5 On It: Reacting to optimistic injury news on Caleb Williams

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Mark Grote 0:01

The hour is being brought to you by Vasectomy Clinics of Chicago.

Rahimi Harrison 0:09

It's time for five on it. Rahimi and Crooney bring you five topics on their minds today on 1043 Discord. Whoa.

Mark Grody 0:19

Number one. You're listening to a Plumbers 911 football Monday presented by Bucey Bank and Great Clips. Here's question number one. NFL insider Tom Pelicero posted this update on X regarding the status of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, writing that Williams quote, avoided any major injury to his hamstring Sunday, tests confirmed today, and the team isn't even ruling him out next mu for next Monday's game against the Eagles, sources tell the ringer. and Netflix sports. So here's the question on a scale of one to ten on the optimism meter meter. The optimism meter, try to say that ten times fast. Trademark. Where would you rate your level of optimism about this Caleb Williams injury update?

Vinny Rotino 0:57

Let's do it. Optimism meter, optimism meter, optimism meter, optimism meter, optimism meter, optimism meter,

Mark Grote 1:03

optimism meter, optimism meter. We went to college for this, Ray.

Vinny Rotino 1:06

But then I'll just mess up basic words and sometimes my name.

Mark Grody 1:10

I love how you have a degree, Grody, in saying optimism meter at ten times fast. We were

Mark Grote 1:14

told well, hey, the ten times fast drill, famous at Wrigley at at Illinois State.

Vinny Rotino 1:20

Unique New York. Unique. That's

Mark Grote 1:22

a big North Texas thing, right there. Unique You're known. Yes. Mm-hmm.

What is the optimistic outlook for Caleb Williams after his hamstring update?

Mark Grote 1:26

Um, would you like to go first, ma'am? What is your optimism?

Vinny Rotino 1:30

Since we did the optimism. Since you showed up, since you

Mark Grote 1:32

showed up, Ray. Yep.

Vinny Rotino 1:34

No. Thanks,

Mark Grody 1:35

Layla.

Mark Grote 1:35

Yeah. You heard that. But you know I

Vinny Rotino 1:37

mess up basic words. That's out there.

Mark Grote 1:39

Bears.

Vinny Rotino 1:40

Yeah.

Mark Grote 1:41

Vocus.

Vinny Rotino 1:42

I I really want to believe this, but I think we need more information. I know Ben Johnson said Caleb Williams is weak to weak, 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 Mooney and the White Sox, for example, and 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 uh a simple process when it comes to how you feel about it. So I I'm putting my optimism meter at like a cause it wasn't something else, it truly was a

Vinny Rotino 2:24

hamstring. I'm putting it at like a six.

Mark Grote 2:27

Okay.

How do Leila and Mark rate their optimism on a 1‑10 scale for Williams’ injury?

Vinny Rotino 2:28

It's still optimistic, but I just don't necessarily know.

Mark Grote 2:32

Red leather yellow leather. Work with that one, kids. Ten in a row.

Vinny Rotino 2:38

Red leather, yellow leather, crazy. Oh yeah.

Mark Grody 2:41

I'll be working on these like Hail Marys for messing up uh the optimism in the.

Mark Grote 2:44

Gonna coach you up, Ray. We're gonna turn you into a broadcaster yet, kid. We got you. Um, I I'm actually at like a 7.5. I always thought about going to an eight 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 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 gonna be. This provides Ben Johnson with a week's worth of gamesmanship. If they are telling Tom Pelicero that they haven't ruled out playing him on Monday night.

Mark Grote 3:33

Let the games begin. Let the games begin. You talk about preparing for two different quarterbacks. My goodness. Between Caleb Williams and Tyson Bajant, that is a lot. That is a discernible difference between the two. So I am here for what could be a week of uh 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. 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.

Vinny Rotino 4:05

Uh I just don't do what the 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.