5 On It & reacting to Bears locker room sound (Hour 3)
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You're listening to a Plumbers 911 Football Monday presented by Bucy Bank and Great Clips. Here's question number one. NFL insider Tom Pelissero posted this update on X regarding the status of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, writing that Williams, quote, And the team isn't even ruling him out for next Monday's game against the Eagles. Sources tell The Ringer and Netflix Sports. So here's the question. On a scale of 1 to 10, the optimism meter, the optimism meter, try to say that 10 times fast, trademark, where would you rate your level of optimism about this Caleb Williams injury update?
Let's do it. Optimism meter, optimism meter, optimism meter, optimism meter. Optimism meter, optimism meter,
optimism meter, optimism meter. We went to college for this, Ray.
But then I'll just mess up basic words and sometimes my name.
I love how you have a degree, Grody, in saying optimism meter 10 times
fast. Hey, the 10 times fast drill. Famous at Illinois State. It's what
it takes to be
a Hall of Famer.
That's right. Unique New York. Unique New York. Oh, yeah. That's a
big North Texas thing right there.
Unique New York. How
did I work out? Yes.
How optimistic should we be about Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury update?
Would you like to go first, ma'am? What
is your optimism? Since we did the optimism meter. Since you
showed up, Ray. Yelp.
No. Thanks,
Layla.
Yeah. You heard
our producer. But you know I mess up basic words. That's out there.
Bears.
Bears.
Yeah.
Focus.
I really want to believe this, but I think we need more information. I know Ben Johnson said Caleb Williams is week to week, but you know what the retort is on that, aren't we all? We don't know the grade of the hamstring until the Bears say what the grade of the hamstring strain is. And also... Don't we all know how finicky soft tissue injuries can be? Did we not just deal with this with Mune and the White Sox, for example? Oh, I don't know. The White Sox over years. And maybe that's the worst example I can give. But point being, this is not necessarily a simple process when it comes to how you feel about it. So I'm putting my optimism meter at like a... Because it wasn't something else. It truly was a hamstring.
I'm putting it at like a six.
Okay.
It's still optimistic, but I just don't necessarily know.
Red leather, yellow leather. Work with that
one, kids. Ten in a row. Red leather, yellow
leather. Oh,
error. I'll be working on these like Hail Marys for messing up the optimism.
We're going to coach you up, Ray. We're going to turn you into a broadcaster yet, kid. We got you. I'm actually at like a 7.5. I always thought about going to an 8 relative to what we thought to be hearing things like week to week and not serious. Like, I still think he'll probably miss a game and maybe like two games. But considering what it felt like it could have been and could still be, we don't know. I feel pretty good about this. I also like the fact that this and this will frustrate the hell out of all of us and we'll all be wanting to know what it's going to be. This provides Ben Johnson with a week's worth of gamesmanship. If they are telling Tom Pellicero that they haven't ruled out playing him on Monday nights...
Let the games begin. Let the games begin. You talk about preparing for two different quarterbacks. My goodness. Between Caleb Williams and Tyson Bajent, that is a lot. That is a discernible difference between the two. So I am here for what could be a week of, we'll see about Caleb and game time decisions and things like that and the drama that will occur throughout the week. My prediction is he doesn't play. But who knows? So much better than I thought. So... It went up to an eight. Oh, my God. It just got to eight for me. My optimism meter.
I just don't do what the Ravens did with Lamar last year, where you say he's ready and that he's not. And then you get fined big money. Just don't do one of
those. Unless it helps the team win. You do what you need to do.
Really? Take one for the team? Bend the
rules. Cheat. Do what you got to do. We're all here for the gluttony.
I don't think George McCaskey is willing to pay for any fines.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:27
2
How optimistic should we be about Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury update?
1:27–11:36
3
What was the biggest takeaway from the Bears’ 9‑3 loss to the Vikings?
11:36–15:01
4
How did the hosts evaluate the Bears’ defense and offensive line performance?
15:01–33:27
5
What were the key highlights from the Cubs and White Sox weekend series?
33:27–41:38
Speakers
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Caleb Williams exits with hamstring injury in Bears' 9-3 loss to Vikings (Hour 1)
Bears reflect on their struggles in 9-3 loss to Vikings
5 On It: Reacting to optimistic injury news on Caleb Williams
Anthony Herron reacts to optimistic injury news for Caleb Williams
Score callers sound off on Bears' 9-3 loss to Vikings