WEBVTT - T.J. Edwards on signing with his hometown team | Bears Weekly 0:00:01.520 --> 0:00:06.520 Welcome into Bears Weekly, a Chicago Bears Network production del 0:00:06.559 --> 0:00:09.440 moved the Chicago Bears official adam brought to you by 0:00:09.560 --> 0:00:12.600 Verizon to follow the team on the go. Pers Weekly 0:00:12.720 --> 0:00:16.560 is brought to you by Advocate Healthcare, Beef Revers, CD Twould, 0:00:16.840 --> 0:00:20.320 Connie's Pizza, and Miller. Like now, it's time for Bears 0:00:20.360 --> 0:00:23.439 Weekly with the voice of the Bears Jeff Jodiatonia on 0:00:23.560 --> 0:00:28.920 the New Bears Radio Network. Nine nine new Bears added 0:00:28.960 --> 0:00:31.760 to the Bears roster after the first week of free agency, 0:00:32.200 --> 0:00:35.600 taking care of some needs, boosting the offensive weaponry and 0:00:35.760 --> 0:00:39.560 moving two new starting linebackers into the mix, and hopes 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:41.960 of repairing the defense. Thanks for being with us here 0:00:41.960 --> 0:00:44.440 on Yes Ben Chicago and the Chicago Bears Radio Network. 0:00:44.479 --> 0:00:47.040 This is Bears Weekly. My name is Jeff Jonahiak and 0:00:47.240 --> 0:00:50.839 Sirius x MFL Radios. Jim Miller, the former Chicago Bears quarterback, 0:00:50.920 --> 0:00:54.280 joins us tonight, Big Jim. Bears getting a lot of 0:00:54.360 --> 0:00:57.040 rave reviews so far on what they've done so far. 0:00:57.200 --> 0:01:00.200 I'm gonna go through them with you when we well, 0:01:00.240 --> 0:01:03.480 we have a minute here, But what's your overall impression? 0:01:03.520 --> 0:01:05.959 And good evening to you. Buddy, Hey, good to be 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:07.959 with you, Jeff. Yeah, I think there's a lot of 0:01:08.000 --> 0:01:11.920 genuine excitement. One about the trade from one to nine 0:01:11.959 --> 0:01:14.199 and how they were able to pick up Dj Moore 0:01:14.240 --> 0:01:17.560 and adding other pieces. Even when we did Bears all 0:01:17.600 --> 0:01:20.320 Access last week, you know, even that day from and 0:01:20.480 --> 0:01:24.280 New Billions, big run stuffing, defensive tackle. We know about 0:01:24.280 --> 0:01:26.840 the off the ball linebackers that are tremendous I mean 0:01:27.200 --> 0:01:30.440 Tremaine Edmonds and t J Edwards Edwards going to join 0:01:30.520 --> 0:01:32.520 us later in the program. I mean the guy who 0:01:32.560 --> 0:01:34.720 just has a breakout year last year, but the guys 0:01:34.760 --> 0:01:38.840 who are good fits in the defense. Tanyan also added, 0:01:39.080 --> 0:01:40.720 we know a couple of years ago he had double 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:44.000 digit touchdown reception. So I think you've got a good 0:01:44.040 --> 0:01:47.640 inline blocker and commit, you've got a good movement tight end. 0:01:47.840 --> 0:01:50.160 And Robert Tanyan and what he brings the table, not 0:01:50.240 --> 0:01:52.080 that Cole can't be split out and do the things 0:01:52.080 --> 0:01:54.880 that he does. He's a versatile guy as well. So 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:57.520 I think overall, yeah, there's there's a lot of excitement. 0:01:57.680 --> 0:02:00.000 And of course you had an offensive lineman who probably 0:02:00.080 --> 0:02:02.000 comes in it as a plug and play player, and 0:02:02.440 --> 0:02:04.880 Nate Davis now how they put all those pieces together 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:07.840 and where they're gonna fit. I mean, I think that's 0:02:07.840 --> 0:02:09.639 really the fun of it all, because I do think 0:02:09.639 --> 0:02:11.960 they got better as a football team here in free agency. 0:02:12.240 --> 0:02:14.880 Yes they did, Jim. We've got to others helping us. 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:19.080 Of course, We've got our Bears Radio Network executive Eric Ostroski, 0:02:19.200 --> 0:02:22.919 our AM one thousand producer Kendrick Smith, Nick Mogzilla helping 0:02:23.000 --> 0:02:25.320 us out as well. Bears producers Dan Brilli and Jordan 0:02:25.360 --> 0:02:27.760 tread Up. As we break down the Bears first week 0:02:27.880 --> 0:02:30.079 of free agency and a lot more to do. But 0:02:30.280 --> 0:02:32.960 as I indicate, Larry Mayer from Chicago Bears dot Com 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:37.120 pulled everybody, everybody that's been writing about what the Bears 0:02:37.120 --> 0:02:40.560 have done so far. Jeff Diamond from the thirty third team. 0:02:41.240 --> 0:02:45.480 DJ Moore grade A t J. Edwards A A minus 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:48.680 for Tremaine Edmonds, B for Nate Davis. Vinnie Eyer from 0:02:48.680 --> 0:02:52.560 Sporting News, A plus for DJ Moore, A for t J. Edwards. 0:02:52.600 --> 0:02:55.760 DeMarcus Walker got an a field, They got an inexpensive, 0:02:55.840 --> 0:02:59.480 versatile pass ross Pop there for their defense. The athletics 0:02:59.520 --> 0:03:02.919 Mike Jones A TJ. Edwards. Let's let's talk about because 0:03:02.919 --> 0:03:05.600 we're gonna talk to him shortly. But everybody keeps saying 0:03:05.639 --> 0:03:08.320 this is an underrated player, and he really came on 0:03:08.360 --> 0:03:10.880 strong after you know, he had to work to get there, man. Yeah, 0:03:11.080 --> 0:03:13.880 he was not given this job any means. This is 0:03:13.880 --> 0:03:16.720 a self made player working his way up from special teams, 0:03:16.760 --> 0:03:20.720 a guy who grew up idolizing Erlacker and Briggs. Yeah, 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:23.480 well and he should. Those are good guys to idolize 0:03:23.520 --> 0:03:27.240 and emulate your game after and obviously being a local 0:03:27.320 --> 0:03:29.320 kid and you're going to focus on at that point, 0:03:29.560 --> 0:03:32.440 or Lacker when I was here in Chicago was arguably 0:03:32.520 --> 0:03:35.240 between him and ray Lewis the best at their positions, 0:03:35.400 --> 0:03:37.640 you know, and obviously both in the Hall of Fame, 0:03:37.800 --> 0:03:41.080 and obviously Erlacker being a first ballot Hall of Famer 0:03:41.120 --> 0:03:44.680 says it all about his legendary career. So you try 0:03:44.720 --> 0:03:47.760 and follow the best at what they do. And for TJ. 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:50.280 Edwards and how he's worked his way up this list 0:03:50.320 --> 0:03:53.040 as an undrafted free agent, has a breakout year, as 0:03:53.040 --> 0:03:55.000 I mentioned, one hundred and fifty nine tackles that was 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:58.240 seventh overall in the National Football League. So this is 0:03:58.320 --> 0:04:02.160 a very active player that we that we know in 0:04:02.960 --> 0:04:06.600 Maddie Refluss Hits system, you need to fly to the football, 0:04:06.680 --> 0:04:09.920 and I think both he and Edmunds are really surefire 0:04:10.240 --> 0:04:13.040 indicators what their careers have done in a respect of 0:04:13.120 --> 0:04:16.120 whether it's in Buffalo or whether it's in Philadelphia, of 0:04:16.160 --> 0:04:18.240 what these players have been able to generate and what 0:04:18.279 --> 0:04:20.240 they've been able to do. And I think you hit 0:04:20.279 --> 0:04:23.040 on it last week about body types. You know, we 0:04:23.440 --> 0:04:29.040 all know for guys like Lance Brigg, he's an undersized, 0:04:29.160 --> 0:04:32.159 running hit linebacker, and that's kind of what TJ. Edwards is. 0:04:32.240 --> 0:04:36.200 Tremaine Edwinds is the longer angular guy like Erlaker who 0:04:36.320 --> 0:04:39.000 is really good in coverage down the middle of the field. 0:04:39.040 --> 0:04:41.760 And I think that's those are kind of roots of 0:04:41.800 --> 0:04:46.200 this style of defense. We talk about Maddie Refluss defenses, 0:04:46.200 --> 0:04:48.200 and those are kind of the body types that fit 0:04:48.600 --> 0:04:51.560 with this defense and why it's had tremendous success in 0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:53.640 the NFL. Yeah, I was listening to you guys a 0:04:53.680 --> 0:04:57.520 little bit on Serious XM earlier today and Pat went 0:04:57.600 --> 0:05:02.960 through the signings at the different positions, and so number 0:05:02.960 --> 0:05:06.920 one was linebacker thirty five players, he said full back 0:05:07.000 --> 0:05:10.640 for but running back twenty one running backs. Bears got 0:05:10.640 --> 0:05:13.479 a couple of um Travis Homer, who put on the 0:05:13.640 --> 0:05:18.479 Special team's tape of Travis Homer. He is insane. He's 0:05:18.520 --> 0:05:21.360 a really good a big guy and Deante for him 0:05:21.360 --> 0:05:24.480 and also a big back. He has confidence in himself, 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:26.600 said said as much he goes, Hey, I'm I'm competing 0:05:26.600 --> 0:05:30.599 to be the guy. Yeah. Well, I mean we all 0:05:30.600 --> 0:05:33.880 know when you're your second fiddle to obviously King Henry. 0:05:34.000 --> 0:05:36.120 You know his time in Tennessee and then went on 0:05:36.600 --> 0:05:38.880 to Carolina, and I thought he played extremely well for 0:05:38.920 --> 0:05:41.320 Carolina when he's had his opportunities to play, he's run 0:05:41.400 --> 0:05:43.520 like a bigger back and it is tough to bring down. 0:05:43.720 --> 0:05:46.880 Think about the Bears last year, they had five one 0:05:46.960 --> 0:05:50.640 hundred yard rushers, all right, but it was broken up 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:53.360 between all the running backs on the Bears. I believe 0:05:53.400 --> 0:05:58.039 Khalil Herbert had one. I believe. I think when you 0:05:58.080 --> 0:06:01.320 look at David Montgomery, I think he had two. If 0:06:01.320 --> 0:06:03.120 I don't quote me on that, but I believe I'm 0:06:03.200 --> 0:06:06.920 right on that. Uh. Dante Foreman, he had five yard 0:06:07.080 --> 0:06:10.840 rushing games alone in Carolina since Week six. Yeah, he 0:06:10.920 --> 0:06:13.680 said five of them. So this is a bigger back. 0:06:14.000 --> 0:06:17.440 Who's very productive, who can wear down defenses. And then 0:06:17.640 --> 0:06:19.919 you know, and I don't want to stick with the cliches, 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:22.680 it's going to be the typical thunder and lightning. You know, 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:26.279 Foreman is definitely the thunder. And I think Khalil Herbert 0:06:26.320 --> 0:06:29.279 with his burst, you know, you're gonna bring Foreman in 0:06:29.400 --> 0:06:32.280 as the meat grinder. He's gonna wear down defenses. Then 0:06:32.320 --> 0:06:35.000 you're gonna mix in Khalil Herbert. You got some speed, 0:06:35.279 --> 0:06:37.479 and then you bring in Foreman again, you'd start to 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:39.360 wear him down a little bit more. And then by 0:06:39.360 --> 0:06:41.800 the end of the game. You know, I think you 0:06:42.200 --> 0:06:44.320 got you know, the meat tender riser in the speed 0:06:44.360 --> 0:06:47.520 that just kind of wears down defenses. And I think 0:06:47.680 --> 0:06:50.039 they'll be able to do that. Foreman is a very 0:06:50.120 --> 0:06:53.159 good signing for the Chicago Bears in my opinion, at 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:55.800 the right price. And that's doesn't mean the Bears didn't 0:06:55.839 --> 0:07:00.120 like David Montgomery just the money h you know, got 0:07:00.000 --> 0:07:01.720 out of it. You know, he gets a great deal 0:07:01.760 --> 0:07:05.040 there for the Detroit Lions and what he signed for, 0:07:05.720 --> 0:07:08.520 But here I think he got a good bang for 0:07:08.560 --> 0:07:11.040 your buck, so to speak. With Foreman and what you're 0:07:11.080 --> 0:07:13.200 gonna be able to do in Chicago running the football 0:07:13.360 --> 0:07:16.040 and trustin Emner's in the mix too, And of course 0:07:16.520 --> 0:07:19.200 I love a little Kyrie blasting game. He did not 0:07:19.320 --> 0:07:22.120 have a touch last season. I remember, Jim, we talked 0:07:22.120 --> 0:07:25.559 about it, how many times that wheel route at training camp? 0:07:25.640 --> 0:07:28.440 Deadly right? He went, I think on one or two 0:07:28.440 --> 0:07:32.040 wheel routes all season. But that's something that he's a 0:07:32.120 --> 0:07:35.160 leader to. That guy's an underrated signing. I love Karrie 0:07:35.200 --> 0:07:37.120 blasting game. All right, We're gonna take a break. When 0:07:37.200 --> 0:07:41.480 we come back, we'll be joined by Wisconsins and better yet, 0:07:41.840 --> 0:07:45.560 Lake Villas, Lake's high school product t J. Edwards Now 0:07:45.600 --> 0:07:48.040 is Chicago Bear Later out of the program as well. 0:07:48.040 --> 0:07:51.160 Sit down with a Bear's new offensive lineman Nate Davis. 0:07:51.280 --> 0:07:53.600 Talk about our road greader on the offensive line. He 0:07:53.640 --> 0:07:56.520 loves them mix it up inside as well, blocking for 0:07:56.600 --> 0:07:58.960 a guy like Derrick Henry back in the day over 0:07:59.000 --> 0:08:02.040 with the Tennessee Titans. This is Bears Weekly on the 0:08:02.120 --> 0:08:07.160 Chicago Bears Radio Network. This is Bears Weekly with a 0:08:07.280 --> 0:08:10.480 voice of the Bears for twenty three years, Jeff Joniak 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:21.720 on the Bears Radio Network, Getting you ready for what 0:08:21.840 --> 0:08:25.280 promise is to be one heck of a season for 0:08:25.360 --> 0:08:27.640 the Chicago Bears. Jeff jonny Ac along with Jim Miller 0:08:27.680 --> 0:08:30.240 from Sirius Sex and NFL Radio's moving the chains the 0:08:30.280 --> 0:08:33.440 former Bears quarterback, and again thanks to our producers and 0:08:33.480 --> 0:08:35.439 most of all, to you for listening tonight here on 0:08:35.679 --> 0:08:39.680 ESPN Radio Chicago and the Chicago Bears Radio Network. I 0:08:39.720 --> 0:08:41.960 don't know, I don't know that I made my parents 0:08:42.000 --> 0:08:45.360 ever cry big Jim, but t J Edwards did, the 0:08:45.440 --> 0:08:48.600 brand new Bears linebacker coming aboard on a free agent deal. 0:08:49.000 --> 0:08:51.440 Got to meet him last Wike and just had a 0:08:51.440 --> 0:08:54.640 great conversation with him. He's joining us now live here 0:08:54.640 --> 0:08:56.720 on ESPN. T J. Good evening. How are you doing, 0:08:57.440 --> 0:08:59.560 May what's going on, guys? I'm doing great. How are you? 0:09:00.280 --> 0:09:04.400 I'm fantastic and excited for you, excited for your family. 0:09:04.679 --> 0:09:08.199 Sometimes the family is well, we don't focus on everybody's 0:09:08.440 --> 0:09:10.840 only thinking about what happens on the field on Sundays 0:09:10.880 --> 0:09:13.040 and what what the Bears are adding, or any team 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:15.600 in the league for that matter. But I am right right, 0:09:15.800 --> 0:09:17.720 you made your parents cry with the phone call that 0:09:17.760 --> 0:09:21.600 you're a Chicago Bear. Tell me about that conversation. Yeah, 0:09:21.640 --> 0:09:25.080 it was definitely, definitely a special moment. Um. I called 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:27.560 my mom first, just kind of hinting at it. I 0:09:27.640 --> 0:09:29.520 told her, you know, it's not it's not done for sure, 0:09:29.720 --> 0:09:32.200 just one of the UM make her away in case 0:09:32.200 --> 0:09:34.120 she saw it before before it kind of happened. And 0:09:34.120 --> 0:09:37.040 then UM, you know, once everything was setting done, I 0:09:37.080 --> 0:09:38.560 gave him that call and they were just they were 0:09:38.600 --> 0:09:41.560 just excited. Man. I think, Um, you know, obviously, anytime 0:09:41.600 --> 0:09:43.440 you get to come back and you know, play for 0:09:43.440 --> 0:09:46.000 your hometown team, it's it's great, you know, and it's 0:09:46.080 --> 0:09:48.880 it's a big deal for um everyone that supported me 0:09:48.920 --> 0:09:51.280 along the way and now off my job to go 0:09:51.400 --> 0:09:55.200 play good football and UM helped his team win for sure. Well, 0:09:55.280 --> 0:09:58.960 TJJ Miller here, congratulations. It is always great playing for 0:09:59.080 --> 0:10:01.160 the home team. But you're you're not moving back in right, 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:02.880 You're not going to live in the basement or anything 0:10:02.920 --> 0:10:05.440 like that, right, Hey, rant would be cheap. It's not 0:10:05.480 --> 0:10:09.320 a terrible idea. But I'll be uh, I'll be getting 0:10:09.360 --> 0:10:11.480 I'll be getting my own place for sure. Okay, good, 0:10:11.480 --> 0:10:13.760 three hots and a cot and your laundry done. You 0:10:13.800 --> 0:10:15.800 know that's it is a good deal. There's no doubt 0:10:15.840 --> 0:10:20.000 about that. But you know. But seriously, congratulations and what 0:10:20.120 --> 0:10:22.880 a breakout year for you last year, and just take 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:25.640 us through your journey of how you've just you've kind 0:10:25.640 --> 0:10:27.520 of earned it the whole time, you know, and the 0:10:27.960 --> 0:10:30.000 times you get on the field, you've always made plays 0:10:30.040 --> 0:10:32.640 and then here one hundred and fifty nine tackles last year. 0:10:32.880 --> 0:10:35.719 Unfortunately you're a runner up in the super Bowl. But 0:10:35.960 --> 0:10:40.199 what a dream come true. Yeah, it's it's been special 0:10:40.240 --> 0:10:43.520 for sure. I mean, um, honestly, my whole journey, I 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:45.880 can you know, give credit to my parents and that 0:10:45.880 --> 0:10:47.439 that was something that was just filling us at a 0:10:47.480 --> 0:10:49.760 young age, was just you have to earn every single 0:10:49.800 --> 0:10:52.320 thing in this world. You know, nothing's given, you know, 0:10:52.440 --> 0:10:54.880 honestly on or off the field. And uh, you know 0:10:54.880 --> 0:10:57.199 I took that mindset coming coming out of college and 0:10:57.920 --> 0:11:00.560 just ran with it. Man. I just scratching claude to 0:11:00.559 --> 0:11:02.640 try to find something to get better at every single day, 0:11:02.720 --> 0:11:06.040 try to, um do anything that's possible to you know, 0:11:06.120 --> 0:11:08.760 kind of show myself day in and day out. Um. 0:11:09.080 --> 0:11:10.480 You know that's just kind of doing all that, doing 0:11:10.520 --> 0:11:12.000 all the right things. And then you know, in that 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:15.079 opportunity knots um as you know, it's It's one of 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:16.480 those things to where you got to be ready for 0:11:16.520 --> 0:11:18.079 your moment to kind of take advantage of it. And 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:20.440 I just thought I did a pretty good job of 0:11:20.440 --> 0:11:25.840 that for sure, TJ. When was your moment? Um, Honestly, 0:11:25.880 --> 0:11:29.280 I felt like, you know, this year, this past year, um, 0:11:29.360 --> 0:11:31.080 kind of getting the you know, the green dot and 0:11:31.679 --> 0:11:33.520 being the mic from day one where I can kind 0:11:33.520 --> 0:11:36.080 of you know, assert myself in that role and just 0:11:36.160 --> 0:11:38.680 try to do anything in my power to be the 0:11:38.679 --> 0:11:41.240 best that I could be at it. And UM, you know, 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:42.679 I think for me, it was just one of those 0:11:42.679 --> 0:11:44.280 things where I just wanted to be the same guy 0:11:44.320 --> 0:11:47.160 every day. You know, I'm wanted to be reliable and consistent, 0:11:47.240 --> 0:11:49.280 and UM, I knew that would be that would be 0:11:49.280 --> 0:11:50.559 big things, you know, being in the middle of the 0:11:50.640 --> 0:11:53.439 field and just honestly, again, take advantage of those opportunities 0:11:53.440 --> 0:11:57.000 for sure. And it certainly doesn't certainly doesn't matter where 0:11:57.040 --> 0:11:58.920 you come from or how you get there, because it 0:11:59.080 --> 0:12:01.800 is how you finish. And you know you've paid your 0:12:01.880 --> 0:12:04.599 dues on special teams and you still I talk to 0:12:04.640 --> 0:12:08.360 you about this last week. Playing special team snaps clearly 0:12:08.640 --> 0:12:13.520 is a coaching decision, but for starters. It's somewhat rare, 0:12:13.679 --> 0:12:16.320 not not in every franchise here here in Chicago, they 0:12:16.640 --> 0:12:18.920 do like to do that as well. They did in Philadelphia. 0:12:19.360 --> 0:12:21.640 Is that important for you also to do that aspect 0:12:21.720 --> 0:12:25.000 of your job on special teams just to be a 0:12:25.760 --> 0:12:29.439 all hands on deck kind of guy. Yeah. I mean again, 0:12:29.480 --> 0:12:31.600 it's it's one of those to where whatever whatever those 0:12:31.600 --> 0:12:34.160 coaches see fit, you know, if they think that, um, 0:12:34.200 --> 0:12:36.120 you know, me playing on on special teams in some 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:38.400 in some role will help the team win, and I'm 0:12:38.440 --> 0:12:40.640 all for it. Man. I just think you know, I'm 0:12:40.679 --> 0:12:42.319 you know, I'm in this thing. You know, I got 0:12:42.360 --> 0:12:44.120 you know, I got the deal sign and everything like that. 0:12:44.160 --> 0:12:46.199 So I trust these coaches to put us in the 0:12:46.280 --> 0:12:48.319 right position in order for our team to be successful. 0:12:48.320 --> 0:12:50.120 And that's you know, my job and earth of the 0:12:50.120 --> 0:12:52.840 team's job and kind of follow that lead and then um, 0:12:52.880 --> 0:12:55.440 you know, make those roles our own and just just 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:58.240 own those things. And um again man, it's it's all 0:12:58.240 --> 0:13:00.720 about the trust and trust and the whole organization trust 0:13:00.720 --> 0:13:03.560 and your team major coaches. Um. So that that definitely 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:05.120 was big for me for sure. So I didn't I 0:13:05.120 --> 0:13:07.439 didn't blink an eye at that at all. Well, I 0:13:07.800 --> 0:13:10.160 think when you look at Matt Everfoods, they'd laid a 0:13:10.160 --> 0:13:12.199 good foundation. You even saw it later in the year. 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:14.000 You were able to pull out the victory twenty five 0:13:14.080 --> 0:13:16.560 to twenty over the Bears. But they play hard, man, 0:13:16.760 --> 0:13:20.760 they play hard and leadership like like you, leadership like 0:13:20.840 --> 0:13:25.240 Tremaine Edmonds. Take us in that Philadelphia Eagle locker room 0:13:25.600 --> 0:13:27.719 and why it was so special for you guys last 0:13:27.800 --> 0:13:30.680 year because even in that Bears game, you guys gritted 0:13:30.720 --> 0:13:32.960 it out. You know, you look at Jalen Hurts, he 0:13:33.040 --> 0:13:35.360 gritted it out in that game. He got banged up 0:13:35.400 --> 0:13:37.240 and just said, no, we we ain't coming out of 0:13:37.280 --> 0:13:40.280 here with with a without a win, you know, and 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:43.120 what that takes to to be able to do in 0:13:43.160 --> 0:13:46.480 the belief of every player in the locker room in 0:13:46.600 --> 0:13:50.160 order to get it done on Sundays. Yeah, no, no doubt. 0:13:50.200 --> 0:13:52.000 I mean that was again that that was a that 0:13:52.040 --> 0:13:54.800 was a tough game. Man. We uh again, we knew 0:13:54.800 --> 0:13:56.480 it was gonna be hard. Fad just you know, watching 0:13:56.480 --> 0:13:59.040 the watching the tape on the Chicago team last year 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:01.560 and just kind of understanding how they played and you know, 0:14:01.679 --> 0:14:03.280 all the all the players that they have on that 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.559 team that can that can do some special, special things. 0:14:05.559 --> 0:14:07.520 So he knew it was gonna be a um, you know, 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:09.600 kind of a hard file game and things like that. 0:14:09.640 --> 0:14:12.800 But for us, I think the biggest thing last year, UM, 0:14:12.880 --> 0:14:15.400 that I truly felt was a huge you know, key 0:14:15.400 --> 0:14:18.000 to our success was just the chemistry that we had 0:14:18.040 --> 0:14:20.320 and um, you know even that that kind of started 0:14:20.360 --> 0:14:23.040 in an off season workouts of just getting to know 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:25.320 one another just so you know, as you know, to 0:14:25.360 --> 0:14:27.080 get on that field and some things start to go 0:14:27.520 --> 0:14:30.360 you know bad, which which happens in a year, Um, 0:14:30.400 --> 0:14:31.720 you have to be able to rely on those guys 0:14:31.720 --> 0:14:33.600 and be able to you know, talk to your teammates 0:14:33.680 --> 0:14:36.280 us out um you know, eagles and things getting in 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:38.080 that way because you know it's coming from a coming 0:14:38.120 --> 0:14:39.520 from a good place. And I think that's something that 0:14:39.520 --> 0:14:41.960 we really had. And again I think that you know, 0:14:41.960 --> 0:14:43.760 the leaders on that team are are special. You know, 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:47.520 Jason Kelsey, Lane Johnson, you know, Brandon Graham, Fletcher Costs, 0:14:47.600 --> 0:14:49.840 those guys who who have you know, been to the 0:14:49.920 --> 0:14:51.480 been at the top of the mountain, So I understand 0:14:51.480 --> 0:14:54.160 what it takes and that that that really helped us 0:14:54.520 --> 0:14:56.200 towards the end of the year when those those must 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:57.640 win games. You know, I mean, it might not have 0:14:57.640 --> 0:14:59.160 always be pretty, but you've got to find a way 0:14:59.160 --> 0:15:01.760 to get it done. And um that that really helps us, 0:15:01.880 --> 0:15:04.240 no doubt. Well let me let me follow up with it. 0:15:04.280 --> 0:15:06.120 And then here Jeff brought up you know, I know 0:15:06.200 --> 0:15:09.200 you watched like Erlacer and in Briggs. I was fortunate 0:15:09.240 --> 0:15:12.440 enough to play with Erlacer and to have that type 0:15:12.440 --> 0:15:16.160 of bond as linebackers. And obviously Briggs and Irlacer had 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:18.680 that bond. And how does that start between you and 0:15:18.760 --> 0:15:21.440 Tremine Edmonds. I don't know if you've ever crossed paths before, 0:15:21.520 --> 0:15:24.080 I've talked before it, but now your teammates and are 0:15:24.080 --> 0:15:28.800 working together as co workers in order to have that bond. Yeah, no, 0:15:28.920 --> 0:15:31.560 it's it's it's big time. Um again. And you know, 0:15:31.560 --> 0:15:33.840 I just kind of met him, you know last week 0:15:33.840 --> 0:15:35.840 when we were in our physicals and stuff. That was 0:15:35.840 --> 0:15:37.400 the first time I met him. So it was talked 0:15:37.400 --> 0:15:39.320 to him for a bit and talked to him, uh, 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:40.960 kind of out the day when we were signing and 0:15:41.000 --> 0:15:42.720 stuff like that. But I mean, seems it seems like 0:15:42.720 --> 0:15:45.200 a really good dude, and you know, just knowing you know, 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:47.160 his game a little bit, big big fan of what 0:15:47.200 --> 0:15:49.240 he does, and um, you know what he can do 0:15:49.320 --> 0:15:51.080 on the football field. So I just excited to get 0:15:51.080 --> 0:15:54.000 in that room, uh together, to start building that thing 0:15:54.040 --> 0:15:56.480 along with the other linebackers in there and the defense 0:15:56.480 --> 0:15:58.880 and the team as a whole. Um. But yeah, I 0:15:58.920 --> 0:16:00.760 think it'll be, you know, one of those where it's 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:02.560 just you know, kind of understanding how we see the 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:05.160 game and um, you know how how we play to 0:16:05.280 --> 0:16:08.040 kind of you know, pair off each other and things 0:16:08.040 --> 0:16:10.200 like that. So I'm really excited, man. I think just 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:12.760 talking to a bunch of the coaches, man, I think, 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:14.480 you know, we're gonna have a good plan and I'm 0:16:14.520 --> 0:16:16.400 just excited to get in there and get this thing going, 0:16:16.640 --> 0:16:19.120 to be honest with you. T J. Edwards our guest 0:16:19.160 --> 0:16:22.320 here on Bears Weekly with Jim mill Rahim Jeff Jonny Act. 0:16:22.320 --> 0:16:25.480 The crazy thing about it is, I almost had a 0:16:25.520 --> 0:16:28.480 look a second time. I didn't know this, but your 0:16:28.560 --> 0:16:31.480 new linebacking mate. There was a team captain for the 0:16:31.520 --> 0:16:35.400 Buffalo Bills at age twenty one. Now, I don't know 0:16:35.440 --> 0:16:37.320 that I've ever heard of a twenty one year old 0:16:37.360 --> 0:16:39.680 outside of the quarterback position, being a team captain that 0:16:39.880 --> 0:16:43.200 does speak volumes about what he brings to the table. 0:16:43.280 --> 0:16:45.320 Do you feel his presence a little bit as a 0:16:45.400 --> 0:16:48.200 leader even in the initial conversations a meeting with him 0:16:48.200 --> 0:16:52.040 and and do you have those same traits? Yeah, no 0:16:52.040 --> 0:16:54.520 doubt I think. Um, you know again both you know 0:16:54.560 --> 0:16:57.240 guys who have played you know inside linebacker. UM, you 0:16:57.280 --> 0:16:59.080 know you're you're captains of the unit. So it's your 0:16:59.160 --> 0:17:02.440 job to you know, the be the stability, be the um, 0:17:02.600 --> 0:17:04.280 be the guys that you know that the team, the 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:07.120 defense looks to. UM. You know when when things are 0:17:07.160 --> 0:17:09.399 maybe not going so well and um when things are 0:17:09.440 --> 0:17:10.960 going great. You know that has to be that that 0:17:11.040 --> 0:17:14.400 stability that um, you know, that consistency that that guy 0:17:14.480 --> 0:17:16.200 that you know will get things going when it's needed 0:17:16.240 --> 0:17:19.160 and also keep everyone calming, um, not going too well. 0:17:19.200 --> 0:17:21.440 So again, I mean a huge fan of his game. 0:17:21.880 --> 0:17:23.439 UM obviously I just kind of seeing what he's what 0:17:23.520 --> 0:17:25.600 he's done on the tape and some highlights and things 0:17:25.640 --> 0:17:28.320 like that. But um man, I think it's gonna be 0:17:28.320 --> 0:17:30.000 awesome to get to work with him and all along 0:17:30.040 --> 0:17:33.320 with all the other guys as well. Is it possible 0:17:33.440 --> 0:17:37.400 that this will be an interchangeable position at the either 0:17:37.520 --> 0:17:40.120 inside week side or is that yet to be laid 0:17:40.119 --> 0:17:42.879 out to you guys, because you guys could both do 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:45.800 both positions. Clearly you could really make some matchup issues 0:17:45.800 --> 0:17:49.440 for offenses. Yeah, I think, um again, just kind of 0:17:49.480 --> 0:17:51.760 going off of UM, you know what we know so far, 0:17:51.880 --> 0:17:54.200 don't really know the specifics of you know, kind of 0:17:54.200 --> 0:17:57.320 each spot that we're playing and things like that. But UM, 0:17:57.400 --> 0:17:59.400 you know again, I think I think there's there's nothing 0:17:59.440 --> 0:18:01.520 on the football feel that and neither of us you know, 0:18:01.600 --> 0:18:04.240 Canna can't do so um and again, I think that's 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:06.359 just exciting. So we just kind of let the coaches 0:18:06.400 --> 0:18:08.160 take it from there and kind of play how how 0:18:08.160 --> 0:18:11.880 we see how how they see it fit. UM and again, Man, 0:18:12.000 --> 0:18:14.439 I'll be excited no matter where I'm playing and UM 0:18:14.640 --> 0:18:17.200 playing alongside him and it'll be it'll be great. So 0:18:17.480 --> 0:18:19.520 I trust those guys again and to put us in 0:18:19.520 --> 0:18:22.080 there into the roles that will help this team win, 0:18:22.160 --> 0:18:24.120 and that's all that matters to me. Well, I love 0:18:24.160 --> 0:18:26.560 that that you talk. Both you and Edmunds have been 0:18:26.680 --> 0:18:29.520 the green dot guy as you talk to let our 0:18:29.520 --> 0:18:33.520 listeners take them into what that is. When you're much 0:18:33.560 --> 0:18:36.040 like me. How I'm a quarterback and I say a 0:18:36.160 --> 0:18:39.480 play on offense, you're the guy guiding the defense as 0:18:39.520 --> 0:18:43.240 the green dot. To communicate what you're trying to execute 0:18:43.280 --> 0:18:46.640 and how you say it and how you convey it. 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:49.680 I guess it is important you know that the energy, 0:18:50.359 --> 0:18:54.159 the leadership, the command of it, and why you enjoy it. 0:18:54.200 --> 0:18:57.080 Because for me, I always enjoyed that being able to 0:18:57.400 --> 0:19:00.240 do that, and I believe as well, you gotta way 0:19:00.320 --> 0:19:02.400 that and embrace that when you're the green dot guy 0:19:02.560 --> 0:19:06.560 on the defensive side of the ball. No big time. UM, 0:19:06.600 --> 0:19:08.160 you know, as you know, I think, I think it's 0:19:08.280 --> 0:19:11.480 it's nice to again and um, wasn't wasn't the tier level. 0:19:11.520 --> 0:19:13.720 But I I played quarterback in high school, so I 0:19:13.880 --> 0:19:16.200 kind of been used to that. UM just kind of lead, 0:19:16.280 --> 0:19:19.760 leading the huddle and things like that. UM. But you know, again, 0:19:19.800 --> 0:19:21.600 when you know you're you're getting the call from the 0:19:21.840 --> 0:19:24.119 decordinator and you're you're giving it to the to the 0:19:24.119 --> 0:19:27.120 whole defense, and um, as you know, those those scenarios 0:19:27.119 --> 0:19:29.000 sometimes get a little wild when you know the team's 0:19:29.000 --> 0:19:30.560 on the ball are doing hurry up and you gotta 0:19:30.560 --> 0:19:32.920 get you gotta get the call out, get the get 0:19:32.920 --> 0:19:34.920 the front set, make sure that the front end, back 0:19:35.040 --> 0:19:38.239 ends all kind of playing the same thing. Um. I 0:19:38.280 --> 0:19:40.760 actually love that part of the game just because for me, 0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:42.480 you know, helps me understand kind of what's going on 0:19:42.680 --> 0:19:45.080 around me, you know, either behind me or in front, 0:19:45.119 --> 0:19:47.359 and then um allows you to kind of play fast 0:19:47.400 --> 0:19:49.359 and and you know, make those plays when they come 0:19:49.400 --> 0:19:51.680 to you. So to me, that's gets a huge part 0:19:51.720 --> 0:19:54.399 of playing the play in the middle is that communication aspect. 0:19:54.480 --> 0:19:57.000 And UM, I've really embraced that role as my time. 0:19:57.240 --> 0:19:59.359 It's kind of gone on and it's it's exciting, man. 0:19:59.440 --> 0:20:02.320 So I'm interesting see how it plays out. T J. 0:20:02.760 --> 0:20:05.520 Edwards the newest Chicago Bear on this free agent Hall 0:20:05.680 --> 0:20:07.880 nine new editions. He's one of them, and a big 0:20:07.880 --> 0:20:10.840 one because he bleeds navy blue and orange. And I'll 0:20:10.920 --> 0:20:12.920 let you go with this. Uh So you were five 0:20:12.960 --> 0:20:15.320 when Big Jim Miller led the Bears to a playoff 0:20:15.359 --> 0:20:19.000 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Any chance, I know you 0:20:19.040 --> 0:20:22.679 were looking at the linebackers, but yeah, you remember you remember, 0:20:22.760 --> 0:20:26.120 you know, pretending to be a you were a pistol quarterback. Jim. 0:20:26.160 --> 0:20:28.960 I don't know that uh could have done that? You 0:20:29.000 --> 0:20:31.640 know I'm not selling you short, might Jim. Uh No, 0:20:31.760 --> 0:20:34.080 I couldn't. I couldn't throw a party letting load of 0:20:34.080 --> 0:20:38.639 football right now either, TJ. So we're all good. Oh, 0:20:38.640 --> 0:20:41.520 but I say it must be uh more than we 0:20:41.600 --> 0:20:44.240 can even understand. How much of a thrill this is 0:20:44.280 --> 0:20:46.680 for you and your family. And it's gonna be fun TJ. 0:20:47.200 --> 0:20:50.000 On the on the ground floor or something special. Oh, 0:20:50.080 --> 0:20:52.080 it's gonna be. It's gonna be great. Man. Like I said, 0:20:52.160 --> 0:20:54.280 those those offices in Worth House can come soon enough 0:20:54.320 --> 0:20:57.000 to meet every morning. Um, get into it, man, get 0:20:57.040 --> 0:21:00.440 into the good stuff. Time to go exactly now. I 0:21:01.240 --> 0:21:04.120 lied one more quarterbacks take wide receivers. They go down 0:21:04.160 --> 0:21:08.200 to Florida, they go out to Arizona. Where do linebackers do? Yeah, 0:21:08.240 --> 0:21:10.679 that's a good question. You see all those uh you 0:21:10.720 --> 0:21:13.879 see all those big off season trips and everything like that. Um, 0:21:13.920 --> 0:21:16.480 it'll be it'll be interesting to see. I Uh, I'm 0:21:16.520 --> 0:21:18.679 a big golfer, so I'm thinking we gotta get the 0:21:18.720 --> 0:21:20.960 linebackers on the golf course, you know, on the off season, 0:21:21.040 --> 0:21:23.159 kind of see what's going on. Tremaine said, it is 0:21:23.200 --> 0:21:25.600 his games on the way. So I'm interested to you 0:21:25.680 --> 0:21:28.480 what that looks like I started out playing basketball. You know, 0:21:28.480 --> 0:21:33.879 I'll start the five, start the linebacker. You you can 0:21:33.960 --> 0:21:35.680 if the tight ends can do what you can too, 0:21:38.040 --> 0:21:39.840 not just for the specialist and side ends, we can 0:21:39.840 --> 0:21:42.919 do it exactly. Thank you so much. We appreciate it. 0:21:42.960 --> 0:21:45.879 Congrats again, Thank you guys. Man awestin talking to you 0:21:46.400 --> 0:21:50.959 to J Edwards, Wisconsin's finest Here on Bears Weekly, We're 0:21:50.960 --> 0:21:53.520 gonna take another break more on what is going on 0:21:53.600 --> 0:21:56.400 in the division. Gotta take a look at seeing what's 0:21:56.440 --> 0:21:59.360 what's the latest on Green Bay to Trait Minnesota. From 0:21:59.400 --> 0:22:02.000 a man Jim Miller here on Bears Weekly. Here on 0:22:02.119 --> 0:22:07.000 the Chicago Bears Radio Network. Excuse Bears Weekly with the 0:22:07.160 --> 0:22:09.680 voice of the Bears for twenties. We hear is Jeff 0:22:09.760 --> 0:22:19.360 Julian on the Bears Radio Network. This conversation with TJ. Edwards. 0:22:19.880 --> 0:22:22.960 You could feel the energy from the young man when 0:22:23.000 --> 0:22:25.520 you meet him face to face, a big grin out 0:22:25.520 --> 0:22:28.679 of his face. This is an awesome experience for a 0:22:28.800 --> 0:22:31.359 Chicagle area product, and there's several of them on the 0:22:31.400 --> 0:22:35.120 team now. Of course, Cole Commet also prominent in that regard. 0:22:35.359 --> 0:22:39.320 Jeff Joni actlong with Jim Miller. Welcome back to Bears Weekly, Jim. 0:22:39.320 --> 0:22:41.280 We gotta look around the division a little bit. I'll 0:22:41.280 --> 0:22:44.000 tell you the team that's really got my attention right 0:22:44.040 --> 0:22:47.400 now is Detroit. They're making a ton of moves, They've 0:22:47.440 --> 0:22:52.640 got good draft capital, including two first rounders, and everybody's 0:22:52.680 --> 0:22:57.000 got needs. But right now, if they truly believe Jared 0:22:57.080 --> 0:23:01.639 Goff is going to be fine moving forward here uh 0:23:01.800 --> 0:23:04.720 and not likely in this spot again to be high, 0:23:04.960 --> 0:23:07.240 you know, do they still go for a quarterback of 0:23:07.320 --> 0:23:10.400 the future or they just find the very best players 0:23:10.440 --> 0:23:13.280 and try to go and win a division and get 0:23:13.280 --> 0:23:15.919 into the playoffs. Yeah. I think when I talked to 0:23:15.960 --> 0:23:18.760 Brad Holmes, their general manager down at the down at 0:23:18.760 --> 0:23:21.639 the Combine, I think they golf their guy and they 0:23:21.720 --> 0:23:24.040 got him at a really good price over the next 0:23:24.359 --> 0:23:27.239 three years that he's there. I do think potentially they 0:23:27.240 --> 0:23:30.040 would draft one to develop them, but I can see 0:23:30.040 --> 0:23:32.800 them signing a veteran backup, you know, whether it's a 0:23:32.840 --> 0:23:36.080 Teddy Bridgewater who spend time down there in New Orleans 0:23:36.440 --> 0:23:39.640 with Dan Campbell, or say even a guy like Matt 0:23:39.720 --> 0:23:42.400 Ryan who would have to go there as a backup, 0:23:42.600 --> 0:23:46.000 but as a midline pass or similar to to Jared Golf. 0:23:46.720 --> 0:23:49.439 But I think he's their guy. They made that clear 0:23:49.720 --> 0:23:52.080 that he's their quarterback, but want to upgrade their their 0:23:52.080 --> 0:23:55.560 backup spot and then develop a young quarterback. But yeah, 0:23:55.560 --> 0:23:57.800 I think one it says a lot about what they're building. 0:23:58.080 --> 0:24:01.240 Guys are siding on for this project. Guys have resigned 0:24:01.240 --> 0:24:06.560 there like John Kaminski, ALEXANDZELONEI his resigned guys from the outside, 0:24:06.560 --> 0:24:09.040 like Cam Sutton. He signed a three year, thirty three 0:24:09.080 --> 0:24:12.439 million dollars deal. He's a versatile slot corner who he signed, 0:24:12.440 --> 0:24:15.280 and he pretty much made it clear that Dan Campbell 0:24:15.359 --> 0:24:18.719 was made Detroit kind of a really good landing spot. 0:24:19.200 --> 0:24:23.280 Would just word out of around the league from players 0:24:23.320 --> 0:24:26.280 that have really praised Dan Campbell, how he's really straightforward, 0:24:26.600 --> 0:24:30.399 he's upfront with them, treats him as men. But you know, 0:24:30.560 --> 0:24:33.359 he's a hard nosed coach. I think everybody knows that, 0:24:33.480 --> 0:24:36.080 and he wants hard nosed guys and so those type 0:24:36.119 --> 0:24:38.119 of guys are on board for that type of stuff. 0:24:38.160 --> 0:24:45.280 And you know they landed CJ or Chauncey Gardner today. 0:24:45.320 --> 0:24:48.679 That guy, he is trouble with a capital T. He 0:24:48.720 --> 0:24:51.240 gets under everybody's skin and now you get him twice 0:24:51.240 --> 0:24:53.840 a year in the division. He is, He's a tough, 0:24:53.880 --> 0:24:57.360 hard nosed player that does. He ruffles a lot of feathers. 0:24:57.400 --> 0:25:00.320 And guys have come back. You know. Here Graham glass Scott, 0:25:00.359 --> 0:25:03.119 who signed a good deal out there with Denver, that 0:25:03.240 --> 0:25:05.280 was a free agent. And why do you resigned with 0:25:05.320 --> 0:25:07.720 the Lions? Here was his reasoning. Yeah, I just wanted 0:25:07.720 --> 0:25:10.200 to be back with my buddies. How about this one? 0:25:10.280 --> 0:25:12.959 How about this one though? How about this one? Romeo 0:25:13.000 --> 0:25:16.040 Aquara took a nine million dollars pay cut essentially, And 0:25:16.080 --> 0:25:20.240 again some of this financial gymnastics tell different stories. But 0:25:20.359 --> 0:25:22.720 Charles Harris, he took a three million dollar cut. Guys 0:25:22.760 --> 0:25:24.679 are taking pay cuts to stay that. I think they 0:25:24.720 --> 0:25:28.399 feel something's brewing there in Detroit. And and you know 0:25:28.520 --> 0:25:32.320 what's preventing them say say that, you're you're you're saying 0:25:32.359 --> 0:25:35.240 what is true from Brad Holmes. They don't try to 0:25:35.240 --> 0:25:37.720 get a young quarterback with one of these Well, certainly 0:25:37.760 --> 0:25:41.560 with the sixth pick. You know, a guy like the 0:25:41.640 --> 0:25:44.720 Georgia defensive tackle could easily wind up there. They they've 0:25:44.720 --> 0:25:48.080 remade that defensive front already. They could use. You know, 0:25:48.119 --> 0:25:50.159 you always can have a great player. I mean, they 0:25:50.160 --> 0:25:52.320 could be really in a great position at the number 0:25:52.359 --> 0:25:54.600 six pick or yeah, you know, we'll move out of 0:25:54.640 --> 0:25:57.560 it and get something down deeper. Yeah. I don't see 0:25:57.720 --> 0:26:00.199 Jalen Carters still getting out of the top ten, you know. 0:26:00.240 --> 0:26:03.240 I know is a tragic event that that happened out 0:26:03.359 --> 0:26:06.679 outside of football. Um. But even though he kind of 0:26:06.760 --> 0:26:09.360 was winded and out of shape on his pro day, Yeah, 0:26:09.400 --> 0:26:12.080 there's gonna be some question marks about that. Hey, you 0:26:12.119 --> 0:26:13.800 knew your prode was going to happen, you didn't do 0:26:13.840 --> 0:26:15.959 anything at the combine, then you show up out of shape. 0:26:16.520 --> 0:26:18.720 But he's still go go put on the tape. Man. 0:26:19.240 --> 0:26:22.679 The guy is the best defensive tackle in this draft, 0:26:22.720 --> 0:26:27.399 and the coaches and gms that that need one and 0:26:27.640 --> 0:26:29.760 believe that they can coach him to get it out 0:26:29.800 --> 0:26:32.480 of him at the end of the day. Um. So 0:26:32.520 --> 0:26:35.200 he will not have to be under any discipline from 0:26:35.240 --> 0:26:38.440 the NFL because it happened while he was in college, 0:26:38.760 --> 0:26:42.000 and so there won't be any limitations on him other 0:26:42.040 --> 0:26:45.040 than you need to know about him his work ethic 0:26:45.240 --> 0:26:46.760 and that you can coach him up and you're going 0:26:46.800 --> 0:26:49.200 to get the most out of him. And teams will 0:26:49.240 --> 0:26:52.760 still believe that they can do that, because again, it's 0:26:52.800 --> 0:26:55.320 the planet theory. There's only so many men that big 0:26:55.400 --> 0:26:57.520 with his talent that are that are walking the planet. 0:26:57.760 --> 0:26:59.600 And he is a really good football player when you 0:26:59.680 --> 0:27:01.080 when you are on the tape. So I don't see 0:27:01.160 --> 0:27:02.800 them falling out of the top ten. And you're right, 0:27:03.200 --> 0:27:05.119 what would stop the Lions from taking them there at 0:27:05.960 --> 0:27:08.560 six where they're picking, because I do believe they need 0:27:08.640 --> 0:27:11.520 a defensive line help as well. All right, let's look 0:27:11.520 --> 0:27:14.280 at the Vikings. Eleven and oh and one score games 0:27:14.280 --> 0:27:16.919 in the regular season last year. Eight fourth quarter comeback 0:27:16.960 --> 0:27:19.480 wins tied an NFL record. They got a new number 0:27:19.480 --> 0:27:23.320 one corner, they found an edge rusher, Marcus Davenport. I 0:27:23.400 --> 0:27:25.200 did some things on the offensive line. They've got the 0:27:25.240 --> 0:27:29.119 number twenty three pick, and they've got Kirk Cousins. They 0:27:30.080 --> 0:27:33.399 are they okay, Yeah, I think they're Offensively, they can 0:27:33.480 --> 0:27:35.680 put up points. It's all about the defense. I mean, 0:27:35.720 --> 0:27:38.840 they finished twenty eighth and scoring. I believe defensively, it 0:27:38.920 --> 0:27:41.480 just was not good enough to me. You know, I 0:27:41.520 --> 0:27:46.440 saw him just rework their their safety. Harris renegotiated his deal. 0:27:46.560 --> 0:27:50.000 He took a haircut there. They lose some other guys. Obviously. 0:27:50.000 --> 0:27:53.679 Patrick Peterson moves on to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the 0:27:53.720 --> 0:27:57.119 reason why, I just think they're old, you know, no offense. 0:27:57.320 --> 0:27:59.760 I love Patrick Peterson as a player, but he does 0:27:59.800 --> 0:28:03.280 not run like he used to. Harris is a safety 0:28:03.320 --> 0:28:04.879 and the reason why they probably asked him to take 0:28:04.880 --> 0:28:06.800 a pay cut. They don't want to insult him, but 0:28:07.160 --> 0:28:09.440 he can't run anymore like he used to it. He's 0:28:09.440 --> 0:28:12.480 been beat up as a safety in the NFL. So 0:28:12.800 --> 0:28:15.040 you bring in Flores as their defense. According to me, 0:28:15.400 --> 0:28:17.920 they have still more work to do on the defensive 0:28:17.960 --> 0:28:20.520 side of the ball. But their offense is legit with 0:28:21.240 --> 0:28:24.439 you know, Jefferson on offense, and it looks like Delvin 0:28:24.520 --> 0:28:27.760 Cook is going to make his way out where he 0:28:27.800 --> 0:28:30.320 doesn't have to take a haircut. I believe they approached 0:28:30.400 --> 0:28:33.880 him on it and he told him no. So they may, 0:28:34.480 --> 0:28:36.639 you know, think about doing something there, but I doubt it. 0:28:36.680 --> 0:28:39.160 I think that time has come and gone for him 0:28:39.800 --> 0:28:41.720 and he's going to be safe. But they've got a 0:28:41.720 --> 0:28:44.720 powerful offense, but defensively, they've still got some work to do. 0:28:46.000 --> 0:28:48.880 You being out with all eyes on the national focus 0:28:48.920 --> 0:28:52.320 every day, what's the latest up in Lambeaux. Well, I 0:28:52.720 --> 0:28:55.800 think everybody seems to think that because Green Bay has 0:28:55.800 --> 0:28:58.360 this option, right, they can. They've got this fifty eight 0:28:58.400 --> 0:29:02.680 million dollars option that basically they can activate at any time, 0:29:02.680 --> 0:29:05.400 and they're going to choose not to activate it knowing 0:29:05.480 --> 0:29:08.200 that at some point that Aaron Rodgers is going to 0:29:08.280 --> 0:29:12.080 be traded. Supposedly they're holding out for compensation. Everybody thinks 0:29:12.080 --> 0:29:15.360 that all the leverage is on their side, but at 0:29:15.400 --> 0:29:17.880 some point in time that's going to have to be activated. 0:29:17.880 --> 0:29:19.680 It can be all the way up to week one 0:29:20.000 --> 0:29:22.040 that they're going to have to work out a trade 0:29:22.080 --> 0:29:24.360 with only one trade partner, and that trade partner is 0:29:24.400 --> 0:29:27.640 the New York Jets. Right, no other team has approached 0:29:27.680 --> 0:29:30.800 the Jets. I don't know why. The Jets, while they're 0:29:30.800 --> 0:29:33.720 flying out to see Aaron Rodgers out in California, you 0:29:33.800 --> 0:29:36.360 stop into Green Bay and you say, hey, what's the 0:29:36.400 --> 0:29:39.600 trade compensation? We need to agree to that before we 0:29:39.680 --> 0:29:41.800 make a trip out to talk to Aaron Rodgers. So 0:29:42.720 --> 0:29:45.960 somewhat clumsily handled by the New York Jets, and why 0:29:46.040 --> 0:29:49.440 now they're in this waiting game. Okay, And so I 0:29:49.520 --> 0:29:51.280 think the Jets are not going to give up their 0:29:51.320 --> 0:29:54.360 thirteenth overall. If green Bay's asking for one, I don't 0:29:54.360 --> 0:29:56.760 think that's going to happen. I think ultimately the compensation 0:29:56.800 --> 0:30:01.280 package will be two twos to a year, second round 0:30:01.280 --> 0:30:04.280 pick this year and possibly a second round pick next year. 0:30:04.320 --> 0:30:08.320 I think ultimately we will spur the deal because who knows. 0:30:08.920 --> 0:30:11.960 Rogers is a quirky cat. Now he can say his 0:30:12.080 --> 0:30:15.240 intentions are to play for the Jets, But the last 0:30:15.240 --> 0:30:18.440 thing green Bay needs is for the opening day of 0:30:18.440 --> 0:30:21.640 offseason program, Aaron Rodgers finds himself up in the building. Hey, 0:30:21.640 --> 0:30:24.400 I'm under contract, I want to be protected for injury, 0:30:24.400 --> 0:30:26.360 and I'm just gonna go ahead and work out here. 0:30:26.400 --> 0:30:28.520 That's the last thing that green Bay Packers want is 0:30:28.560 --> 0:30:31.480 him in the building because they want to rid themselves 0:30:31.520 --> 0:30:33.880 so that sixty million dollars salary. So I think cooler 0:30:33.880 --> 0:30:36.400 heads will prevail and it'll get done before the draft. 0:30:36.600 --> 0:30:38.440 But it'll be for two twos, a two this year 0:30:38.480 --> 0:30:41.160 and a two next year. Oh interesting stuff we look 0:30:41.200 --> 0:30:44.000 in the division, Not that we care so much about that. 0:30:44.080 --> 0:30:46.680 Bears gotta do what they gotta do, full steam ahead 0:30:46.680 --> 0:30:48.600 on what they'd like to see their future look like, 0:30:48.720 --> 0:30:51.960 and so I look at it that way as well. 0:30:52.000 --> 0:30:53.440 I don't know if you look at that Wayne. When 0:30:53.480 --> 0:30:55.120 you look in with a division, you gotta win your division. 0:30:55.120 --> 0:30:56.960 You gotta beat the teams in your divisions first and 0:30:57.000 --> 0:31:00.680 foremost to go to the playoffs. But I care about 0:31:00.720 --> 0:31:02.560 what my team is doing, what they want to be 0:31:02.800 --> 0:31:05.920 in the bigger picture. Yeah, I think that. You know, 0:31:06.000 --> 0:31:08.120 the NFC North is wide open. A lot of people 0:31:08.160 --> 0:31:11.560 are kind of favoring the Detroit Lions right now. Everything 0:31:11.640 --> 0:31:14.160 seems to be going in the right direction that they're 0:31:14.200 --> 0:31:16.080 scoring points, but they still got more work to do 0:31:16.120 --> 0:31:18.520 on defense. Bears will be right in it. In my opinion. 0:31:18.560 --> 0:31:20.560 A lot of things need to come together. They still 0:31:20.560 --> 0:31:23.800 need more pieces to the puzzle. And that's why you 0:31:23.840 --> 0:31:26.160 go out and acquire the assets that you have and 0:31:26.280 --> 0:31:29.760 why everybody's given Ryan pulls the A plus that he's 0:31:29.800 --> 0:31:32.760 had here this offseason, you trade down. They still have 0:31:32.800 --> 0:31:34.920 a lot of needs they need to fill. And again, 0:31:35.120 --> 0:31:37.800 the young players that played last year they need to 0:31:37.840 --> 0:31:40.000 build on that, and the young players that are coming 0:31:40.040 --> 0:31:43.960 in this year, they need to start their ascension pretty 0:31:44.000 --> 0:31:45.920 quick because they're going to be thrown out there too now. 0:31:46.120 --> 0:31:47.840 And a lot is going to be expected. There's a 0:31:47.880 --> 0:31:49.920 lot of pressure on those kids last year, and they'll 0:31:49.960 --> 0:31:52.000 be pressure on the young draft picks this year to 0:31:52.120 --> 0:31:55.440 come in and perform. So they'll be competitive and just 0:31:55.560 --> 0:31:57.840 like they were last year. They really the only blowout 0:31:57.880 --> 0:31:59.800 game was Dallas, and that was a game until the 0:32:00.200 --> 0:32:03.960 until the fumbled return for a touchdown that it became 0:32:04.480 --> 0:32:06.720 eventually came a twenty point blowout. But the Bears were 0:32:06.720 --> 0:32:09.600 pretty much in every game but one. I thought they 0:32:09.640 --> 0:32:13.120 were competitive, just didn't have the horses necessary for the 0:32:13.240 --> 0:32:15.560 full sixteen minute battle, and that's what they're in the 0:32:15.600 --> 0:32:18.760 process of acquiring right now. Tiber a break. Coming up. 0:32:18.800 --> 0:32:21.720 Out of the break, we'll have a conversation with fifty 0:32:21.760 --> 0:32:24.680 year guard the newest Chicago Bear offensive lineman, Nate Davis. 0:32:24.720 --> 0:32:27.360 This is Bears Weekly with Jim Melihim Jeff Joniak here 0:32:27.400 --> 0:32:33.560 on the Chicago Bears Radio Network. Is Bears Weekly with 0:32:33.640 --> 0:32:36.320 a voice of the Bears for twenty three years. Jeff 0:32:36.400 --> 0:32:44.200 Joniak on the Bears Radio networking seventeen games in twenty twenty, 0:32:44.200 --> 0:32:47.560 final fifteen, and nineteen and made thirty seven of his 0:32:47.680 --> 0:32:51.840 forty starts in college and the University of Charlotte. Last week, 0:32:51.880 --> 0:32:55.760 I sat down with the newest Chicago Bears guard Nate Davis. 0:32:56.600 --> 0:32:59.440 All Right, Nate, first of all, welcome to Chicago. You 0:33:00.120 --> 0:33:03.520 big smile and that's what you know. Free agents coming in? Uh, 0:33:03.560 --> 0:33:09.480 what are your initial impressions of being a Chicago Bear? Gratitude? Happy? 0:33:09.960 --> 0:33:13.320 UM's excited. I can just I can feel the energy here. 0:33:13.320 --> 0:33:15.120 I can, you know, just being around as new facility, 0:33:15.360 --> 0:33:17.720 seeing all the things they put in here just for players, 0:33:17.720 --> 0:33:20.600 me and some of the players, mean the staff, you know, 0:33:20.640 --> 0:33:22.800 I can't ask for anything better. Yeah, that's the first 0:33:22.800 --> 0:33:26.000 thing I always hear from guys. Wow, this place it 0:33:26.040 --> 0:33:28.600 does look like a museum. Right, So charter franchise in 0:33:28.600 --> 0:33:30.880 the National Football League? Do you get that impression? And 0:33:31.400 --> 0:33:34.600 that kind of stoked the flames a little bit. Yeah. Percent, 0:33:34.640 --> 0:33:36.280 Like you walk in and you know, before you get 0:33:36.320 --> 0:33:37.920 into the team room, we see the super Bowl trophy. 0:33:38.200 --> 0:33:40.239 You know, that's that's what we work for. So as 0:33:40.280 --> 0:33:42.200 what I'm saying, you see all the you know, the history, 0:33:42.320 --> 0:33:44.240 you know the guys who you know have put the 0:33:44.240 --> 0:33:45.720 blood and sweat and tears it before us. You just 0:33:45.800 --> 0:33:47.840 kind of look around It's like, Wow, I'm really I'm 0:33:47.880 --> 0:33:50.640 really here. I'm really in a Chicago bear. What is 0:33:50.720 --> 0:33:54.440 your story? What is the big takeaway and how you 0:33:54.600 --> 0:34:01.040 got here? Uh, someone who is very determined, who's one 0:34:01.080 --> 0:34:03.840 resilient guy. That's that's the That's the easiest way I 0:34:03.840 --> 0:34:05.840 can say. You know, a lot of things have been 0:34:05.840 --> 0:34:07.400 thrown at me, but every single time, the able to 0:34:07.400 --> 0:34:09.120 accomplish what I need to accomplish to get to what 0:34:09.200 --> 0:34:12.279 I need to get to. So it's it's very you know, 0:34:12.280 --> 0:34:13.719 it's very so real. You know, one of the most 0:34:13.719 --> 0:34:18.600 difficult things for players in schemes is the change of coaches. 0:34:18.640 --> 0:34:21.080 And you had five different offensive line coaches in college, 0:34:21.480 --> 0:34:23.759 You're now going to have your second different offensive line 0:34:23.800 --> 0:34:26.040 coach here in the NFL. How'd you get through that 0:34:26.160 --> 0:34:27.879 just to get to the league, Because that's a lot 0:34:27.920 --> 0:34:30.080 of different teaching. Everybody's got a little something different they 0:34:30.120 --> 0:34:32.040 want to teach it. Yeah, I would definitely say a 0:34:32.080 --> 0:34:34.839 support system. Um, having you know, the right people around 0:34:34.840 --> 0:34:36.600 your circle. That kind of keeps you on that straight 0:34:36.680 --> 0:34:39.080 narrow path. I really do have to give him a 0:34:39.120 --> 0:34:41.279 lot of credit for that, because it is tough having 0:34:41.320 --> 0:34:43.440 a new coach every single year, not knowing what to expect, 0:34:44.400 --> 0:34:46.160 but it makes anybody person when you come out of it. 0:34:46.719 --> 0:34:52.160 What's your best attribute? If you were to tell Bears fans, hey, this, 0:34:52.160 --> 0:34:55.239 this is who I am as an offensive line, the 0:34:55.320 --> 0:34:58.759 first word comes mine's physical. Um, bring a different type 0:34:58.760 --> 0:35:02.640 of asic count of the game. Consistency too. Um. I 0:35:02.760 --> 0:35:04.960 really like that us to ask for one word. So yeah, 0:35:05.040 --> 0:35:08.759 just because a county that's good, don't get fulled by 0:35:08.800 --> 0:35:11.279 the big smile right here in a nice demeanor, right 0:35:11.280 --> 0:35:13.600 when it's Sunday and you're ready to go put the 0:35:13.640 --> 0:35:15.319 hand in the dirt. It's it's trouble, isn't it. We 0:35:15.320 --> 0:35:17.400 got we got some guys on this team that way already, 0:35:17.400 --> 0:35:20.279 so I know there's gonna be more additions probably, But 0:35:21.239 --> 0:35:23.400 this team led the NFL and rushing last year, and 0:35:23.680 --> 0:35:27.200 you're familiar with that too down in Tennessee. What did 0:35:27.200 --> 0:35:29.640 you and that maybe you've already seen some things on 0:35:29.719 --> 0:35:32.480 tape that you know showed what kind of physicality this 0:35:32.520 --> 0:35:34.719 team wants to bring in the tape, right, I mean 0:35:34.760 --> 0:35:38.840 obviously just watching Oline, I was here before it pops 0:35:38.840 --> 0:35:40.279 out of the field every single time you watch it. 0:35:40.320 --> 0:35:43.160 They're already physical guys already. And then obviously got Justin 0:35:43.160 --> 0:35:45.600 Fields back there who will do anything, you know, put 0:35:45.640 --> 0:35:47.719 his body in the line to winning game. And that 0:35:47.800 --> 0:35:49.759 means a lot just as someone who's blocking for him, 0:35:49.800 --> 0:35:52.600 but also the teammates. So, like I said, it shows 0:35:52.640 --> 0:35:54.680 all over the film already the type of team that says, 0:35:54.800 --> 0:35:57.520 you blocked for Derrick Henry and put up over six 0:35:57.600 --> 0:36:00.520 thousand yards rushing just by himself with with you guys 0:36:00.600 --> 0:36:02.400 up front, and you are part of that. Was that 0:36:02.520 --> 0:36:06.080 special for such a unique player like that. Yeah, that's 0:36:06.080 --> 0:36:08.520 something that you know, that's something you can't take away 0:36:08.880 --> 0:36:12.120 from from us. And it was a special moment. Uh, 0:36:12.160 --> 0:36:15.600 definitely a lot of gratitude, a lot of great moments, 0:36:16.040 --> 0:36:18.080 and just something proud of. Something was that when you 0:36:18.120 --> 0:36:19.960 get a guy like that, it can get a lather 0:36:20.080 --> 0:36:21.839 going throughout the course of the Game's harder to bring 0:36:21.880 --> 0:36:23.920 down as a game where he's on. So that make 0:36:24.000 --> 0:36:27.480 you guys just more dominant. I mean, you don't feel 0:36:27.480 --> 0:36:29.279 the fatigue so to speak, because you got a guy 0:36:29.280 --> 0:36:31.400 back there just tearing it up right right, you're in 0:36:31.440 --> 0:36:34.000 the huddle, you see him, you know, don't he doesn't 0:36:34.000 --> 0:36:35.360 never get tired, you know what I mean. So you 0:36:35.400 --> 0:36:37.440 can't get tired. It's what I'm saying. If you keep 0:36:37.440 --> 0:36:39.200 on turning those wheels, you gotta keep on doing it 0:36:39.200 --> 0:36:42.080 with them. So just being able to kind of upload 0:36:42.080 --> 0:36:43.919 to each other no matter what and continue, it's telling 0:36:44.000 --> 0:36:47.160 that path of h you know we're gonna dominate. You know, 0:36:47.200 --> 0:36:48.560 you can't be the one, you can't be that one 0:36:48.560 --> 0:36:50.840 guy out of that. How exciting will it be to 0:36:50.960 --> 0:36:53.279 block for Justin? I mean now he wants to throw 0:36:53.320 --> 0:36:54.920 the ball more and be in the pockets, so he 0:36:54.920 --> 0:36:56.719 just din't want to run all the time. But boy, 0:36:57.000 --> 0:37:00.800 dynamic and unique. You gotta say he's the most dynamic 0:37:00.880 --> 0:37:03.680 runner in the league right now, with all do respect 0:37:03.760 --> 0:37:06.360 to the other mobile quarterbacks. He just did it differently 0:37:06.360 --> 0:37:10.719 with a big body, and that probably changes a lot 0:37:10.760 --> 0:37:12.799 for an offensive lineman who's not used to that. For 0:37:12.840 --> 0:37:16.280 a guy just sitting in the pocket, that's just somebody 0:37:16.320 --> 0:37:18.200 who you want to block for, you want to play for. 0:37:18.560 --> 0:37:21.799 And like I said, he is a leader and he's 0:37:21.840 --> 0:37:24.799 just easy to be around, just by talking to him 0:37:24.840 --> 0:37:27.240 just for a little bit today. So yeah, I'm excited. 0:37:27.280 --> 0:37:29.560 I'm definitely looking forward to it, and you know, I'm 0:37:29.560 --> 0:37:31.719 just I'm just happy to say, he's my quarterback. So 0:37:32.200 --> 0:37:34.920 you started on a ground floor opportunity at the University 0:37:34.960 --> 0:37:37.279 of Charlotte. You know, started football I think in the 0:37:37.320 --> 0:37:41.200 four restarted football in twenty fourteen and you I think 0:37:41.200 --> 0:37:43.800 we're red shirt of that year, right, So this is 0:37:44.040 --> 0:37:46.319 another ground floor opportunity with a team that you know 0:37:46.360 --> 0:37:49.080 obviously finished three and fourteen. They're trying to build something here. 0:37:49.440 --> 0:37:51.560 What'd you learn from that over the all that time 0:37:51.560 --> 0:37:54.240 in college age you can apply now in the NFL. 0:37:55.080 --> 0:37:57.640 Just you know, the dedication in the coast city that 0:37:57.680 --> 0:38:02.040 takes day in and day out to become successful, especially 0:38:02.080 --> 0:38:04.960 in this league of NFL. Every nothing was given to you, 0:38:04.960 --> 0:38:06.839 everything's earned. That's a you know, easiest way I can 0:38:06.880 --> 0:38:09.680 really say. It's not gonna be easy, but it's gonna 0:38:09.680 --> 0:38:11.879 be fun. And you did a heck of a job 0:38:11.960 --> 0:38:16.440 at the senior boat to get you here. It's often 0:38:16.600 --> 0:38:19.640 strange for me when a guy just built like you, 0:38:19.960 --> 0:38:21.800 but he's a lot of good football can get overlooked 0:38:21.800 --> 0:38:24.759 a little bit. But do you think that process put 0:38:24.840 --> 0:38:27.000 you on the map for teams to say I can 0:38:27.160 --> 0:38:29.719 I can play at this level. And you've proven that 0:38:29.760 --> 0:38:33.120 obviously as a long time Starner. Yea percent, because you know, 0:38:33.200 --> 0:38:35.960 come from a small school, especially an unknown school. You 0:38:35.960 --> 0:38:37.480 can see Charlotte, I didn't know if I can play 0:38:37.520 --> 0:38:40.280 with guys who were, you know, the bigger D one schools. 0:38:41.000 --> 0:38:42.680 So being out there and being able to compete with 0:38:42.719 --> 0:38:45.200 them and honestly being able to dominate while I was 0:38:45.239 --> 0:38:48.760 there definitely helped me out. I could definitely say that, well, 0:38:49.000 --> 0:38:51.600 we're excited to have you. I couldn't think of a 0:38:51.640 --> 0:38:56.040 better opportunity right now. Congratulations, nothing but success to you 0:38:56.520 --> 0:38:59.080 and rest your family as well. You're gonna love Chicago. 0:38:59.320 --> 0:39:02.080 I appreciate you, Thank you, thank you. That's big name. 0:39:02.200 --> 0:39:04.399 Davis Jim Miller out of Charlotte, the fifth year six 0:39:04.480 --> 0:39:07.400 three three out six crazy to hear, you know. You 0:39:07.440 --> 0:39:10.680 know he faced in at least in his early days 0:39:10.840 --> 0:39:13.920 because Larry Ogan Jobey with the Steelers was also at 0:39:14.000 --> 0:39:15.560 Charlotte at that time, so they were the best two 0:39:15.600 --> 0:39:19.640 players on that team. And boy, he learned a lot 0:39:19.680 --> 0:39:22.880 from that. And he also he arrived here in the 0:39:23.000 --> 0:39:26.560 NFL with like a frogman stance. He didn't yet. He 0:39:26.560 --> 0:39:28.080 had to get his butt up in the air a 0:39:28.080 --> 0:39:30.640 little bit, but he learned over time to adjust and 0:39:30.680 --> 0:39:33.200 look he just got a thirty million dollar contract. Yeah, 0:39:33.280 --> 0:39:35.919 and this a rugged blocker. Right. We know the style 0:39:35.960 --> 0:39:37.840 of football at Tennessee, and the Bears are going to 0:39:37.920 --> 0:39:39.839 continue to run the ball, right. They were number one 0:39:39.880 --> 0:39:42.359 in the league last year and want to try to 0:39:42.400 --> 0:39:46.239 improve and be even more effective here in twenty twenty three. Uh. 0:39:46.800 --> 0:39:48.680 You know, certainly when you get a big back like 0:39:48.800 --> 0:39:51.920 Foreman into the mix, he's used to blocking. He's been 0:39:51.960 --> 0:39:55.160 blocked with Foreman obviously there for Tennessee, and that style 0:39:55.200 --> 0:39:58.279 of rugged football is going to continue. You know. I 0:39:58.320 --> 0:40:01.040 just think also too, it just gives the Bears flexibility 0:40:01.080 --> 0:40:03.400 up front on their offensive line. You know, I know 0:40:03.440 --> 0:40:06.040 everybody's got him plugged in at the right guard position. 0:40:06.080 --> 0:40:09.680 Maybe Tevin Jenkins kicks out to right tackle. But part 0:40:09.680 --> 0:40:11.680 of me thinks that you could plug Nate Davis in 0:40:11.719 --> 0:40:14.799 it at left guard, kick Cody back to center if 0:40:14.880 --> 0:40:18.160 need be, and they could be formidable that way as well. 0:40:18.200 --> 0:40:22.120 Because I thought I thought Tevin Jenkins played pretty well 0:40:22.200 --> 0:40:24.680 last year. I don't know about you, Jeff. I really 0:40:24.719 --> 0:40:27.400 thought he was muscling some guys and he was playing 0:40:27.440 --> 0:40:30.160 some big boy football too. So you get to two 0:40:30.200 --> 0:40:32.640 big guards and then you could always kick Cody back 0:40:32.640 --> 0:40:35.920 in the center and then go out and probably draft 0:40:35.960 --> 0:40:39.560 a right tackle. You look at Dawan Jones from Ohio 0:40:39.640 --> 0:40:43.600 State and everybody he was dominant there. He was dominant 0:40:43.600 --> 0:40:46.719 down at the Senior Bowl, and everybody believes he'll be 0:40:46.719 --> 0:40:50.560 a starting right tackle day one in the National Football League. 0:40:50.760 --> 0:40:54.760 All right. Also, lastly, Davis played for current Bears assistant 0:40:54.760 --> 0:40:58.720 offensive line coach Luke Stackle in Tennessee. So familiarity also 0:40:59.000 --> 0:41:02.040 breed success often with coaches. So that's a that's a 0:41:02.160 --> 0:41:05.000 big addition to the Bears offensive line. One break to 0:41:05.080 --> 0:41:07.200 go and then we'll wrap things up with Jim Miller. 0:41:07.200 --> 0:41:08.839 I get a quick spin around the league, see what's 0:41:08.880 --> 0:41:11.920 going on with the commissioner of the NFL. That's all 0:41:11.920 --> 0:41:14.200 coming up next here. I'm Bears Weekly here on the 0:41:14.280 --> 0:41:19.000 Chicago Bears Radio Network. Excuse Bears Weekly with the voice 0:41:19.000 --> 0:41:22.120 of the Bears for twenty three years, Jeff Julian on 0:41:22.239 --> 0:41:29.880 the Bears Radio Networks. Thank you joining us tonight, everybody. 0:41:29.960 --> 0:41:32.520 Jim Miller from Serious X and NFL Radio's moving the chains. 0:41:32.520 --> 0:41:36.279 The former Chicago Bears quarterback. I'm messing with fire, big Jim. 0:41:36.320 --> 0:41:40.920 I'm Jeff Joniac when I often put you on the spot. 0:41:41.160 --> 0:41:43.520 You know, I kind of killed you earlier that you 0:41:43.560 --> 0:41:46.279 couldn't have been a pistol quarterback with the threat of 0:41:46.320 --> 0:41:49.239 a you know, maybe some some running around back there, 0:41:49.360 --> 0:41:53.560 some rpo. Now, Hey, you were drafted major League Baseball 0:41:53.560 --> 0:41:57.080 as I learned, U did you play basketball? Yeah? I 0:41:57.160 --> 0:42:01.560 play Oops. Any good small scholarship offer wasn't really you. 0:42:01.719 --> 0:42:03.960 You you're telling me you got small scholarship offers for 0:42:04.040 --> 0:42:10.480 that too. Yeah, yep, I completely underrated your athleticism. Buddy, 0:42:10.760 --> 0:42:14.320 yell you you got to take me into the woodshed. 0:42:14.840 --> 0:42:16.960 That's what you gotta do. Anyway, I'm just having fun 0:42:17.000 --> 0:42:20.920 with you. I love I you'd be a point guard. 0:42:21.520 --> 0:42:24.200 I don't know, but I loved watching you play Bears 0:42:24.239 --> 0:42:27.360 football because you were gritty and you handle that position 0:42:27.480 --> 0:42:29.320 the way it needs to be like a leader that 0:42:29.480 --> 0:42:31.879 you were. And that's that's what I that's my hopes 0:42:31.920 --> 0:42:35.279 for for Justin Fields. You know, continue to bang that 0:42:35.400 --> 0:42:37.200 drama being a leader and he got better over the 0:42:37.320 --> 0:42:40.280 course of the season, and take control of the situation. 0:42:40.360 --> 0:42:42.359 Once you experience a little success, I think you kind 0:42:42.360 --> 0:42:45.680 of settle in a little bit. Now it's his team yeah, no, 0:42:45.880 --> 0:42:49.359 he will. I mean I like him because he's tough, 0:42:49.600 --> 0:42:52.719 and that's you've got to, you know, in order to 0:42:52.760 --> 0:42:55.720 earn respect in the in the locker room and amongst 0:42:55.760 --> 0:42:59.000 your teammates and your coaches. I think when you show 0:42:59.320 --> 0:43:03.760 you your tough and you put that out there for everybody, 0:43:03.920 --> 0:43:07.120 that they respect that. And I think Justin does that, 0:43:07.760 --> 0:43:10.360 you know. And it's not just you know, his toughness 0:43:10.400 --> 0:43:13.560 as a player, meaning taking hits and all those type 0:43:13.560 --> 0:43:15.640 of things. It's just his approach. He's got that that 0:43:15.800 --> 0:43:18.800 toughest nails attitude that he's going to work day in 0:43:19.160 --> 0:43:22.200 and day out to get better and there's a resolve 0:43:22.840 --> 0:43:26.080 about him. And I think that about say Jalen Hurts, 0:43:26.160 --> 0:43:29.880 you know, whenever you see Jalen Hurts speak, you know, 0:43:30.040 --> 0:43:32.759 post game, and just how he conducts himself, how he 0:43:32.960 --> 0:43:36.680 how he commands himself, and how he carries himself. I 0:43:36.760 --> 0:43:39.279 think carries a lot of weight where people believe in you, 0:43:39.760 --> 0:43:42.320 and I think Justin has a lot of belief in 0:43:42.480 --> 0:43:44.960 him because he's earned that. He's earned that and he's 0:43:45.000 --> 0:43:47.480 going to continue to improve. He's going to continue to 0:43:47.600 --> 0:43:51.880 get better. But he's got all those intangible qualities so 0:43:52.040 --> 0:43:55.839 to speak, that you know that you're looking for at 0:43:55.920 --> 0:43:58.200 that position. It's not just at that position, it's at 0:43:58.239 --> 0:44:01.120 every position. You've got to have the heart of the desire, 0:44:02.080 --> 0:44:05.080 you know, the willingness to get better every single day, 0:44:05.120 --> 0:44:08.120 and also have the humility when you make a mistake 0:44:08.239 --> 0:44:10.480 that hey, I need to improve this, I need to 0:44:10.560 --> 0:44:13.359 get better at this, And I think justin displays all 0:44:13.400 --> 0:44:15.680 of that. All right, a little whip around time here 0:44:15.680 --> 0:44:17.440 in our final moments, Jim, if you had to pick 0:44:17.520 --> 0:44:19.799 one pro day this week to go to, Iowa had 0:44:19.880 --> 0:44:23.520 their's today, you got, let's see, Ohio State is Wednesday, 0:44:23.560 --> 0:44:28.279 Alabama Thursday, Penn State Friday, Notre Dame Friday as well. 0:44:28.320 --> 0:44:30.919 Which one would you want to go to? Oh? Well, 0:44:31.080 --> 0:44:34.640 all of them, of course, but I mean I would Allama, right, Yeah, 0:44:34.640 --> 0:44:36.480 I would have liked to see the van Esque kid. 0:44:36.560 --> 0:44:39.480 I mean, here's as a pass rusher. The guy's never 0:44:39.520 --> 0:44:41.480 a starter. I think we know what's about earning it, 0:44:41.600 --> 0:44:45.759 and the senior who played ahead of them obviously gets 0:44:45.840 --> 0:44:47.800 the nod. But this is a very interesting guy that 0:44:47.880 --> 0:44:51.480 everybody has going in in the first round, certainly Alabama, 0:44:51.560 --> 0:44:54.440 Ohio State, everybody's there because of the quarterback in the 0:44:54.560 --> 0:44:57.719 tackles right, both the tackles Johnson and Jones, who we 0:44:57.800 --> 0:45:00.359 talked about earlier, those guys are going to be top 0:45:00.400 --> 0:45:02.920 picks as well. C J. Strout, I personally think he 0:45:03.040 --> 0:45:06.680 will be the first quarterback taken Alabama. Take your pick. 0:45:06.760 --> 0:45:10.400 They got all kinds of positions there that are going 0:45:10.440 --> 0:45:12.759 to be great, and you know they've got a great 0:45:12.920 --> 0:45:16.320 coaching staff that comes through. But certainly Bryce Young is 0:45:16.640 --> 0:45:18.759 going to be the guy everybody's raven back. Because here's 0:45:18.760 --> 0:45:21.120 what you like about Bryce Young as he's well coached 0:45:21.600 --> 0:45:24.160 under Bill O'Brien, who was there for two years. He's 0:45:24.200 --> 0:45:28.160 called an audibles at the line of scrimmage, multiple plays protections. 0:45:28.880 --> 0:45:31.600 But his frame, his frame does scary. I mean he's 0:45:31.640 --> 0:45:34.520 five ten, and let's face it was kind of manufactured 0:45:34.560 --> 0:45:36.920 weight at the combine, right, he weighed in at two 0:45:37.000 --> 0:45:39.759 or four. He played at one ninety. And everybody thinks 0:45:39.800 --> 0:45:42.240 he's a dual threat. I watched tape on him today. 0:45:42.760 --> 0:45:44.879 He is not a dual threat quarterback, and I don't 0:45:44.920 --> 0:45:47.080 think you want him to be. I think you know 0:45:47.120 --> 0:45:49.040 when you watch him play, I mean, he would get 0:45:49.080 --> 0:45:51.440 bent in half if they were to do an RPO 0:45:51.600 --> 0:45:54.000 type of game with him at the at the next level, 0:45:54.080 --> 0:45:56.080 he he a lot. He reminds me a lot when 0:45:56.120 --> 0:45:59.440 I watched tape on him today. He reminds me a 0:45:59.520 --> 0:46:02.279 lot of Ten Bridgewater. Even though he's not as tall 0:46:02.320 --> 0:46:05.680 as Teddy. That he's got that slight frame like Teddy. 0:46:05.719 --> 0:46:07.880 And I think that's what got people concerned. It's got 0:46:08.200 --> 0:46:10.879 It's nothing against his ability to throw the football. He's 0:46:10.880 --> 0:46:13.520 got uh, you know, he can throw the football. He's accurate, 0:46:13.760 --> 0:46:17.000 he's got the acumen. He makes really good decisions. That's 0:46:17.040 --> 0:46:19.440 what you love about him. But man, that that frame 0:46:19.920 --> 0:46:22.000 has got to be concerning, and he does not run 0:46:22.040 --> 0:46:24.359 as well as what everybody thinks he can. Is it Quickly? 0:46:24.520 --> 0:46:27.040 Roger Goodown and the owners backed to make a multi 0:46:27.120 --> 0:46:29.719 year contract extension for the commission next week. It'ld be 0:46:29.760 --> 0:46:33.359 his fourth extension. Uh. And he's he has certainly done 0:46:33.400 --> 0:46:35.080 a heck of a job making a lot of dough. 0:46:35.800 --> 0:46:41.799 There's labor piece and there's people making money, so everything's good, right, Yeah, Yeah, 0:46:41.880 --> 0:46:44.800 two labor deals that you get done. And to have 0:46:44.920 --> 0:46:47.200 him ten years long, you know, it's you say this 0:46:47.239 --> 0:46:49.160 about the NFL is kind of a dot com bubble 0:46:49.280 --> 0:46:51.279 that that just doesn't seem to want to burn. And 0:46:51.360 --> 0:46:54.719 they continue to really build the game internationally, obviously with 0:46:54.800 --> 0:46:56.960 the games in Germany now, and that's going to continue. 0:46:57.000 --> 0:46:59.480 So the game is growing and Roger Goodell has really 0:46:59.520 --> 0:47:01.640 done a a nice job to keep that labor piece, 0:47:01.960 --> 0:47:04.680 to keep it intact. Yeah, don't talk about a bubble 0:47:04.719 --> 0:47:07.560 in the NFL. Gosh, I mean, it's this sport is uh, 0:47:07.880 --> 0:47:10.120 it's it's a great sport. Let's keep it. Let's keep 0:47:10.120 --> 0:47:13.120 it humming, big Jim. Let's keep it humming. All right, 0:47:13.200 --> 0:47:15.560 let's get in a pandemic. Think about that. Not one 0:47:15.640 --> 0:47:18.480 game during the randem right crazy that they were hold 0:47:18.520 --> 0:47:21.279 it off. All right, Thank you, buddy. We'll see at 0:47:21.320 --> 0:47:24.520 the NFL owners meeting next week. 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