Bears address safety need by selecting Oregon's Dillon Thieneman at No. 25 (Hour 1)
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody. 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
We don't know who's starting at safety for this team.
Let's say in a world both were on the board. I think it's far-fetched, but if they were both on the board and the Bears are picking at 25, I would go Dylan Thienemann.
With the 25th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Dylan Thienemann. Defensive back, Oregon.
What we call this right here, we call that just a dog is what he is. Hudson is the contested catch guy, the big transfer from USC down here at the bottom. They bring Blitz, free rusher. Allard can't get away, and he does get it off in time, but it's incomplete. Reynolds the target, Thiedemann came in from the defensive backfield and laid the hit. Make it to Pena. Allard, sideline. Oh, it's picked! Dylan Fiedemann calls game. That's a walk-off, wide-out winner. Jade Maiava, the quick throw out in the flat.
What led to the Bears selecting Dillon Thieneman at No. 25?
Makai Lemon, no place to hide. Nice job by the defense, and Dylan Thienemann leading the way. Benson in motion. He's going to be the man to carry it, and he's going to get dumped by Thienemann. Williams' deep drop loads and let it fly. And right there is Thienemann to end the ballgame with the interception.
Dylan, you're a Chicago Bear. What stands out most to you about your journey to becoming a first-round draft pick?
Never knew what kind of path I was going to take. I mean, started at Purdue, ended at Oregon, but I'm just extremely thankful for everyone that's been with me throughout the way and the journey I've gone on.
You grew up idolizing his safety and studying him a ton that people here know well in Troy Polamalu. What traits do you bring to the table that can make you the next best one for the Bears?
I think I'm very versatile and I'm able to use my speed and play recognition to play fast and play aggressive. Exciting whites.
Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio 104.3 The Score.
Welcome to a post-NFL draft round one show on Rahimi, Harrison, Grody on 104.3 The Score. Nicely done, Tyler Beterbaugh, as we get to know the new bear and who's starting at safety opposite Kobe Bryant. Dylan Thiedemann, welcome to Chicago. And that is a question asked and a question that was answered promptly at the 25th pick yesterday. Marshall Harris, Mark Rohde, and Laila Rahimi with you on this Friday. And first segment, me was like, well, if the Bears want to trade up or if there's even a slight thought, it's got to be probably for safety. And then Marshall, you were on safety. Mark, I know you wanted Caleb Lomu or thought that that was a possibility.
Although in my first mock draft, I did say safety, but it was Emmanuel McNeil-Warren.
Which was Daniel Jeremiah's thought. Dane Brugler and David Hall, most importantly, both nail it with the Dylan Thienemann pick. And I guess it can be that simple at times where, hey, we don't know who's starting in safety. And Jeff King's like, oh, yeah, we got some safeties if we had to play tomorrow against imaginary team. Okay, Cam Lewis. Yeah, question asked, question answered. You can't tell me that the Bears didn't at least somewhat draft for position of need here. Ryan Pohl said they aligned, but we didn't know who was going to be at that spot on the depth chart. And the bottom line is, after day one of the draft, now we know.
The best part about this is that any angst you had about the Bears and what they would do in the first round, it kind of trickled away as the picks were coming off the board because you realized, oh, wait, they're going to have many options that you, as someone who's been following the NFL Draft Bears saga at 25, would be comfortable with. And so to know that when it got to 25, Caleb was the only safety that was off the board, and you didn't expect him to be there.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–1:21
2
What led to the Bears selecting Dillon Thieneman at No. 25?
1:21–6:49
3
How does Dillon Thieneman's background influence his play style?
6:49–9:09
4
What are the expectations for Thieneman in the Bears' defense?
9:09–13:02
5
How does Ryan Poles' draft strategy impact the Bears' defensive line?
13:02–16:25
6
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Bears' current safeties?
16:25–37:29
Speakers
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