Layla Rahimi

I want to play some audio for the both of you.

This is Dan Rochard, who we don't get to hear from very often, the Bears offensive line coach, on the Set with Teron Armstead podcast, talking about how they're addressing left tackle.

If you're one of the three left tackles and you hear him, how does that make you feel?

He physically can't.

No, I mean, it's telling.

You could tell he was kind of explaining the process out loud, which I appreciate.

It's always nice to hear from him.

He did a wonderful job last year.

So when he talks about it, it's a good thing, I think, that he says the standard is not where we're at right now.

I think it would be...

It would be counterproductive to Ben Johnson's agenda and what the goal of the team is if he said, like, this is okay.

But they are in a very tough spot.

And you're right.

There's no such thing as a left tackle store.

I joke about Trent Williams because Trent Williams was available at the left tackle store and it cost the 49ers a lot of their salary cap.

That's why they had to cut a lot of people.

It wasn't just the contract to Brock Purdy, for example.

Clay, I don't think salary cap was available to turn off when we were in high school.

And we actually have a cap number today.

Brian McCarthy, NFL PR guy, posted NFL clubs were informed today that the salary cap for the 2026 season will jump $22 million, which is great, per club to $301.2 million.