5 On It & Steve Stone talks AL Central race (Hour 3)
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What are the main topics covered in the opening “5 On It” segment?
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It's time for five on it. Rahimi Harrison Rhodey bring you five topics on their minds today. On 1043 the score. Number one
Bears coach Ben Johnson announced Tuesday that safety Kobe Bryant will be out four to six months after undergoing knee surgery. On a scale of one to ten on the worry meter trademark, where would you rate your level of concern about the Bears defense?
Nine. W why are you reacting that way? You know it was gonna be high. It
just hurt
to hear it.
Yeah, nine. I have more questions than I have answers about the Bears defense, specifically their secondary. For the second year in a row, I have no idea what's going on out there. Maw the meatloaf. In the words of Will Farrell from Wedding Crashers, I have no idea what's going on up there. And I'm even more concerned when I hear that they would like their secondary to essentially induce coverage sacks. Nope. Nope. I need my defensive line to do that. But are you also calling out your defense? And oh what about the linebackers? Anybody? So this is unfortunately just one of those chain reaction problems. But the other part of the problem is, for example, Cam Lewis is injured. For another example, Kyler Gordon.
For another example, I'm not sure how much they even trust Tyreek Stevenson to be out there. Like he's healthy, but can they even trust him enough? It doesn't sound that way necessarily. Wani said that Devin Bush, according to the guys from Pittsburgh, said that he he has trouble facing tight ends and squaring up. So when you add all those things together, please Plus the defensive line did not produce an oh by the way, they're the most healthy unit. This doesn't give me a lot of confidence.
It is pretty bad. I'll give it a seven point five. The only reason that I go lower than you, and and for real, I do not disparage you for calling this a nine. This is this is an actual emergency. The fact that it is happening now and there's some time to adjust to life where there has been, obviously, time to adjust to life without Kobe Bryant. That's the only reason that I reduce it just. But I asked Ben Johnson the question yesterday, is it regards to the defense? I said that Dennis Allen essentially said that Kobe Bryant is the template player for the defense in terms of how they want them to play. And Ben Johnson shot back to me. He's the template for both sides of the ball. So you we can't sit here and hear the head coach of the Bears tell us how important this man is to the entire team and not at least put this
Oh yeah, absolutely. And that's the other part. You know, this is the biggest free agent signing they had, and unfortunately he's going to be out for a huge amount of time. And
The the Kevin Bayard comment. We talked about it earlier, inspired by Dan Weederer. That the guy you had last year and ke and and uh and Kevin Bayard did not miss a game in his Bears career. So you it like I don't have Kobe Bryant regret like they should have kept Kevin Bayard. I would have liked if they had kept Kevin Bayard, but I'm not doing that, but I am using that to juxtapose what you have here. You had a you had this durability. And I know Jaquan Brisker had his concussion issues as as well, but that was a pretty steady tandem, at least last year, for the Chicago Bears. And now all of a sudden the place where you put your money has been weakened.
Well, also again, what is your level of confidence? Say even if Kobe Bryant were healthy, that the bear secondary was going to induce coverage sacks with the defensive line. I didn't you get that impression when Dennis Allen said that? That's what they want. I'm like, hold on, friends. Yes. Like I don't that like stopped me in my tracks. I forget what I was doing exactly, but whatever I did, I stopped.
Dramatic stuff.
And I was like, wait, you guys you guys want You you you think the the secondary is going to No, no, I do not like the idea of a pass rush coming from the outside in. It's one thing if you want a safety blitz. It's one thing if you want a corner blitz. But no, no, I want my line to do that.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the main topics covered in the opening “5 On It” segment?
0:01–5:24
2
How did the Bears’ secondary injuries and coaching changes affect their defense?
5:24–10:14
3
Why do the hosts think Sean Burke deserves the “He Deserved Better” award?
10:14–14:33
4
What is the current state of the White Sox’s AL Central race and their lead gap?
14:33–18:24
5
What are Steve Stone’s expectations for Luis Castillo’s role with the Sox?
18:24–24:13
6
How are the White Sox managing their bullpen workload as the season winds down?
24:13–31:43
7
Why are the Sox’s power hitters (Vargas, etc.) crucial for the playoff push?
31:43–36:41
8
What final thoughts do the hosts share about the Sox’s chances and upcoming games?
36:41–43:05
Speakers
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