Ant Herron likes Bears' draft class but isn't sure the squad is better yet
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What are the initial reactions to the Bears' draft class?
Anthony Heron, score football analyst.
Logan Jones, a player who honestly followed in a very similar career trajectory to Tyler Linderbaum. With Tyler Linderbaum now the highest paid center in NFL history, his path as an Iowa Hawkeye began on the defensive side of the football. And then he became a multi-year starter and ended up winning the award for the best center in college football.
Former Big and Heron on 104.3 The Score.
Anthony Heron is never scared. He is our football analyst here at 104.3 The Score, Big Ten Network, also NBC Sports. And he is at Big Ant Heron on Twitter. And a special happy birthday to Ant's wife, Kelly. Kelly Heron, happy birthday. We celebrate it here on Rahimi Harrison Brody. Ant, how are you?
I appreciate it, my friends. Yeah, my wife always has to share her birthday with draft weekend. So sometimes I'm out of town, sometimes I'm in town, sometimes it's both like it was this past weekend. But she's been gracious over the years to deal with that, with the profession that I've chosen. But yeah, I appreciate it. I will shout out the birthday wishes to her once we finish our segments here.
Okay, so you haven't given her her gift yet. That's my main question here.
Oh, gift singular. You think I get down like that? Oh, no, no, no. I was like. You are a gift, Big Ant. You are a gift in yourself, sir. There we go. There we go. She's got all of me. All of me. No, I'll save that for after. All of you.
I know Gertie gets upset with the singing.
Yeah, yeah.
I like what you're saying. Yeah, because I'm not going to do it while you're talking. I'm not going to do that.
That's the only problem.
Are you singing the praises of what the Bears have done as the draft has come to its conclusion?
That's a show trying to win a Marconi right there. I am... I'm optimistic. I'm not blown away by the Bears draft here. It's kind of like if I could put it in GIF or GIF. Did we ever get a consensus on that? If I could put it in the form of. The creator says it's GIF. We say it's GIF actually.
He invented a GIF. He did not invent the English language.
I see. In the form of some kind of a social media animation or avatar. Like night one with the Dylan Thieneman pic was like the LeBron silencer. Like, yeah, there's nothing getting any better than that. That's exactly what they needed to happen. And then night two was a little more like, We'll see. I don't know. I like the players.
How does Anthony Herron evaluate the impact of specific players?
I think they're going to be contributors. But the position of need aspect of it that we've been talking about for weeks here, it doesn't feel like it's suited that it feels like they've got guys like Logan Jones is going to play quality football. for the Chicago Bears at some point. I don't think it's going to be from the first game of the season. And it feels like, you know, I went in thinking there were going to be more players who would need to fill roles for them on the defensive side of the football immediately. That's not what they came out of night two with. And so I was surprised by those picks, although all of them, there is a defined role that it looks like they're going to have.
Excuse me.
Love your curve and all your edges. Love your perfect imperfections. See, I will allow you to sing right now. Can I sing while you cough? Can I sing while your lung collapses all over the radio?
Yes, we have finally found a place for your singing. It's when I am dying on the radio. Do you want to talk about that cough button, Gertie? No, that was... Spontaneous cough. I had no warning for that cough.
I don't necessarily recommend giving your wife just that song and saying, your presence is me.
Not that Andy's doing that. Just wearing a big bow and nothing else.
That is not my area.
She just takes it too far. I do. No! No!
I rebuke thee.
Happy Draft Monday, everybody.
Happy birthday.
Happy birthday, Kelly.
K-E-L-L-Y. Why?
Have you recovered, Groats? I think I have recovered. Have we? Have ye. Have ye recovered. Ye have recovered. Yo has recovered. Am I right to look at the... the Bears draft board and maybe not be as angry as everybody else that they didn't move up in the second round when edge after edge after edge was coming off because there was nobody that I necessarily looked at and said, yeah, you got to go up and get that guy.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the initial reactions to the Bears' draft class?
0:01–2:47
2
How does Anthony Herron evaluate the impact of specific players?
2:47–6:12
3
What are the concerns about the Bears' defensive line after the draft?
6:12–10:49
4
Did the Bears make the right decisions in the second round?
10:49–16:19
5
How does the Bears' draft strategy reflect their roster needs?
16:19–16:49
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