00:00Taylor Williams went out there and played maybe the best game of his young career.
00:04Just two yards away from 300 total passing and four passing touchdowns.
00:10From the word go, this offense was on.
00:14I know the Dallas defense is bad.
00:16We'll talk about the Dallas defense being bad.
00:19But Donnie, what was your takeaway from Caleb Williams' dazzling performance?
00:23You get the glimpse, Kevin, and that's all you need.
00:25You just need to say, hey, Ben Johnson is an offensive genius.
00:29Where was that genius in the first couple games?
00:31We didn't say like, oh, no, that means Caleb's a bust.
00:34Not going back to college and all the weaponry that he has and the absolute howitzer on his arm and the ability to make plays with his legs.
00:41We weren't seeing it.
00:42So we were out.
00:42And most people don't have patience anymore in the NFL.
00:45Well, he played last year for a defensive coordinator, and he was supposed to throw for 350 every game with Ben Johnson.
00:50Nonsense.
00:51They finally found the rhythm.
00:52He made throws that most people can't make in the NFL with an unbelievable arm talent.
00:58He did that yesterday.
00:59There's hope in Chicago.
01:01You need to feel good.
01:01I understand.
01:02It was the Dallas Cowboys.
01:03And they made Russ look like he was going to the Hall of Fame once again with like 600 yards passing and 19 touchdowns against that defense.
01:09But I tell you, you just watch that football game and eyeball Caleb Williams.
01:14That's a player that can do some damage in the NFL if he hones that talent with a really good offensive coordinator, which he has.
01:20You got the running game, only three yards per carry.
01:23Oh, no.
01:24It's going to be all in Caleb.
01:25Some of those throws were tremendous.
01:27Some of those guys weren't open.
01:28And his arm goes, you want to run 60 yards down that field?
01:30I'll put it right over your shoulder.
01:31And he did that.
01:32I loved what I saw.
01:34I expected it, by the way, Kevin.
01:35Morning crunch over three and a half touchdown passes in this game.
01:37Loved it.
01:38He threw four himself.
01:40I just needed that glimpse that he can be this type of quarterback.
01:43I got that Sunday, Kevin.
01:45Yeah, in droves.
01:46And I think, you know, sometimes when there's a mismatch, right, people are quick to be dismissive.
01:51Oh, it's Dallas's defense, right?
01:53A college football example.
01:55When, you know, Florida State puts 70 on 10 states.
01:59Ah, it's Kent State.
02:00Well, you're supposed to put up 70, right?
02:02Don't put up 30.
02:03Don't struggle.
02:03Don't let it be ugly.
02:04And for Kayla Williams, Donnie, this was an incredible performance and something that
02:09the Chicago Bears needed, not only for Kayla Williams, but for Ben Johnson.
02:13Ben Johnson is supposed to be one of the best offensive minds in the NFL.
02:17And I didn't feel like we had seen that through two weeks.
02:20It felt like we saw that.
02:21The flea flicker, of course, down the field, DeLuther Burden, and a number of different designs.
02:26And I think for Chicago, you grab this win.
02:29And maybe the loss to Minnesota in week one will haunt them when the season comes to a close.
02:36But, Donnie, there's a chance to turn the corner here.
02:38Next week, they go to Las Vegas.
02:40It's not going to be easy.
02:41Nothing ever is in the NFL.
02:42But that's a winnable football game.
02:44They then hit a nice early bye.
02:46And they'll come out and play Washington.
02:48We don't know if Caleb's classmate in Jaden Daniels will be back at that time.
02:52And then they're home for New Orleans.
02:54I'm not telling you this team is just going to rip off four in a row, easy peasy, no problem.
02:57But at 0-2, I think they would take 3-3 in Chi-Town.
03:04And that looks really on the board now for this football team, unless you think I'm overreacting.
03:09No, I don't think you're overreacting.
03:10But for me, again, for Chicago fans, I don't think, like, Super Bowl's the sky's the limit.
03:14What we're understanding here is Ben Johnson's coming to town and hopefully be their coach for a decade
03:18and build that foundation from the ground up.
03:20But they have playoff expectations, Donnie, don't you think?
03:22No, I understand.
03:23But that's all the hype.
03:24And, yeah, I don't say I was buying into the hype, but I thought they'd have a good season.
03:27Meaning, Kevin, final two games of the year, chance to make the playoffs, right?
03:30I wasn't expecting playoffs, but this team should not be, hey, we're 1-6 and we're just going to play off the string
03:35and hope our quarterback is good.
03:36But understand this.
03:37If the defense falters, I don't care.
03:39I just need to see this offense look the way it did on Sunday, where you can be explosive
03:43and you can also have a quarterback, Kevin.
03:45Because correct me if I'm wrong, what did you like in this game?
03:47No interceptions out of Caleb Williams?
03:49How about this?
03:50No interceptions out of Caleb Williams.
03:51Four touchdowns and a 142 passer rating.
03:54For me, I'm more interested in how the offense looks on a week-to-week basis,
03:58which I was very disappointed to start the season.
04:00I now look at them like, you know what?
04:02Build on this Chicago.
04:03And you're right.
04:04They have enough talent to beat the teams they're supposed to beat, right?
04:07Now, when you level up in competition, you see if you can get that 50-50 split the rest of the way.
04:12But there's no reason to believe they can't be competitive enough to be in the playoffs.
04:15But this was a really good sign for them.
04:17Because you're right.
04:17That deflating loss and then also having Ben Johnson go, man, we just went to Detroit.
04:22We don't even practice hard.
04:23So this isn't a championship team.
04:25They heard that message this week.
04:27And they played like it, both offensively and defensively.
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