5 On It & expectations for Caleb Williams in his 2nd year with Ben Johnson (Hour 3)

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Instead, I sit in front of this microphone just yelling to oblivion. But I still think that this one is a pretty big no-brainer for me. The class of defensive linemen is rich. It is robust. It's like a good morning cup of coffee. Not like a cheap one that tastes like acid or flowers or something else. Well, flowers I like. But the point is, it's a good class of defensive linemen.

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And guess what the Bears need? Defensive line. And from what I understand with everybody grading out at the Combine, there were no drawbacks. Like that's the thing you're looking for, right? If somebody woefully misses on a driller, they woefully don't hit a 40 time. Or next up, if the pro day doesn't match what they did at the combine. And I didn't get that impression.

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And in fact, I think it only solidified some of the campaigns of the non-Rubin Bain or David Bailey. Those two probably go first and second. But... You know, does Cassius Howard look even better after this? Like the richness of this defensive lineman class, I think just proved again to be how I feel like the Bears should go. And I know Ryan Poles says best player available. Oh yeah, Ryan Poles.

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Well, if a receiver is the best player available, how many can you have on one team? This isn't seven on seven, buddy. You're going to have to make a decision on these lines. Pretty fancy by Ryan Poles last year. He gets to puff his chest out about best player available this year because he got it right with Colston Loveland. He didn't necessarily need a tight end.

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People didn't love it at the time. Didn't love it at the time. Well, yeah, because everybody wanted Ty Warren. We're sitting here doing a draft show like we're getting ready for Ty. Also a good player, but it worked out for the best. It did. It worked out for the Bears to have that player who wasn't necessarily a position of need. And then it worked again with Luther.

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And that need is defense. Okay. Bears. Number two. On a scale of 1 to 10, what's your level of concern? What's your level on the concern meter trademark after seeing Cubs left-hander Shota Managa give up three homers in yesterday's exhibition game? That's just two and two-thirds innings against the White Sox. Okay, I know we talked about the concern meter trademark a little bit earlier.

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I jumped the gun. I apologize. You did not. Don't worry about it. It's a whole new audience. It's a new hour, Russ Dorsey. Hi, new people. Also, like sometimes a new thought comes to you after some time. And by some time, I mean like a 30 second commercial break. I'm not kidding. You're right. That's how I am. Unfortunately, I've remained steadfast on this.

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My concern meter is at least a six because he was giving up home runs before this and specifically to the White Sox. Do you remember when he gave up half the yard that crosstown? And then that was right after Brad Biggs declared the Sox were a wagon. And I was like, holy crap. that Brad Biggs is on to something because that is definitely the case here.

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Also, didn't he talk about the need to not tip pitches? At least one of those I thought was a decent pitch, but then I look back and they were all pretty heftily over the center of the plate. But point being, this is not what I need out of Shota Imanaga again this year. I thought it was going to stop by virtue of a roster change, but yeah, my concern may are still sixth. I'm going to say a three.

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I'm going to say a three. Ball flies in Arizona. Guys are working through things. If this is happening on May 1st as opposed to March 1st, I'll come on here and say, hey, man, we need to talk about Shota Yamanaga. But until we get to games that matter, let guys work through things. Like, guys are going to strike out a lot during spring training sometimes, too. Doesn't mean they're not good.

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Ben Johnson talked about what he wants to see in his second year with Caleb Williams. And there's a lot of information here. And that is a very tantalizing topic. To go with a disgusting combination of blue cheese and vanilla. Gather yourselves. It's Toyota Truck Month. Time to get a truck that works as hard as you do. Tacoma. Tundra. Built for the work site. Ready for the trail.

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This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And this is something that amidst all of the business of the Bears and the discussion surrounding what the priorities are or maybe what they see, it kind of got lost in the shuffle. And I think it deserves discussion with you, Mark Grody.

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Ben Johnson, in a side session with the media at the Combine last week, was asked about what he expects to see from his quarterback Caleb Williams in year two. What are the advantages Caleb has being in the offseason in his second year with you in terms of knowing what you want? How much growth can be made because it's not new anymore? It's focusing in, I guess.