00:00I want to ask you about Chicago quickly because I know that you grew to love watching this team
00:06play rightfully so everybody did the throws from Caleb will I mean they'll last forever I feel
00:13like I was ahead of it like not with Caleb you get the credit for that no yeah but I mean
00:19seeing ahead of the curve that they were making they were they were more serious contender the
00:25last month of the season I feel like I was ahead of the curve you were I so I actually sat down and
00:31was thinking more about that and I think a lot of people made a mistake with this Bears team
00:35because they kept winning these super close oh come on games and we've been taught in NFL history
00:43when teams win like that probably fraudulent probably gonna get got and what people weren't
00:49appreciating is they were doing this as a very young team Caleb Williams year two Ben Johnson
00:56year number one as a head coach and it was getting them ready for any and all moments and event now
01:03listen the best version of the Bears whenever that next year for you what will be a team that's
01:08capable of actually blowing teams out you have to be able to blow teams out but this group was
01:14building something for real in those wins and some of us were too concerned with being the smartest
01:21guy actually it's better to lose by seven than win by one and that's how people got got and you
01:28absolutely saw it clearly I give you a lot of credit for that what I think is very interesting with this
01:33Bears team though Joe and this is something that I was fascinated with coming off the Green Bay game
01:38is what lessons do they learn because you know there are some people who now look at the talent
01:45of Caleb like listen eventually he'll win an MVP he'll win a Super Bowl well the Buffalo Bills just
01:53fired Sean McDermott Josh Allen has won one MVP right during a run of what six years seven years where
02:00he's been seen as a clear-cut top three quarterback they've been seen as a Super Bowl favorite a number of
02:06those years so nothing is guaranteed right I just I wonder how Chicago looks at this season in the
02:15mirror and where they look to improve off of it well obviously defense I think they have some
02:20issues that they can improve on so that's the first one whether they do it in free agency or the draft
02:27that's okay I think the other one they revamped the offensive line I don't think they have any
02:37offensive concerns right now now whether Swift is there long term isn't the answer Mononga the rushing
02:44attack I think is fine you could still pick up a journey not a journeyman but a free agent running
02:48back you could always in this offense too you would expect Con Barkley with DeAndre Swift but he's
02:53he's an above average running back because of how he catches the football yeah but when you look at
02:59this team the difference I think between Buffalo and Chicago is they potentially have a breakout star
03:07at the tight end position aka another Brock Bowers and Colston Loveland yeah right they have young raw
03:14wide receivers that are burners in Dunze and now the emergence of Luther Burden that has just come on
03:21that is amazing yep so I don't think the drop-off is going to be as significant let's say Jaden Daniels
03:29that's where they struggle because think about it Jaden Daniels outside of Terry McLaurin didn't have
03:35young weapons they had an aging Debo Samuel they had an aging Zach Ertz they had Noah Brown that couldn't
03:42you know was a journeyman so think about that and then think about Josh Shakir Brandon Cooks yeah
03:49Gabe Davis I mean Kincaid is good but he's nowhere near Loveland I'm sorry he's not he's emerging into
03:56that but if you want to say he's an up-and-comer he's a lot better than where he was last year and
04:01obviously Dawson not but the weapons are not the same right and that is the problem when you look at
04:07Buffalo and you're like okay Josh Allen is Superman yeah but he doesn't have anywhere near a number one
04:14wide receiver how is that possible well listen I think some of that is again and we're going to get
04:19into Buffalo today but I think for Chicago what they have to realize is they have Kayla Williams
04:24eventually is going to be paid probably record-breaking quarterback money Colston Loveland
04:28eventually is going to be paid record-breaking tight end money they believe in what Luther
04:32Burden can be they like Manungay paid a lot on the offensive line they have to get this defense
04:39right it's too cutthroat no team I'm not sure I'd let Dennis Allen call my defense next year
04:45really well that defense is not to me now people say they stepped up in this game
04:49again maybe and we're gonna find out but I just the the everything oh you never know last year the
04:57Bears finished last in a division that sent the other three teams to the playoffs right this year
05:04they won it that's amazing this is an up and down league man it is it and I just wonder
05:10everyone is going Chicago next year Joe let me ask you this right now you expect them to be booked as
05:16favorites in the NFC North next season yes I do too I don't think that means it's guaranteed to come in
05:22no Detroit Detroit you know Detroit's gonna be aggressive yeah Green Bay's bringing everybody back
05:27right right like but I'll just say this quarterback wise you would you're buying into
05:34Caleb being that elite guy yes and even though Love and Goff are there Goff is now starting to
05:39you know oh sure he's got a lot to prove next year he's got a lot to and then Love as good as he was
05:45early on I didn't see I'm sorry I didn't see the 55 million dollar you know so streaky Joe
05:52but you saw injuries too he's always banged up
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