WEBVTT - All Access: Skrine talks joining Bears defense 0:00:01.200 --> 0:00:04.640 The following is a presentation of the Chicago Bears Network 0:00:04.720 --> 0:00:08.680 and Chicago Bears dot Com. Download the Chicago Bears official 0:00:08.720 --> 0:00:11.680 mobile app for up to the minute Bears content every 0:00:11.760 --> 0:00:16.320 day and now welcome to Bears All Access. You're All 0:00:16.400 --> 0:00:20.800 Excess passing to Chicago Bears Football. Bears All Excess is 0:00:20.840 --> 0:00:25.800 brought to you by IGS Energy and sponsored by CDW, Miller, 0:00:25.880 --> 0:00:31.520 Liked and Hulu. Welcome everybody to Chicago Bears All Access. 0:00:31.560 --> 0:00:34.200 I am Tom Bear. I'm gonna be joined by Jim Miller, 0:00:34.240 --> 0:00:37.360 who is at the owners meetings, and it's a big 0:00:37.440 --> 0:00:39.640 day for us. We don't have Jeff Joniac, but I 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:40.960 think Jim and I are going to be able to 0:00:41.000 --> 0:00:42.640 get it done. I do want to hear some stuff 0:00:42.680 --> 0:00:46.320 about the owners meetings, But Jim Miller another award for 0:00:46.360 --> 0:00:51.479 the Chicago Bears and gm GM, Ryan Pace and Ted 0:00:51.520 --> 0:00:53.920 Phillips sending the paper with the GM. You need someone 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:56.920 you can trust, you can build relationships in the building, 0:00:57.280 --> 0:01:00.520 and Ryan Pace does that so well. That is the 0:01:00.600 --> 0:01:02.640 idea when they went out on a limb and hired 0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:05.400 an inexperienced guy like Ryan Pace, they were going to 0:01:05.480 --> 0:01:09.080 need him to provide an interior spark from the building 0:01:09.480 --> 0:01:12.560 and interestingly enough, Jim Miller. Last year he was ranked 0:01:12.560 --> 0:01:16.080 twenty nine. This year he's voted number one by his 0:01:16.280 --> 0:01:20.640 peers to be the general manager or in his position, 0:01:20.720 --> 0:01:22.720 GM of the Year. So, I mean, it's it's a 0:01:22.720 --> 0:01:26.400 pretty impressive display what Ryan Pace has done in a 0:01:26.560 --> 0:01:29.600 short time as a GM of the Bears. Absolutely, and 0:01:29.640 --> 0:01:31.959 you got to remember, you know, and originally when he 0:01:32.000 --> 0:01:35.120 took over as general manager, you know, of the Chicago Bears, 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:36.840 they had to overhaul the roster. They were one of 0:01:36.840 --> 0:01:39.679 the oldest rosters in the NFL. Now we are one 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:42.160 of the youngest rosters. And again to target a new 0:01:42.200 --> 0:01:46.880 head coach in Matt Nagy diagnosed have the same vision, 0:01:47.120 --> 0:01:50.320 the ability to connect, the ability to target the right players. 0:01:50.400 --> 0:01:52.680 In free agency, We've gone through the list from from 0:01:52.720 --> 0:01:56.680 Trey Burton working a trade for Khalil Mack. The vision 0:01:56.680 --> 0:02:00.400 it takes one to seal to see that deal, what 0:02:00.600 --> 0:02:02.960 impact he would have for your football team, and then 0:02:03.000 --> 0:02:05.000 the ability to go out and make the trade happen, 0:02:05.240 --> 0:02:08.680 along with other players like Gallen Robinson, certainly Taylor Gabriel, 0:02:08.919 --> 0:02:11.640 and then the draft focusing on Roquan Smith and players 0:02:11.639 --> 0:02:14.560 that they have drafted Territ Cohen that have had the impact. 0:02:14.720 --> 0:02:17.960 And I think no person more deserving than what Ryan paced, 0:02:18.000 --> 0:02:21.079 the turnaround that he has engineered for the Chicago Bears 0:02:21.200 --> 0:02:23.600 and why he was elected the Executive of the Year 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:26.240 in the NFL right unanimous. And you think about what 0:02:26.280 --> 0:02:28.280 the Bears free agents were able to do for this 0:02:28.320 --> 0:02:31.200 football team last year, and I think that the second 0:02:31.320 --> 0:02:33.960 round of free agents for the Bears, they have that, 0:02:34.200 --> 0:02:36.560 you know, the same equal obligation to the Bears, because 0:02:36.600 --> 0:02:39.160 the guys they brought in last year had very positive 0:02:39.240 --> 0:02:42.880 working attitudes towards the betterment of the Chicago Bears. And 0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:44.960 when you look at the guys they brought him this year, 0:02:45.120 --> 0:02:46.800 you know, a couple of guys from within their own 0:02:46.840 --> 0:02:50.680 division in Patterson, in Clinton Dix. But now you have 0:02:50.720 --> 0:02:53.520 Buster Screen, you got Marvin Hall, you got Ted Larson 0:02:53.560 --> 0:02:56.480 back in the mix. And it's interesting to see what 0:02:56.639 --> 0:03:00.200 the free agents that Ryan has brought on board, how 0:03:00.280 --> 0:03:03.760 much they have complimented, the players that he's kept here, 0:03:03.800 --> 0:03:06.320 and the draft choices that they've amassed in the last 0:03:06.360 --> 0:03:08.600 couple of years. Yeah, you could do it in a 0:03:08.600 --> 0:03:11.840 fiscally responsible way. Certainly they had you know, a spending 0:03:11.880 --> 0:03:15.000 spree a year ago. We've teams seen teams already go 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:17.200 through that spending spree this year. Look at what the 0:03:17.240 --> 0:03:20.680 New York Jets have spent in free agency obviously to 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:23.640 what have a turnaround. You want to engineer a turnaround. 0:03:23.840 --> 0:03:26.640 And now it's more selectively targeted because they've hit on 0:03:26.680 --> 0:03:29.360 their draft picks. The Bears have hit on their free 0:03:29.360 --> 0:03:32.360 agents from a year ago, bringing in players, like you said, 0:03:32.600 --> 0:03:36.480 have the character that they want Chicago Bears players to demonstrate. 0:03:36.640 --> 0:03:39.200 And I think it always translates well to the field 0:03:39.200 --> 0:03:42.200 and just how players, you know, really conduct themselves and 0:03:42.520 --> 0:03:45.560 really have the ability to compete. So it is selectively targeted, 0:03:45.720 --> 0:03:47.320 and this year it just doesn't have to be that 0:03:47.440 --> 0:03:50.080 splash like what happened a year ago. They can be 0:03:50.120 --> 0:03:52.840 selective in the guys they bring on board, whether it's Ajaha, 0:03:52.960 --> 0:03:54.720 Clinton Dix, who I think makes a lot of sense. 0:03:54.880 --> 0:03:57.240 He's got a lot of interceptions. He knows the player 0:03:57.240 --> 0:03:59.080 in the back end of the safety very well. In 0:03:59.240 --> 0:04:01.600 Eddie Jackson, plus he comes with a lot of experience. 0:04:01.840 --> 0:04:04.800 And unfortunately Callahan will be returned. But they bring on 0:04:04.880 --> 0:04:07.480 Buster Screen and I think he's had good years not 0:04:07.520 --> 0:04:09.720 only for the Cleveland Browns, but the New York Jets 0:04:09.800 --> 0:04:12.280 is a very excellent blitzer in what he can bring 0:04:12.320 --> 0:04:14.400 to the table. If the Bears want to apply pressure 0:04:14.720 --> 0:04:17.680 more from that standpoint, and then of course resigning your 0:04:17.680 --> 0:04:20.839 own your players perform, well, you want to resign players 0:04:20.880 --> 0:04:24.160 that mean a lot to your program, demonstrate and reflect 0:04:24.440 --> 0:04:27.480 everything the organization stands for. And it sounds like Bobby 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:30.320 Massey has really been the star pupil from that standpoint. 0:04:30.320 --> 0:04:32.320 Why they brought him on board to really keep the 0:04:32.360 --> 0:04:35.560 offensive line in tech for a young quarterback, everybody expects 0:04:35.560 --> 0:04:37.800 to take big steps here in the near future. Well, 0:04:37.800 --> 0:04:40.040 our telephone number here is three one two sixty four, 0:04:40.120 --> 0:04:42.280 four sixty seven sixty seven. If you want to come 0:04:42.279 --> 0:04:44.440 on board, give us a call. We got a couple 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:46.320 of things, Jim, I want to pick your brain about. 0:04:46.640 --> 0:04:49.520 You know now it's setting Stone Bears Green Bay opening 0:04:49.640 --> 0:04:51.880 week after the commercial. I want to come back with that. 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:54.360 But Jim, me and you have to talk a little 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:57.760 bit about the Michigan State against the Notre Dame Femaleity. 0:04:57.880 --> 0:05:00.719 Are the ladies teams playing in the nca A tournament, 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:02.640 So we might have to dig into that a little bit. 0:05:04.360 --> 0:05:07.160 And looking forward to it. All right, we'll be right 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:10.440 back on Chicago Bears All Access. We have Buster Screen 0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:13.159 coming in at six oh eight, New Bears free agent. 0:05:13.320 --> 0:05:15.440 He's got a big role ahead of him, so we'll 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:23.520 be right back after this commercial. Welcome to Bears All 0:05:23.560 --> 0:05:26.200 Access brought to you by IGS Energy, a proud partner 0:05:26.200 --> 0:05:29.440 of the Chicago Bears, providing electricity, natural gas, and home 0:05:29.480 --> 0:05:33.440 warranty products to over a million customers across the country. 0:05:33.839 --> 0:05:39.000 Learn more about IGS Energy at igsnigs dot com. Thanks 0:05:39.000 --> 0:05:41.080 for being with us here in Chicago Bears All Access. 0:05:41.120 --> 0:05:43.240 I am Tom there. I'm along with Jim Miller, and 0:05:43.960 --> 0:05:49.839 we have a newly signed Buster screen with us, you know, Buster, 0:05:49.960 --> 0:05:52.719 Welcome to Chicago, Welcome to the Chicago Bears. I'm Tom there, 0:05:52.800 --> 0:05:55.360 former offensive linement, and I want to go back just 0:05:55.560 --> 0:05:58.520 a couple of a couple of months ago, before the 0:05:58.560 --> 0:06:00.760 Bears were getting ready to play the New York Jets, 0:06:00.839 --> 0:06:04.200 I heard a really positive scattering report about you, saying 0:06:04.279 --> 0:06:07.360 this guy is very good at his position. He really 0:06:07.400 --> 0:06:11.720 adds a big spark to the Jets. Is it's kind 0:06:11.720 --> 0:06:14.640 of impressive that they had you kind of picked out 0:06:14.680 --> 0:06:17.520 that far in advance. For the opportunity that was presented 0:06:17.640 --> 0:06:21.680 to you, and was it a difficult decision for you? Oh, 0:06:21.880 --> 0:06:24.719 it definitely wasn't a difficult decision to come to Chicago. 0:06:26.520 --> 0:06:28.159 I feel like when I was on the Jets, I 0:06:28.160 --> 0:06:31.039 played Nicol and you're asked the lat to play Nicol 0:06:31.440 --> 0:06:34.480 in that defense like Blitz lat play safety, sometimes you 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:39.240 play corners. We're a max defense, So it's a being 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:41.200 in that role and the older guys and the defense. 0:06:41.240 --> 0:06:43.359 I had to take on a lot of responsibilities, but 0:06:43.760 --> 0:06:47.120 I was definitely up for it. Buster Jim Miller here, 0:06:47.200 --> 0:06:50.039 welcome to the Chicago I echo what Tom said, and 0:06:50.120 --> 0:06:52.640 just you know, let Bears fans know what type of 0:06:52.640 --> 0:06:54.919 player you are, what they're going to see, and what 0:06:55.279 --> 0:06:58.320 your abilities are. I know what they know perceptually, what 0:06:58.440 --> 0:07:01.119 they've read that, hey, this is a very aggressive Nicol 0:07:01.200 --> 0:07:03.840 slot corner. But what to you makes you a special 0:07:03.839 --> 0:07:06.200 player that maybe can take the Bears to the next 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:09.480 level here in twenty nineteen. Well, I definitely think I 0:07:09.560 --> 0:07:12.720 have an aggressive mentality. And one thing you want to 0:07:12.720 --> 0:07:15.000 see on film is David play. I compete, so I 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:18.000 could be backside and facing it, got down from the 0:07:18.040 --> 0:07:20.240 other side of the field. That's just one of the 0:07:20.240 --> 0:07:22.080 things I've always carreed with you to do, you know, 0:07:22.160 --> 0:07:25.800 high school, college and the NSA. Just a highly competitive guy. 0:07:26.280 --> 0:07:28.800 And I also when I was in Cleveland, I played 0:07:28.840 --> 0:07:31.040 corning and I didn't started playing Nichols. I got to 0:07:31.160 --> 0:07:34.960 the get so I'm versatile. I played inside and the outside. 0:07:36.040 --> 0:07:37.960 So I feel like that's what I bring to the table. 0:07:38.240 --> 0:07:40.520 You know, last year, Vic Fangio, the defensive cording to 0:07:40.560 --> 0:07:43.119 the Bears last year said the fifth starter talking about 0:07:43.160 --> 0:07:46.560 Bright the fifth defensive back, talking about Bryce Callahan is 0:07:46.560 --> 0:07:50.160 as important as any starter on any position in defense. 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:52.360 And when you look at yourself, you're a fifth round 0:07:52.440 --> 0:07:56.440 or two thousand and eleven with Cleveland. You've increased the 0:07:56.560 --> 0:07:59.360 value of your position by your ability and what you 0:07:59.440 --> 0:08:02.200 talk about, being able to play corner, being able to 0:08:02.200 --> 0:08:04.600 line up at safety and emergency, being able to play 0:08:04.640 --> 0:08:08.640 over the slot receiver. It's it's interesting, Buster, how you've 0:08:08.640 --> 0:08:12.320 been able to increase your value and also sustain the 0:08:12.400 --> 0:08:17.320 longevity that's difficult for for NFL players. Yeah, I feel 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:19.960 like the game is definitely changed, and my my nineties 0:08:20.040 --> 0:08:24.679 of my career, um ninetybody's spreading it out. I feel 0:08:24.680 --> 0:08:27.440 like the value of Nichols is going up just because 0:08:27.440 --> 0:08:30.360 they're always on the seat and the quickest throw or 0:08:30.640 --> 0:08:32.840 the closest throw to the quarterback is the slot receiver, 0:08:33.120 --> 0:08:34.760 so you can't get out to see them on third down. 0:08:35.559 --> 0:08:37.680 That's that's you know, that's always a problem. So I 0:08:37.720 --> 0:08:40.880 do to like if Nickel is very valuable um the 0:08:40.920 --> 0:08:43.400 first time, obviously, agent, I'll consider the highest pay you 0:08:43.480 --> 0:08:46.000 niggle in the NFL. And just to be able to 0:08:46.679 --> 0:08:48.839 you know, come to Chicago a great defense and be 0:08:48.880 --> 0:08:52.920 able to play with those guys, it's definitely well, what's 0:08:53.040 --> 0:08:56.320 what's from your standpoint? What what really intrigued you the 0:08:56.360 --> 0:09:00.720 most about Chicago? Just here the one year turnaround that quarterback, 0:09:01.280 --> 0:09:04.240 how special the defense can be, or just you know, 0:09:04.480 --> 0:09:07.000 maybe just your talks with Ryan Pace and the head 0:09:07.040 --> 0:09:09.760 coach Matt Naggie wouldn't treat you so much about Chicago 0:09:09.760 --> 0:09:12.360 where it really was an easy self to bring on 0:09:12.440 --> 0:09:15.640 board to get you to agree to signing the contract. Well, 0:09:15.679 --> 0:09:18.679 I actually played with coach Tabor my rookie years special 0:09:18.720 --> 0:09:21.560 teams coach there, and I remember before the game he said, 0:09:21.600 --> 0:09:23.439 now I love it here, he said, the atmosphere. He's 0:09:23.480 --> 0:09:26.520 good you know, everybody's positive, like we got something good 0:09:26.600 --> 0:09:28.960 going here, and then as a season went on, they 0:09:29.040 --> 0:09:33.920 ended up winning a lot of games. But coach Nage, 0:09:35.200 --> 0:09:36.720 the first time I met him, I kind of felt 0:09:36.720 --> 0:09:40.480 that energy. I felt it from mister Pace and I 0:09:40.520 --> 0:09:42.680 felt it from Chuck. So I just felt like a 0:09:42.760 --> 0:09:45.160 special you know, like a special field when I did 0:09:45.200 --> 0:09:47.920 walk in the building. You know, sometimes those things are 0:09:47.960 --> 0:09:50.040 kind of hard to explain because you have to kind 0:09:50.040 --> 0:09:53.560 of be there to experience experience it. But he's just 0:09:53.559 --> 0:09:56.480 playing nine years so far, Like you know, the difference 0:09:56.520 --> 0:09:58.840 between like a good coach of bad coach here and 0:09:59.240 --> 0:10:00.839 what you're looking for and to play and what you're 0:10:00.840 --> 0:10:03.120 looking to be a part of buster Was this a 0:10:03.120 --> 0:10:06.360 tough season for you because you got to play your best? 0:10:06.559 --> 0:10:09.160 You don't know what your future is, but you know, 0:10:09.320 --> 0:10:12.320 just everything that we've seen from the outside in with 0:10:12.360 --> 0:10:14.520 the Jets its face this year had some issues. But 0:10:15.000 --> 0:10:17.440 how was it for you personally in terms of making 0:10:17.480 --> 0:10:21.040 sure that you're playing at an extremely high aggressive level 0:10:21.440 --> 0:10:25.720 because you know, obviously your future and your preparation led 0:10:25.760 --> 0:10:28.839 you to the Bears here. Well, one that I can't say. 0:10:28.880 --> 0:10:31.720 I'm definitely a team player so regardless of like what's 0:10:31.760 --> 0:10:34.280 going on with the team or the record and things 0:10:34.280 --> 0:10:35.920 like that, I'm always one of those guys that be 0:10:35.960 --> 0:10:39.080 out there and motivating guys around. And I think just 0:10:39.120 --> 0:10:41.760 the way I carry myself of being professional every day 0:10:42.040 --> 0:10:45.280 and being competitive even on the little things, it helps 0:10:45.320 --> 0:10:49.120 like the younger guys around me. But you know, I've 0:10:49.160 --> 0:10:52.040 played for some teams that I've been in like rebuilding processes. 0:10:52.040 --> 0:10:55.360 I played for coaching in Cleveland. I played under the 0:10:55.400 --> 0:10:57.160 coach Bowl. I think it is a great coach. It's 0:10:57.200 --> 0:11:00.360 just you know, sometimes with certain quarterbacks, which is a 0:11:00.360 --> 0:11:04.600 little harder to win in the NFL. But I just 0:11:04.600 --> 0:11:06.480 feel like Chicagolo is the right fit. I mean, they 0:11:06.520 --> 0:11:08.440 have good, something good going. I definitely want to add 0:11:08.480 --> 0:11:11.200 to it and just become part of the coaches and 0:11:11.240 --> 0:11:15.160 if anything, just do whatever I can do to health organization. Well, 0:11:15.320 --> 0:11:17.880 nine years in the NFL really says it all in 0:11:18.000 --> 0:11:20.640 terms of your preparation and how you you play the 0:11:20.720 --> 0:11:23.720 game and prepare yourself and maybe over the years, what 0:11:23.800 --> 0:11:26.120 have you done differently And now you know you've moved 0:11:26.160 --> 0:11:28.720 on to from Cleveland to say the New York Jets, 0:11:28.760 --> 0:11:31.000 and now you're moving on from the Jets to Chicago. 0:11:31.160 --> 0:11:34.280 Do you approach anything differently this time around as you 0:11:34.360 --> 0:11:37.360 try to acclimate yourself. I mean, I feel like as 0:11:37.360 --> 0:11:39.720 a player, you can always just become a smarter player, 0:11:40.520 --> 0:11:43.560 just learn more about the game. Um. For me, I 0:11:43.600 --> 0:11:45.920 played in a lot of defenses, a lot of different defenses, 0:11:46.280 --> 0:11:49.120 a lot of different teammates. But for me, it's just 0:11:49.440 --> 0:11:51.560 you know, come in learning defense. You have to help 0:11:51.600 --> 0:11:56.360 the guys around me, and uh, just be good teammates. 0:11:56.400 --> 0:11:59.080 Hey buster, Yeah, Like looking at your high school, so 0:11:59.160 --> 0:12:02.160 you're a good defensive back, you're a good running back, 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:05.839 you got receiver qualities. When was the deciding factor at 0:12:05.840 --> 0:12:07.679 which side of the ball you were going to play on? 0:12:08.040 --> 0:12:12.400 And then also how did track help you develop, you know, 0:12:12.520 --> 0:12:14.440 some of the trades or some of the things that 0:12:14.480 --> 0:12:18.000 you needed to become a more competitive football player. Well, 0:12:18.040 --> 0:12:21.680 in high school, I played running back, and when I 0:12:21.720 --> 0:12:24.120 got recruited and to go to college, I had all 0:12:24.120 --> 0:12:26.440 the big schools after me, but I only waited one 0:12:26.520 --> 0:12:28.920 hundred and forty pounds, So a lot of schools came 0:12:28.920 --> 0:12:31.120 to my school and everybody you don't look the same 0:12:31.120 --> 0:12:33.880 on film, So I ended up going on a lot 0:12:33.920 --> 0:12:36.240 of business, and people pulled the scholarships while I was there. 0:12:36.240 --> 0:12:38.439 So I remember one of my fourth business of chattan Ugle, 0:12:38.920 --> 0:12:41.720 my mom said you better committing because you know, weally 0:12:41.720 --> 0:12:43.600 had no money to paying for college. So I ended 0:12:43.640 --> 0:12:45.760 up committing to Chattanooga an hour and a half away. 0:12:46.559 --> 0:12:48.440 When I went to Chattanoogle, you know, they probably said 0:12:48.440 --> 0:12:50.600 getting number one. I ended up getting number forty one 0:12:50.880 --> 0:12:52.760 was my number with the Jets, and they put me 0:12:52.760 --> 0:12:55.000 a slight receiver. For the first couple of games, I 0:12:55.040 --> 0:12:57.800 was kissing screens and then the corner ended up getting hurt. 0:12:58.200 --> 0:13:00.400 They slip me out the corner and then it never 0:13:00.440 --> 0:13:03.520 looked back pretty much, but I did. And when I 0:13:03.559 --> 0:13:06.679 did go to or the Bay facility, I seen we're 0:13:06.720 --> 0:13:09.160 doing on retire how I was like, man, what am 0:13:09.200 --> 0:13:13.360 I gonna be? But I chose them because they aren't 0:13:13.400 --> 0:13:16.160 more retired, more retired numbers in the Chicago Bears than 0:13:16.200 --> 0:13:18.280 any other team in the NFL. Yeah, it was crazy. 0:13:18.400 --> 0:13:22.280 It was crazy. I've seen all the retire I said, man, yeah, 0:13:22.640 --> 0:13:24.760 but let me ask let me ask you this, because 0:13:24.760 --> 0:13:26.880 you just come from a tough division. You're dealing with 0:13:26.920 --> 0:13:29.559 Tom Brady twice a year. Even go back to the 0:13:29.600 --> 0:13:31.840 AFC North, what you're dealing there with Big Ben and 0:13:31.960 --> 0:13:34.640 at that point Flacco, you know, he's winning Super Bowls 0:13:34.640 --> 0:13:36.800 with the Baltimore Raiders. And now I don't know just 0:13:36.840 --> 0:13:39.800 your perception of the NFC North. You know, facing Rogers 0:13:39.800 --> 0:13:43.240 twice a year here, Matthew Stafford's thrown for a gazillion yards, 0:13:43.240 --> 0:13:46.640 and certainly Vikings fans they feel confident in their quarterback, 0:13:46.760 --> 0:13:49.720 Kirk Cousins gonna be a challenging you know, those challenges 0:13:49.720 --> 0:13:52.680 are there every single week in the division, in the 0:13:52.800 --> 0:13:57.319 NFC North, just facing some tough quarterbacks, right. I definitely 0:13:57.360 --> 0:13:59.000 have a lot of respect for all the quarterbacks in 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:02.080 the division. I mean, the receivers are good. I'm definitely 0:14:02.120 --> 0:14:04.240 enough for the challenge. I feel like when I played 0:14:04.400 --> 0:14:06.240 in the AFC North feels more like a black and 0:14:06.240 --> 0:14:09.400 bloom type of division. Everybody ran the ball. Of course, 0:14:09.559 --> 0:14:12.280 things changed over the views I went to Jets, it's 0:14:12.320 --> 0:14:15.480 more finesse people just airing the ball out. But I 0:14:15.520 --> 0:14:17.679 feel like I'm right for it for the NFC. No, 0:14:18.240 --> 0:14:20.320 just because I played in both types of the division, 0:14:20.400 --> 0:14:24.200 past division and a running division sold and I've always 0:14:24.240 --> 0:14:26.080 played in the cold also, So I'm just excited to 0:14:26.080 --> 0:14:29.160 get out there playing soldier Sel and just show them 0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:34.840 the coaches the city what I got, hey Buster when 0:14:34.840 --> 0:14:38.520 I was It's interesting because we're talking to someone who 0:14:38.600 --> 0:14:42.160 is prepared to play against the Bears. Matt Nagy has 0:14:42.200 --> 0:14:44.760 a tremendous amount of respect for Todd Bowles, your head 0:14:44.760 --> 0:14:47.400 coach with the Jets, and understands he plays an aggressive 0:14:47.400 --> 0:14:51.440 style of defense. So what was the Jets philosophy when 0:14:51.440 --> 0:14:55.400 they were getting ready to play against an active offense 0:14:55.520 --> 0:14:59.160 with mobility at the quarterback position, playmakers around the field. 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:01.880 What was the thought process and getting ready to play 0:15:02.200 --> 0:15:05.520 against the Bears offense. So we went into the game 0:15:06.120 --> 0:15:10.600 and going in there playing man demand because Ravensky can scramble. 0:15:10.760 --> 0:15:12.760 So like we went in, they're playing man to man. 0:15:12.840 --> 0:15:14.680 Then y'all hit us. We went cover to zero and 0:15:14.720 --> 0:15:17.480 y'all hit us with that screen. Our linebacker missed the 0:15:17.560 --> 0:15:19.920 running back Cohen and he ran for like eighty yards 0:15:19.960 --> 0:15:21.600 for a testdown. So he got outside of the man 0:15:21.920 --> 0:15:24.800 and we started going zone and they started picking apart 0:15:24.840 --> 0:15:27.200 our zone. So even though it was a close the game, 0:15:27.600 --> 0:15:30.000 the coaching was just great. We're in the red zone 0:15:30.080 --> 0:15:32.560 two yard line. We decided to go cover three and 0:15:32.560 --> 0:15:35.160 they ran the perfect route Indy seven, which is like 0:15:35.200 --> 0:15:37.400 the beater for Cover three in the red zone. But 0:15:38.320 --> 0:15:41.160 just playing him and uh, just playing agast the Bears 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:42.960 last year. Our coaches like, no, they had some good 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:45.880 players the cause that we had and you know that 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:49.520 was a tough loss. Well, just in terms of the schedule, 0:15:49.560 --> 0:15:51.720 you're playing on being in Chicago pretty much most of 0:15:51.760 --> 0:15:54.960 the off season for the OTAs, the mini camps, and 0:15:55.240 --> 0:15:58.200 obviously you're a widely vet, but really just getting acclamated 0:15:58.240 --> 0:16:00.920 with with your to two teammates and the schematically, what 0:16:00.960 --> 0:16:03.560 the payers are doing, what's what's your scheduling? How how 0:16:03.800 --> 0:16:07.000 you know really how much will you be participating in 0:16:07.040 --> 0:16:11.560 the offseason approach. Well, I'm actually flying to Chicago tomorrow 0:16:11.640 --> 0:16:15.240 to look at a couple of houses. So starting tomorrow 0:16:15.360 --> 0:16:17.000 I'll look at a couple of houses and I'll move 0:16:17.080 --> 0:16:20.320 in at the beginning of April. But I mean that 0:16:20.640 --> 0:16:22.800 the cities I do playing, I like to get involved, 0:16:22.880 --> 0:16:25.720 like a lot of charity works. Um, I like to 0:16:25.760 --> 0:16:28.520 be at every workout, every ota. All that matters when 0:16:28.520 --> 0:16:31.640 you're trying to build something specials and I feel like 0:16:32.320 --> 0:16:34.560 if you aren't there, you're letting your peers down and 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:37.200 you're letting yourself down. So I'm definitely guy's going to 0:16:37.240 --> 0:16:38.560 be there every day. I'll be there, got to get 0:16:38.600 --> 0:16:41.120 there early, all that good stuff. I mean, I enjoy 0:16:41.200 --> 0:16:44.200 doing that. I enjoy playing football. It's just a part 0:16:44.200 --> 0:16:46.480 of my life. It's a beautiful new facility, and you 0:16:46.520 --> 0:16:49.520 have great fans support here in Chicago. Buster. Best of 0:16:49.600 --> 0:16:51.840 luck to you to all of your you and all 0:16:51.880 --> 0:16:55.320 of your teammates, and welcome to Chicago. I appreciate that. Brother, 0:16:55.400 --> 0:16:57.560 Thanks for having me on today, Thank you for joining us. 0:16:58.000 --> 0:16:59.640 Jimmille and I. I will be right back after this 0:16:59.680 --> 0:17:02.320 commerce Chell and Jim dig into the owners meetings a 0:17:02.320 --> 0:17:04.240 little bit because I do have a couple of questions 0:17:04.280 --> 0:17:05.919 for you and just some of the stuff I've been 0:17:05.920 --> 0:17:08.359 taught I've been reading about, So we'll get to that 0:17:08.480 --> 0:17:17.920 right after the break. The twenty nineteen Miller Like Chicago 0:17:17.920 --> 0:17:20.919 Bears Draft Party will be held on Saturday, April twenty 0:17:20.960 --> 0:17:24.280 seventh at Soldier Field from noon to six pm. The 0:17:24.359 --> 0:17:28.760 event will feature on field activities, locker room tours, player autographs, 0:17:29.080 --> 0:17:32.159 and of course, live draft coverage and analysis. From Bears 0:17:32.200 --> 0:17:36.360 football experts. Get your tickets today at Chicago Bears dot 0:17:36.359 --> 0:17:40.080 com slash Draft Party. That's gonna be a good time 0:17:40.200 --> 0:17:42.520 interesting this year with the draft, Jim, because I know 0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:45.760 you have to cover the entirety of the league when 0:17:45.800 --> 0:17:48.920 you're basically a Bears fan and you're dedicated to following 0:17:48.920 --> 0:17:51.520 everything Bears. When you don't have the initial picks, it 0:17:51.640 --> 0:17:54.600 kind of takes a different tempo to it because it's 0:17:54.640 --> 0:17:58.240 hard to predict and for us outsiders to try to 0:17:58.280 --> 0:18:01.000 predict things that are going to happen three bounds into it, 0:18:01.000 --> 0:18:04.440 it's a little difficult, and you know, I guess it's 0:18:04.440 --> 0:18:07.639 got to be a time consuming for you and preparation 0:18:07.760 --> 0:18:10.680 for the draft, well, it is you're trying to anticipate. 0:18:10.680 --> 0:18:13.000 I've always been a big I do think the draft 0:18:13.080 --> 0:18:15.879 is neat based. You know, just when you look at 0:18:15.920 --> 0:18:18.639 free agency, teams are already right now signing players, and 0:18:18.680 --> 0:18:20.439 now you go into the draft, say hey, where are 0:18:20.440 --> 0:18:22.880 we weak, where we need holes or holes that need 0:18:22.880 --> 0:18:25.720 to be filled. And really the draft is a big 0:18:25.720 --> 0:18:28.399 part that can supplement that. I'm not saying that you 0:18:28.440 --> 0:18:30.320 know you're not going to take the best player if 0:18:30.640 --> 0:18:33.000 surely the player is there, you're going to take him. 0:18:33.040 --> 0:18:36.439 I e. The Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers falls to 0:18:36.520 --> 0:18:38.440 twenty four and they just say, hey, his value is 0:18:38.480 --> 0:18:40.959 too good on the board. Let's just take Aaron Rodgers. 0:18:41.000 --> 0:18:43.200 We feel he's the best player, and they take him. 0:18:43.240 --> 0:18:46.000 So things like that do happen. But with where the 0:18:46.000 --> 0:18:48.600 Bears are selecting, you know, the first pick is until 0:18:48.640 --> 0:18:51.560 the third round and then subsequent rounds later. Yeah, they 0:18:51.560 --> 0:18:54.359 may target a certain guy, move up and get the 0:18:54.359 --> 0:18:56.720 guy that they want. But you know, I always go 0:18:56.760 --> 0:18:59.560 down to this. Every team has the thirty visits, right 0:18:59.560 --> 0:19:01.840 they can is it with thirty guys? So you're going 0:19:01.920 --> 0:19:04.359 to bring in most likely players. You think you're going 0:19:04.440 --> 0:19:06.720 to have a shot at players that maybe you'll take 0:19:06.960 --> 0:19:09.280 a chance on that maybe blow your socks off, but 0:19:09.400 --> 0:19:11.720 you're gonna have So you know, if the draft is 0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:14.880 seven rounds, you got basically four guys, four to five 0:19:14.920 --> 0:19:18.000 guys that you're targeting in every round. So how do 0:19:18.040 --> 0:19:20.440 you get up? You know, say two guys are gone, 0:19:20.480 --> 0:19:22.760 how do you move up move back to really get 0:19:22.800 --> 0:19:25.480 the guy that you've targeted? And I'm sure Ryan Pac 0:19:25.720 --> 0:19:28.120 and the whole staff there are the Chicago Bears. That's 0:19:28.119 --> 0:19:30.040 what they're gonna do, that's what they're gonna hone in. 0:19:30.280 --> 0:19:32.399 And let's face it, last year they nailed it in 0:19:32.560 --> 0:19:34.480 terms of their draft, and I would say the year 0:19:34.520 --> 0:19:38.280 before when everybody was crying and screaming about them trading 0:19:38.359 --> 0:19:41.040 up one spot for Mitchell Turbisky, that's going to turn 0:19:41.040 --> 0:19:43.280 out to be a great pick. Yes, we'll see where 0:19:43.320 --> 0:19:46.199 it goes for Mitchell Turbisky, but remember all the screaming 0:19:46.240 --> 0:19:48.320