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Bears Over Beers: Can Kyle Monangai Repeat? · 2nd City Gridiron

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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, what's up Chicago Bears fans another edition of bears over beers presented by second city grid iron.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm Ryan drostie here with Brian orange.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Chuck talk about a win over the Cincinnati Bengals and Brian, you know, there's a lot of reasons why the bears won that game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: There's a lot of reasons why they could have lost that game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But when it comes down to it, I think we all know the the real key reason for victory was the fact that you were wearing a jersey last Wednesday of the show.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Do you know what tonight, man?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, I'm doing doing well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, as you alluded to, the week prior when we lost our game prior, I broke my street and did not.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Don, the navy and blue are sorry, navy and orange jersey.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I got back to my winning ways.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Let's see if it carries over.
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[SPEAKER_01]: There's no easy game in the NFL.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We know that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The giants are struggling bunch looking to extend their franchise record away losing streak.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They're hoping to avoid that, but we're hoping to extend it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so I had to wear a buck his jersey.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We got a rookie signal caller there under center.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We need to welcome them to Chicago in the most rude, a fashion possible.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Just like Buck is Wood.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, man, looking forward to an improvement on the defensive side.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it was really discouraging to see what we saw last week against the Bengals.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And as I texted you a little bit back and forth, it didn't really feel like we didn't feel like we won that game, you know, the way our bodies felt, our heart felt, it didn't quite feel like when, obviously, you know,
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[SPEAKER_01]: we could have avoided a lot of that heartache.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Had we stopped them a little bit more on defense, hopefully we can step up this week against giants.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Man, we all have PTSD from last year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We've talked about the show many times and when the stuff started to hit the fan Brian, I just could, I was just
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[SPEAKER_00]: dumbfounded as that comeback started and you know I just had that sinking feeling when they went for that onside kick they were gonna get it I just it just like I knew it was gonna happen and then you watch it happen it's like oh no wait we're good it didn't go ten yards and then you see the replay and all of course it hit our guys foot and
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[SPEAKER_00]: Good God, but you know, the difference between this year and prior years with the bears, and you know, we had him last year, but not with a competent coaching staff is that we got Caleb Williams, man, and I feel like it's never over with that guy under center.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, all the crap people want to talk about him, he has come through already in a year and a half, so many times for this team.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Even last year,
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[SPEAKER_00]: When we were losing the games, but he would put us in position to win and then the defense would choke.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, and now bringing us back this year, you know, I just had that feeling that it's not over.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We have 50 seconds or whatever.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We know we can do this.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So that was nice to see.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And it's nice to have a offense that is ranked in the top 10 and almost, you know, all these categories right now is I don't even know how to deal with that as a Chicago Bears everyone.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, no, it's odd.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I saw a graph this week where I think it was like most successful offenses in yards per play and then defenses.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we were in the quadrant that was good offense bad defense.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And you know, when when have we seen that as bear's fans?
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's been been a long time.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Obviously, trustment era had some pretty struggling defenses to go with their strong offense, but it's been a while.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, what?
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's been over 10 years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: you know it's it's it's been a while and prior to that it just seems like a whole franchise as you see with the jersey on wearing has been a you know defensive-minded franchise and I agree with you I I I I don't have you know held out you know like
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like Mitch Tribisky, but he was not clutch.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I really like Justin Fields, but he was not clutch.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He almost got worse in the clutch, it seemed like.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And Caleb, you know, for however sloppy he plays any game, he can put it together and carry the team on his back to put him in position to succeed.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I was expecting him to do that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I did not expect to touch down.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I thought we were going to get in position for a fuel goal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: and you can feel gold put it in the Cairo Santos' leg, but to get that touch down to Colson Love, and I mean, you know, a lot at first it looked like just a phenomenal play by Lovelin and it was.
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[SPEAKER_01]: but the throw by Caleb, right?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Like the nice, it veins in overtime.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Or not, yeah, no, not overtime.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And last 30 seconds of the game to dart that ball over the linebackers extended hands into three guys in that little spot.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Right in those chests, I mean, that was an unreal throw and yeah, I mean, it's exciting and we've said a couple times on this show, man, like if we can just put it all together, we're going to be hard to beat.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Now, can we do that?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Do we have the bodies to do it?
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, that's another question, but but it was, there was some positives, a lot of positives, especially in the offensive side this week.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that was a great takeaway for sure.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and you know, you couldn't really tell on the live broadcast how good that throw us.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It wasn't really till we saw the coaches film, like, and you saw it from behind just the extremely small window we had to drop that ball in there and how perfect that was.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Because it looked like a fairly routine scene play, you know, live when you're seeing it from the sideline, but when you saw that from the all 22, it was an incredible throw.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And remember that, that's a
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[SPEAKER_00]: It wasn't an interview.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think he was micced up last year when they were talking about if he got nervous and he's like, no, no, I don't get nervous and everyone joked about it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Like, come on everybody I don't know.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know Brian.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know that this guy gets nervous because no matter what it looks like around him as you alluded to he seems to always come through in the clutch.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, got ahead.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, it's been, it's been phenomenal to see.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then, lovelin, you know, another rookie to step up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, that, I was texting a buddy of mine.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That was immediately not only the best play by a rookie tight end this season, but the best play of any tight end at all this season, you know, to close a game out like that, make a heck of a catch down the field, break some tackles and then outrun the defense.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, around day gastons get in a whole lot of praise rightfully so it looks like a really, really nice young rookie out in the chargers with the chargers, but what Lovelin did to close the game, you know, walk off touchdown, that was that was special.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So so seeing that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: you know, improve, especially on a day where Rome didn't even catch a pass.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, like, like, that's what we, what we drafted, what we thought this offseason with having all these weapons, and it's just a matter of time before each one gets their chance at the big bright lights.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We're starting to see it, and it was really cool to see our rookie first round or step up this week.
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[SPEAKER_00]: and to leave no doubt because I wasn't the thing I wasn't feeling confident about was kyros Santos kicking a game winning field goal.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, look, if we were tied that be one thing, I miss as we go over time, but since we're down by one and the way he kicked to that game, I had a bad feeling.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I was glad that
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[SPEAKER_00]: Somehow some way, Colston Lovelin with three defenders around him, got out of there and took it all away in the house.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Brian, we can't go any further without getting to the beers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is Bears over beers after all, and I'm going to let you go first.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to let you go first this week.
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[SPEAKER_01]: What do you get on with?
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I've got an award-winning porter.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's called a green man porter.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's a rich dark ale, multiple gold metals, including in this year, 2020 Bob Gold for North Carolina Brewers Cup, gold medal for a porter.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I also want to American beer festival gold in 2021, really solid porter here.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Asheville's got some great beers as I've highlighted a bunch already on the show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This is one of their best cool story.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So back circa 2016, my fantasy football draft, crew group came out and did the draft out in Asheville and we're from all over.
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[SPEAKER_01]: been out for over 25 years now as a group we try to get together once a year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We came to Asheville and we did a brewery tour.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I took a poll of the guys, favorite breweries out of all the ones we went to.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And Greenman got the top vote for their favorite brewery.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we visited probably 12 or 15, really, really good breweries.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And so Greenman, great beer, can't enjoy it without the glass.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And oh man, yeah, this is a good dark and strong heavy border after a win that we much needed so how about you man?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, first of all, let me just say, I love porters.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I need to stock up on supporters and stats now that it's getting cold outside.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I think my favorite porter is probably, have you ever had founders, porter?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's, I mean, that's a classic.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love that one.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So smooth, maybe I'll get one of those for when we have our rematch against Detroit since it's a Michigan brewery.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, no, it sounds just great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So to extend the porter talk, I have to take a sip on this one.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So, at one of my favorite breweries out here is called Pizgaburi.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They have an event on Super Bowl Sunday called Stouthog Day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Stouthog Day opens at 10 a.m. and it goes until the game and the actual brewers will cook free pancakes.
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[SPEAKER_01]: for all the guests until they run out.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And they have all of their delicious dark beers on tap, along with some favorite locals and national dark beers.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So founders, breakfast, stout, is there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Dragons milk is there, along with some of our, I mean, some phenomenal dark beer.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So if you're ever,
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[SPEAKER_01]: in Asheville or think about coming.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Come around Super Bowl Sunday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm Tony.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It is a must visit experience.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Now I will say this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I only get the flights.
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[SPEAKER_01]: There's four in a flight.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I can't do more than eight of them before I start mixing the flavors.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I'll taste eight different delicious
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[SPEAKER_01]: borders, stouts, brownails, you know, all these different dark beers.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And then they all start to kind of blend together.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that's about all I can do.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But with pancakes, you know, starting early, 10 a.m., you know, it's one of my favorite things to do.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So when the bears go, I've already got some people that are coming in town.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Whenever the bears make the Super Bowl, we're gonna do this together.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Nice.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I've never been to North Carolina, Brian.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And that sounds, don't threaten me with a good time because man, I'll be there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You get tickets to the Bears Super Bowl that year, bring the whole family that's watched together, we'll do a live episode, Super Bowl Sunday, why not together?
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[SPEAKER_01]: And yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So now without with the envy out of the way, what do you drink tonight?
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[SPEAKER_01]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, this is a collaboration with an Iowa and a Chicago brewery.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So let me go full screen here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is a collab brew from dimensional brewing out of Dubuque, Iowa, and one of my all-time favorite Chicago breweries, South and the suburbs, a microphone brewing, and this is a play on a couple of characters from Ninja Turtles that you might recognize, but they call this one
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[SPEAKER_00]: instead of bebop and rock city.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I saw the label and you know, they say to not judge a book by its cover, but I was judging because this is an awesome, yeah, that's some label.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I saw it at the liquor store, and I immediately looked it up on my phone, like, all right, if this is a high rate, I'm getting it and I had a very high rating.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I immediately got it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I love, I mean, that labels incredible.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's, that's the old school original cartoon, right?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that's really awesome.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, so this is a West Coast double IPA.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It is, I had one last night and I was feeling pretty good after one, right?
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's 9.3%.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.
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[SPEAKER_00]: lots of hops in it, including mosaic and mosaic hyperboost.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So this is pretty potent, very happy, very citrusy tasting.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I really enjoy it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It might have to pick up another four pack the next time to get over to the liquor store, but
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, you know, I always like IPAs all year round, but you know, to your point.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Now I'm I'm really kind of think and I need a dark beer.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So this will be good.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But I think the next couple episodes.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to get something dark to go along with what you have this week.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And the founders breakfast out also sounds pretty good.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's another one of my all-time favorites.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I'll have, I'll have a surprise brew next week.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Our our 14th anniversary is between now and our next show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we actually have a sitter for our kids on Saturday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I'm taking my wife somewhere, and they have a limited release.
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[SPEAKER_01]: One of my favorite seasonal brews that you used to be, you can just show up, get in line and get yourself some of the seasonal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Now you actually have to get a ticket.
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[SPEAKER_01]: you have to get a ticket to come that day for 15 bucks and to five year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So she would not be happy if she knew I would spend $15 to spend more money.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But it's going to be some delicious beers.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And this is one of those ones that I won't spoil it, but it's a favorite every year around.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be in that dark variety like we talked about.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, so get yourself some too.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Nice.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Very nice.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, cheers my friend.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I also have the, oh, I got the t-shirt on tonight as well and the bears overbears.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Cheers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I like colors.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Look at those colors together ours.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Nice golden double.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: All right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And you got the good fine craft brew in the glass.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Let's talk about all the latest from the beloved here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We got a new defensive end, Brian.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe not as big of a name as somewhere hoping for at the trade deadline, but you know what?
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[SPEAKER_00]: I also got to say that I'm impressed that Ryan Polls is showing a little restraint these days.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And yeah, they could have taken a bigger swing for sure.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if you want to do that right now, you know, like I think we're going to look, we talked about last week.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We are in the running to win the division.
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[SPEAKER_00]: There's no question about it, but we should be in that playoff mix.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If these next few weeks go the way we're hoping they're going to go that said, I don't know.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is going to be this year, Brian, but you know, with one more off season, if they are able to obtain a big time edge rush or next year, get our secondary healthy again, who knows next year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And you really don't want to mortgage the future.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, you know, they got a guy who certainly has under achieved based on his draft stock when he was picked back in what 2021 by the Tampa Bay Buck in the years 30 second overall in 2021.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But Joe, it's Shrian Shuyanka, or we're just going to call him Joe.
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[SPEAKER_00]: For the show when I'm in the air, we double check.
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[SPEAKER_00]: How do you pronounce the last thing?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Joe, our new edge Joe, who has only played, what was it Brian?
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[SPEAKER_00]: How many snaps this year?
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[SPEAKER_01]: 31 snaps this season.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, Cleveland has a loaded defensive line right and he did get in there some snaps got some pressures my favorite thing about him and his Cleveland time was his best game was in a win on the Browns against the Packers his best game he was in on only seven snaps
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[SPEAKER_01]: and it is in on four tackles in those seven snaps.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's an active son of a gun right there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And he's an athlete.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He's a big guy, but he's an athlete.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I remember him when he came out of Washington.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This is the year following when the buck and years won the Super Bowl.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And, um,
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[SPEAKER_01]: he's got those skills and he's got upside and so I was I was like you like a lot of people I wanted a German Johnson.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think we even texted.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I told you some of my guys.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I wanted and I wanted somebody but none at the wrong price and so I'm you know, I need to kind of reiterate what you just said about polls he he showed some discipline and that was the most impressive thing to me because even in this deal
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[SPEAKER_01]: It was pennies on the dollar that we got for this guy, a former first round pick, only 26 years old, I believe.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And he's got the frame, the size, we got a seventh round pick back in addition to him and we gave up a sixth rounder.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean,
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[SPEAKER_01]: that's nothing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We have all of our assets and and I loved hearing it today a little bit.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Polls alluded to the importance that that actually seeing our guy, Austin Booker, come back.
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[SPEAKER_01]: and carry that momentum from the preseason how that actually carried weight at the trade deadline because they have confidence he can do it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I mean gosh man we should have a whole segment on awesome book on our show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If you've been following with us you know how much we've loved this guy I'm waiting for him and he showed up and I'm really excited to see him get some more extended action at defense event and how he can actually step up with that but
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[SPEAKER_01]: But that was part of the reason why they didn't end up going as big.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And there were the reports you saw that, you know, for instance, for the jets, they wanted at least a second rounder for Germaine Johnson.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we didn't want to pay that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm glad we didn't.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So so you're right.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think that was big of that polls, you know, kind of sat on his hands a little bit and watched the action go by and didn't get desperate because like you said,
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[SPEAKER_01]: And but you know, we like what we're seeing so far.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So we'll see with this guy can bring people to.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, six, five, two, 60 out of Washington.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So him and Rome have that in common.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, drafted by Tampa was with Tampa for four seasons, started 17 or no.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He also has six games as a rookie year, 16 the next year, 12 and 11.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Then comes over to Cleveland.
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[SPEAKER_00]: No starts this year, very limited snaps, like we said.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, I mean, when he had opportunities, like you said he got after it, we're gonna have two more opportunities for him to play Green Bay this year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So hopefully he can channel what he did in Cleveland when we take him on.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I mean, like the Sag numbers are huge for his first year, for the next year, for then five, then just two, and then none this year on the limited snaps.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But, you know, yeah, it's a depth piece.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, we're certainly hurting up front, but getting Austin Booker back was huge for us.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And, you know, we were texting back and forth, right?
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[SPEAKER_00]: When he went in there and you were very excited, because we've had those high hopes from, I don't think there's any bears podcast in the land that has hyped Austin Booker quite like this podcast.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, like we we were seeing why when he was out there, man, and this might sound kind of crazy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I write the game balls column over at Wendy City Grid Iron.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I wasn't going to give him the game ball, but when I started to think of in a very bad defensive game, you know, all around giving up almost 500 yards passing to Joe Flacco.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I start to think, God, who do I want to give a game ball to on that side of the ball?
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm not going to lie like his name popped into my head a little bit just because when he was out there, he was making an impact, right?
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I did have going Montess what because he's had three pretty good games on a row.
20:47
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Um, which I agree with.
20:49
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, but I mean Austin has he's been really he's been living up to what we had hoped and hopefully you know those snaps just continue to elevate now A dial dial out for the year.
20:59
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they will get a lot more playing time and we'll really see what this second year guy can do But I've I've been more than pleased that what we've seen from Austin Booker so far
21:08
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, me too.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it's clear that the coaches are as well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I'm excited to see how he is deployed moving forward and you know, I mean, I haven't done the numbers, but if you look at his preseason snaps and then last game his snaps and then his pressure rate and sacks per snap, you know, they've got to be pretty remarkable.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I wouldn't be surprised if he comes out of two sacks this week.
21:34
[SPEAKER_01]: Honestly, you know, you got to imagine that they're going to be thrown the ball as well, and they don't have the weapons quite like since he did, and then, you know,
21:57
[SPEAKER_01]: So, you know, if he holds on to that ball, a little too long, you know, Austin Booker could be there.
22:03
[SPEAKER_01]: Because that's what we saw before that sack, we were talking about how excited we were because he was still impacting the game, like you just talked about.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And, you know, you do that against a young rookie.
22:15
[SPEAKER_01]: And more than likely with his athletic ability he's gonna take off, but that's where you got a tremendous, and, you know, TJ awards to, you know,
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[SPEAKER_01]: Corral and down, but I'm excited to see what he can do as a starter.
22:29
[SPEAKER_01]: This is the opportunity that these guys dream for.
22:33
[SPEAKER_01]: You never want to see someone go down, obviously, especially your teammate, but time for him to step up, he's healthy, you finally got active, time to rock a roll, see what you got.
22:44
[SPEAKER_01]: So we're pumped, but give us a holler, do you think we should put
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[SPEAKER_01]: make a Austin Booker segment on this series.
22:56
[SPEAKER_01]: We would be happy to just give us a reason.
22:59
[SPEAKER_01]: We'll do it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Because we're stoked about this guy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, absolutely.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hey, maybe let us know.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Tweet us at Bears Overbears.
23:08
[SPEAKER_00]: That's the easiest way to get a whole of us.
23:10
[SPEAKER_00]: And I also mentioned on the show last week.
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23:17
[SPEAKER_00]: All you have to do is tweet us a picture of you listening to the show.
23:21
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23:23
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23:34
[SPEAKER_00]: We only had a couple of people hit us up on that last week, Brian.
23:38
[SPEAKER_00]: But one of them,
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[SPEAKER_00]: was overseas if I'm not mistaken.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Kip, I believe, was, yeah, in England, and he sent in a selfie, and then we got Chris here as well here in the States.
23:52
[SPEAKER_00]: And that was it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I know there's a lot more of you than two that are listening to the show.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So if you want to, you want a free sticker, it's not hard.
23:59
[SPEAKER_00]: Give me the writer's cramp.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Make me fill out all these envelopes.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We'll send you a free sticker in the mail.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's all you got to do.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Just tweet it to at bears over beers.
24:07
[SPEAKER_00]: And then while you're at it, let us know.
24:09
[SPEAKER_00]: Does this show start the weekly Austin Booker update?
24:13
[SPEAKER_00]: We can certainly do it.
24:15
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, yeah, well, we'll see.
24:17
[SPEAKER_00]: I would say, you know, this is not a betting podcast, Brian, but whatever they set, I don't know, if whatever the odds are, I imagine it will be decent
24:30
[SPEAKER_00]: got that one.
24:32
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
24:33
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I might, I might myself because, you know, I think he's going to do quite well.
24:37
[SPEAKER_00]: The other talking point is, you know, the other guy got a really good game, Kyle Manungai.
24:41
[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously his first start, the rookie for the Bears, the seventh round draft pick just had an unbelievable game.
24:48
[SPEAKER_00]: Now, we know the Bengals aren't world beaters on the defensive side of the ball, but I got news for you.
24:54
[SPEAKER_00]: Neither are the New
24:58
[SPEAKER_00]: And so we don't know what the Andre Swift's status is going to be this week.
25:02
[SPEAKER_00]: He was limited in practice today.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm sure he's going to want to get back into action after you know seeing his backup have a game like that.
25:10
[SPEAKER_00]: But the giants are rated, I believe, second to last in the league against the run from not mistaken.
25:17
[SPEAKER_00]: So Kyle Manungai, the odds that he has another standout game this year are this week are pretty high.
25:24
[SPEAKER_00]: How you feel about Kyle Manungai's stock this week, right?
25:29
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I, like you said, Swift coming back, it looks like Rochon might come back to, I don't think my none guys going to have a game like you did last week, but I do think as a rushing offense, I think we're going to, we're going to pound the rock.
25:44
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm a little bit concerned that it's going to be our only way that we actually move the ball, because while the giants have
25:54
[SPEAKER_01]: in the air.
25:56
[SPEAKER_01]: They've got such an elite front seven, especially that down linemen, getting after the quarterback out.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm concerned that it might make life real hard for Caleb and Ben just opts to run the ball.
26:10
[SPEAKER_01]: But either way, I think we're going to have a really strong run game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think Swift being back is going to be huge.
26:15
[SPEAKER_01]: And yeah, I'm thrilled about my non-guy.
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[SPEAKER_01]: as well, not to the extent we were Austin Booker and our Austin Booker, but it was Austin, but see and then he came home with an angry runs set up, you know, that was that was pretty sweet as well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: First Chicago Chicago player to win that award in his first start, you know, that was
26:40
[SPEAKER_01]: And you could tell, I mean, ever since the beginning of the season when he got in there, he just brought a little bit of an edge to him when he ran the ball, a little different than Swift does.
26:49
[SPEAKER_01]: And that wears on defenses over time.
26:55
[SPEAKER_01]: And that was fun to see because he's more than just a battering amp, like Rochon Johnson, you know, if you will, but he also has, I mean, some of the cuts he made, man, were very impressive.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And just, you know, an efficient runner, you know, stick his foot in the ground and get up field, make a move, get back up field, and do so quickly.
27:18
[SPEAKER_01]: But, you know, our offensive line deserves a lot of flowers too.
27:22
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it's been, it's gone viral at this point, but the Darnell Wright pancake block of
27:33
[SPEAKER_01]: was next level.
27:34
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's a foregone conclusion at this point, right?
27:36
[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be a proble or maybe an all pro this season with the way he's playing, especially if coach can get him in the end zone at some point.
27:46
[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, we're we're clicking right now on offense and hopefully we can start stepping up a little bit on defense.
27:53
[SPEAKER_01]: I like what I saw we talked about this last episode with CJ Gardner Johnson as well.
27:59
[SPEAKER_01]: I thought arguably he made more of an impact from a whole game standpoint than Austin Booker did.
28:11
[SPEAKER_01]: I noticed him right away, I thought his energy was infectious, and the run and the past, he looks a lot like Kyler, if I'm being honest.
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[SPEAKER_01]: not quite as agile or sticky and coverage, but close and really just as physical and and adept with his blitzing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I really like that element back on our defense.
28:37
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, we just need, there were just too many soft zones open up.
28:40
[SPEAKER_01]: So our cover and again, Joe Flacco is a vet, Super Bowl quarterback, and they've got some of the best receivers on the planet, but
28:49
[SPEAKER_01]: Our secondary struggle, so you can't give CJ too much credit, but hopefully he settles in some more and You know once we start getting guys back That's no thing like if we end up getting Kyler and Jaylin back this season and we still have playoff shot I mean we can be very dangerous down the stretch
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, Kyler is at what two more games.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think from the IR state, I think the first game he can come back is against the Steelers.
29:15
[SPEAKER_00]: So he missed this one for sure, and then Minnesota, and then I think then he would be first eligible to come back.
29:20
[SPEAKER_00]: We'll see, I mean, good that we're getting that we got Tyreak back, but I mean, yeah, it's still pretty thin back there, but I agree CJ looked good in his contributions.
29:31
[SPEAKER_00]: We didn't really, we didn't see any lapses, we didn't see any hothead moments from him in the game, so that was a positive.
29:37
[SPEAKER_00]: Let's hope that that continues.
29:39
[SPEAKER_00]: And you're talking about Darnell, how about that, but that cartwheel cartwheel.
29:45
[SPEAKER_00]: Incredible.
29:46
[SPEAKER_00]: a big man with the cartwheel and the game winning play that was I had to show my kids that they were laughing hysterically at that tonight I pulled it the all 22 on the TV and we watched it on replay a bunch of times yeah man so yeah I mean you talked about the problems with the past rush that were probably going to encounter this week mentioned in Bryan Burns I mean this guy is just having the breakout season of his career you know former Carolina Panther
30:14
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, he, he's at 11 sacs this season, which I believe is number one in the league.
30:20
[SPEAKER_01]: Yep, it is.
30:21
[SPEAKER_00]: And the most he's ever had in the season, down in Carolina was 12 and a half.
30:25
[SPEAKER_00]: So he's almost there, you know, through nine games already.
30:28
[SPEAKER_00]: He has been getting at least a sack in almost every single game.
30:32
[SPEAKER_00]: In fact, only one game this year did he not have a sack and in multiple games.
30:36
[SPEAKER_00]: He's had two sacks.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's nearly a given.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's going to have at least one maybe two.
30:41
[SPEAKER_00]: So that is certainly a concern.
30:43
[SPEAKER_00]: Caleb is going to have to get the ball out quicker, not to do as much dancing around.
30:48
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, like obviously this is a guy who can Caleb being a guy who can work some magic back there, spinning around and you know, he's been doing too much of that where he's not finding guys and you want him to get just get rid of the ball or take off and he did a little bit more of that this
31:06
[SPEAKER_00]: I guess the bangles, but yeah, taking off a little bit sooner because yeah, that past rush is definitely going to be a concern this week, but
31:15
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, quarterbacks have looked pretty dang good against this defense, so if he can get the ball out quickly, I think he's still going to find some success.
31:21
[SPEAKER_00]: I agree with you with, uh, man, guys, not going to get as many carries.
31:24
[SPEAKER_00]: Only Rochon is really going to impact that too much.
31:26
[SPEAKER_00]: But if Swift's back, he's going to, yes, certainly Swift is going to get some carries.
31:32
[SPEAKER_00]: Although, you know, hamstring injury, those can linger.
31:34
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe it'll be careful with them.
31:36
[SPEAKER_00]: Kyle will still get plenty of carries.
31:38
[SPEAKER_00]: We'll see what happens.
31:39
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, not not a great rushing defense, at least statistically and against the past.
31:44
[SPEAKER_00]: So it kind of comes down to that past rush is what we're going to have to contain.
31:49
[SPEAKER_00]: They don't intercept the ball very much either.
31:51
[SPEAKER_00]: uh and you know we're we're catching them here at a good time because a couple of weeks ago the giants were looking like a team that was on the ascent you know and then they had these horrible injuries hit you know so we're getting them without neighbors and we're getting them without scatterbos so Jackson darts still back there
32:11
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, not a guy with direct history with Caleb, but they both were at USC different seasons and then Jackson transferred out of there.
32:18
[SPEAKER_00]: But, you know, there's some intrigue there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And Caleb was asked about that as press conference today.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think the reporter thought they were there at the same time.
32:28
[SPEAKER_00]: Caleb's like, no, you know, we have some of the same friends, but we're not necessarily friends.
32:32
[SPEAKER_00]: They know each other.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But I'm sure the USC connection is going to be drawn up on the broadcast this week too, so that'll make for some intriguing conversation, Brian, as the hopefully we get a little bit better broadcast.
32:46
[SPEAKER_00]: We've got it in recent weeks.
32:48
[SPEAKER_00]: We got Greg Olson on the call and Greg Olson, I think to me, is the
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[SPEAKER_00]: number one former player in the broadcast booth these days, you know, no offense to Tom Brady.
32:59
[SPEAKER_00]: But I, you know, I could go the rest of my life without having to listen to Adam Archoleta in the broadcast booth again.
33:05
[SPEAKER_00]: bad.
33:06
[SPEAKER_00]: Not good.
33:06
[SPEAKER_00]: Not good.
33:07
[SPEAKER_00]: Not freaking good.
33:09
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm looking forward to hearing Greg.
33:11
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I don't think that that's not biased because he played here.
33:14
[SPEAKER_00]: He's just really good at what he does.
33:15
[SPEAKER_00]: I agree.
33:16
[SPEAKER_01]: I agree.
33:17
[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm looking forward to that as well.
33:19
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm pretty surprised that we got that that team to be honest with you.
33:24
[SPEAKER_01]: But, you know, two young, two young quarterbacks that
33:28
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, our ascending look to be the, you know, future face of the league and two huge markets, you know, I mean, you can find us over on second city grid.
33:37
[SPEAKER_01]: I am wise at second city because of New York City.
33:40
[SPEAKER_01]: So, you know, New York Chicago have to the biggest markets fan bases.
33:46
[SPEAKER_01]: There's a lot to be excited about if you're a giant fan.
33:49
[SPEAKER_01]: I've got some family and friends that are big giant fans, you know, like you said some.
33:54
[SPEAKER_01]: heart-breaking losses to two of their, their youngest and best players with neighbors in Skataboo, but Jackson Dard isn't injected some life into that franchise, you know, and they do have some talent still there for sure.
34:09
[SPEAKER_01]: So we're gonna have to be, you know, play sound ball, we're gonna have to play tighter than we did last week.
34:14
[SPEAKER_01]: And, you know, because Joe Flacco didn't throw us with his legs.
34:19
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, Dart will.
34:21
[SPEAKER_01]: And now, Grana, we've played.
34:23
[SPEAKER_01]: a huntley, and Jaden Daniels already this season, but, and a J. J. McCarthy, you know, so we've seen it, and you know, but out of those games, we've lost two of them, and barely beat the commander.
34:43
[SPEAKER_01]: So, yeah, it definitely must win, but going back to the schedule, like you talked about,
34:51
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, we obviously, and this one's more important because it's a conference game.
34:54
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, you know, but we, excuse me, we have to win this game.
34:59
[SPEAKER_01]: And then after this game, we get that rematch against the Vikings man.
35:04
[SPEAKER_01]: That is gonna be huge.
35:06
[SPEAKER_01]: And you know, we don't, we're not looking past any team here, but we are covering the bears on this podcast.
35:13
[SPEAKER_01]: We're going to talk about the schedule.
35:15
[SPEAKER_01]: So, you know, buckle up, buttercup.
35:18
[SPEAKER_01]: But, um, but, you know, this game, if we can, you know, come out with the, with the win this week, I like our chances against in the rematch against the Vikings.
35:28
[SPEAKER_01]: And, um,
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[SPEAKER_01]: and make excited really excited about that.
35:32
[SPEAKER_01]: And then who knows what can happen?
35:33
[SPEAKER_01]: They said, if you saw the post game celebration, talked about going 3-1 in the month or in the quarter.
35:42
[SPEAKER_01]: And no, in the month of October.
35:44
[SPEAKER_01]: And then Caleb mentioned that, say, as well, going 3-1 in November, which means we've got to win two more games.
35:56
[SPEAKER_01]: This month.
35:58
[SPEAKER_01]: So we got one against the Bengals, got to beat the Giants, Vikings, and we got Steelers, and then the Eagles on Black Friday.
36:07
[SPEAKER_01]: We got to win three of these four, I would say, and they're going to be tough games.
36:13
[SPEAKER_01]: We can come away with three out of four, even two out of four.
36:17
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, we're going to set ourselves up for a legit playoff shop.
36:21
[SPEAKER_01]: So,
36:23
[SPEAKER_01]: Things are, things are looking interesting in Chicago.
36:26
[SPEAKER_01]: My daughter said something to me today on the way to school.
36:29
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, at the end of the year, they show those graphics for, you know, in the hunt and whatnot.
36:35
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
36:36
[SPEAKER_01]: Well, there was one, and I don't even remember it.
36:38
[SPEAKER_01]: I didn't when she said it, but it was around Christmas time.
36:41
[SPEAKER_01]: And so there were the teams in the hunt, which I forget what they even called it, but they were the stockings that were above the fireplace, and the ones that were out of it were in the fire.
36:52
[SPEAKER_01]: And she's like, maybe the bear will be hung up this year.
36:55
[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm like, what are you talking about?
36:56
[SPEAKER_01]: And then she explained what she was talking about.
36:58
[SPEAKER_01]: I was like, oh, yeah, yeah, hopefully they will be.
37:03
[SPEAKER_01]: But I mean, that's like a lot of people talked about.
37:05
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, we're not looking at our draft position or future draft picks right now.
37:10
[SPEAKER_01]: Like we normally are this time of year and and that's a refreshing thing.
37:14
[SPEAKER_01]: So but we got to take care of business and this is another winnable game.
37:18
[SPEAKER_01]: We have to win.
37:20
[SPEAKER_01]: So I think we absolutely can and I think it's going to come down to, you know,
37:26
[SPEAKER_01]: I like the run game again.
37:27
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's going to be huge this week.
37:29
[SPEAKER_01]: And then I need some some big plays.
37:32
[SPEAKER_01]: I need I need Rome or DJ, but really Rome to connect on something and just take it to the house this week.
37:39
[SPEAKER_01]: So you would be play and let's go from there.
37:43
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, Rome again, just had a couple of drops last week that touched down.
37:46
[SPEAKER_00]: It wasn't a perfect ball, but I mean, he had his hands on the ball.
37:49
[SPEAKER_00]: You got to catch that.
37:50
[SPEAKER_00]: So that's the drops has still been an issue.
37:52
[SPEAKER_00]: And yeah, we would love to see him have a huge game at home.
37:57
[SPEAKER_00]: It's, you know, it's been a few weeks since we played at home.
37:59
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, that game gets the same set.
38:01
[SPEAKER_00]: I was at back in October, 19th at two road games in a row.
38:04
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
38:04
[SPEAKER_00]: Could have won both of them.
38:05
[SPEAKER_00]: One one, but both non-conference, as you said, you can, you just absolutely cannot lose a home game to a conference foe who's two and seven.
38:17
[SPEAKER_00]: You just can't lose this game.
38:18
[SPEAKER_00]: So, especially when they're missing two of the three best offense of players.
38:22
[SPEAKER_00]: So, you gotta, you gotta find a way to beat New York, be six and three going up to Minnesota.
38:28
[SPEAKER_00]: which you know we won there a couple of years ago just in that monday night game didn't win their last year it's a tough place to play but i think it's a winnable winnable game with minnesota's in fourth place right now in the division and uh... you know they're five hundred but uh... you know they got the ravens coming up this week who knows that could go either way it's a home game for them for the Vikings
38:49
[SPEAKER_00]: But either way, that's going to be a really important game for both teams.
38:52
[SPEAKER_00]: Then we come home, we got Aaron Rogers coming to town, as long as he's healthy, playing Pittsburgh.
38:58
[SPEAKER_00]: And then yeah, that's when after that, that's when that schedule starts to get pretty tough at Philly, at Green Bay, back to back.
39:05
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, two tough games right there.
39:06
[SPEAKER_00]: Then we get Cleveland in there.
39:08
[SPEAKER_00]: But then we get Green Bay at home at San Fran and then Detroit at home.
39:13
[SPEAKER_00]: I think that at San Francisco game is just gonna be massive.
39:17
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh yeah.
39:18
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, it's gonna be like play off positioning.
39:21
[SPEAKER_00]: These are two teams that are gonna be in the hunt for possibly the wild cards.
39:25
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, this is some talk out there right now of as it kind of be the NFC West or the NFC North that gets two wild cards.
39:32
[SPEAKER_00]: could be their one.
39:33
[SPEAKER_00]: And so that game is going to be massive for play opposition as long as both teams keep winning.
39:38
[SPEAKER_00]: And.
39:39
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, what, San Francisco's done is pretty remarkable.
39:42
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, not just not just the not just the injury to the quarterback, but their defense both so Fred Warner, I mean, well, Kyle Shanahan has done there is nothing short of remarkable and he deserves coach of the year honors for it.
39:54
[SPEAKER_01]: And you're right, they could, they haven't had their quarterback with Mac Jones have been winning these games.
39:59
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
39:59
[SPEAKER_01]: largely heavily leaning on Christian McCaffrey.
40:03
[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, if both those teams are in position to make the playoffs at that point, that's the last Sunday night game of the season, I think, because of last week of the season, I think it's none of them Sunday night.
40:14
[SPEAKER_01]: So,
40:14
[SPEAKER_01]: That's going to be so huge and we talked earlier in the season if you remember this maybe even before the season when the schedule came out Which game would you want to go to if it was a game and this is the one that you and I talked about this for the I know you did I can't remember if I did but I seem to recall 49ers Sunday night football San Francisco.
40:33
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean
40:35
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that could be huge, but yeah, we got out, we got to get this one.
40:39
[SPEAKER_01]: Let's let's continue being relevant every week is really what it comes down to and hopefully we can put together on all around performance, because one thing we haven't talked about Ryan, you mentioned a little bit about Cairo and his shakingness, but our special teams has been a bismal.
40:58
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, I do the game after notes on when you see the gridiron the day after notes and I'm not myself.
41:03
[SPEAKER_01]: I do say so I think I love reading that.
41:06
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, I and I I take notes in my phone throughout throughout the game every week and then I you know extrapolate on them throughout the the article
41:16
[SPEAKER_01]: But one thing that's consistent is the special teams' issues and Josh Blackwell has hurt this week and I don't wish ill will on anybody, but we need somebody else back to return to kicks.
41:27
[SPEAKER_01]: I wouldn't be upset if Dev and Deuterona got replaced because he's not providing any juice the guys that are blocking.
41:34
[SPEAKER_01]: We have our praying buddy, amen.
41:38
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, yeah, biggie nay.
41:39
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know how you say that name, but he's coming back and he was, I think, second our team is special teams tackle last year.
41:45
[SPEAKER_01]: So I think that's going to be huge.
41:48
[SPEAKER_01]: But special teams has been, has been rough, bro.
41:52
[SPEAKER_01]: And, and that needs to step up.
41:54
[SPEAKER_01]: Now, with that said, I've been very pleased with Tory Taylor.
42:01
[SPEAKER_01]: He has been kicking phenomenal balls.
42:03
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, this year, so far.
42:06
[SPEAKER_01]: He has looked like a high draft pick for a punter, so far.
42:11
[SPEAKER_01]: And, but I am fascinated to see what they do with the kicker, Cairo or Moody.
42:18
[SPEAKER_00]: What's it gonna be?
42:19
[SPEAKER_00]: Cairo was bad, man.
42:21
[SPEAKER_00]: It wasn't even just about like the range.
42:23
[SPEAKER_00]: He was shanking it, right?
42:25
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, it looked ugly.
42:28
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I've gone after him in my game balls columns.
42:31
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm Wendy Citigrida and I've had people on the comments ripping me for it like, oh, come on, you know, almost accurate kicker and bear's history.
42:37
[SPEAKER_00]: And like, oh, that's true, but that's the past, you know?
42:40
[SPEAKER_00]: This is what have you done for me lately, League.
42:42
[SPEAKER_00]: And he hasn't been good in your lying to yourself.
42:45
[SPEAKER_01]: He was a more accurate at one point, Robbie Gold.
42:48
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
42:49
[SPEAKER_01]: And then he had a couple of down years.
42:52
[SPEAKER_01]: I think one major one and then we let him walk.
42:54
[SPEAKER_01]: And he resurrected his career.
42:56
[SPEAKER_01]: So with the Niners, no less, which is why I feel like there's some poetic justice going on with Jake Moody.
43:04
[SPEAKER_01]: He had a down start to his career with the Niners comes over to Chicago, resurrects his career and, you know, has a Hall of Fame career.
43:13
[SPEAKER_01]: So let's make it happen.
43:15
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's, I think it's going to be inevitable that.
43:18
[SPEAKER_01]: Santos has gone after this season.
43:21
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
43:21
[SPEAKER_01]: I think at this point with the way Moody played and the way Santos is playing is his paycheck.
43:27
[SPEAKER_01]: I think I think Moody's a future.
43:30
[SPEAKER_01]: So the why not sooner than later And why wouldn't be surprised that happened, but that's not the biggest concern on special teams.
43:37
[SPEAKER_01]: Our coverage units.
43:39
[SPEAKER_01]: We had to kick off or turn for a touch on to open the game.
43:43
[SPEAKER_00]: And what is Richard Heithar doing in practice?
43:46
[SPEAKER_00]: What is this unit doing?
43:47
[SPEAKER_00]: They could not mess up more if they tried.
43:49
[SPEAKER_00]: It's just unreal.
43:52
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, then the onsite kick, I mean, come on.
43:55
[SPEAKER_01]: It's, um, it's it's been tough to watch.
43:59
[SPEAKER_01]: But, um, yeah.
44:01
[SPEAKER_00]: Don't gone are the days of David Taub, you know, right on the toe.
44:07
[SPEAKER_00]: I almost made a tweet during the game about, you know, is there any way we can get Dave Toeb to have a like ownership stake in the new stadium or something to get them back in Chicago because my God, it would be so good to have him back because man, this is a huge mess.
44:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Shannon is checking in the chat.
44:23
[SPEAKER_00]: I wanted to get this up.
44:24
[SPEAKER_00]: Shannon says regardless if the bears make the playoffs or not.
44:27
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm proud of them.
44:28
[SPEAKER_00]: They've been in every game, but once.
44:30
[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, they have.
44:31
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
44:33
[SPEAKER_01]: And we see the growth between Caleb and Ben.
44:36
[SPEAKER_01]: So that's absolutely been the most important part.
44:40
[SPEAKER_01]: And one thing we haven't talked about much, you know, we talked about needing an edge and we talked about getting our DBs back.
44:47
[SPEAKER_01]: But, and I love Theo, the Canadian Eagle, I love him.
44:51
[SPEAKER_01]: But, but if we can get a stud left tackle in there,
44:56
[SPEAKER_01]: I think that's gonna just complete our offense.
44:59
[SPEAKER_01]: Think about, and I know how much you've watched with the Patriots, but they're obviously having a great year, will Campbell.
45:05
[SPEAKER_01]: Short arms and all.
45:07
[SPEAKER_01]: Top 10 pick, who was a just a bona fide stud captain at LSU, and he solidified the left taco spot and all of a sudden Drake may's having a hell of a year.
45:20
[SPEAKER_01]: Who would have thought?
45:21
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, I mean, we need one of those.
45:25
[SPEAKER_01]: And, and I'm concerned this week, you know, you got Brian Burns going up against the, you know, hopefully Cole commits back and they can keep him in line to help out a little bit more, but
45:37
[SPEAKER_01]: I know Ben's going to have a plan, but bottom line, if we can get ourselves a left tackle, so a couple pieces, you know, offense defense, and I think we can compete, but they, you know, they obviously obviously have to step up to the plate, but yeah, I think ethio's doing done an admirable job, but we have some holes still for sure, yeah.
46:01
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, I wanted to make a point about this before I forget I'm going to share my screen for this and I know on the podcast side that's not going to help you out much but you'll you'll understand I'm talking about as I share this so let me go to this tab so we can we got to picture this but Brian.
46:17
[SPEAKER_00]: I did see that the giants are going to be wearing these beautiful throwbacks again for the game against the bears.
46:24
[SPEAKER_00]: The road uniforms with the giants, you know, all bold all caps logo on the on the helmets they were.
46:31
[SPEAKER_00]: I think this is like 1980 to 1999, you know, form a from that mistake and there's Brian Burns right there on the left.
46:38
[SPEAKER_00]: uh absolutely beautiful uniforms.
46:41
[SPEAKER_00]: We kind of see this around the league where these teams, you know, they go to the quote and quote throwbacks and they're way better than the current uniforms.
46:50
[SPEAKER_00]: Like you compare these to what the giants were now.
46:54
[SPEAKER_00]: Is there way better uniform?
46:56
[SPEAKER_00]: Look how clean that is, but I just like the, I like to helmet so much.
46:59
[SPEAKER_00]: It's just way better than the NY that they have in the helmets nowadays.
47:02
[SPEAKER_00]: And then, you know, I mean, the one that really stands out is the Broncos.
47:06
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know why they don't wear the orange ones like with the actual Bronco on the helmet and the D. That should be their permanent uniform.
47:14
[SPEAKER_00]: I can't imagine why you would ever,
47:16
[SPEAKER_00]: swap that out.
47:17
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, so good on the bears for, you know, have been pretty much the same uniform for a long long, like since the 40s pretty much.
47:25
[SPEAKER_00]: Good on the giants were in these again.
47:27
[SPEAKER_00]: They should go back to him permanently though, and I wanted to have a brief discussion on jerseys Brian it as since you're the jersey man.
47:34
[SPEAKER_00]: on the podcast.
47:35
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, are you as high on the on these giants throwbacks as I am?
47:39
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, yeah, those are beautiful.
47:40
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, it's it's funny.
47:41
[SPEAKER_01]: I almost wore my my throwback patent.
47:45
[SPEAKER_01]: I almost did and and with the with the thought of bringing that up, but but I wanted more defenses, which is why I went but kiss and I don't have the throwback but kiss.
47:57
[SPEAKER_01]: But I digress, so I love those uniforms, those look super clean, almost too clean.
48:03
[SPEAKER_01]: They're definitely going to be the cleaner looking team this week, unfortunately.
48:07
[SPEAKER_01]: No, I won't say that.
48:10
[SPEAKER_01]: I love our uniforms, but if we, if we could come out with some of our throwbacks, that would be nice.
48:15
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, the bears need to go on their road units back to the all whites.
48:18
[SPEAKER_00]: I haven't worn those in years, and those always look so clean.
48:21
[SPEAKER_00]: And then, and then, when we get the special edition Nike, I think maybe next year,
48:26
[SPEAKER_00]: they need to do the polar bear uniform, the all white with the white helmet.
48:30
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, other teams have done it, but it makes them most sense for the bears.
48:33
[SPEAKER_00]: It can call it the polar bear.
48:35
[SPEAKER_00]: It's perfect.
48:36
[SPEAKER_00]: White helmet, all white that would look so clean.
48:39
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, this uniform here of the giants, same, same uniform there, we're back in the 85 playoffs when they got shut out at Soldier Field.
48:47
[SPEAKER_00]: So let's hope they whip a punt again.
48:49
[SPEAKER_00]: And we take that in for a TD brand.
48:56
[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, for sure bears and this one, dub bears, let's say 27, 16, okay, 27, 16, how
49:20
[SPEAKER_00]: 3420 bears double both of us got a double digit multi score game, but yeah, I'll say 3420 say they leave that home crowd very happy on Sunday after noon.
49:33
[SPEAKER_00]: I haven't even looked up with the forecast is on Sunday.
49:36
[SPEAKER_00]: Let me look that up here real quick.
49:38
[SPEAKER_00]: Looks like they got a little precipitation in the forecast.
49:44
[SPEAKER_00]: Looks like around game time around game time there's going to be like 25% chance of a mix of snow and rain, which makes sense because you're an Iowa.
49:51
[SPEAKER_00]: I think there's a chance of snow on Saturday night, um, temperature wise.
49:57
[SPEAKER_00]: It looks like Sunday is a high of 37 degrees.
50:02
[SPEAKER_00]: Wow.
50:03
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
50:03
[SPEAKER_00]: It's going to be cold one, man.
50:04
[SPEAKER_01]: If it snows, we win the game.
50:06
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, um, you know, so it's interesting because if we win like I think, you know, we go to 6 and 3, which is just crazy even say out loud by the way.
50:17
[SPEAKER_01]: And I don't think the Vikings beat the the Ravens right now.
50:20
[SPEAKER_01]: So there it will be at 4 and 5, desperate next week at home against us.
50:26
[SPEAKER_01]: 6 and 3, that's going to be a massive game to, um, can't wait to see that one also, but
50:34
[SPEAKER_01]: I can't wait to see, oh gosh, there's nothing better than fall football in Chicago.
50:40
[SPEAKER_01]: So if you're going to the game, let us know.
50:44
[SPEAKER_01]: You need to be a picture.
50:45
[SPEAKER_01]: If I have any pull on this show, I'll say, if you tweet at us, not watch the podcast, but from your seat in Soldier Field this week, you tweet us at us at Bears Overbears.
50:58
[SPEAKER_01]: We'll send you a sticker.
50:59
[SPEAKER_01]: Nice.
51:00
[SPEAKER_01]: Well, that work.
51:01
[SPEAKER_01]: I like it.
51:01
[SPEAKER_00]: Just this week.
51:03
[SPEAKER_00]: How about this?
51:04
[SPEAKER_00]: If you bring a sign to the game, that says bears overbears podcast, I'll send you a t-shirt.
51:13
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, how's that?
51:14
[SPEAKER_00]: I'll one up it.
51:15
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, you send us a picture from the game.
51:18
[SPEAKER_00]: That's a sticker.
51:20
[SPEAKER_00]: Bears overbears podcast sign.
51:23
[SPEAKER_00]: free t-shirt.
51:25
[SPEAKER_00]: Take this game and take a picture with your side there.
51:28
[SPEAKER_01]: Now the one Ryan's wearing is also when I have, I think the the best one they have.
51:33
[SPEAKER_01]: Well, you get it any color you want.
51:35
[SPEAKER_01]: You can get gray.
51:37
[SPEAKER_01]: You can get blue.
51:38
[SPEAKER_01]: You can get white.
51:41
[SPEAKER_01]: You can do any black.
51:42
[SPEAKER_01]: I think you can get any color you want.
51:45
[SPEAKER_01]: You can get the logo on the back.
51:47
[SPEAKER_01]: You can do a lot of different things.
51:49
[SPEAKER_01]: But free t-shirt, man, I got to do is bring a sign.
51:54
[SPEAKER_00]: That's a hell of a deal, if I do say so.
51:55
[SPEAKER_00]: Let me just share our store and show them all the different possible shirts that they could get.
52:00
[SPEAKER_00]: That's all you got to do.
52:01
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, bears overbears.
52:03
[SPEAKER_00]: If you include the word potter podcast, that'd be optimal.
52:07
[SPEAKER_00]: So people know that's a show, but you know whatever.
52:09
[SPEAKER_00]: However, you want to do it.
52:10
[SPEAKER_00]: Draw the logo even better bears over.
52:12
[SPEAKER_00]: But a bears overbears sign.
52:15
[SPEAKER_00]: Bears overbears podcast.
52:16
[SPEAKER_00]: That would be.
52:18
[SPEAKER_00]: outstanding.
52:19
[SPEAKER_00]: Here's our store on the second city grid iron side.
52:21
[SPEAKER_00]: There's a bears over beer section.
52:22
[SPEAKER_00]: So of course, you can get the pint glass.
52:25
[SPEAKER_00]: There it is on the left.
52:26
[SPEAKER_00]: The same one Brian and I are drinking out of tonight.
52:29
[SPEAKER_00]: But you can also get, here's the, the shirt I have, just like Brian was saying, I mean, it comes at nine different colors.
52:35
[SPEAKER_00]: You can see how you can, oh, just go to the website page wrap.
52:37
[SPEAKER_00]: We got it in the orange.
52:39
[SPEAKER_00]: You can get in all these different colors gray, black, navy, you know, whatever you want.
52:46
[SPEAKER_00]: So that would be an option.
52:48
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, the sweatshirt's a little bit more and probably not going to send a free sweatshirt.
52:51
[SPEAKER_00]: It's just in the interest of it costs about 10 bucks more.
52:54
[SPEAKER_00]: I'll give you the t-shirt.
52:55
[SPEAKER_00]: But if you want to sweatshirt, that's available right there as well.
52:58
[SPEAKER_00]: Or you can get that big logo as you can see here on the front of the shirt.
53:02
[SPEAKER_00]: The bears overbears bottle cap logo big on the chest.
53:05
[SPEAKER_00]: That's also an option comes in multiple colors as well.
53:08
[SPEAKER_00]: Or the bears overburbin.
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[SPEAKER_00]: alternate for those weeks when we need something a little stronger, that t-shirt is well.
53:16
[SPEAKER_00]: So, yes, free shirt bears overbears, sign, tweet us the picture, add bears overbears.
53:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Otherwise, just send a picture of you at the game.
53:24
[SPEAKER_00]: You got a free sticker.
53:26
[SPEAKER_00]: Brian, I think that's that's a pretty friendly offer.
53:30
[SPEAKER_00]: And I hope we hear some hear some from some people.
53:34
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, definitely.
53:35
[SPEAKER_01]: And crazy how weather changes and just a few weeks, you were there and it was a little chilly, but mostly because of the rain a little bit.
53:44
[SPEAKER_01]: When you were there and now it's going to be in the 30s.
53:47
[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be awesome football weather, hopefully we can step up and get this W, but look forward to seeing the pictures and hearing the stories from everyone, but I won't be able to make that one this week for sure.
54:01
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, it looks like it might be a little breezy during the game too.
54:04
[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to act you weather.
54:06
[SPEAKER_00]: It says a rain and snow shower possible in the morning.
54:08
[SPEAKER_00]: Otherwise breezy and colder with intervals of clouds and sunshine.
54:12
[SPEAKER_00]: Real feel 26 degrees.
54:15
[SPEAKER_00]: Chillie.
54:15
[SPEAKER_00]: Bundle on my wake frown.
54:17
[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, and it's time we get a hoodie.
54:18
[SPEAKER_01]: Hey, when you get a, um, a beanie bears over here's beanie.
54:22
[SPEAKER_01]: I would probably go in there.
54:24
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, that's I'll I'll talk to the left here.
54:25
[SPEAKER_00]: We can get one of those up for sure.
54:27
[SPEAKER_00]: Nice stitch beanie.
54:28
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, for sure.
54:30
[SPEAKER_00]: Alright guys, we are closing in on an hour.
54:33
[SPEAKER_00]: So we're gonna wrap things up.
54:35
[SPEAKER_00]: It's been a lot of fun.
54:36
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54:40
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54:52
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54:54
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54:57
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55:00
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55:18
[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, so let's get that victory Let's get to 6th and 3 and we celebrate next week bear it out everybody enjoy the game