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<v Speaker 1>It's mock draft Mania right now. So many opinions, so

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<v Speaker 1>with you here on episode number one forty of the

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<v Speaker 1>Bears et cetera podcast with Super Bowl winning Bears guard

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Thayer. I'm Jeff Joniac. We are brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>with our special guest ESPN insider and analyst Field Yates.

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<v Speaker 1>Catch him at at Field Yates on x YouTube dot

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for that great introduction and thanks for having

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<v Speaker 2>me on. Guys. I'm looking forward and talking all things well,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't have to be just Bears, but I imagine lots

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<v Speaker 2>of things Bears and pick number ten overall is they've

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<v Speaker 2>got one of the more exciting outlooks right now, free

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<v Speaker 2>picks in the top forty one, and a roster that

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<v Speaker 2>I think is ready to take off.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Why do you feel it's ready to take off?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think that the quarterback is in place, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's a transition, no doubt, as Kaylee Williams learned last

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<v Speaker 2>year first year going from the college life to the

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<v Speaker 2>NFL life. But I do feel as though there is

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<v Speaker 2>much more harmony right now between the talent in place

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<v Speaker 2>and the coaching staff to lead that talent in place.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Ben Johnson inarguably one of the best play

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<v Speaker 2>callers that we have seen over the past at least

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<v Speaker 2>half decade and maybe even further back than that, and

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like koheshould he has with Caleb Williams is

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<v Speaker 2>going to go a long way to allowing this roster

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<v Speaker 2>toke a big step forward. And then on top of that,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing that Bears can't address the offensive line further, but

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<v Speaker 2>feeling a lot more confident about the starting five at

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<v Speaker 2>minimum right now than we did at this time last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Along the offensive line makes me feel as though a

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<v Speaker 2>big jump is in place. And then on defense, the

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<v Speaker 2>defense actually was okay for much of last year, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>even better than okay for much of last year. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just harder to see that effort defensively when your offense

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<v Speaker 2>is still figuring things out for significant portions of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>So the pieces in place, the coaching staff in place,

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity to compete in this NFC North so Field.

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<v Speaker 3>I was drafted four years before you were born, nineteen

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<v Speaker 3>eighty three draft, and the nineteen eighty three draft that

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<v Speaker 3>there was a lot of guys that were sentenced on't

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<v Speaker 3>you know Elway was going to go number one, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Bruce Matthews and Jimbo Kover and all these guys and

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<v Speaker 3>so on and so forth. So now we have a

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<v Speaker 3>template of success, Ben Johnson, the offensive coordinator, play caller,

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<v Speaker 3>when you look at a position out there that the

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<v Speaker 3>Bears still need to run that type of offense that

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<v Speaker 3>Ben's familiar with. In Detroit, we saw Jamiir Gibbs, we

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<v Speaker 3>saw Laporta. We saw the growth and the development of

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<v Speaker 3>those types of star players. What do you project for

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<v Speaker 3>Ben Johnson as much as the Bears.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Ryan Poults talked about this after they had

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<v Speaker 2>made the trade for Jonah Jackson and Joe Tooney and

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<v Speaker 2>then signed Drew Dolman. Is that what they had accomplished

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<v Speaker 2>was they had really opened the board up at number ten. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't make all of those moves, or don't

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<v Speaker 2>make two out of those three moves, we might be

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<v Speaker 2>sitting here staying to them to ourselves, all right, Bears

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<v Speaker 2>are taking a tackle or taking a guard at ten,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a lock. You might as well put it in sharpie.

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<v Speaker 2>But because of the fact that if they played a

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<v Speaker 2>game tomorrow and Braxton Jones is fully recovered from that

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<v Speaker 2>ankle surgery, this is a team that has it starting

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<v Speaker 2>five penciled in. So if the board falls in a

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<v Speaker 2>way that Ashton Genty or Tyler Warren, or even when

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<v Speaker 2>Campbell is available, the Bears can have a thoughtful conversation

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<v Speaker 2>about what direction they want to turn. You know, Ashton Genty,

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<v Speaker 2>I think is going to end up drawing comparisons to

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<v Speaker 2>one of the Lions running backs because of the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that people think of it as a one two punch

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<v Speaker 2>and that has sort of been associated with Ben Johnson.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they had significant success last year, not just

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<v Speaker 2>because those two players and David Montgomery and Jamier Gibbs

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<v Speaker 2>are talented, but also because rarely was it ever we

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<v Speaker 2>need just one of you to tote the rock entirely

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<v Speaker 2>up until Monty got hurt last year, this was a

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<v Speaker 2>nice even split between these two backs. I think Genty

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<v Speaker 2>more resembles David Montgomery than he does Jamior Gibbs, which

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<v Speaker 2>isn't to say that he's not an awesome, awesome player

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<v Speaker 2>as well. I just think if you're kind of assign

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<v Speaker 2>him as one of those two types of backs more

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<v Speaker 2>than the other, he probably reminds me more of Monty

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<v Speaker 2>with the power and the contact balance. Probably the most

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<v Speaker 2>intriguing guy at number ten for me is Tyler Warren,

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<v Speaker 2>only because it's a position where there aren't a ton

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<v Speaker 2>of difference makers in the NFL. There are some very

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<v Speaker 2>good tight ends right now, but the number of guys

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<v Speaker 2>that can legitimately be the number one passing game option

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<v Speaker 2>on an offense that defense feels threatened by is pretty narrow. Me.

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<v Speaker 2>Brock Bauers in Las Vegas hasn't even reached the peak

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<v Speaker 2>of his powers, and he's certainly one of them. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>to a degree, steal Travis Kelcey, but it's George Kittle,

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<v Speaker 2>it's Trade McBride. The list is not long. Tyler Warren's

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<v Speaker 2>part of that list. That isn't to say that he

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<v Speaker 2>immediately leap frogs Romadunze or DJ Moore, but he's the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of guy that if Ben Jhonson wants to innovate

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<v Speaker 2>anything under the sun that involves a tight end, Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>Warren has the skill set to allow him to do

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<v Speaker 2>exactly that.

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<v Speaker 3>This year. Ben Johnson is going to call twelve outdoor games.

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<v Speaker 3>Last year, being in Detroit and being in Minnesota and

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<v Speaker 3>all the other indoor facilities, I think you can have

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<v Speaker 3>a different approach because you know you're going to have

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<v Speaker 3>perfect conditions when you think about an outdoor tight end

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<v Speaker 3>like Tyler Warren, an outdoor back like Jenty. Do you

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<v Speaker 3>take any of those into account when you're thinking about

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<v Speaker 3>the players that could be there at ten.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's part of the equation. It's definitely more

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<v Speaker 2>prominent when we're evaluating the quarterbacks right, Not that handsize

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<v Speaker 2>is the end all be all, but I'm just using

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<v Speaker 2>that as an example where if you're playing in bad

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<v Speaker 2>weather and you find a quarterback with smaller hands, how

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<v Speaker 2>can that impact the quarterbacks ability to be secure with

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<v Speaker 2>the football. It's part of the equation to a degree

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<v Speaker 2>as far as the prospects are concerned. But really it

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<v Speaker 2>just makes me think about what kind of football do

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears want to play now? With Ben Jonson. I

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<v Speaker 2>remember that game in Chicago last year when Ben was

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<v Speaker 2>still coaching up the Lions, the game in which they

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<v Speaker 2>ran the fake trip play where Jared Goff ends up

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<v Speaker 2>throwing the touchdown pass. And that was a cold day, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I remember golf being long sleeved and gloves on and

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<v Speaker 2>all that. So Ben, I think, has shown himself that

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<v Speaker 2>even when the weather is not ideal, there's still going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a lot enough innovation here that they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to put Memphis on playmakers, and Tyler Warren has a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of great things. One thing that you can't question

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Warren is that the ball and him are a

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<v Speaker 2>match made in heaven. Very natural playmaker. This past season

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<v Speaker 2>we saw him run as a wildcat quarterback from Penn State.

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<v Speaker 2>If anybody watched the USC game last year, in which

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<v Speaker 2>he had seventeen catches, Tyler Warren had one of these

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<v Speaker 2>unbelievable touchdown grabs where he's basically sprawling over a USC

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<v Speaker 2>defensive player. He began the play as the center. On

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<v Speaker 2>that play, he actually handled a shotgun snap. So just

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<v Speaker 2>a natural, innovative mover that I think would have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of appeal to. Ben Johnson ended a position where

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<v Speaker 2>there just aren't that many guys that have the same

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<v Speaker 2>level of upside.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, he hangs out with mel Kiper Junior, the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>draft guru, and they just did a three round mock

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<v Speaker 1>draft yesterday. If I'm not mistaken for ESPN and you

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<v Speaker 1>guys alternated picks, Kuyper was the Bears pick at ten.

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<v Speaker 1>He did chose Tyler Warren. Then you chose at number

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine, Trayvon Henderson, the running back of Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you chose Nick Gorton at forty one from Texas

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<v Speaker 1>A and m wal Kuiper picked Arianta Ursery from Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>at Chicago Bears dot com slash draft. So in analyzing

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<v Speaker 1>those and if you happen to have the tenth pick instead,

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<v Speaker 1>would you also have chosen Tyler Warren?

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<v Speaker 2>Based off the way that the board fell, I would

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<v Speaker 2>have gone with Tyler Warren as well. Gent not being

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<v Speaker 2>on the board, I think you know those two. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have a definitive answer right now if both

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<v Speaker 2>Ashton Genzy and Tyler Warren are available. Part of the

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<v Speaker 2>reason why I don't have a definitive answer is I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that's going to be the case. I think

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<v Speaker 2>if it's possible one of the two makes it there,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's likely that both of them make

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<v Speaker 2>it to number ten overall. But moving forward to thirty

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<v Speaker 2>nine and forty one, Trevan Henderson is juice. This guy

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<v Speaker 2>is electric. He is very very capable in the passing game,

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<v Speaker 2>an explosive runner as well. I don't know if this

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<v Speaker 2>sounds like not great praise, but I am intending it

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<v Speaker 2>as such a few years ago when Tony Pollard broke

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<v Speaker 2>out for the Dallas Cowboys and they did a remarkable

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<v Speaker 2>job of maximizing him as a playmaker on the perimeter,

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<v Speaker 2>and some of these tosses and sweeps and even design

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<v Speaker 2>passes to Tony Pollard really allowed him to become this

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<v Speaker 2>excellent play in space player. Henderson has some between the

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<v Speaker 2>tackles ability, but one of the great benefits he had

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<v Speaker 2>this past year was playing with Quinjohn Judkins, who transferred

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<v Speaker 2>from Ole Miss to Ohio State for one season. They

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<v Speaker 2>were thunder and lightning, with Judkins being more the thunder

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<v Speaker 2>Henderson being more the lightning. I thought he was great

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<v Speaker 2>this path. Both of them were great this past year.

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<v Speaker 2>But Henderson would give the Bears kind of like microwaveable

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<v Speaker 2>instant offense because he's a threat every time the football

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<v Speaker 2>is in his hands. Shorton probably a familiar player to

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<v Speaker 2>some in Big Ten country up there in Chicago. He

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<v Speaker 2>was at Purdue for a pair of seasons two years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>so twenty twenty three he actually led the Big Ten

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<v Speaker 2>in sacks. He had a lesser year this year in

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<v Speaker 2>the sack department, just four and a half of Texas

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<v Speaker 2>A and M. But this guy has an incredibly advanced

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<v Speaker 2>arsenal of rush moves. He's just a big, powerful three

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<v Speaker 2>down player because he sets an edge now he is

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<v Speaker 2>unafraid to meet force with force at the point of attack.

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<v Speaker 2>We've talked a lot about Will Campbell, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>if he's on the board at number ten, he'd be

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<v Speaker 2>a consideration for the Bears. And one of the big

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<v Speaker 2>question marks around new Will has been armlength. Does he

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<v Speaker 2>have the requis at length to handle NFL pass rushers.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it rarely showed up for Will at the

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<v Speaker 2>college level. I thought Nick Gorton, though, is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the guys they gave him all he could handle it

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<v Speaker 2>because Nick's got this advanced arsenal that I mentioned earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>He can beat you with speed or explosion coming around

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<v Speaker 2>the corner. He can beat you with power kind of

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<v Speaker 2>running through you, and then he's got a nasty spin

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<v Speaker 2>move to work inside as well. So a pretty complete

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<v Speaker 2>player who if he had maybe a couple more inches

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<v Speaker 2>on him we'd be talking about, is maybe a top

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<v Speaker 2>twenty to twenty five lock.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's not ignore Dennis Allen because when you talk about

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<v Speaker 3>the Bears defensive line, even though they did bring in

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of guys, Grady Jarrett being one of them,

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<v Speaker 3>you can't ignore the role in the importance of the

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<v Speaker 3>three technique inside this defense. Who is that guy for you?

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<v Speaker 3>And I know Mason Graham has talked about it a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of the top of the boards, But who is

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<v Speaker 3>that guy for you that could possibly fall to the

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<v Speaker 3>Bears in that second round even a tenth of you?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that attractive?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think Mason Graham's probably the only one that

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<v Speaker 2>I would say if he's there at number ten, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>making the selection there as we look at thirty nine though,

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<v Speaker 2>and he ended up going higher than this by quite

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<v Speaker 2>a bit. But he's a wide range player. Walter Nolan

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<v Speaker 2>from Old Miss is just a fascinating player, fascinating prospect.

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<v Speaker 2>He can be really as good as he wants to be.

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<v Speaker 2>He came out of high school, as you know, one

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<v Speaker 2>of the number one recruits in the country. He ended

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<v Speaker 2>up at Texas A and M for a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>years and then transferred to Old Miss.

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<v Speaker 3>Switch.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to get used to that, by the way, now,

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<v Speaker 2>like guys playing multiple at multiple schools is just sort

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<v Speaker 2>of the norm. Uh, maybe half the guys that I've

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<v Speaker 2>graded in this year's class or forty percent were multi

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<v Speaker 2>school players. Nolan had six and a half sacks this

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<v Speaker 2>past year. He absolutely can destroy people with his power.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a very, very disruptive pass rusher. If the Bears

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<v Speaker 2>or any team is allowed is going to allow him

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<v Speaker 2>to just be a single gap penetrator and rush up

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<v Speaker 2>the field, He'll thrive in the NFL. I had him

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<v Speaker 2>going seventeenth in the mock to Cincinnati. But one of

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<v Speaker 2>the themes of this year's draft class is some player

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<v Speaker 2>or some team may view a player as a top

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<v Speaker 2>twenty guy and another team may say he's closer to

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<v Speaker 2>forty for us. A lot of variants as opposed to

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<v Speaker 2>last year, where I really felt like the top of

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<v Speaker 2>the board was pretty saturated with guys that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like the high end outcome for Romadunze was

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<v Speaker 2>like fifth or sixth overall, the low end outcome was

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<v Speaker 2>no worse number nine overall. I ended up playing out

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<v Speaker 2>that way. There's not nearly as many players with narrow

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<v Speaker 2>rangers this ranges this year as there were last year.

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<v Speaker 1>I got a question about something that Tom and I

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<v Speaker 1>discussed the other day off the air, but personally, and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I'm I'm wrong. I just don't remember. But I

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<v Speaker 1>don't recall such a wide range of opinions from quoted scouts,

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<v Speaker 1>unnamed scouts, unnamed personnel guys, NFL analysts that are out

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<v Speaker 1>there like yourself on positional certainty of the offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>We got guards that should be tackles. We've got tackles

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<v Speaker 1>should be guards, guards that could be centers, tackles to

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<v Speaker 1>be centers. Do you agree in all your analysis you

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<v Speaker 1>started at DESPN in twenty twelve, I don't recall.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's a correct assessment of it. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that what it comes down to, this has been

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<v Speaker 2>my process at least this year, is you just got

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<v Speaker 2>to pick a spot for guys and you got to decide. So,

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<v Speaker 2>if it's a tackle, who you projected guard? Why are

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<v Speaker 2>you doing that? It's because of the arm length? Is

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<v Speaker 2>it because of the body mass. There's a guy, Marcus

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<v Speaker 2>Bow from PERNW, another big ten guy who I think

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<v Speaker 2>is a guarter center because he's three hundred and six pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't see that many right tackles or left

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<v Speaker 2>tackles at three hundred and six pounds because this year

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<v Speaker 2>mass whereas Will Campbell again highly discussed players. The guard

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<v Speaker 2>is the tackle. I think he's a tackle. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>care about the thirty two and five eighth inch arms

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<v Speaker 2>because the tape's too good. So to me, it is

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<v Speaker 2>really just planting your flag on a player at a

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<v Speaker 2>specific position because you have conviction for why that spot

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<v Speaker 2>makes sense. But make no mistake about it, there is

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of variants based off or based off of

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<v Speaker 2>whoever you talk to on a given day about a

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<v Speaker 2>specific player.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe this is off the radar completely, but you have

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<v Speaker 3>a guy like Trey Hendrickson who is still out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Could his name factor in the draft if there's a trade,

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<v Speaker 3>if there's someone that you cover it up there that

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<v Speaker 3>maybe he's part of a deal or are we talking

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<v Speaker 3>about him in a month or two.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's possible the draft to create some mac

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<v Speaker 2>for this reason. If Cincinnati is going to trade Trey Henderson,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's still an if. The big thing about Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 2>and doing so is they're gonna want capital this year, right,

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<v Speaker 2>They're not gonna want to trade Trey Hendrickson, which makes

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<v Speaker 2>them decidedly worse for a twenty twenty six pick because

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<v Speaker 2>they don't get to rape the benefits for a full season.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'll lie Aj Brown a few years ago on

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<v Speaker 2>the drafts and every year there are a couple guys

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<v Speaker 2>whose names float right around the draft itself. Trey Hendrickson

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<v Speaker 2>is probably amongst the most natural candidates to consider as

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<v Speaker 2>a possible trade name in the next seven to ten days.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that I would bet on it per se,

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<v Speaker 2>but you can imagine Cincinnati will be at least getting

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<v Speaker 2>calls from teams to say, I know there's no deal

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<v Speaker 2>done yet with Trey. Does that mean that if we

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<v Speaker 2>offer up insert trade package here, we could at least

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<v Speaker 2>have a conversation about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're brought to you by PNC Official Bank of the Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll let you go, but I want to remind everybody

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<v Speaker 1>your excellence. But it also started, if I'm not mistaken,

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<v Speaker 1>you were pulled out of a crowd and a New

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<v Speaker 1>England Patriots Rocky mintiicamp to be a ball boy in

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<v Speaker 1>high school and this is where it all started.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the first ever exposure to the NFL life was

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<v Speaker 2>being a ball boy, a real Patriots rookie Mini Camp

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<v Speaker 2>and I got tackled pretty good, all good. I survived.

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<v Speaker 2>I showed a little bit of toughness, not too much.

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<v Speaker 2>And that was how it all started. And some fun

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<v Speaker 2>pit stops along the way, and now here we are

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<v Speaker 2>at ESPN talking.

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<v Speaker 1>And working with Ryan Poles in Kansas sty at a time,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's kind.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew him when I knew at the time he

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<v Speaker 2>was bound for a GM career, So I always loved

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<v Speaker 2>watching his you know, success personally and hoping that the

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<v Speaker 2>Bears have a ton of wins this year as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And I do have a lot of confidence and not

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<v Speaker 2>just the person he is, the GM he is, and

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<v Speaker 2>I do believe this is a big breakthrough year for

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate you very much. Thank you so much in this

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<v Speaker 1>busy time.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you guys, Thank you Field.

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<v Speaker 1>He actually was a football player too. Let's not forget

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<v Speaker 1>that he played at Wesleyan University and lacrosse safety, but

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<v Speaker 1>really wanted to be in football and got involved with

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<v Speaker 1>the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 3>In high school.

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<v Speaker 1>He worked there for several years, then college, then the Chiefs,

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<v Speaker 1>worked with Todd Hayley when he was the head coach

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<v Speaker 1>of the Chiefs. He was assistant to head coach, which

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<v Speaker 1>is now a popular position in the NFL. Maybe that

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the rare, rare ones at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>He was charting defensive plays. So just how he presents himself,

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<v Speaker 1>he's always optimistically powerful. He's just got a presence about him.

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<v Speaker 1>I really appreciate his work.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know the thing about it that we were

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<v Speaker 3>talking the other day, I was watching the Life of

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Dick on TV and you look in the background

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<v Speaker 3>when he was playing for coach George Hallis and all

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<v Speaker 3>the coaches on the sideline. There is only a few

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<v Speaker 3>of them, but they are all football guys. Now the

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<v Speaker 3>responsibility of the coaching staff has expanded to so many

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<v Speaker 3>roles that you have guys that create different niches or

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<v Speaker 3>kind of carve out what their interest is in football.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's not all the x's and o's of tackling

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<v Speaker 3>and blocking. A lot of it has to do with

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<v Speaker 3>the analytics, studies and all the other different elements and

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<v Speaker 3>segments that put together a football team nowadays. So it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't surprise me. And if you're passion that passionate about

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<v Speaker 3>the sport, then there is a spot for you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a now official. The Bear's announcing Kydler Gordon, the

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<v Speaker 1>first pick of the Ryan Poles era. He was the

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<v Speaker 1>second round pick they did not have first picked that year,

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<v Speaker 1>but now the highest paid nickel corner in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Tommy three years, forty mil thirty one point twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>guaranteed he'll get another bite of the apple of all

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<v Speaker 1>goes well. Spider Man wearing that number six probably one

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite Bears players because of the style by

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<v Speaker 1>which he plays and the attitude he carries. Love it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we talk about the different emergences of people

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<v Speaker 3>on coaching staffs, then you talk about the emergence of

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<v Speaker 3>the nickel cornerback and the importance and their role they

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<v Speaker 3>have on a football team. Today. It is no defensive line, linebacker,

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<v Speaker 3>defensive back. They have an equally important role as a starter.

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<v Speaker 3>Is any position on the football team, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>Kyler Gordon has proved to this organization, how much the

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<v Speaker 3>sport means to him, how much he means to the team.

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<v Speaker 3>You always use the word deployable, and from the line

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<v Speaker 3>of scrimmage to the defensive backfield. He can be put

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<v Speaker 3>in place anywhere. So I'm super excited for that kid. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>I love his energy, I love his excitement. He does

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<v Speaker 3>things in full pads that I never thought could be done,

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<v Speaker 3>talking about front flips on his way to being introduced

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<v Speaker 3>as a starter. So I'm super happy for him and

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<v Speaker 3>his accomplishment so far.

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<v Speaker 1>We're also starting to see the locker room get rewarded

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<v Speaker 1>for those players that have a future with the Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got the extensions, you got Jalen Johnson last offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>You had Cole com a couple of years ago, you

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<v Speaker 1>had Andrew Billings a couple of years ago. Players like

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<v Speaker 1>that player Andrew Billings carries a very big impact in

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<v Speaker 1>that locker room. DJ Moore was extended as well last summer.

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<v Speaker 1>So these are significant signs that things are moving in

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<v Speaker 1>a certain direction. Tom in Chicago, So these are very

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<v Speaker 1>important signings.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a positive reflection inside the locker room because if

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<v Speaker 3>you're a guy that's been brought to the Bears or

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<v Speaker 3>you're a homegrown guy from the day that you were drafted,

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<v Speaker 3>then you have an opportunity to earn quite a living

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<v Speaker 3>if you do everything that's required of you, asked of you,

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<v Speaker 3>and you make those incremental improvements throughout the course of

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<v Speaker 3>your career. So I just think that when you see

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<v Speaker 3>a guy like Kyler Gordon walking into the locker room

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<v Speaker 3>and Cole and all the other guys, it's just a

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<v Speaker 3>positive reflection to what the capabilities are for you if

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<v Speaker 3>you do what's required of you.

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<v Speaker 1>as you've been listening and you've been following all these

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<v Speaker 1>mock drafts from everywhere, and I don't know where you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna place your weight, Like, which analysts do you listen

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<v Speaker 1>to the most? For example, I'm not asking you to.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, there's certain guys that I just lean towards.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you weigh that tenth pick, should they keep

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<v Speaker 1>that pick? Because there's not been a first round trade yet.

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<v Speaker 1>There may not be until draft night, if any, but

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<v Speaker 1>I have a suspicion there will be. But when you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the top ten, I think the belief is you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of especially top five, but top ten, you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of weigh the premium spots. Right, you're talking about left tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about edge rusher, you're talking about an impact

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<v Speaker 1>three technique, you're talking about cornerback, you're talking about quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>But are you open to the con Hey, certain players

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<v Speaker 1>at certain positions, like tight end, like running back, like

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver, sometimes you invest in those spots because they

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<v Speaker 1>just happen to be the best player rated on your board,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless of position.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, in the fantasy world of draft, if you

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<v Speaker 3>have a player that's designated your guy and he's there,

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<v Speaker 3>then you run to the podium. However, this year, unlike

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<v Speaker 3>any other year, I think the most important device in

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<v Speaker 3>the draft room is going to be the telephone. Because Jeff,

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<v Speaker 3>my phone is on. I'm working the phone. I think

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<v Speaker 3>we saw a behind the scenes shot of the draft

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<v Speaker 3>room last year when they're talking about Jeff King making

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<v Speaker 3>a deal passing it to Ryan Poles, and maybe it

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<v Speaker 3>was for Austin Booker. I'm not sure who it was for. However,

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<v Speaker 3>this year, it's the most complicated draft I've ever looked at,

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<v Speaker 3>and I just think that my phone is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be on until the last second, and if someone comes

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<v Speaker 3>up there and tries it makes me a deal that

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<v Speaker 3>I get a number of picks, and I still think

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<v Speaker 3>my guy is going to be down. You know, wherever

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<v Speaker 3>that pick is extended to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to talk.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm negotiating my deal. My deals are open. So that's

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<v Speaker 3>the way I'm looking at this draft.

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<v Speaker 1>And then at number ten, are you okay, like I

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<v Speaker 1>alluded to, if it's a non if whatever the league

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<v Speaker 1>calls a premium position, the ones that get paid the most,

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<v Speaker 1>If it's not one of those positions, that you still

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<v Speaker 1>okay with it? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>So am I? If If Ryan Poles feels strong about

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<v Speaker 3>the player that he has designated that fits into a

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<v Speaker 3>role at that tenth pick, and they come in here

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<v Speaker 3>and they start creating competitiveness or improvement or whatever it

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<v Speaker 3>is at whatever position he's thinking about, be positive and

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<v Speaker 3>move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>The wayfield Yates described some of those players, and I

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<v Speaker 1>started to think about and digest what he's saying with

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<v Speaker 1>what has already in place, especially offensively. It got me

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<v Speaker 1>really excited.

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<v Speaker 3>I gotta be honest to me, I think more about

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<v Speaker 3>Ben Johnson because you know, there is a template of

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<v Speaker 3>success in culture change, in offensive profitability, playing at home

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<v Speaker 3>and playing on the road equally as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Those questions, they were great, Those are great, But.

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<v Speaker 3>You know the thing about it is the ty warn pick. Listen.

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<v Speaker 3>You see what he did with Laporta immediately in Detroit.

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<v Speaker 3>You think of Jamiir Gibbs and what he did with

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<v Speaker 3>the one two punch in the backfield. You look at

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<v Speaker 3>what their offensive line did for really the alpha male

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<v Speaker 3>status of that locker room. What Hutchinson did? You know?

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<v Speaker 3>So I look at Ben, you know, I look at

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<v Speaker 3>his example, and I take, you know, a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>his advice and suggestions going into this draft as much

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<v Speaker 3>as anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, recently Ryan was on ESPN Sports center, and

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<v Speaker 1>they asked him to describe the kind of player he's

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<v Speaker 1>looking for in the first round. He used one word toughness,

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<v Speaker 1>and that then was added on. We're looking to establish

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<v Speaker 1>an identity to kick this thing off and really get

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<v Speaker 1>this team going in the right direction. I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>what position you play if you bring that that attitude

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<v Speaker 1>of toughness and the physicality that this team is. Coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staff has been talking about this hair on fire approach

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<v Speaker 1>to what the Bears want to be. You know again,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think anyone should really wring their hands or

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<v Speaker 1>gnash their teeth about what position that player plays. I

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<v Speaker 1>really listen, if they hadn't done anything on the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>line in free agency or anything in the off sea,

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<v Speaker 1>i'd be concerned. Yeah, you got to just be narrow cast.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, I am open to anything right now. I

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<v Speaker 1>really am. All right.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to guarantee you something. For the first time

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<v Speaker 3>in my football life, I can guarantee you they're not

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<v Speaker 3>going to draft a quarterback in the first round. But

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<v Speaker 3>Halo Williams put a displayoff toughness on the record that

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<v Speaker 3>is at admirable by everybody who watches the sport of football.

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<v Speaker 3>But when you're talking about toughness and the other positions,

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<v Speaker 3>anybody can be that character and toughness is an essential

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<v Speaker 3>and to play the sport at the level and the

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<v Speaker 3>culture changing that Ryan wants here. So whatever position you

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<v Speaker 3>deem that that the first guy you're gonna pick, you

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<v Speaker 3>know toughness is a prerequisite for that role.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of chatter going on that's touch on it

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<v Speaker 1>quick around the league because it's going to impact the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Shador Sanders I didn't think would be a top ten pick.

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<v Speaker 3>He might be.

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<v Speaker 1>Giants are going to work him out on Thursday. Could

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<v Speaker 1>it be just for show? Who knows? But then you

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<v Speaker 1>got the New Orleans Saints situation with Derek Carr and

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<v Speaker 1>basically without him if he is truly injured, there's no

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback there. So Shod Sanders could wind up at number

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<v Speaker 1>nine or there and well, who in the Pittsburgh Steelers

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<v Speaker 1>is going to have a quarterback? Is Aaron Rodgers still

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<v Speaker 1>in play? I mean it's pretty fascinating. In a year

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<v Speaker 1>without the big heavy quarterback talk and who's going to

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<v Speaker 1>stack the quarterbacks, it's still a big topic.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter what you know, there are secondary conversations about

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<v Speaker 3>every one of those teams you brought up, Brian da

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<v Speaker 3>Ball says he doesn't like going to pro days because

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<v Speaker 3>he'd rather see him in person. And then you got

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<v Speaker 3>the New Orleans Saints who just became aware that car

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<v Speaker 3>maybe has a shoulder issue that keeps him out of

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<v Speaker 3>the season. They have Spencer Rattler in the background. He's

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<v Speaker 3>five to eleven, one ninety five. Shador Sanders is six

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<v Speaker 3>foot one ninety five, so it's basically the same template

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<v Speaker 3>of quarterback. And then the Pittsburgh Steelers. I don't know, man,

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<v Speaker 3>I just I'm so confused by that situation. Unless they

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<v Speaker 3>have an underground conversation already going.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Rabbits, they're gonna pull out of the hat.

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<v Speaker 3>Right yeah, and that could involve Aaron Rodgers. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, but you know, I don't want to say it.

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<v Speaker 1>Pub Just leave it there, Tommy, leave it there, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>One final question to wrap us up, A fun question,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. The reason I bring it up because I

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<v Speaker 1>know you watched The Masters and it was phenomenal. The

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<v Speaker 1>finish was phenomenal, the drama was phenomenal. Uh. The fun

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<v Speaker 1>question of the day for you, Big tom Now you

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<v Speaker 1>got to play with me here Okay, did you know

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<v Speaker 1>there was photos taken that were put on X which

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<v Speaker 1>you don't see. But Ken Griffy Junior was given a

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<v Speaker 1>credential to be a photographer in the photographer pool at

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<v Speaker 1>the Masters. He's taking it up as his retirement hobby,

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<v Speaker 1>and he captured a beautiful couple of beautiful shots of

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<v Speaker 1>Rory on his knees and you know, winning his first Masters.

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<v Speaker 1>The emotion was coming through. So my question to you,

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Thayer, because you've retired once from football as a player,

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<v Speaker 1>your retirement still to come from maybe another two decades

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<v Speaker 1>as an announcer. What is your retirement hobby? What will

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<v Speaker 1>be Tanteayer's retirement hobby.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you what. If I had a fenced in yard,

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<v Speaker 3>I would be a dog rescuer. I would go to

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<v Speaker 3>to these different type of rescue housing for dogs. And

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<v Speaker 3>if there was a dog that was in a cage

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<v Speaker 3>for a year or that's just needs a passionate, loving existence.

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<v Speaker 3>If I had a fenced in yard, I would have

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<v Speaker 3>ten dogs, because you know, in my life that's what

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<v Speaker 3>I've grown to know and love, and I would have

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<v Speaker 3>some type of passion plan for dogs that need it.

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<v Speaker 1>I like it. I like it big time. That is

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<v Speaker 1>part of your passion. There's not a day that does

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<v Speaker 1>go by you don't talk about your dogs or other dogs.

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