Chris Emma has some HOT draft takes | Take The North
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What insights does Chris Emma share from Notre Dame's pro day?
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Which Notre Dame running back is a surprising fit for the Bears?
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And Mark Grody. We're allowed to at this point, Bears fans are allowed to right now dream big and predict what you want out of the season. We're going to take the North and never give it back. hello again everybody and welcome in to the mighty take the north podcast our guy dan reader has the week off he will rejoin us next week in his place today from the score and 670 the score.com he is on x at c emma 670 he is chris emma what's going on emma
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We only reserve 461 for our favorite people. Congratulations on 461. What an honor. What an honor. Very meaningful. I am looking forward to this podcast. We got a hot rundown today because Chris Emma... attended the Notre Dame pro day and if you follow the NFL you know that most teams typically have multiple Notre Dame attendees on their roster we've also apparently both have hot takes on the draft that we did not share with each other so I can't wait to get to that We must talk about the Iceman, Caleb Williams versus George Girvin. We will lay that out for you in just a little bit. And if we have time, we might just talk about the NCAA tournament, Illinois. Shout out to Weedzy. I know that Weedzy's got to be happy being the Illini alum that he is.
talk some baseball and opening day. But Chris, let's get right to it and talk about the Notre Dame Pro Day, which you attended. We know that there's some mighty running backs that are going to be potentially two in the first round. Let's start right there. And why don't we get into a little bit of your, first of all, your assessment of the Bears running back situation this year and and then those Notre Dame running backs, and if you believe that that is a need, and if it is realistic to get either of those guys.
Well, let's start, and this is going to tie into my little mini-rant about the draft later, but you draft best player available, and it's such a cliche you hear this time of year, but it really is true, and the prime example of that from the Bears is Luther Burton sitting on the board last year, and granted, we know they tried to trade up and see if Trayvon Henderson could be a Bear, but
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Chris Emma share from Notre Dame's pro day?
0:00–1:16
2
Which Notre Dame running back is a surprising fit for the Bears?
1:16–6:35
3
What are the HOT draft takes from Chris Emma and Mark Grote?
6:35–9:53
4
How does Caleb Williams plan to trademark the nickname 'Iceman'?
9:53–14:15
5
What challenges does Caleb Williams face with his trademark claim?
14:15–16:32
6
What are the Bears' needs heading into the draft?
16:32–19:31
7
Which Notre Dame players should the Bears consider drafting?
19:31–24:12
8
What are the implications of the Bears' free agency decisions?
24:12–48:50
Speakers
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