and the players are already coached, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>to take on that particular block, and so I hope

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<v Speaker 4>that's you know, I hope that doesn't pass. To me,

0:47:28.920 --> 0:47:32.400
<v Speaker 4>it's just a football play. And but again, everything comes

0:47:32.400 --> 0:47:35.200
<v Speaker 4>down to safety and if they deem it a you know,

0:47:35.239 --> 0:47:38.120
<v Speaker 4>a play that is dangerous and then potentially it could pass.

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<v Speaker 4>But the coaches that I talked to just think it's

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<v Speaker 4>a typical play and that it's something that that shouldn't

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<v Speaker 4>be passed, and I hope it doesn't go through and

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<v Speaker 4>have approval.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree, you know. I mean, we had a play

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<v Speaker 3>that was called forty nine year g O wing crack.

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<v Speaker 3>Dennis McKinnon was the most ferocious crackback blocker in the

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<v Speaker 3>NFL at the time, and teams became aware of him

0:48:01.320 --> 0:48:05.279
<v Speaker 3>and it was a factor because when he faked in

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<v Speaker 3>motion that block and went on a pass route, it

0:48:08.640 --> 0:48:11.560
<v Speaker 3>opened up big play opportunities. And then you go back.

0:48:11.600 --> 0:48:14.080
<v Speaker 3>And you look at the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Chicago

0:48:14.200 --> 0:48:18.040
<v Speaker 3>Bears when Lewis Lifts came to crack back on Otis Wilson,

0:48:18.360 --> 0:48:21.480
<v Speaker 3>and Otis Wilson dropped him with a forearm because he

0:48:21.560 --> 0:48:24.799
<v Speaker 3>knew what the guy was gonna do. And so, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean there's different factors that can help the offense or

0:48:29.760 --> 0:48:31.960
<v Speaker 3>it can help the defense if they're aware of it.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's been in the NFL for quite a while,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is the first time that we're discussing it

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<v Speaker 3>about a change.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so a lot of different things weeks, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>going on here, and that is the major focus along

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<v Speaker 2>with what's been done. And then I look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>the draft. It's gonna be a fun ride up the

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<v Speaker 2>draft day, Jimmy. I know you'll be in the thick

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<v Speaker 2>of it for sure. Tommy's doing his homework and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>keep blrowing it out for you each and every week

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<v Speaker 2>here on Bears Weekly. All Right, that's gonna do it

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<v Speaker 2>for us, Jim and enjoy the NFL part tonight.

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<v Speaker 5>I know you'll be headed over there here after the show.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I'll save a diet soda for you, Jeff.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, I appreciate it, Tom, We'll tell you how

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<v Speaker 2>it all is and what happens here in Orlando.

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<v Speaker 3>Flow number nine. See what they're gonna do it number nine.

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<v Speaker 5>You got it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Jack McGrath and Sean Graaney. Thanks always to

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<v Speaker 2>my guys, Dan BURRELLI and Jordan tread Up. And we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you next week here on Bears Weekly. Coming

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<v Speaker 2>up next Black and of Dalla. This has been Bears

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<v Speaker 5>Anight.

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