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<v Speaker 1>Cut open that DJ Moore end zone touchdown, touchdown Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Jeff joniyat blitz us.

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<v Speaker 1>What was like playing for Cody Good. I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>Brought to you by Geico with the voices of the Bears,

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<v Speaker 3>Jeff Joniac and Tom Thayer.

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<v Speaker 1>One more look back before we start looking ahead to

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<v Speaker 1>what's next for your Chicago Bears. Episode one teven of

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

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<v Speaker 1>guard Tom Thayer. I'm Jeff Joniac, Bears, etcetera. Brought to

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<v Speaker 1>you by Geico. Good to have you along. Dig a

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<v Speaker 1>little deep in some statistics here Tommy and what could

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<v Speaker 1>have made it better? And then we're gonna throw our

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<v Speaker 1>players of the year on the table today as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Should be a fun little conversation. No guests today as

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<v Speaker 1>we put a wrap on things. We're be coming at

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<v Speaker 1>you now once a week in the off season, starting

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<v Speaker 1>next week, so be sure to make sure you check

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<v Speaker 1>us out and wherever you get your podcasts, we'll have

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<v Speaker 1>some good guests for you, and some things off the

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<v Speaker 1>beaten track a little bit. I'm excited about the time

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<v Speaker 1>we've enjoyed doing this podcast, no question. Can't believe we've

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<v Speaker 1>already done what will now be one hundred and twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven of them.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot to bring to the fans of the Bears,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's a lot to talk about. And I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think I've ever come off of an off season with

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<v Speaker 2>as much as anticipation as there was this past season,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when you look at the draft choices in Caleb

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<v Speaker 2>and Roma Dunes, even though you didn't know who was

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<v Speaker 2>coming aboard, just where they were in the draft, and

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<v Speaker 2>then all of a sudden, that led up to the

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame game, and that led up the hard knocks,

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<v Speaker 2>and that led up to you know, every practice you

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<v Speaker 2>saw in OTAs and training camp. It kind of caught

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<v Speaker 2>your attention because you saw, you know, some really significant

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<v Speaker 2>bright spots of the future.

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<v Speaker 3>When you talk about Caleb and Rome.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, and there are many others, there's no question, I know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>many others, But I know we're all excited about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're all excited. I think the players were excited about

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they they think they thought they had something cooking,

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<v Speaker 1>and we had some dudes finally on the football team.

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<v Speaker 1>But there are so many difficulties in winning in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, probably the biggest thing is just that

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<v Speaker 1>availability thing, especially on the offensive line, the continuity aspect

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<v Speaker 1>of it. I think that's something we'll focus on, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>until it it's properly aligned, where guys are the same

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<v Speaker 1>five coming out hopefully every single week for the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five season.

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<v Speaker 3>And that is ubtainable.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's one thing the Bears really have to focus on,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's everybody the coaching staff, Ryan Poles, the type

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<v Speaker 2>of talent you bring in here. You got to bring

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<v Speaker 2>in a group of guys that maybe are spearheaded by

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<v Speaker 2>guys like Darnell Wright, who has got a super bright

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<v Speaker 2>future ahead of them. And I think his upside is

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<v Speaker 2>not even he has not even scratched the surface of

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<v Speaker 2>what he can be. But he's got to be that

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<v Speaker 2>type of guy that transitions this offensive line from uncertainty

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<v Speaker 2>to certainty, and I think he has every capability of

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<v Speaker 2>doing that, and so I really have really high hopes

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<v Speaker 2>for what Darnell can do in his career.

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<v Speaker 1>three point two carbs for twelve ounces. It's interesting to

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<v Speaker 1>look at the collective the entire eighteen week season, seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>games and see what was produced. It doesn't all equate

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<v Speaker 1>to wins or losses, but it's just some of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that may be surprising the people of what went well.

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<v Speaker 1>We certainly know it didn't go well obviously, that the

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<v Speaker 1>sacks were too many, sixty eight for the year, most

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<v Speaker 1>sacked quarterback on first down of the NFL with twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>So that was really a heck of a place to start, frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>because first down is so critical, both offensively and defensively.

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<v Speaker 1>And then that leads into first quarter and fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's begin there. Let's begin with that, tom because

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<v Speaker 1>the slow starts were really something that was emphasized over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of the year. And then how the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you'd like to see that kind of production level

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<v Speaker 1>out get into the first quarter. But the Bears were

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<v Speaker 1>three and one with a halftime lead at home this year,

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<v Speaker 1>one to zero on the road, so four or five wins.

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<v Speaker 1>They had lead at halftime, losing at halftime one and eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>So they had an NFL low twenty seven points in

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter, number thirty in the first half, but

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth quarter they ranked twelfth in points scored.

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<v Speaker 1>They did not score a touchdown on their first possession.

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<v Speaker 1>Pittsburgh and Seattle were the only other teams that did not,

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<v Speaker 1>so they only wound up with six first possession points.

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<v Speaker 1>They made two field goals, missed one, and at thirteen points.

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<v Speaker 1>They got better in the first possession of the second half,

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<v Speaker 1>they had four touchdowns. So as you look at it,

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<v Speaker 1>if there is a common denominator that we asked coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>we asked players, no one could really say what it was.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have an answer for what the first quarter

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<v Speaker 1>common denominator would be? With the lack of production.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing about it is you're bringing in an inexperienced quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>and the only reason he's inexperienced in a professional level

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<v Speaker 2>because he's a rookie. He's a guy that was just

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<v Speaker 2>recently brought aboard that had so many different things on

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<v Speaker 2>his play, from being the first pick in the draft,

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<v Speaker 2>from learning a new system, learning all that terminology, learning

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<v Speaker 2>how the key components fit according to what he's saying

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<v Speaker 2>in the huddle, and then you have an offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>that you know Darnell Wright and Coleman Shelton are the

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<v Speaker 2>only two guys that really played, you know, a majority

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<v Speaker 2>of the snaps at the position that they were picked

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<v Speaker 2>to play, and I don't You can't really underestimate the

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<v Speaker 2>difficulty of that for a football team because now when

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<v Speaker 2>you're talking about in preparation for whomever your next opponent

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<v Speaker 2>is in where you play him, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>advantages that you give the opponent's defensive coordinator because they

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<v Speaker 2>know that you have a young, inexperienced quarterback, and they

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<v Speaker 2>know that you have an offensive line that's going through

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<v Speaker 2>some health issues that maybe there's certain instances that are attackable.

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<v Speaker 2>So they beat Tennessee at home week one, then they

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<v Speaker 2>go into two hostile environments in Houston and in Indianapolis.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's to me as an ex offensive lineman, as

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<v Speaker 2>an offensive lineman that's played with young quarterbacks, that's always

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<v Speaker 2>an advantage for the opponent because you get a supportive crowd, noise,

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<v Speaker 2>it's super loud, and now you create a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a dysfunction that can take you a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>to get over the hump. So listen, this is not

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<v Speaker 2>a curable stat you know, analytic or whatever. This is

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<v Speaker 2>something that the Bears will be an entirely different team

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<v Speaker 2>next year in the first half than they were this

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<v Speaker 2>year because now you're allowing Caleb to contribute from experience

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<v Speaker 2>rather than just being an inexperienced guy playing the most

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<v Speaker 2>important position in professional sports, you know, because the thing

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<v Speaker 2>about it is you play at home and you feel

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<v Speaker 2>the support and the introduction of the offense, and the

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<v Speaker 2>crowd is behind you, and that house was packed. Many

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<v Speaker 2>were so excited to see Caleb and an entire Chicago

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<v Speaker 2>Bear team and what.

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<v Speaker 3>They're going to offer them.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you kind of had the same thing when

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<v Speaker 2>you were going down to Houston week two, because here

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<v Speaker 2>they are coming off of a playoff experience a year ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and now they are creating an environment that's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the one of the more difficults to communicate indoors like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, every single first time experience, going to

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<v Speaker 2>any stadium for a rookie is a first time experience,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's it's kind of hard.

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<v Speaker 3>To explain, but it is a new experience.

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<v Speaker 1>In the fourth quarter, Caleb had the most passing attempts

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL one eighty and fifth most passing yards

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<v Speaker 1>eleven oh eight, completed sixty six percent of his passes,

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<v Speaker 1>ten touchdowns that was fifth best, tied for fifth best

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL, and just two interceptions, and a ninety

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<v Speaker 1>five point three quarterback rating. So you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of that was working from behind. But there were about

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<v Speaker 1>eight games in which he had the ball in his

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<v Speaker 1>hands in the fourth quarter with a chance to tie

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<v Speaker 1>or take the lead. It happened a couple of times,

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<v Speaker 1>but a couple of times it did not because of

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<v Speaker 1>all the well documented missteps. But that's encouraging to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I need my quarterback to be able to do that

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth quarter. So this is not to me

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<v Speaker 1>a negative stat at all. It's a positive stat.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree one hundred percent with you, and it's something

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<v Speaker 2>that held my attention throughout the season because even though

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we are kind of a little bit flustered

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<v Speaker 2>in the first quarter because of lack of production and

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<v Speaker 2>lack of points, but there he was in the fourth

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<v Speaker 2>quarter making these heroic efforts. Whether he's buying time behind

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<v Speaker 2>the line of scrimmage, whether he's making these accurate passes

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<v Speaker 2>that he's fitting in to such a tight window, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the receivers coming up and making big catches for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably the thing that left the most positive feeling in

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at the end of the season is the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth quarter experiences, the efforts and the production that Caleb

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<v Speaker 2>was able to provide with his teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, we're painting a picture from seventeen weeks. Yes, in

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<v Speaker 1>between there are some dips along the way and some

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<v Speaker 1>highs as well. But this ties into the complimentary football

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<v Speaker 1>thing because listen to what the defense did then in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half. Second half defense tied for fifth in

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter and fourth quarter points allowed and number three

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<v Speaker 1>overall in the fewest second half points. Just eight point

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<v Speaker 1>seven points per game allowed in the second half by

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<v Speaker 1>the Bears defense. That gave the Bears an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>hang in the games, and then Caleb did his best

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<v Speaker 1>to deliver in the fourth quarter. That's also significant because

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<v Speaker 1>it signifies a defense that did not quit. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at their red zone defense. They wound up as the

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<v Speaker 1>number two red zone touchdown efficiency defense in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite the fact they gave up, I shouldn't say gave up.

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<v Speaker 1>They were driven on the tied for second most red

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<v Speaker 1>zone drives in the NFL at sixty three, so also

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<v Speaker 1>inside the thirty scoring Bears were in the top five

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. So they buckled down and they bowed

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<v Speaker 1>up their next when they needed to, they held teams

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<v Speaker 1>to field goals.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, you know, one thing that game that

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<v Speaker 2>really comes to mind was the Thanksgiving Day game in

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<v Speaker 2>Detroit because everything that you want to think about the

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<v Speaker 2>first half, the reason the Bears were in it in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half is because the lack of production by

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<v Speaker 2>Detroit in the first half when they got into the

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<v Speaker 2>red zone. And then you go there and you you know,

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<v Speaker 2>make some halftime adjustments and then you come out and

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<v Speaker 2>you immediately are competitive right down to the to the

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<v Speaker 2>last series of the game. So yeah, you know, one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that was the great thing about this defense is

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<v Speaker 2>that they they tightened the windows of opportunity for their

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<v Speaker 2>opponents to succeed in the red zone. That a lot's

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<v Speaker 2>why a lot of these drives ended on field goals,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I think that's something if you can bring

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<v Speaker 2>that with you to next year's development I think that

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<v Speaker 2>your opportunities are going to extend themselves because you have

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<v Speaker 2>a super stingy defense holding your opponents to three points

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<v Speaker 2>and then allowing your defense to have some more scoring

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities in the first half.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and on top of that time they took the

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<v Speaker 1>ball away in the red zone five takeaways, tied for

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<v Speaker 1>second best in the NFL. Bears had one red zone

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<v Speaker 1>turnover this year. Offensively, we're brought to you by PNC

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<v Speaker 1>Official Bank of the Bears. So this game comes down

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<v Speaker 1>to points, Tom, you gotta score points. In this division.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to have to score points because the other

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<v Speaker 1>three teams are scoring points. At least. We think they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to continue to be very strong in that regard.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Lions led the NFL in touchdown drives with

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<v Speaker 1>sixty eight. Packers were eighth at fifty one, the Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>were ninth at forty four, all top ten. The Bears

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<v Speaker 1>were tied for twenty fifth at thirty three. But in

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<v Speaker 1>addition to that, they tried the fewest number of field

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<v Speaker 1>goals in the NFL at twenty five. Those automatic points

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<v Speaker 1>that you can count on. Obviously, they have the second

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<v Speaker 1>most points in the punts in the NFL. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>saying here, you got to close that gap somehow within

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<v Speaker 1>your own division to get into the mix here, and

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<v Speaker 1>you got to find a way to score points. And

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<v Speaker 1>that is a byproduct, of course, of big plays. And

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<v Speaker 1>the Bears ranked in the near the bottom of the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and that while those three teams are off top ten

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<v Speaker 1>with at least seventy plays of twenty or more yards,

0:12:18.120 --> 0:12:21.040
<v Speaker 1>Bears were at forty seven. So again, I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>growth will happen, but to keep an eye on it.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're rebuilding what you're gonna have for twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five times, don't you have to look at the division first?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but you know you're gonna have to look at

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<v Speaker 2>the division because you gotta, you know, win the division

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<v Speaker 2>in order to get in the playoffs. That's an obvious

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<v Speaker 2>But the thing about it is when you look at

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<v Speaker 2>those touchdown totals for each and every team, you know

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<v Speaker 2>they're not gonna be They're not gonna be with with Caleb,

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<v Speaker 2>and in regards to the opening quarters of next year's efforts,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not gonna be as controlled in the environment. They're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be much more aggressive. And I think when you

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<v Speaker 2>allow your quarter back to be much more aggressive with

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<v Speaker 2>the type of talent that they have in this offense,

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<v Speaker 2>that is going to result in a lot more touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>So as much as we sit here and talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the production of the other teams, I think the Bears

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<v Speaker 2>have a big void to filled with production that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to get them right into those competitive numbers with the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the teams in our division. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that has a lot to do with the experiences that

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<v Speaker 2>Caleb got starting every game this year and how much

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<v Speaker 2>more aggressive they're going to be able to be because

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to know how he's going to react in

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<v Speaker 2>environments that are in our friendly environments on the road,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think they know a lot more about Caleb

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of his quarterback play under those circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>Have an newer gently used coat laying around. Head to

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<v Speaker 1>All right, time to look at our players of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>You ready, yeah, all right, Rookie of the Year, you

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<v Speaker 1>go first, and if we're the same. We're the same,

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<v Speaker 1>We're the same, We're the same.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, I'm gonna go with Rome.

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<v Speaker 2>And I listen, I know what Caleb had on his

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<v Speaker 2>plate and what he was able to do, And I said,

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback of the position is the most important position

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<v Speaker 2>in football. But I think what Rome was able to

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<v Speaker 2>do all year long. He was able to be included

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<v Speaker 2>in all the targeting. He ran every route as well

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<v Speaker 2>as you know the veterans on the team. He's got

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<v Speaker 2>the speed to break open big plays, and he's got

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<v Speaker 2>the catch ability that you're not necessarily being coached on

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<v Speaker 2>how to catch the ball. It's some innate ability that

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<v Speaker 2>you have within you. And so everything I've seen out

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<v Speaker 2>of Rome since he's been here, his speed, his size,

0:14:47.240 --> 0:14:50.840
<v Speaker 2>his trust ability by Caleb, those are all the elements

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<v Speaker 2>that I need in counterpart receivers. When you talk about

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<v Speaker 2>guys like DJ.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, here's a stat for you and this will

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<v Speaker 1>be our Geico More Football stat of the Week. Unday

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<v Speaker 1>finished eleventh in the league in targeted air yard average

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<v Speaker 1>according to Next Gen Stats of thirteen point seven. That's

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<v Speaker 1>double the next guy on the Bears list DJ at

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<v Speaker 1>seven point four. So if there was a big throw

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<v Speaker 1>to be had. Caleb was looking for Roma Dunze. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what that tells me, right there, thirteen point seven targeted

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<v Speaker 1>air yard average for Roma Dunze, who finished just behind

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<v Speaker 1>Keenan Allen in yards. So I like your pick. I

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<v Speaker 1>was going to go in that direction as well, but

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<v Speaker 1>I went with Caleb seventh most passing attempts in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>most in a single season in Bears history with five

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<v Speaker 1>sixty two, one of thirteen to hit five hundred plus.

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<v Speaker 1>Burrow the only one with six hundred plus throws in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL this year. Tenth in completions, seventeenth in passing yards,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's pretty good given the situation, given the turmoil,

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<v Speaker 1>given the changing coaches. He still finished and a granted

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<v Speaker 1>Bears trailed a lot, so we had to put the

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<v Speaker 1>ball up. But seventeenth in passing yards in your rookie year,

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<v Speaker 1>top twenty in the NFL, Top eighteen at thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>forty one. He was also tenth tom in third down

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<v Speaker 1>rushing with one hundred and sixty nine. Here's where I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to see that improve, because that clearly he was

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<v Speaker 1>under pressure a lot, so he's scrambling for his life.

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<v Speaker 1>But he picked up nine first downs. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>how you always say you used to when we used

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<v Speaker 1>to pick, we used to pick Tom's keys to the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and gave very statistical, very distinct not if he gets

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<v Speaker 1>four rushing first downs, Bears are gonna win, right, But

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<v Speaker 1>to that end, I'm looking at this. And so he

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<v Speaker 1>was right there in the mix with all the top quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>But the number one third down rusher regardless of position

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL in twenty twenty four was Jalen Hurts. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Hurts was the most and he had two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty three yards, not that many more than Caleb,

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<v Speaker 1>but he had twenty nine first downs.

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<v Speaker 2>I listen, I think I think Caleb is more than

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<v Speaker 2>capable of that. But Caleb is also a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>stays behind the line of scrimmage in wats A final

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<v Speaker 2>a receiver to get his first down, and he doesn't

0:16:54.280 --> 0:16:56.800
<v Speaker 2>want to run necessarily run for first downs. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>reason why Caleb started seventeen games in Jalen Hurts didn't.

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<v Speaker 3>So I go all four.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen, man, I'm all for Kleb taking his time, uses

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<v Speaker 2>using his avoidability with his vision downfield to find out

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<v Speaker 2>the best way to get the ball out of his

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<v Speaker 2>hands efficiently.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it interesting too, because there's stats. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can go through stats all day long. There's hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>of them. But I was shocked because most of the

0:17:23.000 --> 0:17:26.000
<v Speaker 1>time Bears line up in three wide receiver sets. You

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<v Speaker 1>would assume, right, I get three great receivers. But they

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<v Speaker 1>only threw one hundred and thirty five passes in a

0:17:31.920 --> 0:17:34.800
<v Speaker 1>three wide receiver set in twenty twenty four. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you do the math and I don't have my calculator

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen into one thirty five, that's not a lot per game.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that surprise you?

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't because they're not you know, they're throwing the

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<v Speaker 2>ball out of sets that are deceptive to the run,

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<v Speaker 2>so they want them thinking run. But they still have receivers.

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<v Speaker 2>When you have the receivers that the Bears had, including

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<v Speaker 2>the tight end position, you don't need to run four

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<v Speaker 2>and five wide receiver sets. You can unsuccessful down downfield

0:18:02.160 --> 0:18:05.880
<v Speaker 2>passing game with a two receiver set. Keep the tight

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<v Speaker 2>end maybe to chip and help keep a running back

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<v Speaker 2>into chip and help and more to give yourself an

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<v Speaker 2>open opportunity downfield. As Caleb gets more experienced, then you'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably see more multiple receiver sets.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, crossing blue shield of Illinois right here at home,

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<v Speaker 1>driving access toward healthier communities through it all. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go to offensive player of the Year, Tommy. I

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<v Speaker 1>always will defer to you. You are the offensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are older than me by a year.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this may catch a lot of people off guard,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm going with Coleman Shelton and you and I

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<v Speaker 2>talked a little bit about this the other day, because

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<v Speaker 2>he was the saving grace of that offensive line when

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<v Speaker 2>you had an early preseason injury to Ryan Bates, early

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<v Speaker 2>season injury to Ryan Bates. Coleman Shelton held down the fort,

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<v Speaker 2>and he held down the fort with a rookie quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>under some really hostile environments. And if you just, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>say you brought in Ryan Bates, but you didn't bring

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<v Speaker 2>in Coleman Shelton Bates had an injury issue. Now I

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<v Speaker 2>know they have Doug Kramer there, who's a center by trade,

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<v Speaker 2>but Coleman Shelton has experience in the NFL. He understands

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<v Speaker 2>his assignments, he understands every other offensive alignment's assignments. He

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<v Speaker 2>understands how they're running backs fit into their protections. He

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<v Speaker 2>understands the linebackers of responsibilities. And there's just a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times that the center is the most settling player

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<v Speaker 2>for a quarterback of all of them. It's not a

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<v Speaker 2>wide receiver saying hey, I'm open. It's not any you know,

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<v Speaker 2>any other exterior. It's about that relationship between a center

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<v Speaker 2>and a quarterback, and it's really special.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, I'm gonna go with DJ Moore, tight for

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<v Speaker 1>thirteenth in the league in targets with one forty, had

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<v Speaker 1>the highest average yard after the catch at six point

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<v Speaker 1>two and five hundred ninety six yards after the catch.

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<v Speaker 1>That was fifth best in the NFL and third among

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<v Speaker 1>wide receivers is yards after the catch, trailing only Jamar Chase,

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<v Speaker 1>who won the Triple Crown of wide receivers this year

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<v Speaker 1>in Cincinnati. And they of course through the all six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred times, and Buffalo's Khalil Shakir. So there you go

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<v Speaker 1>with the offensive player of the year. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>both think a ton of DJ's talent and his importance

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<v Speaker 1>on this football team.

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<v Speaker 3>I love that guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, listen, man, give me all a DJ that you

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<v Speaker 2>can possibly give me. He's a professional, he's got superior

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<v Speaker 2>catching ability, He's courageous, he's tough, he bounces back. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I could sit here and say a half hour worth

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<v Speaker 2>of glowing, you know, compliments for DJ.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right Defensive Player of the Year, Tommy, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Would like to go with Kyler Goren, but I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go with TJ. Edwards because to me, TJ Edwards, when

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<v Speaker 2>you look at the amount of tackles that he's put

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<v Speaker 2>up in the last two years, you look at his

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<v Speaker 2>effort when he's gonna make a tackle, you look at

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<v Speaker 2>how he closes the distance, and he finishes the play

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<v Speaker 2>with such a ferocious style of hitting. To me, TJ

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<v Speaker 2>is an example of a great Chicago Bear linebacker over

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<v Speaker 2>history of the position, and no matter I think what

0:21:01.440 --> 0:21:03.639
<v Speaker 2>style of defense you want to play him in, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he would be successful. And a Bear defense, a

0:21:07.359 --> 0:21:10.520
<v Speaker 2>thirty four defense, a four to three defense, wherever you

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<v Speaker 2>want to play him.

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<v Speaker 3>Like you say, he's just a football player.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate the violence with which he plays. We heard

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Brown saying we got a violent game.

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<v Speaker 3>TJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Edwards plays violently. When he hits you, you feel it.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going sideways, you're going backwards, and you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>take a big hit, right.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, listen the linebackers that we've had the good

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<v Speaker 2>fortune to broadcast about, guys like Lance Spriggs and guys

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<v Speaker 2>like Irlacker and other guys in there as well. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he kind of has that kind of delivery to the

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<v Speaker 2>conclusion of the play, and he's he's speeding up when

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<v Speaker 2>he tackles.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not slowing down. And I think it's evident when you.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at the shock that the ball carrier feels when TJ.

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<v Speaker 3>Edwards hits him.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, I finished fifteenth in the NFL and

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<v Speaker 1>solo tackles, I to him going with TJ. Edwards, you

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<v Speaker 1>know the Bears again, the red zone defense, some of

0:22:04.760 --> 0:22:07.600
<v Speaker 1>that is him, the takeaway, some of that is him

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<v Speaker 1>inside the scoring Bears rank seventh, that's some of that

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<v Speaker 1>is him. I look at him as an outstanding leader

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<v Speaker 1>on this team. He's on the reserve side, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a lot of mutual respect for him on

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<v Speaker 1>that roster. One hundred and twenty nine tackles over one

0:22:19.600 --> 0:22:22.639
<v Speaker 1>hundred for the fourth time in his six years. Fourth

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<v Speaker 1>Bears defender with one hundred and twenty five or more

0:22:24.800 --> 0:22:28.560
<v Speaker 1>in team history, more than once. That's crazy. And the

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<v Speaker 1>solo tackles included four sacks career high for him, six

0:22:32.760 --> 0:22:34.960
<v Speaker 1>and a half stuffs number one on the team. That's

0:22:34.960 --> 0:22:37.840
<v Speaker 1>a run stuff that's getting in the gap and making

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<v Speaker 1>somebody get behind the line of scrimmage. One interception could

0:22:41.080 --> 0:22:45.520
<v Speaker 1>have had more. Six quarterback hurries those are hits, twelve

0:22:45.560 --> 0:22:48.800
<v Speaker 1>tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and

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<v Speaker 1>three pass breakups.

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<v Speaker 3>He did a lot good. Well, you know what too

0:22:51.760 --> 0:22:52.800
<v Speaker 3>is with TJ. Edwards.

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<v Speaker 2>He kind of stands out amongst all the guys. But

0:22:55.240 --> 0:22:59.320
<v Speaker 2>you know guys like Kevin Bayern and Kyler Gordon, both

0:22:59.359 --> 0:23:02.160
<v Speaker 2>of those guys too, they should have an asterisk next

0:23:02.160 --> 0:23:04.480
<v Speaker 2>to their name is high consideration.

0:23:04.840 --> 0:23:06.320
<v Speaker 1>You still have time, You still have time. We got

0:23:06.320 --> 0:23:08.199
<v Speaker 1>a bunch of categories here, Tommy, you got time, You

0:23:08.240 --> 0:23:10.560
<v Speaker 1>got time? All right, here we go. Special Teams Player

0:23:10.600 --> 0:23:11.600
<v Speaker 1>of the Year, Tommy.

0:23:11.480 --> 0:23:16.280
<v Speaker 2>Josh Blackwell, who is this week's NFC. Yes, special Teams

0:23:16.280 --> 0:23:19.199
<v Speaker 2>Player of the Week. But look at all the areas

0:23:19.240 --> 0:23:22.320
<v Speaker 2>that he filled the void and he takes part in

0:23:22.400 --> 0:23:26.040
<v Speaker 2>every single special team He's super productive. Whether he has

0:23:26.080 --> 0:23:29.600
<v Speaker 2>the ball in his hands, or he's gonna make an

0:23:29.680 --> 0:23:34.240
<v Speaker 2>open field tackle. So everything that Josh has been what

0:23:34.400 --> 0:23:37.600
<v Speaker 2>he's done since he's been here, He's kind of in

0:23:37.600 --> 0:23:40.720
<v Speaker 2>that category of the other special teamers that we've been

0:23:40.760 --> 0:23:43.440
<v Speaker 2>able to broadcast about throughout our career.

0:23:43.320 --> 0:23:45.040
<v Speaker 1>Have been a bunch of them, really good ones. He

0:23:45.080 --> 0:23:48.240
<v Speaker 1>finished with seven special teams tackles, but don't even focus

0:23:48.280 --> 0:23:51.479
<v Speaker 1>on that number. I'll tell you why, because as a gunner,

0:23:51.520 --> 0:23:53.720
<v Speaker 1>he was always first down the scene, whether that was

0:23:53.760 --> 0:23:58.600
<v Speaker 1>pushing somebody into another tackle Tommy, or just being violent

0:23:58.760 --> 0:24:01.600
<v Speaker 1>on the special teams with his own hits. And then

0:24:01.640 --> 0:24:03.840
<v Speaker 1>you throw in the punt return. There's a great deal

0:24:03.880 --> 0:24:06.600
<v Speaker 1>of trusting him from Richard high Tier, the Bear's special

0:24:06.640 --> 0:24:10.600
<v Speaker 1>teams coordinator, and he talks about him in glowing terms.

0:24:10.680 --> 0:24:13.560
<v Speaker 1>Super smart guy and he's got his hand up. He

0:24:13.600 --> 0:24:15.560
<v Speaker 1>wanted to be a punt returner, and that was one

0:24:15.600 --> 0:24:17.760
<v Speaker 1>of the plays of the year. Obviously in the NFL.

0:24:18.000 --> 0:24:21.120
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go with Tory Taylor finish. I know that's

0:24:21.119 --> 0:24:25.000
<v Speaker 1>low hanging fruit, but he tied for fourth, tied for

0:24:25.119 --> 0:24:27.760
<v Speaker 1>fourth in the NFL with thirty four inside the twenty.

0:24:27.800 --> 0:24:31.159
<v Speaker 1>That was important that's why he's here to field position

0:24:31.320 --> 0:24:34.040
<v Speaker 1>to pin punt and pin number two in the NFC

0:24:34.080 --> 0:24:36.560
<v Speaker 1>behind New Orleans Matthew Heyball. How about that for a

0:24:37.000 --> 0:24:42.240
<v Speaker 1>punter's name, hey Ball hey Ball. Yeah, twentieth in net average,

0:24:42.280 --> 0:24:45.960
<v Speaker 1>fifteenth in gross average, but those two finished number one

0:24:46.000 --> 0:24:48.320
<v Speaker 1>in Bear's history in a single season. He broke a

0:24:48.359 --> 0:24:51.080
<v Speaker 1>record that was held since nineteen forty nine. And I

0:24:51.080 --> 0:24:53.120
<v Speaker 1>don't know if this is the right pronunciation. I need

0:24:53.119 --> 0:24:56.480
<v Speaker 1>to call Pat McCaskey George guli Onyx. At forty one

0:24:56.480 --> 0:24:58.720
<v Speaker 1>point six net in a single season, that's number one

0:24:58.760 --> 0:25:01.679
<v Speaker 1>in the Bear's history. All So, same story with the

0:25:01.760 --> 0:25:05.639
<v Speaker 1>gross average and the net average. So outstanding job. Thirty

0:25:05.640 --> 0:25:08.240
<v Speaker 1>eight fifty plus yard punts, number four in the NFL,

0:25:08.320 --> 0:25:11.800
<v Speaker 1>number two in the NFC behind Seattle's Michael Dixon. And

0:25:12.000 --> 0:25:14.680
<v Speaker 1>the Bears also has a special team unit. This has

0:25:14.720 --> 0:25:16.760
<v Speaker 1>nothing to do with Tory Taylor, but an ode to

0:25:16.800 --> 0:25:19.560
<v Speaker 1>the special teams unit. The first team in the NFL

0:25:19.600 --> 0:25:21.840
<v Speaker 1>this year with multiple block punts in a season, most

0:25:21.840 --> 0:25:24.120
<v Speaker 1>by a Bears team in a single season since two

0:25:24.200 --> 0:25:28.040
<v Speaker 1>thousand and eight. So special teams had some very very

0:25:28.080 --> 0:25:30.000
<v Speaker 1>good moments over the course of the season. And of

0:25:30.040 --> 0:25:33.040
<v Speaker 1>course Cairo Santos, he didn't get many opportunities. He did

0:25:33.040 --> 0:25:35.600
<v Speaker 1>have a block. I guess he'd had a couple of

0:25:35.640 --> 0:25:37.600
<v Speaker 1>blocks actually, but he was twenty one of twenty four

0:25:37.680 --> 0:25:40.040
<v Speaker 1>kicking field goals. You can count on Cairo.

0:25:40.640 --> 0:25:43.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, listen, man, that guy has done everything

0:25:43.040 --> 0:25:45.199
<v Speaker 2>asked of him since the moment he came aboard. And

0:25:45.200 --> 0:25:48.840
<v Speaker 2>there's as much pressure on a kicker than there isn't

0:25:48.880 --> 0:25:52.720
<v Speaker 2>any position in the NFL. And when you're a kicker

0:25:52.760 --> 0:25:55.359
<v Speaker 2>that's made a career out of kicking in Soldier field,

0:25:55.880 --> 0:26:00.920
<v Speaker 2>natural surface and outside conditions, you know, Ky has been

0:26:00.960 --> 0:26:03.159
<v Speaker 2>a model citizen at the kicker position.

0:26:03.400 --> 0:26:05.600
<v Speaker 1>All right, I'm gonna throw this one a the surprise

0:26:05.760 --> 0:26:09.840
<v Speaker 1>player of the year, meaning he went the furthest the fastest,

0:26:10.080 --> 0:26:12.840
<v Speaker 1>and from where we thought he was when the season

0:26:13.240 --> 0:26:16.040
<v Speaker 1>was in mini camps and training camps. And if you

0:26:16.080 --> 0:26:18.200
<v Speaker 1>need a minute, I'll throw mine out there. You're your

0:26:18.240 --> 0:26:22.879
<v Speaker 1>calling your well, I'm going Daniel Hardy. Daniel Hardy. The

0:26:22.960 --> 0:26:27.640
<v Speaker 1>expectations of this player. He was a man out there.

0:26:27.720 --> 0:26:29.920
<v Speaker 1>He was a beast on special teams. He was tied

0:26:29.960 --> 0:26:34.040
<v Speaker 1>with Bmiga with eleven tackles on special teams. Had the

0:26:34.080 --> 0:26:36.040
<v Speaker 1>black punt in Week one that was a scoop and

0:26:36.080 --> 0:26:40.080
<v Speaker 1>score for Jonathan Owens. Had a few penalties on special teams,

0:26:40.119 --> 0:26:45.280
<v Speaker 1>no question about that, but just his demeanor demeanor on

0:26:45.400 --> 0:26:50.159
<v Speaker 1>game day was hair on fire, physical, aggressive, violent, and

0:26:50.200 --> 0:26:51.680
<v Speaker 1>I know you were asking to have him on the

0:26:51.720 --> 0:26:53.680
<v Speaker 1>pass rush and he did sneak in there a couple

0:26:53.800 --> 0:26:56.400
<v Speaker 1>times this year. I'd like to see that player continue

0:26:56.440 --> 0:26:58.480
<v Speaker 1>to develop. You know, have you have you have any

0:26:58.560 --> 0:27:01.439
<v Speaker 1>history of players that started on special teams at a

0:27:01.480 --> 0:27:04.320
<v Speaker 1>defensive lineman like that. I mean, he may he was

0:27:04.400 --> 0:27:07.160
<v Speaker 1>moving man and he's not a small guy and then

0:27:07.400 --> 0:27:10.280
<v Speaker 1>became a rotational figure on the defense and then get

0:27:10.320 --> 0:27:12.760
<v Speaker 1>you five or six sacks a year or something like that.

0:27:13.200 --> 0:27:15.399
<v Speaker 2>Right, all right, I'm going to go to one and

0:27:15.440 --> 0:27:18.400
<v Speaker 2>this is super obscure, and I'm thinking of the future,

0:27:18.520 --> 0:27:23.120
<v Speaker 2>not necessarily present, but because of what I saw out

0:27:23.119 --> 0:27:28.960
<v Speaker 2>of Austin Booker as an incoming freshman, incoming rookie for that,

0:27:29.760 --> 0:27:33.040
<v Speaker 2>he's got the innate of skills, the innate ability to

0:27:33.119 --> 0:27:35.879
<v Speaker 2>be able to rush the passer. And he's the type

0:27:35.880 --> 0:27:38.720
<v Speaker 2>of guy that you know, if you get him through

0:27:38.760 --> 0:27:41.360
<v Speaker 2>that initial year of football, you get him to invest

0:27:41.400 --> 0:27:43.880
<v Speaker 2>time in an offseason, he's in the weight room, he's

0:27:43.920 --> 0:27:48.040
<v Speaker 2>eating correctly, he's getting stronger, he gets a larger arsenal

0:27:48.119 --> 0:27:51.000
<v Speaker 2>of pass rush skills. Now you're talking about a guy

0:27:51.200 --> 0:27:53.560
<v Speaker 2>that can go from whatever number he had this year

0:27:53.920 --> 0:27:56.679
<v Speaker 2>up to near double digits within a one year jump.

0:27:56.960 --> 0:28:01.280
<v Speaker 2>So everything, I'm not disappointed Austin Booker. I wish that

0:28:01.359 --> 0:28:05.280
<v Speaker 2>he would have had more pass rushing opportunities. However, I

0:28:05.359 --> 0:28:08.760
<v Speaker 2>think that he still has a tremendous upside and can

0:28:08.840 --> 0:28:13.240
<v Speaker 2>develop into that counter rusher to montest sweat that the

0:28:13.280 --> 0:28:16.360
<v Speaker 2>Bears they need in part of their rotation.

0:28:17.359 --> 0:28:19.400
<v Speaker 1>Well, first of all, he's only twenty two years old.

0:28:19.600 --> 0:28:21.399
<v Speaker 1>That's number one. He was for the most part of

0:28:21.440 --> 0:28:23.119
<v Speaker 1>this year. He turned twenty two in December. He was

0:28:23.119 --> 0:28:24.840
<v Speaker 1>a twenty one year old guy. If he would have

0:28:24.840 --> 0:28:26.880
<v Speaker 1>stayed a Kansas he might have been a first round pick.

0:28:27.960 --> 0:28:29.879
<v Speaker 1>And I looked at my old notes from the Senior

0:28:29.880 --> 0:28:32.760
<v Speaker 1>Bowl that I'm getting ready for again, and he was

0:28:32.840 --> 0:28:36.840
<v Speaker 1>considered the guy who had the best bend and that

0:28:37.080 --> 0:28:40.360
<v Speaker 1>arc to get to the quarterback. He's his body flexible enough,

0:28:40.400 --> 0:28:42.760
<v Speaker 1>and I think we saw that quite a bit. He

0:28:42.880 --> 0:28:45.800
<v Speaker 1>was in there. He was disruptive. So for the year,

0:28:45.840 --> 0:28:48.320
<v Speaker 1>he wound up with twenty tackles, which is very good,

0:28:48.920 --> 0:28:52.160
<v Speaker 1>right for a part time defensive lineman. Twenty tackles for

0:28:52.240 --> 0:28:56.520
<v Speaker 1>a part timer, that's pretty darn good. A sack and

0:28:56.520 --> 0:28:58.520
<v Speaker 1>a half he had one against Carolina, half a sack

0:28:58.560 --> 0:29:02.320
<v Speaker 1>against Detroit on Thanksgiving, a stuff and a half, four

0:29:02.400 --> 0:29:06.440
<v Speaker 1>quarterback hits, three tackles for loss, and one special teams tackle.

0:29:07.360 --> 0:29:09.720
<v Speaker 1>But you're talking about a guy that was one of

0:29:09.760 --> 0:29:12.760
<v Speaker 1>the team leaders in tackles for defensive lineman. That's pretty good.

0:29:13.240 --> 0:29:15.200
<v Speaker 2>And you know, the thing about Austin is what I

0:29:15.240 --> 0:29:16.840
<v Speaker 2>want to see in the future is he's got a

0:29:16.840 --> 0:29:19.600
<v Speaker 2>couple pass rush moves that he didn't use very much,

0:29:19.640 --> 0:29:22.200
<v Speaker 2>and they're very really hard to teach. Like I think

0:29:22.320 --> 0:29:24.680
<v Speaker 2>maybe it might have been his first or second pass

0:29:24.760 --> 0:29:27.880
<v Speaker 2>rush in full pads this year in training camp. He

0:29:27.920 --> 0:29:31.080
<v Speaker 2>did an inside spin on the offensive tackle and he

0:29:31.200 --> 0:29:34.240
<v Speaker 2>left the offensive tackle, you know, kind of sitting still,

0:29:34.560 --> 0:29:36.000
<v Speaker 2>and he made immediate pressure.

0:29:36.400 --> 0:29:38.840
<v Speaker 3>And so from some of the guys throughout my.

0:29:38.960 --> 0:29:42.200
<v Speaker 2>Career that I've seen that have that move, that isn't

0:29:42.240 --> 0:29:45.400
<v Speaker 2>really teachable because you have to have superior balance and

0:29:45.520 --> 0:29:47.840
<v Speaker 2>quickness and then you have to have the timing that

0:29:47.880 --> 0:29:50.720
<v Speaker 2>you get the offensive tackle off balance. Those are the

0:29:50.760 --> 0:29:53.880
<v Speaker 2>types of things that I have expectations for Austin Booker

0:29:54.320 --> 0:29:58.120
<v Speaker 2>to be that near double digit sacker in the immediate future.

0:29:58.200 --> 0:30:01.280
<v Speaker 1>He'll get stronger in this offseason, have that benefit, you know,

0:30:01.520 --> 0:30:03.120
<v Speaker 1>and again and you you're.

0:30:02.800 --> 0:30:06.840
<v Speaker 2>Just not gonna have that senior college draft fatigue that

0:30:06.920 --> 0:30:10.080
<v Speaker 2>you have. Now he's gonna finally have a chance to regroup.

0:30:10.520 --> 0:30:13.680
<v Speaker 2>And you know, remember the shock of us seeing Dominique

0:30:13.760 --> 0:30:16.640
<v Speaker 2>Robinson when he showed up back this year and what

0:30:16.640 --> 0:30:19.760
<v Speaker 2>what how different he looked. I don't necessarily need to

0:30:19.800 --> 0:30:23.360
<v Speaker 2>see that out of Austin Booker, but I do need

0:30:23.400 --> 0:30:26.640
<v Speaker 2>to see him look like he's added a little bit

0:30:26.680 --> 0:30:31.000
<v Speaker 2>to his frame, because I think strength is speed, and

0:30:31.040 --> 0:30:33.640
<v Speaker 2>speed his strength. That's a quote from our dear friend

0:30:34.120 --> 0:30:36.200
<v Speaker 2>Clyde Emrick. Two hundred and eighty three snaps.

0:30:36.200 --> 0:30:39.040
<v Speaker 1>So he played twenty six the defensive snaps, and so

0:30:39.200 --> 0:30:42.120
<v Speaker 1>I think the production, you know, that's that's that's all right,

0:30:42.160 --> 0:30:45.360
<v Speaker 1>all right, strongest position group of the year.

0:30:45.600 --> 0:30:48.600
<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna I'm gonna go with defensive backfield.

0:30:49.120 --> 0:30:51.400
<v Speaker 2>You know, I I know that, you know when you

0:30:51.480 --> 0:30:53.920
<v Speaker 2>look at Jalen making the Pro Bowl.

0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:55.320
<v Speaker 3>They brought in Kevin Bayern.

0:30:55.400 --> 0:30:59.480
<v Speaker 2>He was an immediate influence on this football team. Too

0:30:59.520 --> 0:31:04.000
<v Speaker 2>bad happened to Takwan Brisker. You still have Kyler Gordon

0:31:04.040 --> 0:31:07.680
<v Speaker 2>back there. You have Terrelle Smith, you have Tyreek Stevenson.

0:31:07.800 --> 0:31:11.280
<v Speaker 2>I think that Tyreek again, I think he's the most

0:31:11.320 --> 0:31:15.320
<v Speaker 2>ferocious tackler. Of the defensive backfield, Tyler Gordon is the

0:31:15.360 --> 0:31:19.640
<v Speaker 2>most deployable. You have other guys like black Josh Blackwell

0:31:19.640 --> 0:31:22.760
<v Speaker 2>and Elijah Hicks and stuff that were contributors to the

0:31:22.800 --> 0:31:25.880
<v Speaker 2>defensive backfield. So of one of the hardest positions to

0:31:25.880 --> 0:31:29.600
<v Speaker 2>play in the NFL, I think they had really good

0:31:29.680 --> 0:31:32.600
<v Speaker 2>coaching there and they had a group of guys that

0:31:32.680 --> 0:31:35.280
<v Speaker 2>were able to contribute at a high level.

0:31:35.800 --> 0:31:38.280
<v Speaker 1>I am going to give the wide receivers the strongest

0:31:38.320 --> 0:31:41.400
<v Speaker 1>position group because in the end, the Trio all got

0:31:41.440 --> 0:31:44.880
<v Speaker 1>over one hundred targets and again Caleb finished in the

0:31:44.920 --> 0:31:48.080
<v Speaker 1>top twenty in passing yard. So that directly is attached

0:31:48.560 --> 0:31:50.680
<v Speaker 1>for the most part to your wide receivers. And not

0:31:50.720 --> 0:31:52.920
<v Speaker 1>going to discount what Cole Commeet or Deandres Swift did

0:31:52.920 --> 0:31:56.160
<v Speaker 1>in the passing game. But you know, some good stuff there.

0:31:56.160 --> 0:31:59.760
<v Speaker 1>We already talked about what DJ did, what A Dunes did,

0:32:00.000 --> 0:32:02.560
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0:32:24.800 --> 0:32:25.200
<v Speaker 1>the year.

0:32:25.440 --> 0:32:28.680
<v Speaker 3>You know it may be have Golye.

0:32:29.360 --> 0:32:29.600
<v Speaker 1>See.

0:32:29.600 --> 0:32:32.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean there's a lot of choice of TJ with that.

0:32:33.040 --> 0:32:34.800
<v Speaker 2>But you know, the guy that I really liked that

0:32:35.080 --> 0:32:39.440
<v Speaker 2>finished the season injured was Andrew Billings because he has

0:32:39.480 --> 0:32:42.640
<v Speaker 2>a really thankless job and you really don't notice him

0:32:42.720 --> 0:32:45.600
<v Speaker 2>until he's gone. You don't know what he means to

0:32:45.760 --> 0:32:51.160
<v Speaker 2>the work the workmanship of the defensive line until he's gone.

0:32:51.400 --> 0:32:54.240
<v Speaker 2>And when Andrew Billings left the defense, they were a

0:32:54.280 --> 0:32:58.560
<v Speaker 2>little bit more susceptible to interior runs. And so Andrew

0:32:58.600 --> 0:33:00.800
<v Speaker 2>Billings is you know, he's not going to be there

0:33:00.880 --> 0:33:05.440
<v Speaker 2>standing at the podium, you know, meeting the media that often.

0:33:05.920 --> 0:33:11.600
<v Speaker 2>But his production, his persona, his swagger, his alpha neess

0:33:11.640 --> 0:33:14.479
<v Speaker 2>in the locker room is something that the Bears need.

0:33:14.880 --> 0:33:17.960
<v Speaker 2>So from the time I saw Andrew Billings start training

0:33:18.000 --> 0:33:21.000
<v Speaker 2>camp this year to being in control of the calls

0:33:21.040 --> 0:33:23.760
<v Speaker 2>of the defensive line, I think he's a guy that

0:33:24.360 --> 0:33:28.160
<v Speaker 2>worked extremely hard because his work is not only during

0:33:28.160 --> 0:33:30.840
<v Speaker 2>the season, it's also in the weight room in the offseason.

0:33:31.280 --> 0:33:34.160
<v Speaker 2>And I do think that's the type of influence that

0:33:34.280 --> 0:33:37.360
<v Speaker 2>you need that walks into that locker room and walks

0:33:37.400 --> 0:33:38.680
<v Speaker 2>onto the practice field.

0:33:39.080 --> 0:33:41.520
<v Speaker 1>And that was mentioned by Ryan Poles as one of

0:33:41.560 --> 0:33:44.600
<v Speaker 1>the biggest losses no question, turned into one of his

0:33:44.640 --> 0:33:47.320
<v Speaker 1>favorite players, and that's Andrew Billings. And he's on his

0:33:47.400 --> 0:33:49.160
<v Speaker 1>way back, ready to go, says he'll be here.

0:33:49.600 --> 0:33:52.120
<v Speaker 2>You know, Andrew Billings, he played havoc in the training

0:33:52.200 --> 0:33:54.960
<v Speaker 2>camp when he was making the calls for the defensive

0:33:54.960 --> 0:33:57.719
<v Speaker 2>lineman to move and shift, whether it was against his

0:33:57.720 --> 0:34:01.200
<v Speaker 2>own offensive line or when Cincinnati came here. He was

0:34:01.240 --> 0:34:06.440
<v Speaker 2>a type of guy that really challenged the communication discipline

0:34:06.480 --> 0:34:09.640
<v Speaker 2>on the offensive line because of the calls he makes.

0:34:10.239 --> 0:34:13.200
<v Speaker 1>I'm going with Kyler Gordon. And the reason is, yes,

0:34:13.280 --> 0:34:15.879
<v Speaker 1>he's a hair on fire type of player all over

0:34:15.880 --> 0:34:18.520
<v Speaker 1>the field, but it's one of the more difficult positions

0:34:18.560 --> 0:34:20.640
<v Speaker 1>to play. You gotta We've documented this. You gotta know

0:34:20.640 --> 0:34:23.319
<v Speaker 1>everybody's responsibility. You got to handle tight ends, running backs,

0:34:23.320 --> 0:34:26.120
<v Speaker 1>wide receivers, working the slot, work outside stuff in the

0:34:26.200 --> 0:34:28.799
<v Speaker 1>run game, blitz, which he did a fair amount. Wound

0:34:28.880 --> 0:34:31.040
<v Speaker 1>up with a career high seventy five tackles and no

0:34:31.160 --> 0:34:33.520
<v Speaker 1>less than four in all but one game when he

0:34:33.560 --> 0:34:37.320
<v Speaker 1>had three against Detroit. He had ten hits on the quarterback.

0:34:37.719 --> 0:34:39.960
<v Speaker 1>That's an element of the blitz game. And he allowed

0:34:39.960 --> 0:34:43.200
<v Speaker 1>only twenty nine pass completions all year. So I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go him. And if I had to give a one

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<v Speaker 1>a because I really like this player, Tom, I really

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<v Speaker 1>like DeMarcus Walker. DeMarcus Walker, I agree. In his last

0:34:51.760 --> 0:34:53.640
<v Speaker 1>twenty five games as the Bear, he's got twenty seven

0:34:53.719 --> 0:34:56.560
<v Speaker 1>hits on the quarterback. Montest what has twenty six hits

0:34:56.560 --> 0:34:58.800
<v Speaker 1>on the quarterback in the last twenty five games with

0:34:58.840 --> 0:35:02.080
<v Speaker 1>the Bears, So you know the production is there. He

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<v Speaker 1>just doesn't get a lot of attention. Now you know

0:35:05.239 --> 0:35:08.680
<v Speaker 1>he hits on the quarterback, they matter obviously we want

0:35:08.680 --> 0:35:11.320
<v Speaker 1>to see sacks, and if the guy gets rid of

0:35:11.320 --> 0:35:13.120
<v Speaker 1>the football by the time he gets there, it's still

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<v Speaker 1>hit on the quarterback. I just think he really does

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<v Speaker 1>a nice job of putting the heat on the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know everybody's name you just mentioned and I

0:35:21.760 --> 0:35:23.560
<v Speaker 2>was just thinking this because you kind of made me

0:35:23.600 --> 0:35:26.080
<v Speaker 2>think of it. I think my favorite hit on a

0:35:26.200 --> 0:35:30.400
<v Speaker 2>quarterback all year was this last week, Kevin Bayern hitting

0:35:30.640 --> 0:35:34.839
<v Speaker 2>the Green Bay quarterback because he defeated a block at

0:35:34.840 --> 0:35:37.600
<v Speaker 2>the line of scrimmage. The quarterback had no idea he

0:35:37.640 --> 0:35:40.879
<v Speaker 2>was coming, and he never slowed down and he lit

0:35:40.960 --> 0:35:44.120
<v Speaker 2>him up. And of all the you know the sacks

0:35:44.160 --> 0:35:46.480
<v Speaker 2>you talk about on this team, all the big hits

0:35:46.480 --> 0:35:50.120
<v Speaker 2>and stuff, that was probably my favorite quarterback hit of

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<v Speaker 2>the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Three point three seconds and next Gen stets had it

0:35:54.000 --> 0:35:56.799
<v Speaker 1>three point three seconds to hit the quarterback on that one.

0:35:56.800 --> 0:35:58.799
<v Speaker 1>I went and tried to look up all year with

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<v Speaker 1>the pastest one I believe of Tremaine Edmunds Week one

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<v Speaker 1>against Tennessee was a three second sack and Will Levis,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's pretty good, man. That was the That was

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best hits of the year, no question.

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<v Speaker 2>The way it was, you know, and too you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the first of all, defeating the block at the line

0:36:14.440 --> 0:36:17.520
<v Speaker 2>of scrimmage with such a mediac to get him in

0:36:17.640 --> 0:36:20.439
<v Speaker 2>position to close the distance and make that hit. There's

0:36:20.480 --> 0:36:22.520
<v Speaker 2>a lot that went into that play. And when you

0:36:22.560 --> 0:36:25.280
<v Speaker 2>talk about the different roles in the different lineup position

0:36:25.320 --> 0:36:28.200
<v Speaker 2>of a guy like Kyler Gordon, I was exciting to

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<v Speaker 2>see that. In the latter part of the year they

0:36:30.840 --> 0:36:33.440
<v Speaker 2>were given Kevin byern some of that opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, A couple other stats were done with the

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<v Speaker 1>players of the year. That was a fun exercise. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>this is just something in the category of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a wow. Cole Comette had the highest catch percentage of

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<v Speaker 1>any receiver in the NFL, regardless of position. He caught

0:36:49.000 --> 0:36:52.160
<v Speaker 1>eighty five point four or five percent of his passes.

0:36:52.640 --> 0:36:55.520
<v Speaker 1>Nine of the top eleven in top catch percentage were

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends in the NFL. So what we're saying is, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd like to see him more involved in the offense

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<v Speaker 1>somehow someway.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know the thing about it is when we

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<v Speaker 2>talk about the lack of production in the first half

0:37:07.040 --> 0:37:09.200
<v Speaker 2>and in the first quarter specifically, that's got to be

0:37:09.239 --> 0:37:12.120
<v Speaker 2>a coal Comet time because I do think that the

0:37:12.160 --> 0:37:16.120
<v Speaker 2>matchup difficulties for the opponents against Cole Comet is evident

0:37:16.200 --> 0:37:17.040
<v Speaker 2>and obvious.

0:37:17.360 --> 0:37:19.200
<v Speaker 3>You're not going to be able to get a running.

0:37:18.960 --> 0:37:21.960
<v Speaker 2>Back that's a linebacker that's going to run well with Cole,

0:37:22.280 --> 0:37:24.879
<v Speaker 2>and you're not going to have a defensive back that

0:37:25.040 --> 0:37:28.760
<v Speaker 2>can have the size requirements that you do against Cole.

0:37:29.040 --> 0:37:32.520
<v Speaker 2>He's courageous in his catches, He's got really good hands.

0:37:32.600 --> 0:37:35.880
<v Speaker 2>He he stands on his feet after he makes the catch,

0:37:36.040 --> 0:37:38.840
<v Speaker 2>and he gets yards after the catch. So if you

0:37:38.880 --> 0:37:40.800
<v Speaker 2>want to say, Okay, what am I going to immediately

0:37:40.800 --> 0:37:44.160
<v Speaker 2>start thinking about to increase my production in the first

0:37:44.160 --> 0:37:47.239
<v Speaker 2>half next year, it's going to be about targets for Coal.

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<v Speaker 1>And listen so is. He also had the highest average

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<v Speaker 1>separation yards on average of any receiver on the team

0:37:54.600 --> 0:37:57.000
<v Speaker 1>at three point nine. So I got a four yard

0:37:57.000 --> 0:38:00.960
<v Speaker 1>advantage of separation on his opponent. So that tells me,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, top fifteen in the NFL regardless of position.

0:38:03.960 --> 0:38:06.919
<v Speaker 1>That's pretty good. That means he's getting open and.

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<v Speaker 2>He can come out of every stance. He can come

0:38:08.560 --> 0:38:11.160
<v Speaker 2>out of a two point stance. That's just relaxed a

0:38:11.160 --> 0:38:12.799
<v Speaker 2>little bit from the line of scrimmage. He can come

0:38:12.840 --> 0:38:14.920
<v Speaker 2>out of a three point stance. He can line up

0:38:14.960 --> 0:38:17.360
<v Speaker 2>as a wide receiver, he can line up as an HPAC,

0:38:17.600 --> 0:38:20.080
<v Speaker 2>he can line up as a full back. So the

0:38:20.360 --> 0:38:24.000
<v Speaker 2>different areas that you give him his start is a

0:38:24.000 --> 0:38:27.439
<v Speaker 2>lot of different ways to create open opportunities for him.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, good news, Chicago United Airlines is getting brand

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<v Speaker 1>back again nighted proud to fly the Chicago Bears, and

0:38:37.520 --> 0:38:39.799
<v Speaker 1>you too, hope that was a fun exercise for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Tommy enjoyed it. Some good stuff to look at as

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<v Speaker 1>a building platform for the next season, and the Bears

0:38:48.160 --> 0:38:51.960
<v Speaker 1>did do plenty of good things that should have in

0:38:52.000 --> 0:38:56.520
<v Speaker 1>most cases could have resulted in more wins. So moving

0:38:56.600 --> 0:38:59.080
<v Speaker 1>on and we'll start looking toward the future as we

0:38:59.120 --> 0:39:01.560
<v Speaker 1>go through our podcast in the coming week, says the

0:39:01.560 --> 0:39:03.040
<v Speaker 1>coaching search is well underway.

0:39:03.560 --> 0:39:06.680
<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to see what's ahead and I can't wait to,

0:39:07.280 --> 0:39:09.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, to get a chance to talk about everything

0:39:09.360 --> 0:39:12.120
<v Speaker 2>that's going on. But listen, I got a Notre Dame

0:39:12.160 --> 0:39:14.799
<v Speaker 2>Penn State game to start worrying about right now, so

0:39:15.440 --> 0:39:18.439
<v Speaker 2>you know, good luck good that's gonna occupy a little

0:39:18.520 --> 0:39:19.000
<v Speaker 2>time too.

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<v Speaker 1>For time there, I'm Jeff Jonahyek. Thanks for listening to everybody.

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