Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
5 On It & setting the table for the Bulls' trade deadline decisions (Hour 3)
28 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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I got five more minutes. It's time for five on Nailah Rahimi and Marshall Harris with Mark Grote. Bringing you five topics on their mind today. On Chicago Sports Radio 670, The Score. I got five more minutes. Number one.
This week, Bleacher Report floated the following trade scenario. The Bears send Cole Komet to the tight end Needy Panthers in exchange for a 2026 fifth round pick, a move that would save general manager Ryan Poles and company $8.4 million if they trade him before March 15th. What are your thoughts on the idea of trading Cole Komet? I mean, there is some temptation to that when I hear it.
Or to put it another way, it would be a cap hit of $11.6 million for next year if the Bears can get out of it. They can get out of it with $3.2 million of dead money as well. My overall... I'm feeling on the overall, though, is you kind of need that guy still. You need a Cole Komet on your team because of what he does as far as blocking.
Lord knows he made some massive catches this season for the Bears. Again, a veteran player who has been paid. We know what he is worth to a locker room. We know that there's history. Heavy, heavy-duty value in that as it pertains to Cole Komet.
But I will keep it more on the field in terms of what he is doing for the offense, blocking and making plays, and we know how important that is for Ben Johnson's offense. So if I've got to hit the yes-no button right now, I'm a no. I'm a no on letting go Cole Komet. It's interesting because if you go back to the end of the season, after the loss of the Rams.
Cole Komet was one of the biggest voices in that locker room talking about how this season was good. We are starting from scratch, echoing the sentiment of his head coach, Ben Johnson. And I think that's why he becomes more valuable than if you look at a spreadsheet and just say he had this many catches for this many yards. Knowing how much
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Chapter 2: What are the trade scenarios being discussed for the Chicago Bears?
Which fan base is more down bad this week? The Vikings. for watching Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold get to the Super Bowl or Titans fans for watching Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel go to the Super Bowl. It's got to be the Vikings.
It's got to be Vikings because I don't know with the way their season ended last year in the playoffs that most of us didn't agree that Sam Darnold was good but not good enough to get you where you wanted to go. And yet here they are, Sam Darnold, one season being removed from winning 14 games to winning another 14 games.
Do you understand only one other quarterback has done as much winning in two seasons in back-to-back seasons as Sam Darnold? Do you know who that quarterback is? That would be Tom Brady.
And so to see him do it not only under the guise of the quarterback whisperer, Kevin O'Connell, but to go and do it now with Mike McDonald and company and to be on the doorstep of winning a Super Bowl in which you could argue he's the better quarterback in the Super Bowl, that's outstanding. So it's got to be the Vikings.
And the other reason is the Titans are a dumpster fire until proven otherwise. And I agree with you that it's the Vikings. And I would say a little bit differently on my reasoning for Vrabel gone with Tennessee and now obviously back in with New England once as a player, now as a head coach.
Just from being around here and following the Bears since I was sports conscious, sometimes your time just runs out as a head coach in the NFL with the team and the fan base, even if... you know that there's still value there, that you know. Like Tennessee could look at Mike Vrabel and say, yeah, let's say there was success while Mike Vrabel was here. He was a good coach while he was here.
Good enough to have gotten one of the prime gigs in the NFL to be with New England.
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Chapter 3: Why is trading Cole Komet a controversial decision for the Bears?
But sometimes it's a perfect separation. Time runs out. So in other words, and we should ask our guy Ryan Porth. Maybe Ryan Porth will text us and let us know how he feels about that as a Tennessee Titans fan. My guess is that they were ready for a change.
Now, it might hurt a little bit to see Vrabel doing what he's doing, but I don't think there's the angst of, God, I wish we still had that guy. It's sort of like Lovie Smith. You can definitely make an argument that after a 10-6 season, a coach shouldn't be fired. But if you were following the Bears, you kind of knew time was up with Lovie Smith. And that style, there was fatigue there.
It's hard to explain, but I think that might be what's going on with Tennessee. But the Darnold stuff... My God, and it's because of J.J. McCarthy's lack of success.
If McCarthy had been more successful this year, and I know he finished strong, then that would have tempered the hurt because at least you know, yeah, Sam Darnold's out here doing great things, but at least you would know that your young quarterback was promising as well. I think that that would be digestible. This can't be very digestible for the Vikings nor their fans. I will add something here.
To take a phrase from Mark Grody, we'll take you backstage. This question was submitted by our program director, Ryan Porth himself. He didn't tell me how he's feeling. If he feels like Titans fans are more down bad than Vikings fans. But I get the picture. Maybe he's feeling that way.
All right, Ryan Perth. Bye-bye, sir. Five on it. Number three. Perth. Where's Ryan Perth?
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Chapter 4: How does the upcoming trade deadline impact the Chicago Bulls?
He's not here. Where is he?
Where's Perth?
Chapter 5: What are the implications of Giannis Antetokounmpo's potential trade?
I love Harry Carey wanting to know. It does feel like a hangover here today. Just because of the extraordinary events of yesterday. 100%. And the salute. Like, it's a weird feel. Absolutely. I get it. I get it. God bless everybody. Parth!
this is five on it on 670 the score that man harry carey is actually mark grody that man's marshall harris here's question number three the steelers held their introductory press conference for new head coach mike mccarthy on monday check out mccarthy's response to this question in your best case scenario do you want aaron rogers back as your quarterback next year that's nice the way he asked that right that was slick um but
I mean, definitely. I mean, obviously, why you wouldn't? But, you know, I think just like anything, you know, knowing Aaron long enough, going through seasons, you know, I think when players, you know, to see Mel Blunt here, I mean, when guys are up at that stage of their career, they need to step away and decompress it. I think that's very important.
The game is so emotional, you know, what these men commit to and what they put into it. I think that time away is important. I have spoken to Aaron. That's really where we are there. I was able to sit back and watch most of the Pittsburgh games on TV. I thought he was a great asset for the team. It's new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy at his introductory press conference yesterday.
Here's a question. Do you believe quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return to the Steelers in 2026? No. No, I don't think he will. And I don't think like Mike McCarthy, I think, answered that question perfectly. But the truth is he knows that he doesn't have to be alone. You're not alone, Mike. Mike does not have to make that decision. He can blame somebody else.
If Aaron Rodgers is even desirous of playing football again, let alone with the Pittsburgh Steelers, let alone for Mike McCarthy, it all makes sense that he would want to get back to working with Mike McCarthy and not getting to Super Bowls and underachieving in the playoffs. I'm sure that that's something that he would be desirous of doing.
But, yeah, I don't think it's going to happen, and I don't know that either of the parties necessarily wants it to happen either. I... I know Grody is waiting this answer because he thinks I'm in love with Aaron Rodgers. I'm not. You're not? No. What? I just recognize how good he is. Whoa, hold on. You know he's a big Aaron Rodgers fan. Wait, wait, wait. You think I'm in love with Aaron Rodgers?
I thought you were wearing an I Love Aaron Rodgers t-shirt today. I think you are in love with Aaron Rodgers the way apparently many people are in love with their AI devices. There's a bromance there. There's no bromance here. I understand his talent. I was very sure that he and the Steelers were not about to miss the playoffs. So you love him. And they didn't.
That's not what I'm saying. Blinded by love.
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