WEBVTT - Matt Pryor on embracing his versatility | Bears Weekly 0:00:01.520 --> 0:00:05.640 Welcome in Tough Bears Weekly powered by IGS Energy, a 0:00:05.840 --> 0:00:07.680 Chicago Bears network production. 0:00:08.160 --> 0:00:11.520 Bears Weekly is brought to you by Advocate Healthcare. 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:17.040 Athletic, Goo Physical, currently CD Jullaghy, Connie's Pizza, IGS Energy, 0:00:17.400 --> 0:00:18.400 and Mener Liked. 0:00:18.920 --> 0:00:19.720 Here are your. 0:00:19.560 --> 0:00:23.599 Hosts, Jeff Chiliac aka the Mayor of Bearsville and is 0:00:23.760 --> 0:00:26.120 sidekick Tom the Surfmaster Thayer. 0:00:26.800 --> 0:00:27.000 Well. 0:00:27.120 --> 0:00:29.600 A week after holding a sixteen year. 0:00:29.520 --> 0:00:32.559 Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford and the NI Rams down, the 0:00:32.600 --> 0:00:34.800 Bears will need to do the same against say, fourteen 0:00:34.880 --> 0:00:38.400 year veteran a quarterback and their former teammate Andy Dalton 0:00:38.560 --> 0:00:40.680 and the Carolina Panthers. Everybody, It's the Voice of the 0:00:40.680 --> 0:00:44.400 Bears Jeff Jonahek with Tom Thayer loaded with interviews tonight 0:00:44.440 --> 0:00:46.920 on Bears Weekly. Coming up, We've got Bears quarterback Caleb 0:00:46.960 --> 0:00:49.040 Williams and our sit down for Sunday morning at ten 0:00:49.080 --> 0:00:51.559 thirty and our TV partner Fox thirty two Chicago and 0:00:51.880 --> 0:00:55.000 Bears Game Day Live plus The Versatile Offensive Live and 0:00:55.040 --> 0:00:57.720 Matt Pryor joins Tom and I. And then we visit 0:00:57.800 --> 0:01:01.720 with seven time Pro Bowl linebacker that Alt Luke Keikley 0:01:02.160 --> 0:01:05.000 a member of the Panthers radio broadcast crew. Our weekly 0:01:05.040 --> 0:01:07.840 divert to the Bears coordinators today at the podium, and 0:01:07.880 --> 0:01:10.839 we've got Kevin z Pak in our ESPN studios thanks 0:01:10.880 --> 0:01:12.840 to Dan Brilliant, Jordan tread Up from the Bears, and 0:01:12.880 --> 0:01:16.759 our executive producer the Bears Radio Network is Eric Ostrosi. 0:01:16.840 --> 0:01:19.760 Good evening, Tom Thayer, Big Jeff. You know, it's kind 0:01:19.800 --> 0:01:21.800 of an interesting battle this week. You know, you do 0:01:21.840 --> 0:01:23.880 have Andy Dalton has got a lot of experience at 0:01:23.880 --> 0:01:25.800 the quarterback position, along with a lot of. 0:01:25.720 --> 0:01:27.320 Success last week. 0:01:27.360 --> 0:01:30.040 There's a lot of injuries on the Los Angeles Rams 0:01:30.040 --> 0:01:32.720 offense that the Bears defense were able to take advantage 0:01:32.720 --> 0:01:33.760 of in kind. 0:01:33.560 --> 0:01:35.720 Of overpower at the most important times. 0:01:36.120 --> 0:01:37.840 Now you're going to face a team that's got a 0:01:37.840 --> 0:01:40.120 lot of injuries on the defensive side of the ball. 0:01:40.360 --> 0:01:43.240 So the offense has to take another major step forward 0:01:43.600 --> 0:01:46.360 in their improvements like they showed last week to get 0:01:46.360 --> 0:01:49.360 the Rams. They need to show equal improvement against the 0:01:49.400 --> 0:01:50.400 Carolina Panthers. 0:01:50.520 --> 0:01:53.360 Yep, and they've been improving every week. Caleb Williams his 0:01:53.480 --> 0:01:57.440 numbers improving every week. The Bear's injury report something new 0:01:57.520 --> 0:02:00.680 every week, so Tevin Jenkins, of course, after eleven leaving 0:02:00.720 --> 0:02:03.520 the game last week, limited today with those sore ribs, 0:02:03.840 --> 0:02:06.480 so he did not practice on Wednesday. Back on the 0:02:06.480 --> 0:02:09.520 field today a new edition time, Davon Dexter with a 0:02:09.560 --> 0:02:13.600 sore hip, DeAndre Carter's still nursing some ribs, Monteste Sweat 0:02:13.680 --> 0:02:17.720 ankle all limited, Andterrell Smith, Zach Picking still not practicing 0:02:17.760 --> 0:02:20.320 overall thoughts, you know, you. 0:02:20.240 --> 0:02:22.760 Know, that's part of the makeup now of the NFL. 0:02:22.800 --> 0:02:26.480 If there is anything that presents itself as any type 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:28.320 of injury or set back, they're going to keep you 0:02:28.320 --> 0:02:30.480 out of practice and let you be as fresh as 0:02:30.480 --> 0:02:33.680 you possibly can on Sunday. So conversely, you look at 0:02:33.720 --> 0:02:37.960 the Carolina Panthers injury report and it's I don't know, 0:02:38.040 --> 0:02:40.120 I didn't count the amount of people on there, but 0:02:40.200 --> 0:02:43.240 it's significantly more than the Bears. But then again, the 0:02:43.280 --> 0:02:48.520 Bears development of their depth throughout this entire ota in preseason. 0:02:49.400 --> 0:02:51.480 Every one of these guys that will get a chance 0:02:51.520 --> 0:02:54.000 to get a couple extra reps, they should be chopping 0:02:54.040 --> 0:02:55.720 at the bit for their opportunity. 0:02:55.840 --> 0:02:58.080 Let's tag end to the coordinators to start with Shane 0:02:58.120 --> 0:03:00.480 Waldren on his view of the Bears off that came 0:03:00.520 --> 0:03:03.239 to life with some balance in the passing game. The 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:05.919 short passing game of Caleb Williams was on the money, 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:09.680 and then the running game also cranked up. DeAndre Swift 0:03:09.720 --> 0:03:10.480 had himself a day. 0:03:10.600 --> 0:03:10.799 Yeah. 0:03:10.800 --> 0:03:13.480 I think the combination of playing efficient in the run 0:03:13.520 --> 0:03:15.880 game that our guys were really started to feel the 0:03:15.919 --> 0:03:18.800 run game staying in phase, running backs, O line, so 0:03:18.800 --> 0:03:21.600 we're getting positive plays in those. And then also the 0:03:21.639 --> 0:03:25.520 element of shot call doesn't always mean shot taken. If 0:03:25.919 --> 0:03:27.880 you know defense makes a good call on a play. 0:03:27.960 --> 0:03:30.040 Cale did a really nice job of, you know, taking 0:03:30.040 --> 0:03:32.120 a checkdown to Swift and then all of a sudden 0:03:32.160 --> 0:03:33.880 it goes now from a first and tent to another 0:03:33.919 --> 0:03:37.040 first and ten on a checkdown. We know, you know, 0:03:37.080 --> 0:03:39.480 explosives will happen within the context of the game, but 0:03:39.600 --> 0:03:41.880 playing efficient football, you know, that's what's going to lead 0:03:41.920 --> 0:03:43.840 us to playing good, complimentary football, and that was that 0:03:43.920 --> 0:03:46.240 drive was a really primary example of that. I think 0:03:46.280 --> 0:03:48.280 for him, Cale's done a nice job of seeing what 0:03:48.320 --> 0:03:51.600 the defense presents and taking what the play gives them right. 0:03:51.920 --> 0:03:53.920 You know, the week earlier had a chance to get 0:03:53.960 --> 0:03:56.760 rolling down the sideline explosive play action, another one on 0:03:56.760 --> 0:03:59.440 the deep cross because it was the look that was 0:03:59.440 --> 0:04:02.360 was theretion allowed it. And so I think moving forward, 0:04:02.400 --> 0:04:05.160 it's about not pressing to find big plays, not pressing 0:04:05.200 --> 0:04:08.120 to find explosives, letting them occur within the context of 0:04:08.680 --> 0:04:11.240 what the defense is showing each individual snap. You know, 0:04:11.280 --> 0:04:13.480 I think defenses do a nice job, you know, mixing 0:04:13.520 --> 0:04:16.240 and matching coverage contours in front structures, you know, more 0:04:16.240 --> 0:04:19.200 than ever in the league. And so that balance of 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:21.960 getting the ball out when it is a deep to 0:04:22.000 --> 0:04:25.799 short defensive structure and maybe we had a shot called, 0:04:25.960 --> 0:04:28.000 you know, just like referencing that drive, it keeps us 0:04:28.040 --> 0:04:30.839 on pace and then when those shots are there, you know, 0:04:31.000 --> 0:04:33.720 just keep doing a good job of being on you know, 0:04:33.800 --> 0:04:36.479 being in rhythm starts with protection, starts with everything that 0:04:36.520 --> 0:04:39.200 goes into that, not just the quarterback, you know, receivers, 0:04:39.279 --> 0:04:41.760 running backs, tight ends, all connected into those plays and 0:04:41.760 --> 0:04:44.359 being efficient which will lead to shots down the field. 0:04:44.560 --> 0:04:46.360 What do you think Calobs made their greatest stride the 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:47.200 last couple of weeks. 0:04:47.640 --> 0:04:49.800 I think going back to that point this this past week, 0:04:49.839 --> 0:04:52.800 you know, there was multiple chances here, especially on some 0:04:52.839 --> 0:04:55.760 of the second and longer situations where you know, took 0:04:55.800 --> 0:04:58.440 a nice completion of roam on a shallow cross where 0:04:58.520 --> 0:05:00.520 Rome's able to take a five yard complete and turn 0:05:00.520 --> 0:05:03.080 it into a ten yard game right there, Another one 0:05:03.080 --> 0:05:05.800 to swift, another one to keenan. So we had different 0:05:05.880 --> 0:05:08.599 chances there where, along with a couple of checkdowns on 0:05:08.640 --> 0:05:11.040 some play actions where he did a really good job 0:05:11.080 --> 0:05:14.039 of staying clean against uh, you know, whatever defensive front 0:05:14.040 --> 0:05:16.560 structure was oc current on those plays, getting the ball 0:05:16.600 --> 0:05:18.800 out of his hand and letting those guys go to 0:05:18.839 --> 0:05:20.880 work right there. And so then it'll be the you know, 0:05:20.920 --> 0:05:23.080 the next step is you know that balance of that 0:05:23.279 --> 0:05:25.080 versus you know, when's the time to go down the 0:05:25.080 --> 0:05:26.600 field with some of the throws, And. 0:05:26.839 --> 0:05:28.040 Certainly we're looking for that. 0:05:28.160 --> 0:05:30.760 But I like what Caleb said on Monday, and we 0:05:30.839 --> 0:05:34.760 talked about Tuesday, Tuesday, No, Wednesday, wednes Wednesday, Wednesday. 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:35.840 I gotta get my days right. 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:38.080 But you and I talked about on our podcast on 0:05:38.160 --> 0:05:41.600 Tuesday about the idea of just you know, if things 0:05:41.640 --> 0:05:44.280 are cooking, let's get to the line of scrimmage and 0:05:44.480 --> 0:05:47.160 gooshit and go let's just keep ryan, whether it's the 0:05:47.200 --> 0:05:49.120 run of the pass, keep it, keep the rhythm and 0:05:49.120 --> 0:05:50.000 that's what Caleb wants. 0:05:50.600 --> 0:05:51.560 You know, Caleb wantson. 0:05:51.640 --> 0:05:53.600 But I think when you look at DeAndre Swift, up 0:05:53.680 --> 0:05:56.240 until last week, he was averaging two point six yards 0:05:56.240 --> 0:05:59.119 per touch. Last week he had seven point two yards 0:05:59.160 --> 0:06:01.360 per touch. And now that makes a point of an 0:06:01.440 --> 0:06:05.440 ephesis for the defensive coordinator of have awareness of what 0:06:05.520 --> 0:06:08.200 DeAndre Swift is able to do, and then it kind 0:06:08.200 --> 0:06:11.760 of opens opportunities for every other member of the Bears 0:06:11.800 --> 0:06:15.600 team that can touch the football. So if you do 0:06:15.680 --> 0:06:18.480 have what kalb is seeing correctly and then you have 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:22.080 a player that has some explosive plays, I think you 0:06:22.160 --> 0:06:25.680 can create more explosive opportunities and then be willing to 0:06:25.720 --> 0:06:28.760 take that check down that he's talking about. That was 0:06:28.800 --> 0:06:31.760 an important checkdown that DeAndre Swith is able to get 0:06:31.800 --> 0:06:34.440 out of bounds, stop the clock and get a first down. 0:06:34.560 --> 0:06:38.000 What they have to do is absolutely eliminate the negative place. 0:06:38.560 --> 0:06:40.839 And you know, whether it be a first down penalty, 0:06:40.839 --> 0:06:45.440 a first down sack, a negative run, anything, any type 0:06:45.440 --> 0:06:48.280 of negative play that's going to star a drive out. 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:53.440 You just this is a culmination, obviously of a lot 0:06:53.440 --> 0:06:55.920 of hard work, and you don't want to ruin your 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:57.760 work that you put in the course of the week 0:06:57.800 --> 0:07:00.120 with just a negative place. 0:07:01.080 --> 0:07:02.640 You know, negative plays will happen. 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.840 I just don't want things like false start or for 0:07:06.480 --> 0:07:10.000 lineup penalties, because they had one last week where they 0:07:10.040 --> 0:07:12.920 called the penalty and Darnell Wright for being the end 0:07:12.920 --> 0:07:15.360 man on the line of scrimmage, and that's not Darnell, right, 0:07:15.440 --> 0:07:19.280 that's a receiver's obligation to be lined up correctly. And 0:07:19.320 --> 0:07:21.760 then they have a couple of false starts. One thing 0:07:21.800 --> 0:07:26.360 you do as an offensive player is you become you 0:07:26.480 --> 0:07:28.920 repeat the snapcount coming out of the huddle, and you 0:07:28.960 --> 0:07:31.320 repeat it to yourself as many times as you need it, 0:07:31.480 --> 0:07:34.520 so then you don't become susceptible to jumping, especially when 0:07:34.520 --> 0:07:37.080 you're at home. And one of the things that kind 0:07:37.080 --> 0:07:40.920 of has my radar up this week is Carolina adjusts 0:07:40.920 --> 0:07:43.720 their fronts at the line of scrimmage. 0:07:43.280 --> 0:07:43.680 So be. 0:07:45.120 --> 0:07:48.120 Camp exactly, and if you get caught up in listening 0:07:48.160 --> 0:07:52.120 to their calls instead of just paying attention to the caleb, 0:07:52.360 --> 0:07:55.080 then you become susceptible to those kind of jumps. And 0:07:55.120 --> 0:07:57.120 then you've had a couple of changes on the interior 0:07:57.200 --> 0:08:00.320 of the offensive line, and they're the closest point to 0:08:00.400 --> 0:08:01.360 that command center. 0:08:01.560 --> 0:08:05.000 The good news is the Bears have offensively twelve first 0:08:05.040 --> 0:08:08.280 downs by penalties by the opposition. That's tied for first 0:08:08.280 --> 0:08:10.160 in the NFL with two other teams. All right, let's 0:08:10.160 --> 0:08:13.160 slitch it over now to Eric Washington, the Bears defensive coordinator. 0:08:13.160 --> 0:08:16.600 Always comes out strong. Tom at the podium. He's like 0:08:16.640 --> 0:08:19.080 a CEO. The state of the team, State of the 0:08:19.120 --> 0:08:22.440 Carolina Panthers from the big Man, and it also includes 0:08:22.800 --> 0:08:25.600 running back to Ba Hubbard, the player the Bears got 0:08:25.640 --> 0:08:26.720 a tackle on Sunday. 0:08:27.160 --> 0:08:29.640 The star of this offense, in my opinion, is the 0:08:29.680 --> 0:08:34.240 offensive line and the running back that the production, especially 0:08:34.280 --> 0:08:39.280 with the outside zone concepts, those things are fantastic. They 0:08:39.320 --> 0:08:41.880 do a great job of blocking movement concepts up front 0:08:41.960 --> 0:08:47.080 protecting the quarterback. This is an experienced single caller, Andy Dalton. 0:08:47.080 --> 0:08:48.840 He's played in a lot of big games, been in 0:08:48.880 --> 0:08:54.360 a lot of situations that will lend itself toward him 0:08:54.400 --> 0:08:57.200 being able to be efficient as far as directing this offense. 0:08:57.240 --> 0:08:59.640 And obviously we had a chance to compete against the 0:08:59.640 --> 0:09:01.640 head coach, which is a signal caller as a play caller. 0:09:01.679 --> 0:09:02.160 Excuse me. 0:09:02.240 --> 0:09:05.920 Last year when we played Tampa Bay be a great 0:09:06.000 --> 0:09:06.640 challenge for us. 0:09:06.679 --> 0:09:07.760 We're looking forward to it. 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:10.720 We've had a couple of really good days of preparation 0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:14.160 going into this afternoon, and we're looking forward to the challenge. 0:09:14.440 --> 0:09:16.800 The interior part of the defensive line has the most 0:09:16.800 --> 0:09:18.960 direct path to the quarterback, so we have to we 0:09:19.040 --> 0:09:22.720 have to be force full, demonstrative and efficient in terms 0:09:22.800 --> 0:09:25.280 of setting the table for our edge rushers and pushing 0:09:25.320 --> 0:09:27.800 the pocket back into the face of the quarterback. If 0:09:27.800 --> 0:09:30.439 we can get that pocket pushed back, get the quarterback 0:09:31.040 --> 0:09:33.080 disrupted a little bit, that we have a chance to 0:09:33.160 --> 0:09:37.199 really activate our entire rush. He's a downhill player, tremendous 0:09:37.360 --> 0:09:40.760 contact balance, and so you see this young man breaking tackles, 0:09:40.800 --> 0:09:44.200 you see a lot of yards after contact. So it 0:09:44.240 --> 0:09:47.240 puts a lot of it puts a lot of it 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:49.200 puts the onus on us to be very good with 0:09:49.200 --> 0:09:52.600 our tackling, our gap control. The other thing about this 0:09:52.679 --> 0:09:55.600 young man is that he will find the void in 0:09:55.640 --> 0:09:58.280 the run defense. And it could be as a cutback runner, 0:09:58.320 --> 0:10:00.840 it could be at the point of attack. If there's 0:10:00.880 --> 0:10:03.160 a void, he's going to find it. He's getting downhill 0:10:03.240 --> 0:10:05.840 right now, and as a as a result, they're big 0:10:05.880 --> 0:10:07.280 plays and he. 0:10:07.240 --> 0:10:09.800 Does get a lot of yards after contact. Cuba Hubbard 0:10:09.880 --> 0:10:13.040 is the individual we're talking about here. In that final 0:10:13.080 --> 0:10:17.880 statement by Eric Washington, there's a word that's popping up. 0:10:19.720 --> 0:10:23.520 Flush is talking about do you understand coverage contours or 0:10:23.600 --> 0:10:26.880 contours of coverage? Heard it from Shane Walden this week, 0:10:27.200 --> 0:10:30.000 heard it from Eric Washington, just now heard it from 0:10:30.000 --> 0:10:31.240 Flus this week as well. 0:10:32.080 --> 0:10:32.320 Well. 0:10:32.440 --> 0:10:35.880 Is the contour coverage, the shape of coverage, whether you're 0:10:35.880 --> 0:10:39.880 going Manda Man and how that travels downfield or else 0:10:39.920 --> 0:10:43.480 you're in, you know, whatever number you want to put 0:10:43.480 --> 0:10:46.800 to the coverage, and how that contours towards. 0:10:46.559 --> 0:10:47.600 The back of the field. 0:10:48.000 --> 0:10:50.720 And I think that has a lot to do with it, 0:10:50.880 --> 0:10:54.240 just talking about the concept of what the coverage is 0:10:54.280 --> 0:10:57.240 and do they show it enough for a quarterback to 0:10:57.280 --> 0:10:59.959 see it. And if you've got a guy like Andy Dalton, 0:11:00.160 --> 0:11:03.040 he can sniff out any contour of coverage. If you 0:11:03.160 --> 0:11:05.839 got a guy like Caleb or Bryce Young, there's some 0:11:05.880 --> 0:11:07.719 of them there seeing it for the first time in 0:11:07.800 --> 0:11:12.960 an NFL level. And so you know, coverage, however much 0:11:12.960 --> 0:11:15.120 pressure you believe, you can put it on the passer. 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.480 That's how they're gonna design their their coverage abilities. 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:20.440 All right. Coming up next Caleb Williams. 0:11:20.640 --> 0:11:22.960 Our interview with him as we get ready to meet 0:11:22.960 --> 0:11:25.400 the Carolina Panthers at Sojier Field with Tom Fahre. I'm 0:11:25.440 --> 0:11:28.240 Jeff Joniac here on ESPN one thousand of the Bears 0:11:28.360 --> 0:11:29.000 Radio Network. 0:11:30.120 --> 0:11:34.160 Welcome back to Bears Weekly on the Bears Radio Network. 0:11:34.480 --> 0:11:38.080 Here's your host, the Voice of the Bears, Jeff Jack. 0:11:42.080 --> 0:11:47.520 Talk to you by IGS Energy with Tom Fair. Jeff Joniac, So, Tom, 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:49.360 I know every now and again we're on the road, 0:11:49.440 --> 0:11:51.880 especially if you see a fifty seven jersey and if 0:11:51.920 --> 0:11:54.520 it's not Allen Cruise, you're hoping it's Tom Fair or 0:11:54.720 --> 0:11:59.719 Jack Samborn. Right, Yeah, But you know, I think it's 0:11:59.720 --> 0:12:02.959 cool when you see your own uniform being worn by 0:12:02.960 --> 0:12:06.160 somebody else. But I know there are kids out there 0:12:06.160 --> 0:12:08.240 that are wearing those Caleb Williams jerseys. 0:12:08.840 --> 0:12:09.800 And I know of one. 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:12.280 The kid just won't take it off, goes, wakes up 0:12:12.320 --> 0:12:14.920 with it, you know, go sleep it agead so, And 0:12:14.920 --> 0:12:17.080 that's an entree into our interview that I sat down 0:12:17.559 --> 0:12:21.240 for our Bears player profile. You'll see it on Fox 0:12:21.480 --> 0:12:24.679 thirty two Chicago on Bears Game Day Live at ten 0:12:24.760 --> 0:12:27.400 thirty Sunday morning. Be sure you join Luke can Ellis, 0:12:27.559 --> 0:12:31.480 Tom and myself. Here's that entrade to that very question 0:12:31.559 --> 0:12:34.440 about that jersey and Caleb Williams. 0:12:34.520 --> 0:12:37.720 Yeah, it's it's pretty cool for me. You know, I've 0:12:37.760 --> 0:12:40.560 been marking my whole life to be in this position, 0:12:42.040 --> 0:12:44.760 you know, and loving and things like that, and to 0:12:44.840 --> 0:12:47.720 have people and kids and things like that. You know, 0:12:48.080 --> 0:12:50.599 getting my stuff by my jerseys or whatever case may be, 0:12:50.720 --> 0:12:53.960 and wearing them and you know, feeling proud and happy 0:12:54.040 --> 0:12:57.080 to be wearing them. You know, I kind of kind 0:12:57.120 --> 0:12:59.040 of makes you feel feel good inside. 0:12:59.120 --> 0:13:01.480 Yeah, because you're not that fire removed from being a kid. 0:13:01.559 --> 0:13:02.000 No, I'm not. 0:13:02.120 --> 0:13:03.000 I'm only twenty two. 0:13:03.559 --> 0:13:06.680 Think about this. This whole thing kind of started at four. 0:13:06.840 --> 0:13:09.240 But you know, you went to your dad at Tennessee, 0:13:09.440 --> 0:13:10.360 I want to be a quarterback. 0:13:11.360 --> 0:13:12.320 That's twelve years ago. 0:13:12.880 --> 0:13:15.199 That's not that bad, not long at all. 0:13:15.640 --> 0:13:18.839 It feels like it was yesterday that I lost that 0:13:18.960 --> 0:13:21.000 game and decided I want to be a quarterback. Feels 0:13:21.000 --> 0:13:25.560 like yesterday that those five am workouts in the morning 0:13:25.600 --> 0:13:28.800 before school and things like that. So yeah, it's pretty 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:31.439 crazy to say it's been twelve years of being in 0:13:31.440 --> 0:13:34.160 a position and working and getting after. 0:13:34.000 --> 0:13:36.120 It as a twenty two year old quarterback. Forget about 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:38.720 what you put in. It's like, Okay, you're a rookie 0:13:38.720 --> 0:13:40.720 in the NFL and these days now they're throwing in 0:13:40.720 --> 0:13:42.360 the deep end of the pool and expect you to swim. 0:13:42.960 --> 0:13:46.040 Just to feel that way sometimes in the beginning. 0:13:46.240 --> 0:13:49.280 In the beginning, I would say, it felt like that 0:13:50.080 --> 0:13:53.480 I was just out there trying to make sure that I, 0:13:53.520 --> 0:13:57.280 you know, was showing the guys that you know, I'm 0:13:57.280 --> 0:14:00.040 here to work, I'm here to learn, I'm here to 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:00.800 be a great teammate. 0:14:00.800 --> 0:14:02.040 I'm here to win games. 0:14:02.080 --> 0:14:05.240 And that was about it. But having to learn all 0:14:05.240 --> 0:14:09.479 the plays and all the motions and plays and protections 0:14:09.520 --> 0:14:14.240 and still learning right now in the process. But you know, 0:14:14.320 --> 0:14:17.000 it's uh, it's been. It felt like that in the 0:14:17.040 --> 0:14:17.640 beginning for sure. 0:14:18.480 --> 0:14:22.080 To the component in the real world, a twenty two 0:14:22.160 --> 0:14:24.800 year old short of a startup business and a brilliant 0:14:25.160 --> 0:14:27.400 individual is not going to be the CEO. 0:14:27.040 --> 0:14:28.160 Of a company out of the gate. 0:14:28.400 --> 0:14:28.640 Yep. 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:31.520 But you're the CEO. How do you wear that? 0:14:31.880 --> 0:14:34.280 It seems so comfortable for you to do that in 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:35.640 all aspects. 0:14:35.160 --> 0:14:35.680 Of your life. 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:38.960 Yeah, I would say, I would say that comes from 0:14:39.080 --> 0:14:42.880 probably first my parents, and then understanding the goals and 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:46.560 dreams that I've set out for myself, and also understanding 0:14:46.560 --> 0:14:49.720 the example that I feel that I need to set, 0:14:51.120 --> 0:14:54.920 not only from you know, myself, but you know, the 0:14:55.160 --> 0:14:57.920 people around me, and not just talking about my teammates, 0:14:57.920 --> 0:15:01.920 but friends and families and you know, kids that look 0:15:02.000 --> 0:15:04.680 up to me, or kids that that I may have 0:15:04.800 --> 0:15:07.720 trained with when I was younger and you know they 0:15:07.720 --> 0:15:10.160 were training with me and things like that. So I 0:15:10.160 --> 0:15:12.880 think the example that I feel I need a set, 0:15:13.360 --> 0:15:15.680 and also understanding my dreams and aspirations. And then, like 0:15:15.720 --> 0:15:16.520 I said, my parents. 0:15:17.360 --> 0:15:22.240 You clearly are a conversationalist. You like conversation. You've done 0:15:22.280 --> 0:15:24.160 so many interviews in your life already. 0:15:25.320 --> 0:15:27.600 Do you enjoy this? Do you enjoy this kind of thing? 0:15:27.720 --> 0:15:30.360 Yeah? It's uh. You get to you get to build 0:15:30.600 --> 0:15:33.760 new relationships with you know, the people that you're going 0:15:33.800 --> 0:15:37.160 to see for a while. You know after after games. 0:15:37.160 --> 0:15:40.000 I haven't learned everybody's name yet, but after games and 0:15:40.000 --> 0:15:41.440 stuff like that, you know it's gonna be the same 0:15:41.480 --> 0:15:44.760 people after games and for post games stuff like that. 0:15:44.960 --> 0:15:48.240 So you know, being able to build those relationships. I've 0:15:48.280 --> 0:15:50.640 learned at a young age from my dad in the 0:15:50.640 --> 0:15:54.000 business in line that he was in the relationships or everything, 0:15:54.080 --> 0:15:56.920 and so uh, you know, just you know, building new 0:15:56.960 --> 0:15:59.920 relationships it helps helps a lot. 0:16:00.440 --> 0:16:02.440 With that being said, I know you know, we know 0:16:02.520 --> 0:16:06.040 all about to look at Rogers and Brady and Matthew 0:16:06.040 --> 0:16:09.840 Stafford and Kobe and MJ. Have you set out business 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:12.440 leaders people who run companies over the course of time 0:16:12.560 --> 0:16:15.280 you read books about business outside of sport. 0:16:16.440 --> 0:16:21.200 I have. I've reached out to different people. I've had 0:16:21.480 --> 0:16:25.240 meetings with different people, you know, throughout throughout my time. 0:16:25.280 --> 0:16:29.119 I don't think any of names that people would recognize 0:16:29.160 --> 0:16:29.960 like a Kobe, but. 0:16:32.440 --> 0:16:33.000 Definitely have. 0:16:33.680 --> 0:16:36.240 It's a part of your life in a way because 0:16:36.280 --> 0:16:39.280 you you start your note and you understand that you know, 0:16:39.360 --> 0:16:42.520 regardless of how good you are, regardless of how long 0:16:42.600 --> 0:16:45.560 you play, that you know those relationships and things like 0:16:45.560 --> 0:16:48.840 that that you build can help propel you for when 0:16:49.000 --> 0:16:53.440 football is over. And so understanding that and making sure 0:16:53.480 --> 0:16:55.640 that you know those relationships are set for me. Those 0:16:56.480 --> 0:17:00.160 those bonds and relationships and you know, business ideas and 0:17:00.200 --> 0:17:04.040 things like that can can come to fruition. Fruition and 0:17:04.080 --> 0:17:07.000 so you know, I think, uh, I think, I think 0:17:07.040 --> 0:17:10.240 I've done pretty well with building relationships with all different 0:17:10.280 --> 0:17:12.480 types of people and companies and things like that. So 0:17:13.440 --> 0:17:13.919 definitely have. 0:17:14.600 --> 0:17:15.840 So I got a kick out a call in your 0:17:15.840 --> 0:17:18.920 first NFL touchdown pass, and I got a kick out 0:17:18.920 --> 0:17:20.240 of the fact that it was Roman dudes day. 0:17:20.240 --> 0:17:20.560 They caught it. 0:17:20.680 --> 0:17:24.159 So you two guys are linked for perpetuity. But just 0:17:24.200 --> 0:17:28.520 seeing the youthful exuberance, it just reminded me, Okay, playing 0:17:28.520 --> 0:17:29.160 in the park. 0:17:29.000 --> 0:17:32.080 As a kid and you're just excited having fun with it. 0:17:33.080 --> 0:17:34.359 Reflect on that moment. 0:17:34.440 --> 0:17:38.439 Yeah, So it's it was it felt really good to 0:17:38.440 --> 0:17:42.480 be honest, Roman I And it's funny. I was kind 0:17:42.520 --> 0:17:45.400 of hoping it would be Rome to be our first touchdown. 0:17:45.920 --> 0:17:48.000 We had a celebration and everything that we did that 0:17:48.119 --> 0:17:49.920 was that was planned out, and then I was kind 0:17:49.920 --> 0:17:51.600 of hoping it wasn't so I could get the first 0:17:51.720 --> 0:17:55.400 touchdown ball. But I told him, you know, if it's us, 0:17:55.520 --> 0:17:58.560 which I of course wanted to be, you know, he 0:17:58.600 --> 0:18:00.359 can he can have that ball. But it felt I mean, 0:18:00.400 --> 0:18:04.639 it was it was like the expression I let out 0:18:04.760 --> 0:18:08.399 was like a finally it happened. So now it's uh, 0:18:08.760 --> 0:18:10.280 you know, now it's time to go. Now, it's time 0:18:10.280 --> 0:18:12.680 to let it fly and get things going. 0:18:13.840 --> 0:18:16.400 All right, So a lot more on Sunday, but that's 0:18:16.400 --> 0:18:19.400 just a snippet of where he's at. And he impresses 0:18:19.480 --> 0:18:24.040 me every time he does an interview, takes takes his 0:18:24.560 --> 0:18:28.720 opportunity to explain how he feels and how he's leading 0:18:28.720 --> 0:18:31.119 this football team, and the best is yet to come. 0:18:32.320 --> 0:18:35.320 Protecting the football obviously, last week was huge, Tom. They've 0:18:35.320 --> 0:18:37.199 been in four to one score games, so it's been 0:18:37.280 --> 0:18:40.040 right there each and every one, and in order to 0:18:40.080 --> 0:18:43.040 win one score games, it's gonna take some some clutch 0:18:43.080 --> 0:18:45.680 play by the quarterback eventually. And there was a stat 0:18:46.160 --> 0:18:49.560 and I don't have it updated, but last last year 0:18:49.640 --> 0:18:51.760 it was a stat about one score games because the 0:18:51.800 --> 0:18:55.399 Bears had been in several that they didn't finish, or 0:18:55.400 --> 0:18:58.000 the year before that they didn't finish, and it was 0:18:58.080 --> 0:19:03.080