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Speaker 1: A Bears team who did not play their starters on
Speaker 1: either side of the ball came out pretty strong and
Speaker 1: managed to put a big lead together before losing to
Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts twenty four to seventeen in Indianapolis and
Speaker 1: Lucas Oil Stadium. Welcome into our Bears et cetera podcast
Speaker 1: for our instant reactions with Tom Thayer. I'm Jeff Joniac
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Speaker 1: B J Walker the starter played a quarter, but Tyson
Speaker 1: Bagen came into the second quarter and got our attention.
Speaker 1: He was nine to tenants, scoring on a two yard
Speaker 1: touchdown run before giving it over to Nathan Peterman. Just
Speaker 1: give me some thoughts on all three quarterbacks.
Speaker 2: Well, you know, I like what I see out of
Speaker 2: all three quarterbacks. I like PJ. Walker.
Speaker 3: I like his athleticism. He's a similar attemplate to justin Fields.
Speaker 3: But now I got to believe that the quarterback competition
Speaker 3: is open because when you look at what Beage it
Speaker 3: did and how he performed tonight, and you look at
Speaker 3: the calmness within that seventeen play drive that resulted in
Speaker 3: a touchdown. He hit receivers in stride, He made the
Speaker 3: right read to receivers to.
Speaker 2: Make sure that they had run after the catch.
Speaker 3: So I like what I see them, and I wasn't
Speaker 3: disappointed by Nathan Peterman. He counted on the receivers to
Speaker 3: make some big catches even though they were covered. He
Speaker 3: understood the window of opportunity. The NFL doesn't stay open long,
Speaker 3: but he still put it in a catchable position and
Speaker 3: these guys were able to make catches. So I'm super
Speaker 3: encouraged about the development of the quarterback position. And it's
Speaker 3: all about three weeks. And when you add a quarterback
Speaker 3: in the mix during the second week of the preseason,
Speaker 3: it really makes it interesting. And I think actually it
Speaker 3: puts a little bit of pressure on PJ.
Speaker 2: Walker.
Speaker 1: All right, Walker one to four for just six yards.
Speaker 1: On the day thirty nine to six, the quarterback raating
Speaker 1: Pagent nine to ten seventy six yards ninety eight point three.
Speaker 1: But again the calmness, and I agree with you. He
Speaker 1: shows it on the practice field as well, just kind
Speaker 1: of knows exactly where to go with the ball, throws
Speaker 1: a catchable ball across the board and Nathan Peterman ten
Speaker 1: of eighteen, one hundred and fifteen yards. Derrese Fountain, he
Speaker 1: was our postgame guest on the Bears Radio Network with
Speaker 1: Jason McKee, had himself a day tom six targets, five catches,
Speaker 1: eighty six yards and a beautiful thirty five yard touchdown.
Speaker 1: Also made a big catch to set the Bears up
Speaker 1: for a last minute chance to try and get in
Speaker 1: the end zone. And he's a former cult Listen.
Speaker 3: The best thing I like about Dorris Fountain is immediately
Speaker 3: when he was interviewed by Jason McKee at the end
Speaker 3: of the game, the first thing he brought up is
Speaker 3: the value in his important role on special teams. You
Speaker 3: don't want these guys, Jeff, only focusing on how many
Speaker 3: snaps are going to get as a wide receiver during
Speaker 3: the regular season or during a game. You got to
Speaker 3: see what is their contribution in special teams to make
Speaker 3: sure that they have a wide variety of skills and
Speaker 3: they can add their skills in a lot of different
Speaker 3: waves to a team.
Speaker 2: All right.
Speaker 1: Also, we got to talk about the running of Roshan Johnson.
Speaker 1: Seven carries in thirty two yards. When he was in there,
Speaker 1: he was moving guys. They were going backwards. He is
Speaker 1: not one to give up a lot. He's not going
Speaker 1: down easy along of fourteen on his day today. But
Speaker 1: it's just how he runs that's grabbing our attention.
Speaker 3: What I like about Roshan Johnson. He never looks to freelance.
Speaker 3: He understands where the point of attack is and he
Speaker 3: cuts accordingly. And it's the running backs that understand the
Speaker 3: blocking schemes. They know what is going to be the
Speaker 3: biggest impact against the defense in how to break off
Speaker 3: of it. And that's what I like about Roshan Johnson
Speaker 3: as much as anything. Is confidence on his interior vision.
Speaker 3: A lot of young running backs only want to escape
Speaker 3: to the outside, but Roshawn Johnson is willing to take
Speaker 3: it in the inside, challenge the tackling and the willingness
Speaker 3: of defensive backs and linebackers, and you see what his
Speaker 3: value could be to this backfield.
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Speaker 1: How about Robert Burns the undrafted are running back today
Speaker 1: because he's a fullback on the depth chart backing up
Speaker 1: Kyrie blasting game. But eight carries forty yards five yards
Speaker 1: of carry, twelve long. He did fumble the football, yep,
Speaker 1: and that one certainly led to points for the Colts.
Speaker 1: But overall, I like how his explosiveness as he shoots
Speaker 1: out of the backfield.
Speaker 3: You know, it would be interesting if we could track
Speaker 3: a running back to where the point of attack is
Speaker 3: their decision to take it outside or inside. Because Robert
Speaker 3: Burns is not going to be an outside burner. He's
Speaker 3: gonna be an inside vision guy a lot like Roshan Johnson.
Speaker 3: Then he's gonna challenge the willingness of guys that are
Speaker 3: gonna come up and deliver big hits. But he makes
Speaker 3: the decision so clear when he puts his foot in
Speaker 3: the ground, he's getting positive yards attached to it. So
Speaker 3: as you brought up Rochhan Johnson, I also wrote down
Speaker 3: the name of Robert Burns because I think they have
Speaker 3: similarities in their inside running style. And then you think
Speaker 3: of Robert Burns, how can he contribute on special teams
Speaker 3: five eleven two twenty two. He's a thick, powerful body.
Speaker 1: That's funny because Rochan's listed at six two to twenty two.
Speaker 1: He's at five eleven two twenty two. Robert Burns out
Speaker 1: of Miami went to Yukon, went to Miami, Florida for
Speaker 1: a time. Both of these guys initiate contact. One ran
Speaker 1: a four to five eight, that's Rochan. Burns ran a
Speaker 1: four to six to six. I mean, but he's thick,
Speaker 1: he's muscled up.
Speaker 3: But can you attach their speed with vision? Because you
Speaker 3: can be fast, but does your vision complete the run?
Speaker 3: And that's what I like about both of these guys
Speaker 3: is they understand the defensive front their face, and they
Speaker 3: understand where the vulnerability is of their tackling and they're
Speaker 3: able to attack accordingly.
Speaker 1: And he plays special teams.
Speaker 3: He's got to and I think he can. I think
Speaker 3: there's a lot of different duties that he can do.
Speaker 3: You know, he can be a big time blocker on
Speaker 3: kickoff return, he can be a blocker on punt return.
Speaker 3: He can be on the punt team. So when you
Speaker 3: look at a guy like Robert Burns who's showing running
Speaker 3: back instincts, but that he's got the size and the
Speaker 3: power and the willingness to play special teams, you're talking
Speaker 3: about a three position player right there.
Speaker 1: He could be a target obviously for the practice squad
Speaker 1: as well. Back to Fountain real quick. He six catches
Speaker 1: now in the preseason. He's had big plays thirty five
Speaker 1: yard touchdown, twenty six yard catch tonight, twenty five yard
Speaker 1: catch last week, and making catches during training camp. He
Speaker 1: brought us to our attention early in camp. He's continued
Speaker 1: he did the other day. Also, Simba Webster's done the
Speaker 1: same thing. They will have decisions to make. Simbo targeted
Speaker 1: four times for three catches. Fountain six targets, five catches,
Speaker 1: had a couple of catches last night as well. Isaiah
Speaker 1: Ford caught one late for twenty five yards. He's made
Speaker 1: some plays as well. We're also brought to you by
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Speaker 1: Thomas focused on defense now overall, aj Thomas five tackles
Speaker 1: that was early in the game, Michael Walker the newest
Speaker 1: edition out of Atlanta five tackles, Kendall Williamson, the rookie
Speaker 1: out of Stanford five tackles, and Davian Taylor a new
Speaker 1: guy with five tackles. So the two new linebackers who
Speaker 1: really didn't practice at ten combined tackles.
Speaker 3: Right, you know, listen, I like the guys that are
Speaker 3: come on the scene late and then they kind of
Speaker 3: play some inspirational football because they're no they're fighting for
Speaker 3: their football life. But I can't, you know, ignore the
Speaker 3: fact that Jervon Dexter junior or Jervon Dexter and Zach Pickens,
Speaker 3: Zach Pickens, you know, they played well again, So they
Speaker 3: are making penetration. They are making significant defensive line progress.
Speaker 3: I think when you look at the performance of the
Speaker 3: defensive line from a year ago, you're gonna need young
Speaker 3: guys that come in here and have an impact on
Speaker 3: this football team. And so those are a couple of
Speaker 3: bright spots that I like, and it's hard to ignore.
Speaker 3: Terrell Lewis here's a guy two weeks in a row,
Speaker 3: with the type of length he has.
Speaker 2: He gets around the corner.
Speaker 3: Well, he's got bendability and athleticism, and he stripped the ball.
Speaker 3: So like when we were talking to Matt Eberflus, he says, look,
Speaker 3: if our defensive end puts the ball on the turf,
Speaker 3: it's our requirement, our obligation, our goal to get that.
Speaker 2: So I like, no, no, he said, he's gonna look
Speaker 2: right right.
Speaker 3: But I like what I see up front because I
Speaker 3: think if this defense is going to take a major
Speaker 3: step forward, because I like what I see out of the
Speaker 3: defensive backfield, it's gonna because it's gonna be because they
Speaker 3: have seven or eight guys that can contribute upfront.
Speaker 1: All right, So some of the things that happened that
Speaker 1: so that forced fumble was won. He also mentioned the
Speaker 1: near interception that we thought was picked.
Speaker 2: I did Tyreek.
Speaker 1: Stevenson in the end zone. It was a touchdown from
Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew to Winfrey for eight yard. I thought for
Speaker 1: sure he picked that pass.
Speaker 3: So it's gonna be in the zone here from where
Speaker 3: we're sitting, Indianapolis is in big white letters. So his
Speaker 3: hands were above his head, and he has white gloves
Speaker 3: on and.
Speaker 2: It kind of everything blend into everything.
Speaker 3: And that's why I thought that he I thought that's
Speaker 3: why I thought he an interception. But the positive thing
Speaker 3: about it, now, there's two weeks in a row that
Speaker 3: Tyreek Stevenson should have had an interception. If he capitalizes
Speaker 3: on those opportunities during the regular season, you know, I mean,
Speaker 3: he's going to be flashing, and so I'm excited.
Speaker 2: For what I saw.
Speaker 3: I like his reaction, I like his willingness to tackle,
Speaker 3: and I just think he makes that position much more competitive.
Speaker 1: Well, he's always around the ball, and that's what I
Speaker 1: like too, that at a minimum you're around the ball,
Speaker 1: good things are going to happen. Also, aj Thomas recognized
Speaker 1: as well by Matt eber Fluse on the defensive side
Speaker 1: of the ball. But Lewis with a sack. I gotta say,
Speaker 1: Zach Pickens, he continues to impress me too. He had
Speaker 1: a good game last week. He had three tackles. Early
Speaker 1: in this game, he had a quarterback hit and a
Speaker 1: tackle for loss. Dexter had one tackle. Some of these
Speaker 1: guys that we're going to be looking to the future
Speaker 1: with and then futures right now for these young guys
Speaker 1: to help be in that wave upfront defensively.
Speaker 3: Well, that's what Ryan poles. That's why he went evaluated
Speaker 3: these guys with the scouting staff and figured with the athleticism,
Speaker 3: the length and the strength of these guys have that
Speaker 3: they could be immedia contributors. It's not like you're required
Speaker 3: right now to be come in here and be a
Speaker 3: starter and play sixty snaps a game. No, you got
Speaker 3: to be a heavy time contributor if at about thirty
Speaker 3: snaps a game.
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Speaker 1: final week of the preseason is the final chance for
Speaker 1: guys to win roster spots. There could be more additions,
Speaker 1: there could be more subtractions even this week as waivers
Speaker 1: come about. The final cuts are not doing until after
Speaker 1: the game against Buffalo League white. It's on the same
Speaker 1: day now, But does that change the attitude of the week.
Speaker 1: It's going to expect it to be really hot during
Speaker 1: the course of the week. I'm not sure exactly how
Speaker 1: that plays into their plans, but when they go back
Speaker 1: to getting ready for a Buffalo team and you will
Speaker 1: I that it's not going to be anything other than
Speaker 1: you will see starters in this game. Will that make
Speaker 1: you feel a little bit better about tuning up a
Speaker 1: little bit for the season.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm not going to deny the fact I'd like
Speaker 3: to see starters play because there's such a big gap
Speaker 3: between the end of the preseason and the regular season.
Speaker 3: But you know, Jeff, one thing that influences players, and
Speaker 3: Matt said it with us after the game, we're going
Speaker 3: to treat this week as a game week in our preparation.
Speaker 3: That puts a different feeling in your gut, because when
Speaker 3: you start OTAs and you start training camp, you're just
Speaker 3: trying to get to the next day because it's such
Speaker 3: a hard time of work. But now you're getting ready
Speaker 3: and you're going through what would be a practice week,
Speaker 3: what would your life be like and the regular season,
Speaker 3: so you know, it's imperative that these come out.
Speaker 2: These guys come out with a hard working attitude.
Speaker 3: It's imperative that the guys that didn't play in the
Speaker 3: game come with a practice attitude unlike any other week
Speaker 3: because they haven't hit anybody now since Thursday. So you
Speaker 3: think of the length of the time from those starters
Speaker 3: from the last time they practice to the next time
Speaker 3: they practice. They got to be ready to go. This
Speaker 3: is not something that you have a day to amp
Speaker 3: it up. This is when they get full pads on.
Speaker 3: Whether it's one hundred and fifty degrees or fifty degrees,
Speaker 3: they have to come out and have a high tempo performance.
Speaker 1: You know, there's always overreactions with every game, regular season
Speaker 1: or preseason, but you know there's going to be a
Speaker 1: lot of conversation about Tyson vasion.
Speaker 3: There should be ye from these hands, no question. You
Speaker 3: know who you were saying that ever since you saw them.
Speaker 3: The game's not too big for him. And I think
Speaker 3: that's one of the things that impresses you most because, oh,
Speaker 3: you know during the time he came here, Oh, no
Speaker 3: one's ever come into the NFL from Shepherd.
Speaker 2: You don't know how he's going to react.
Speaker 3: Is it going to be you know such, you know,
Speaker 3: is he going to be intimidated by the type of
Speaker 3: talent he sees? No, because he's got knowledge, He's got
Speaker 3: an understanding of his job requirements. He knows the anticipation
Speaker 3: of routes. He put it on, displayed it, and he
Speaker 3: was the second quarterback inserted into the game. And that
Speaker 3: just tells you what the coaches feel of him. They
Speaker 3: want to see PJ. Walker succeed because he's the most
Speaker 3: similar to a guy like Justin. However, it's all about
Speaker 3: who plays the quarterback position the best and who can
Speaker 3: do have a wide variety of skills to show the
Speaker 3: coaches that he can play here.
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Speaker 1: looking forward to see a good Buffalo team, another good opponent.
Speaker 1: We're going to obviously grade the first snaps more than others,
Speaker 1: but it's always fun to see a good team come
Speaker 1: to town.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I care about you Bear, I care about the Bears.
Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. It's an opponent.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's an opponent saying. I'm just I'm just being
Speaker 3: an antagonist. I'm that way because I'm the youngest of
Speaker 3: my family.
Speaker 2: That's what I've been told.
Speaker 3: But yeah, you know, listen, I like that a good
Speaker 3: Buffalo team is coming into play against the Bears, and
Speaker 3: I think that's what the Bears fans want to see.
Speaker 3: But I think if you can walk off that field
Speaker 3: confidently an injury free, then it really provides a little
Speaker 3: bit of spark for you getting ready for the start
Speaker 3: of the regular season. And that's what we're that's what
Speaker 3: the Bears organization is concentrating on. Is week one of
Speaker 3: the regular season, as much as it is important to
Speaker 3: play that last preseason game well.
Speaker 1: And hopefully get some injured guys back. None are serious
Speaker 1: to the point that you're concerned about Week one, but
Speaker 1: you'd like to get him back, and certainly the middle
Speaker 1: of the defense. Tommy, we're talking about Jermaine Edmonds. We're
Speaker 1: talking about Eddie Jackson, Jakwan Brisker. These guys have not
Speaker 1: been able to play with the new additions, and he
Speaker 1: can Gotway and DeMarcus Walker trying to get healthy. So
Speaker 1: the defenses where the majority of the issues are, and
Speaker 1: then the offensive line where is Nate Davis at.
Speaker 3: You know, I think Nate Davis is in that ramp
Speaker 3: up period where he's going to start contributing more. I
Speaker 3: think he's going to be a real help to Darnell.
Speaker 2: Right.
Speaker 3: I think Chris Morgan would like to see his five
Speaker 3: guys in there with a couple weeks of practice so
Speaker 3: they can have that chemistry and gel together. But listen, man,
Speaker 3: there's three weeks left before the Green Bay game. I
Speaker 3: know the Buffalo game stands in their way, but it's
Speaker 3: about preparation and know the system better to gain that chemistry.
Speaker 3: And I think this week did help him against practicing
Speaker 3: against the Indianapolis Colts. But you know, it's about getting
Speaker 3: them ready to play against the Green Bay Packers.
Speaker 1: All right, Tom, that's gonna wrap us up. We'll talk
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