Ben Johnson breaks down why Caleb Williams is built for clutch moments
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What does Ben Johnson say about Caleb Williams’ clutch ability?
Rahimi Harrison Grody, middays 102, on Chicago Sports Radio 670 the score. So it's fourth down and eight. Has to get to the Green Bay, 49. Williams Chase throws out. It's caught at the 30-yard line. Well Medusa on a fourth and eight. Keeps it going.
That was courtesy of Amazon Prime, and uh conveniently Tyler Peterbaugh, Mark Grody, has dialed up jump man for you. Thank
you.
An acknowledgement of the Caleb Williams fourth and eighth row, and it also was playing at bears practice according to Groats.
And search and destroy.
Yes. Seek search and rescue, I think. Seek and destroy.
I'm an idiot. I am an idiot. What can I say?
You're not an idiot.
Thank you, Layla. Y you're no, you're not an idiot. You're good.
It's true though. Also, I was telling these guys during the commercial break that Sean McVeigh is Hank Scorpio to me from The Simpsons.
So spot on. I couldn't think of like I I didn't have the exact picture in my brain, but then when I looked up the images, spot Spot on. He is Hank Scorpion.
I mean, they're both geniuses. Just one is evil. That's Hank, not Sean.
How do Caleb Williams’ teammates describe his ‘zone’ moments?
We don't know. One's
going to be seen as evil this weekend. I can guarantee you that by Bears fans in the city of Chicago alike.
Yeah, fair enough. The the Bears did beat the Rams miraculously and mysteriously last year.
Well, it wasn't that mysterious. Puka Nakua didn't play, but also
Sean. Sean
McVeigh is 0-2 lifetime at Soldier Field. Sean McVeigh's new at Soldier Field. They say the third time is a charm. That gives me pause.
You guys know how obsessed I am with twenty well, Layla does how obsessed I am with twenty eighteen. The obsession is is lessening by the way by the day. But that that was the famous game, a fifteen six win by the Bears on a on a prime time game where the Rams went home cold, and Alan Robinson has even said multiple times on the record they didn't want to be there. McVeigh said that McVe that's
McVay's first time at Soldier Field as a head coach.
That makes I I can't confirm that but that sounds right. What what was his rookie what was his first year coaching? But
his first year was a long time ago.
Yeah. Yeah, but that was a
signature win and yeah, they the the Bears dominated the Rams, who at the time were better than the Bears are considered to be a better team that the Bears had to get past.
Well, Hank Hank Scorpio is an evil genius. I'm just gonna say that Sean McVeigh is a genius right now. In the meantime, our genius, Ben Johnson, talked about why Caleb Williams has been able to uh have the clutch moments such as the jump man you heard.
There's not a whole lot you need to say to him on the sideline. Um You know, w we just make sure we're on the same page in terms of what the situation is and what we need to accomplish and how quickly we need to accomplish it. But beyond that, um, he doesn't it's not like he needs a pet pock or a rah rah or anything like that. He he's he's ready to go and um been saying it all along. He just he rises to the occasion time and time again. It's it's really impressive to see a young player like this be so clutch.
Why do players compare Caleb’s clutch plays to basketball ‘on‑fire’ moments?
It's amazing to see a player be this clutch, and I'll tell you what too, talking to other players in the locker room yesterday too, like Roma Dunze, saying that when he starts to get that thing that whatever Caleb has, that the clutch part, it does inspire other like they feel that in the huddle. They feel that they got a taste of it as we know, demonstratively on the sidelines at one point. And like Rome right away was Oh yeah, we feel that
Is that like when the teammates in in various sports, by the way, feel like, oh, he's in the zone. Yeah. Let him whatever he needs, like let's make sure he's stays where he is right now because he's clearly in the zone. You put that on the case. We see it most commonly, I guess, in basketball, going back to the old NBA jams. He's on fire. But also Bryce Sitsaball the other day. Bryce
Sitsaball was on fire.
Yes. Who's Bryce Sensibaugh? Bryce Sensobaugh is a reserve player for the Utah Jazz. You know Larry Marking and didn't play in that game, right?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Ben Johnson say about Caleb Williams’ clutch ability?
0:02–1:17
2
How do Caleb Williams’ teammates describe his ‘zone’ moments?
1:17–3:11
3
Why do players compare Caleb’s clutch plays to basketball ‘on‑fire’ moments?
3:11–4:45
4
What is the significance of the Bryce Sensobaugh anecdote in the discussion?
4:45–5:39
5
How does the show honor Les Grobstein and why is it relevant now?
5:39–6:36
6
What lessons does the panel draw from past Bears playoff wins?
6:36–7:55
7
How does the conversation transition to the upcoming Adam Hogue interview?
7:55–9:16
8
What are the key takeaways about the Bears’ playoff outlook from this episode?
9:16–10:57
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