WEBVTT - Coleman Shelton’s roller coaster ride through the NFL | Bears, etc. Podcast 0:00:00.680 --> 0:00:06.160 Cut over that DJ more encode touchdown touchdown pairs. I 0:00:06.200 --> 0:00:09.600 am Jeff jonihat Wlitz is up, Dottie. 0:00:09.240 --> 0:00:13.800 Go upcur What was like playing for Coachi Gooddom. 0:00:14.520 --> 0:00:16.439 I don't want to answer any questions like that pressure 0:00:16.480 --> 0:00:17.640 coming is a big trouble. 0:00:17.960 --> 0:00:30.840 Dotie gos Mottest Sweaty. 0:00:25.960 --> 0:00:28.480 Bears, et cetera, brought to you by Miller Light with 0:00:28.560 --> 0:00:31.400 the voices of the Bears Jeff Joniac and Tom Thayer. 0:00:32.080 --> 0:00:34.239 Well, we're inching towards the September eighth, the opener at 0:00:34.280 --> 0:00:36.640 Soldier Field against the Tennessee Titans. After one of the 0:00:36.680 --> 0:00:39.440 most active and talked about off season pre seasons in 0:00:39.560 --> 0:00:42.600 Bears history, the spotlight has shone brightly on the Bears, 0:00:43.080 --> 0:00:48.080 and this their one hundred and fifth season, offers unique storylines, expectations, anticipation, 0:00:48.680 --> 0:00:51.279 and hope for a postseason run. This episode, number eighty 0:00:51.400 --> 0:00:53.560 nine of the Bears et Cetera Podcast is brought to 0:00:53.600 --> 0:00:56.600 you by Miller Lights with Super Bowl winning Bears guard 0:00:56.680 --> 0:00:59.840 Tom Thayer. I'm Jeff Joniac coming up our conversation with 0:01:00.040 --> 0:01:03.240 starting center Coleman Shelton. We'll hear from Ryan Poles his 0:01:03.560 --> 0:01:07.200 wrap up of what has been a very busy preseason 0:01:07.319 --> 0:01:11.039 as he looks ahead to the regular season and the opener, Tom, 0:01:11.240 --> 0:01:13.200 how you feeling about everything you heard today? We'll hear 0:01:13.240 --> 0:01:15.640 a little Matt Eberflus as well. A lot of it's 0:01:15.720 --> 0:01:19.400 focused on Caleb Williams and what Shane Waldron will do 0:01:19.600 --> 0:01:22.600 with him and the offense and what they're asking this quarterback, 0:01:22.640 --> 0:01:25.520 and many of it is the is the topics that 0:01:25.600 --> 0:01:29.000 we keep bringing up. First downs, egles, touchdowns, get it 0:01:29.080 --> 0:01:31.520 to your weapons, move the sticks. And then when you 0:01:31.640 --> 0:01:33.440 need to make that big play in a game, when 0:01:33.440 --> 0:01:35.560 you're called upon to use some of that heroicness that 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:39.320 you've displayed in college, go to it. That's it. 0:01:39.600 --> 0:01:42.200 Well, this being the eighty ninth podcast, we are dedicating 0:01:42.280 --> 0:01:44.680 this to Mike ditt Gun, So let's, you know, make 0:01:44.760 --> 0:01:46.720 sure that the Hall of Fame, our ex head coach, 0:01:47.080 --> 0:01:52.000 world class guy gets his due. You know, I guess 0:01:52.080 --> 0:01:55.240 you know, I think I relive a lot of the 0:01:55.360 --> 0:01:58.840 time that Ryan Poles has been here. But then speed 0:01:58.920 --> 0:02:02.440 it up to Caleb william because he understands the process 0:02:02.520 --> 0:02:05.240 of the development of a quarterback and how there's going 0:02:05.320 --> 0:02:08.120 to be some frustration along the way. You have to 0:02:08.280 --> 0:02:12.959 have eye expectations, but don't have unreal expectations. So I 0:02:13.040 --> 0:02:16.440 think it's exciting where this team is going with the 0:02:16.560 --> 0:02:19.919 in the direction of Ryan Poles, what he's doing, and 0:02:20.000 --> 0:02:22.799 I keep I always kind of think back to the 0:02:23.040 --> 0:02:25.760 one of the first conversations that you and Ryan Poles 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:29.679 had talking about stripping this down to the studs and 0:02:29.840 --> 0:02:33.079 where where it's become, what's become of a where it's 0:02:33.120 --> 0:02:36.519 at at this point, and with the excitement of Caleb Williams, 0:02:37.120 --> 0:02:39.959 what we've been able to see on Hard Knocks a 0:02:40.000 --> 0:02:42.799 little bit behind the scenes of Caleb the person, not 0:02:42.919 --> 0:02:47.040 necessarily Caleb the quarterback, because that's two different ventures in life. 0:02:47.400 --> 0:02:51.560 But like Ryan says, he's the good person for the 0:02:51.760 --> 0:02:56.320 job and he's a good quarterback. So I'm really excited 0:02:56.360 --> 0:02:59.880 about what the future of Caleb and the Chicago Bears really. 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:02.000 All Right, with that being said, let's listen in to 0:03:02.080 --> 0:03:06.639 the general manager and his post training camp practice off 0:03:06.760 --> 0:03:11.960 season interview with the local media here at Hallishall on Wednesday. 0:03:12.520 --> 0:03:14.360 I want to just say thank you to our players 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:17.040 for the time and effort that they've put in. I 0:03:17.160 --> 0:03:19.320 thought they've done a really good job. They came in 0:03:19.600 --> 0:03:23.760 with intent to get better, improve built chemistry, and I 0:03:23.800 --> 0:03:26.919 thought you could see that through the duration of training 0:03:26.960 --> 0:03:29.639 camp this year. I want to thank our coaches and 0:03:29.680 --> 0:03:33.680 really all of our staff. We really press hard on development, 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:37.840 and I thought there are some really cool situations where 0:03:37.880 --> 0:03:40.640 you saw guys come in as either you know, a 0:03:40.800 --> 0:03:43.840 raw rookie or you know some of that wasn't playing 0:03:43.920 --> 0:03:46.800 to the standard of what we needed, and then by 0:03:46.840 --> 0:03:50.000 the end of training camp they were in the conversation 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:52.440 of making the roster, which is always good to see. 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:56.560 Also want to thank our performance team, and really that's 0:03:56.600 --> 0:04:01.280 the alignment with coach Flues. Our rate of of misspractices 0:04:01.920 --> 0:04:05.080 dropped significantly for the first two years, and obviously with 0:04:05.240 --> 0:04:08.440 availability that allows people to improve and get better and 0:04:08.520 --> 0:04:12.480 build that chemistry that we talk about. Also want to 0:04:12.520 --> 0:04:16.880 thank our front office. You can really see every part 0:04:16.920 --> 0:04:20.080 of player acquisition, if it's the draft, undrafted, for agency, 0:04:20.640 --> 0:04:24.160 free agency, at the very highest level, two guys just 0:04:24.560 --> 0:04:28.080 coming in for opportunity at the minimum, they were in 0:04:28.200 --> 0:04:31.640 the mix and really again applied pressure when it came 0:04:31.720 --> 0:04:36.680 to making the roster. And really this year, by far 0:04:37.000 --> 0:04:39.680 from the first three years, was the most difficult time 0:04:39.960 --> 0:04:43.080 whittling this thing down to fifty three. We had some 0:04:43.200 --> 0:04:47.000 really good discussions, a lot of back and forth, constantly 0:04:47.240 --> 0:04:51.960 talking about, you know, worrying about today, but also looking 0:04:52.040 --> 0:04:55.360 into the future, because we're always looking not only just now, 0:04:55.480 --> 0:04:56.960 but also what's the roster going to look like, what 0:04:57.040 --> 0:04:59.760 are the situations not you know, one, two, three years 0:04:59.800 --> 0:05:02.960 from so had really good conversations there, which was good. 0:05:04.400 --> 0:05:07.080 I think the other thing that I really learned this 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:09.640 year is when you're intentional bringing in the right type 0:05:09.640 --> 0:05:13.600 of people, when you invest in relationships, you invest in 0:05:13.640 --> 0:05:16.560 time in bonding and creating this group and this culture. 0:05:16.839 --> 0:05:21.480 It makes cut down day extremely hard emotional because you 0:05:21.560 --> 0:05:23.520 care about the guys and you want to be want 0:05:23.520 --> 0:05:25.520 to see them be successful. But you know, at the 0:05:25.600 --> 0:05:28.520 end of the day, there's business decisions that have to happen, 0:05:28.640 --> 0:05:30.120 and you got to get this thing down to a 0:05:30.200 --> 0:05:35.440 fifty three roster, which was difficult. But I'm really proud 0:05:35.480 --> 0:05:40.280 of where we are to kick this season off significant improvements, 0:05:41.839 --> 0:05:44.200 which again makes me proud of the work that we've 0:05:44.240 --> 0:05:47.880 done here as an entire organization. In terms of transactions 0:05:47.920 --> 0:05:50.560 that have happened the last two hours. Cars Back on 0:05:50.680 --> 0:05:53.400 Board is in the building and Patrick Scales is going 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:56.160 to be on IR until he heals up, So I'll 0:05:56.160 --> 0:05:57.320 open it to questions. 0:06:00.040 --> 0:06:02.600 The receiver room and the way you overhauled that. The 0:06:02.680 --> 0:06:04.280 town you been here, you got here, it was pretty bad. 0:06:04.360 --> 0:06:05.720 You had more, not much else. 0:06:06.080 --> 0:06:08.440 It's production kind of dep took the swing and miss 0:06:08.520 --> 0:06:10.040 on the trade and now you've got the room that 0:06:10.120 --> 0:06:12.800 you have now, whereas maybe two years ago you couldn't 0:06:12.839 --> 0:06:15.360 find four guys you felt really good about. Now you 0:06:15.440 --> 0:06:17.880 feel like maybe you only need four guys, you know 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:19.960 what I mean? How do you go about overhauling that? 0:06:20.040 --> 0:06:21.479 How do you feel about that process? 0:06:22.120 --> 0:06:22.360 Yeah? 0:06:23.160 --> 0:06:25.080 I think the big thing is there's there's a level 0:06:25.080 --> 0:06:29.880 of patients in there. One because when you approach it 0:06:29.960 --> 0:06:33.240 different if it's free agency or the draft. We really 0:06:33.279 --> 0:06:35.760 try to do the best, best available. And I remember 0:06:35.800 --> 0:06:39.039 that first year that was a big question. You're gonna 0:06:39.040 --> 0:06:42.280 get a receiver and get a receiver and we didn't 0:06:42.279 --> 0:06:45.120 have the first first round pick and we end up 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:48.920 with Brisker and Kyler, and really we felt like that 0:06:49.040 --> 0:06:51.160 was the best available and we knew that it was 0:06:51.200 --> 0:06:53.040 going to take time to really get all the pieces, 0:06:53.080 --> 0:06:56.800 and there's still space for us to improve as well, 0:06:57.520 --> 0:06:59.239 so we're just kind of in this kind of second 0:06:59.279 --> 0:07:03.400 phase of things, but really patience letting the board kind 0:07:03.440 --> 0:07:06.760 of talk to us and then be an opportunistic you know, 0:07:06.880 --> 0:07:10.560 with the trade drafting rome, there's a lot of cool 0:07:10.600 --> 0:07:13.440 things that happened. So and we used every every different 0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:15.960 kind of way to acquire that talent, which was great. 0:07:16.680 --> 0:07:18.440 We saw Keenan was on the bike today. 0:07:18.480 --> 0:07:23.000 Is health No, No, he had last week like a 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:26.240 clea issue, so some discomfort in his foot, but he 0:07:26.280 --> 0:07:26.880 should be fine. 0:07:27.240 --> 0:07:30.520 R As you evaluate the season, look to measure success, 0:07:30.840 --> 0:07:33.200 Is it playoffs in your mind? Is that the ultimate 0:07:33.240 --> 0:07:35.680 measure for you? Or you look at the roster development 0:07:35.720 --> 0:07:37.600 side more so and say that's kind of the priority 0:07:37.640 --> 0:07:38.080 for this year. 0:07:38.760 --> 0:07:41.679 No, Like, obviously, that's that's my priorties. 0:07:41.880 --> 0:07:44.640 Let's get the roster in the best shape possible because 0:07:44.640 --> 0:07:46.960 that's going to give us opportunity to win games. But 0:07:47.040 --> 0:07:49.800 it's always going to be to win championships, to win 0:07:49.880 --> 0:07:53.160 the division, win super bowls, that's always the goal. Obviously 0:07:53.240 --> 0:07:55.560 getting in the playoffs and in winning playoff games would 0:07:55.720 --> 0:07:58.000 be outstanding. But I think the biggest thing is, like, 0:07:58.080 --> 0:07:59.600 can we take that big jump from where we were 0:07:59.720 --> 0:08:02.120 last year to this year, and I think we're capable 0:08:02.120 --> 0:08:02.560 of doing. 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:05.480 That aster from what you inherited. 0:08:05.640 --> 0:08:06.800 What are you most proud of. 0:08:06.840 --> 0:08:09.600 About this group and how they come to t Yeah, 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:14.040 I'm I'm proud of the process that we've set up. 0:08:15.000 --> 0:08:17.200 It's not just about acquiring the best talent, it's about 0:08:17.720 --> 0:08:21.200 acquiring the right talent, and I think that's what you 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:26.080 see in this building. I think it's it's special. Like 0:08:26.240 --> 0:08:28.560 the group of guys, it's it's really special enough. I 0:08:28.680 --> 0:08:31.040 talked a lot about that. But even when you go 0:08:31.120 --> 0:08:33.079 through cut down days and you're letting guys go and 0:08:33.120 --> 0:08:35.120 they're like, man, I just want to be here, like 0:08:35.240 --> 0:08:37.480 I can feel it. I want to be a part 0:08:37.559 --> 0:08:40.160 of this thing. So it's not like I always look 0:08:40.200 --> 0:08:41.640 at it and I'm excited about it. But when you 0:08:41.720 --> 0:08:45.319 hear from people inside the building but also outside, it 0:08:45.480 --> 0:08:47.800 kind of makes you feel really good about the progress 0:08:47.840 --> 0:08:50.480 that you've made. But a lot of hard work, a 0:08:50.559 --> 0:08:54.600 lot of time and developing the process so that it's sustainable. 0:08:54.880 --> 0:08:58.079 Right as you've continued both the relationship with Matt and 0:08:58.200 --> 0:09:00.679 your evaluation about what's left, the strongest impressure on you. 0:09:01.240 --> 0:09:03.800 I always handled the last eight months from overhauling the 0:09:03.840 --> 0:09:05.520 coaching staff and now getting this team ready to go 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:06.360 into the regular season. 0:09:06.800 --> 0:09:11.520 Yeah, I think his resilience. 0:09:13.320 --> 0:09:15.040 For how. 0:09:16.880 --> 0:09:20.559 For where our roster was and for how far we 0:09:20.640 --> 0:09:24.480 knew it had to go to set a standard and 0:09:24.600 --> 0:09:29.480 hold everybody to that is extremely difficult. To keep a 0:09:29.559 --> 0:09:33.280 team together through adversity is extremely difficult. But I think 0:09:33.280 --> 0:09:34.800 at the end of the day that's going to be awesome. 0:09:34.800 --> 0:09:36.880 It's like those things will be established and then when 0:09:36.920 --> 0:09:40.479 the winning comes, you have a stronger product. 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:43.560 Because of it. And so really I really look at 0:09:43.559 --> 0:09:44.719 the resilience piece of it. 0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:50.400 It's so hard with pressure to stay the course when 0:09:50.800 --> 0:09:52.319 you want to be you know, there's a lot of 0:09:52.480 --> 0:09:54.880 noise in terms of doing different things and changes and 0:09:54.920 --> 0:09:58.360 all that. But to hold the line is it takes 0:09:58.400 --> 0:09:59.920 a special man to do that, and he's done that. 0:10:00.840 --> 0:10:04.280 And then just ability to adapt and adjust. You can 0:10:04.360 --> 0:10:07.600 see that on a daily basis, always trying to get better, 0:10:08.360 --> 0:10:10.599 taking the feedback from players, you know, what do we 0:10:10.640 --> 0:10:12.000 need to change, what do you adjust? What are you 0:10:12.040 --> 0:10:13.920 guys seeing, how are you feeling? And then making the 0:10:13.960 --> 0:10:18.199 tweaks that relationship is has been incredible. And then I 0:10:18.280 --> 0:10:20.080 probably had a third thing is it's kind of coming 0:10:20.120 --> 0:10:24.600 to me, but just investing in relationships. He's had every 0:10:24.640 --> 0:10:27.480 single person on our team over at his house to 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:29.800 spend time there to get to know them better. There's 0:10:29.840 --> 0:10:32.440 activities and things that he did, but that was done intentionally. 0:10:32.520 --> 0:10:34.960 That wasn't just to do it and check a box. 0:10:35.040 --> 0:10:38.400 It was to really invest in our players and build 0:10:38.440 --> 0:10:39.400 that trust because you need that. 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:42.000 You remember, guys banged up on the offensively and today 0:10:42.400 --> 0:10:45.079 Bill Murray go off, how comfortable are you with the 0:10:45.160 --> 0:10:45.760 depth you have. 0:10:47.360 --> 0:10:47.400 This? 0:10:47.679 --> 0:10:51.559 This is the best depth I've I've ever had. Actually 0:10:51.640 --> 0:10:54.599 let one of the guys go on cutdowns and it 0:10:54.720 --> 0:10:56.760 was like, man, you did an excellent job. I wish 0:10:57.000 --> 0:10:59.880 you know we could keep you here. It just He's like, 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:01.760 this is the deepest room I've ever been a part of. 0:11:02.840 --> 0:11:06.840 So we have more versatility, more depth. She We've got 0:11:06.880 --> 0:11:10.760 ten guys, so I feel comfortable. Obviously, you want you 0:11:10.840 --> 0:11:12.480 starting five to be healthy and ready to go, but 0:11:13.559 --> 0:11:16.080 I feel more confident in the depth of our line 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:16.920 than I ever had before. 0:11:17.120 --> 0:11:17.719 Right, we've seen it. 0:11:17.840 --> 0:11:20.439 We've seen a lot from Caleb on the field, but 0:11:21.600 --> 0:11:23.800 in the building, what have you seen to be the 0:11:23.840 --> 0:11:28.960 effect of his personality, of his social skills, his ability 0:11:29.040 --> 0:11:29.959 to relate with others. 0:11:30.760 --> 0:11:33.640 Yeah, it's it's fairly natural. It's not forced. 0:11:33.679 --> 0:11:36.000 I think that's one thing. And we've all been in 0:11:36.200 --> 0:11:39.520 teams before. But like there's people that come into those 0:11:39.559 --> 0:11:42.240 situations and they try too hard and it's like, man, 0:11:42.320 --> 0:11:44.559 that's awkward. You know, it's hard to buy into that. 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:48.360 And then there's guys that just they can they can 0:11:48.440 --> 0:11:51.800 navigate that so naturally because they're authentic and it's real 0:11:52.400 --> 0:11:55.360 and that's what he's done and they and then on 0:11:55.480 --> 0:11:58.400 top of that, just is as a professional player, like 0:11:58.840 --> 0:12:00.439 you have to perform, we got to do things that 0:12:00.559 --> 0:12:03.400 guy's like okay, like like there's something different about you. 0:12:03.840 --> 0:12:06.160 And then pair that with a good natural, just good 0:12:06.200 --> 0:12:10.120 social skills, some cool things happen and leadership starts to blossom. 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:11.880 And that's what you see. Now, what do you expect 0:12:11.960 --> 0:12:19.520 from him this year? I expect him to it's a 0:12:19.559 --> 0:12:20.160 great question. 0:12:22.559 --> 0:12:26.120 I want him to lean on the talent around him 0:12:26.720 --> 0:12:30.000 and then when the time is right, and that's an 0:12:30.040 --> 0:12:32.240 instinctual thing and I think that plays right into him. 0:12:33.120 --> 0:12:37.599 That's when you do the special and balancing that and 0:12:37.640 --> 0:12:39.400 then sometimes it's going to get out of whack one 0:12:39.440 --> 0:12:41.839 way or the other, but always come back to that 0:12:42.080 --> 0:12:45.040 is kind of like that that neutral place where he's 0:12:45.080 --> 0:12:48.240 at his best, and I think he has that just 0:12:48.280 --> 0:12:51.480 from studying him and watching years of tape on him. 0:12:51.520 --> 0:12:56.079 He has that ability, and so I think that's kind 0:12:56.120 --> 0:12:58.200 of the big thing is just lean on the guys 0:12:58.240 --> 0:13:01.680 around him, be instinctual. Let that those wild plays happen 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:03.800 at the right time. I mean, we saw it in 0:13:03.840 --> 0:13:06.360 the preseason a little bit. That's gonna be important. 0:13:06.960 --> 0:13:10.960 Sorry, back to the old line, Yeah, how good can 0:13:11.080 --> 0:13:14.520 that unit be? You made some moves this offseason. I 0:13:14.559 --> 0:13:16.199 don't think you can point at it and so you 0:13:16.280 --> 0:13:19.440 put a ton of resources into it, Like, how good 0:13:19.559 --> 0:13:21.280 can that group beh? 0:13:21.440 --> 0:13:24.720 I think the group can be really good in terms 0:13:24.760 --> 0:13:25.719 of investing in it. 0:13:25.800 --> 0:13:28.040 I mean, Darnell was the first round pick we traded 0:13:28.120 --> 0:13:33.320 for Bates, who has versatility, paidon eight, who obviously needs 0:13:33.360 --> 0:13:36.280 to continue to work on just a dependability and inconsistency. 0:13:36.920 --> 0:13:40.120 Coleman Shelton's has been a great addition. He's a glue 0:13:40.160 --> 0:13:42.640 guy for the upfront. His ability to get everybody on 0:13:42.720 --> 0:13:45.080 the same page and execute at high level has been 0:13:45.280 --> 0:13:50.320 been really good. I think Brax's improved and and Tevin 0:13:50.800 --> 0:13:53.360 is playing his best ball too, So I think that 0:13:53.559 --> 0:13:58.160 that group has the ability to be special and as 0:13:58.200 --> 0:14:00.320 the season goes along, and the beautiful thing is they're 0:14:00.320 --> 0:14:03.319 all those guys strain and you can see that in 0:14:03.360 --> 0:14:06.920 the preseason too, just trying to keep Caleb clean. It's 0:14:06.960 --> 0:14:09.240 important to them, and it's a really strong dad group. 0:14:09.360 --> 0:14:09.960 So it's good. 0:14:10.360 --> 0:14:12.400 I'm pretty sure we've seen you on the field kind 0:14:12.440 --> 0:14:14.280 of mimicking Caleb's throwing motion. 0:14:14.600 --> 0:14:15.320 You never seen that. 0:14:17.840 --> 0:14:18.480 Been doing with that? 0:14:20.640 --> 0:14:21.320 Was it fun for you? 0:14:21.520 --> 0:14:23.280 Was it a fun training camp for you to see 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:25.840 this guy that you had scouted for so long and 0:14:25.960 --> 0:14:28.400 drafted and then brought here and then watching it in 0:14:28.440 --> 0:14:28.960 the person ever? 0:14:29.480 --> 0:14:34.680 Yeah, yeah, it's it's fun. But I don't know, I 0:14:34.840 --> 0:14:37.600 just I can't ever let my mind go too far 0:14:37.640 --> 0:14:41.840 down that road. It's always about improving. But it's it's 0:14:41.920 --> 0:14:46.320 good to see anytime you you dropt the player because 0:14:46.360 --> 0:14:49.920 of what you saw from college and you see some 0:14:50.040 --> 0:14:52.520 of those things transfer over to the pro game, that 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:55.600 that gets you excited. If it's the other way, it's 0:14:55.600 --> 0:14:57.680 scared of crab Boudy. You know, it's like, where did 0:14:57.760 --> 0:15:00.520 that guy go and we haven't had that really any 0:15:00.560 --> 0:15:03.600 of our draft picks. Everybody has been as advertised or 0:15:04.040 --> 0:15:04.600 if not better. 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:08.640 You try to grow Caleb into a quarterback who can 0:15:08.720 --> 0:15:11.080 be a game winning quarterback with the game on the line. 0:15:11.840 --> 0:15:14.920 From your lens, what separates the best quarterbacks in this 0:15:15.040 --> 0:15:17.480 league in terms of the ones that are consistently productive 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:18.000 in the four. 0:15:17.920 --> 0:15:22.400 Four I think it's really I look at I kind 0:15:22.440 --> 0:15:25.160 of say it's like their heartbeat, Like does their heartbeat 0:15:25.680 --> 0:15:28.520 skyrocket in those pressure situations or do you see this 0:15:28.760 --> 0:15:32.440 like calm? And we're not going to know until we're 0:15:32.480 --> 0:15:34.560 in it in terms of the pro side of it, 0:15:35.640 --> 0:15:37.120 but that's what I look for. I want the game 0:15:37.160 --> 0:15:39.640 to slow down, there to be a level of poise. 0:15:40.440 --> 0:15:42.720 And again I'll go back to it's the same combination 0:15:42.880 --> 0:15:45.880 of taking what the defense gives you, leaning on your talent, 0:15:46.200 --> 0:15:48.640 and then when you're forced to be special, be special. 0:15:48.880 --> 0:15:51.160 What did you experience with Patrick through that lens in 0:15:51.240 --> 0:15:52.080 terms of when. 0:15:52.040 --> 0:15:55.200 You realize that he was that guy in Kansas City. 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:57.240 In terms of what it did for the entire organization. 0:15:58.160 --> 0:16:00.840 Yeah, it's interesting because I know there's a lot of comparison, 0:16:01.040 --> 0:16:04.480 comparisons out there, but I don't I don't know what 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:07.240 Patrick's rookie year would have looked like. But I know 0:16:07.280 --> 0:16:11.360 in year two you saw exactly that when when the 0:16:11.480 --> 0:16:15.240 pressure went up, he was calm, and then when it 0:16:15.360 --> 0:16:17.360 was time to do something special, he was able to 0:16:17.440 --> 0:16:20.000 do it and connect. But I also think, you know, 0:16:20.120 --> 0:16:23.040 we probably don't talk about enough. He really gave opportunities 0:16:23.080 --> 0:16:25.880 for special players to be special, and I think that's 0:16:25.920 --> 0:16:26.680 what took it over the. 0:16:27.160 --> 0:16:27.760 Over the edge. 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:30.000 Okay, he feels good about this football team, you know, 0:16:30.080 --> 0:16:33.640 and when asked about what his expectations are, he thinks 0:16:33.760 --> 0:16:36.840 this team, if you if you go through the words 0:16:37.320 --> 0:16:39.880 and really listen, he expects it to compete at a 0:16:39.920 --> 0:16:40.360 high level. 0:16:40.960 --> 0:16:43.000 Yeah, you know, first of all, at the beginning, I 0:16:43.200 --> 0:16:46.240 like that there are some arguments inside the cut room, 0:16:46.680 --> 0:16:49.520 because when there are no arguments, Jeff, in the cut room, 0:16:49.600 --> 0:16:52.120 that means that you don't really have a lot of talent. 0:16:52.560 --> 0:16:56.480 That guys are standing on their soapbox trying to draw 0:16:56.560 --> 0:16:59.720 the attention, you know, prove the point why they belong 0:16:59.840 --> 0:17:02.000 on this football team, what they can mean to the 0:17:02.080 --> 0:17:05.000 future development of what they can mean as a veteran leader. 0:17:05.480 --> 0:17:07.560 So that was exciting for me to hear out of 0:17:07.640 --> 0:17:10.160 Ryan Poles, you know, And I'm glad Ryan talked about 0:17:10.160 --> 0:17:12.040 the big picture because of something you and I've been 0:17:12.080 --> 0:17:15.000 talking about for a long time. It's winning the division, 0:17:15.080 --> 0:17:18.399 it's getting to the playoffs, it's pursuing championships year and 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:21.120 a year out. And until you have that belief within 0:17:21.280 --> 0:17:25.760 your system, within the culture of your organization, it's unaccomplishable. 0:17:26.400 --> 0:17:29.720 And so I'm excited to see where the general manager 0:17:29.960 --> 0:17:33.240 is in his first conversation. When you put the fifty 0:17:33.280 --> 0:17:35.880 three together along with the practice squad. 0:17:35.600 --> 0:17:38.960 Busy Heart, Seltzer flavors for every vibe, Celebrate Responsibly, Most 0:17:39.119 --> 0:17:43.160 Course Beverage Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Practice squad numbers fourteen. There's 0:17:43.240 --> 0:17:45.840 room for two more. So Austin Reid is back along 0:17:45.920 --> 0:17:49.760 with Colin Johnson, the tackle, Jake Kerhan, Theo Benedette who 0:17:49.800 --> 0:17:53.399 made himself an immediate star on Hard Knocks, but with talent, 0:17:53.560 --> 0:17:56.879 a big tackle and guard Stephen Carlson, which we both like. 0:17:57.040 --> 0:17:59.359 At tight end, Brendan Bates, he signed with the New 0:17:59.440 --> 0:18:03.200 York Jets, so he went there. Jemrey Croma, a young 0:18:03.720 --> 0:18:07.000 rookie defensive end, Deshaun Mallory from Bowling Brook. 0:18:07.040 --> 0:18:08.800 Tom tell us about him. You know, he's a guy 0:18:08.880 --> 0:18:12.400 that's got an interesting background. He's a self developed kid. 0:18:12.600 --> 0:18:15.359 Johnny Iblow, a former fullback for the Bears, was his 0:18:15.480 --> 0:18:18.560 high school coach and can't speak highly enough about him 0:18:18.920 --> 0:18:22.080 and Johnny Ivblow now on the Jolia Catholic football staff. 0:18:22.200 --> 0:18:26.520 So and when I had a chance to meet Mallory 0:18:26.800 --> 0:18:28.919 in the hallway of one of the hotels we are 0:18:28.960 --> 0:18:31.600 staying at and I mentioned him that I've been friends 0:18:31.640 --> 0:18:34.600 with Johnny Ivlow for the last twenty five thirty years, 0:18:34.960 --> 0:18:37.240 he got a big smile on his face and that 0:18:37.320 --> 0:18:40.560 Johnny Ivlow was telling me what a respectful, hard working, 0:18:40.720 --> 0:18:44.080 good kid this is. Comes from a difficult background, but 0:18:44.160 --> 0:18:47.480 he's put himself in a position to succeed. He's a 0:18:47.520 --> 0:18:50.920 little introverted, but I'm really happy that he's on the 0:18:51.520 --> 0:18:55.040 taxi squad of the practice squad and maybe he can 0:18:55.119 --> 0:18:57.720 develop into that guy that the Bears can play at 0:18:57.800 --> 0:18:58.880 defensive tackle. 0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:02.720 Byron Coward also the defensive tackle Michael Baskerville Carl Jones Jr. 0:19:02.800 --> 0:19:05.399 We both felt strongly about him. The U C L 0:19:05.480 --> 0:19:09.440 a free agent linebacker and then one of my favorites 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:13.040 Ready Stewart. He had a heck of a preseason, finishing 0:19:13.080 --> 0:19:14.520 it off with a couple of picks and a pick 0:19:14.600 --> 0:19:17.040 six Tommy. He's on with Roe Torrents, who you liked 0:19:17.080 --> 0:19:17.640 for his length. 0:19:18.320 --> 0:19:20.080 Yes, I do you know one thing. Let me just 0:19:20.240 --> 0:19:21.760 back up a little bit to Brendan Bates. 0:19:22.280 --> 0:19:25.400 One compliment that you can have about guys that you're 0:19:25.560 --> 0:19:29.280 letting go is when another team comes and gets immediately 0:19:29.680 --> 0:19:31.680 and they want them to be a part of your team. 0:19:32.000 --> 0:19:35.320 Brendan Bates proved that he belonged in the NFL, but 0:19:35.440 --> 0:19:37.560 a team came out here and said, look, if this 0:19:37.720 --> 0:19:40.080 guy is out there, we have a good scott and 0:19:40.200 --> 0:19:42.240 report and we believe he can play. But I believe 0:19:42.280 --> 0:19:46.000 Steven Carlson can play as well. So I'm excited that 0:19:46.080 --> 0:19:48.680 he's back and will be in the building. I think 0:19:48.720 --> 0:19:53.240 he's always been a good working guy inside that facility 0:19:53.640 --> 0:19:56.600 and he'll help the position at some time in the 0:19:56.680 --> 0:19:58.720 course of his career or this year. 0:19:58.840 --> 0:20:00.920 And veteran safety is quick del Johnson. It was with 0:20:00.960 --> 0:20:04.560 the Bears olive last season, and Tarvarius more often injured 0:20:04.560 --> 0:20:07.479 in his career, but a lot of speed. Veteran at 0:20:07.480 --> 0:20:08.680 the end of These are. 0:20:08.560 --> 0:20:10.800 The types of guys that if they get their opportunity 0:20:10.840 --> 0:20:12.919