Ben Johnson is constantly reminding Caleb Williams about improvement
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody. That's a show trying to win a Marconi right there. Middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score.
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score. Our thanks again to Cliff Floyd. Keep listening to our show for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see the lovable reunion live July 16th at the Chicago Theater. Yeah, that's right. We're giving a pair of tickets away, and it's going to be pretty amazing. The night will feature Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, Joe Madden, Jake Arrieta, and more members of the 2016 championship team sharing stories about an unforgettable season. Tickets provided by Live Nation. If you were on social media last night while you were watching the Cubs game or maybe doing something else, you probably saw some clips of Caleb Williams. There was an event over at Navy Pier celebrating him being on the cover of Madden.
And Williams was interviewed about a lot of things. And he talked about the impact that his head coach, Ben Johnson, has had on the team.
He's one of a kind. I mean, I was hanging with him earlier today, just going over practice, talking about practice, talking about how I can be better and make sure that I'm better for these guys and for my teammates and for the organization. And so that's always our mindset. And I think that's what makes him so great is that it's always about what's next and how can we be better to, at the end of the day, accomplish our goal.
That is courtesy of SportsCenter. And I feel like when we hear him, we are also hearing his head coach.
It's great because every time he gets referenced in a conversation by his head coach or he talks about interactions with his head coach, the theme that has been consistent is got to get better. Got to get better. There's no ability to rest on your laurels with the way Ben Johnson has been drilling down in private and public conversations. that Caleb Williams, yes, he had an improved second season, and let's be honest, look where he started. But year three has to be better if this Bears team wants to reach its ultimate goal, which is winning a Super Bowl.
I think it's hilarious. It's like Ben Johnson is the cooler. Oh, you're on the cover of Madden? Don't care. Don't care. Tell me about ball placement. I ask him, is Caleb Williams a top five quarterback in this league? Don't care. I want to know if he orchestrates the huddle better. I want to know what his completion percentage is. So it's almost like there's this deal between Caleb and Ben.
What insights does Caleb Williams share about his relationship with Ben Johnson?
You go have your fun. Be a superstar. Live your life in the public because he's very graceful and he does a great job at it. But then there's Ben who is always going to make sure he is there to cool him. And I have a feeling that this is going to be his whole career. Even if he gets it all down and he becomes the elite superstar quarterback that I think we all think he can become, I think Ben Johnson is always going to be that cooler for this guy who's a superstar whose public image is only going to go up.
Caleb, you're starring in a buddy movie with The Rock. You guys are two police officers. Ben's going to say what? Don't care. I see what you did there.
He's going to say don't care. What happened with the short pass that you made to the sideline with Cole Komet? What happened there? Why did you overthrow Roma Dunzay down the middle of the field?
Caleb Williams, you're going to Disneyland. Don't care.
Don't care. Doesn't matter. Well, if he's going to Disneyland, that means they won the Super Bowl, right? That's true.
Actually, I think Disney World is the movie now. Is Disney World the movie?
How does Ben Johnson influence Caleb Williams' mindset on improvement?
Yeah, Disneyland is like me trying to see my family at the teacups.
But I see what you did, first of all, with the buddy cop with The Rock, because we know what movie that's from. That's happened in real life. We know who hasn't watched that particular film. But in the other bigger picture here, what I love about Caleb Williams and the relationship with Ben Johnson is Ben Johnson is in on the bit. I think that's what makes it easier for Caleb Williams to be comfortable wanting to be better.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:20
2
What insights does Caleb Williams share about his relationship with Ben Johnson?
2:20–3:10
3
How does Ben Johnson influence Caleb Williams' mindset on improvement?
3:10–5:29
4
What are the expectations for Caleb Williams in his third season?
5:29–5:44
Speakers
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