Chris Emma shares a Bears report from the NFL Combine (Hour 4)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is Rahimi and Harris on 104.3 The Score. I was about to start singing the song. Then I get kicked out of my job because I'm swearing.
Are swear words bad?
We're going to make it, guys.
We're going to make it. I have a big red button right here. I would just push that if you did that.
Jada had a lot of points in that song. I will say that. So the NFL Players Association supposed to be anonymous player survey.
I mean, it is anonymous. That's why the NFL hates it.
Right. So the results of the player votes are anonymous. The aggregate ends up being a referendum on teams, which is why the NFL probably didn't want it to come out. They filed an injunction trying to make sure it didn't. But somebody, somebody let Kaylin Kaler know. Friend of the show, friend of the station, ESPN reporter. And she, like any good reporter, got to reporting. So this is the survey results obtained by ESPN. This year's report cards are based on responses from 1,759 players. All players who were on a 2025 roster at the time of the survey were eligible to participate, and it was conducted from November 2nd to December 11th. So, of course, who do we go to first in the 2026 player survey? The Bears.
Here are the greats. Bears. Somebody had to. Number one, treatment of treatment of families.
What is the NFL's response to the leaked player treatment report?
C plus. And that was the one that surprised me the most. As I mentioned with Clay Harbor and Marshall Harris on five on it an hour ago. Home game field. And this is after Matt Eberflus's good decision. Good. And I'm not being sarcastic to convert the field to Bermuda grass at Soldier Field. C plus. And I think when you consider like the winter and having the playoff games at home, which is a great thing, seeing how guys were slipping, I could see why that's a thing. Food dining area B. Nutritionist, dietician A. Locker room B+. Training room B. Training staff B. Weight room A. We know Ryan Pace put a lot of effort into modernizing the Bears facilities when it came to things like the weight room. Strength coaches, A+.
Position coaches, B-. Offensive coordinator, A-. Well, he's gone now. You guys ran Declan Doyle off. He's going to Baltimore to coordinate Lamar Jackson. Defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen, C+. Special teams coordinator, Richard Hightower, B-. You have Cairo to thank, Richard Hightower. You have January Cairo Santos to thank. Team travel, B+, head coach, A. General manager, A-, which says a lot about how they feel about Ryan Poles. Team ownership, A-, overall rank is 13th. When you see that, what sticks out to you?
I think anything that was below a B, it just sticks out because there's so few things that were below a B in the survey. So defensive coordinator sees plus along with the treatment of families with that same score. And then, of course, the home game field. See, you know what's interesting about this? Because I'm comparing it immediately to other teams. I was like, well, who's the number one team and who's the number? So, for instance... Just as a comparison's sake, when you talk about the home game field, the Seattle Seahawks, the Super Bowl champions, were number four in this survey overall, right? They had an A and B in everything except for home game field. Home game field was an F. And I feel like they could have graded the home game field on a curve because that's the area where I saw consistently teams not getting an A or a B. So that kind of takes the sting off of the home game field when you see how many other teams had lower scores and finished higher than the Bears overall.
And then the defensive coordinator bit, I really do put it on the fact that the defense was take away or bust. And clearly there were members of the team that felt like they didn't get enough playing time or the scheme didn't fit them. And you know what? Dennis Allen and Ryan Poles may feel the same way after watching a season of those players on defense on tape. Remember, 1,759 players played. That's how many were surveyed for this. So it's not everyone, but they got players from every team.
What are the Bears' grades in the NFL Players Association report?
And I'd really be interested in how many Bears filled out the survey versus how many Bears there actually are.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:40
2
What is the NFL's response to the leaked player treatment report?
1:40–4:34
3
What are the Bears' grades in the NFL Players Association report?
4:34–6:08
4
How does the treatment of players' families impact team ratings?
6:08–7:56
5
What insights were shared about the Bears' training facilities?
7:56–12:55
6
How does the Bears' performance compare to other teams in the survey?
12:55–21:53
7
What are the implications of the NFLPA's report cards for player treatment?
21:53–43:24
Speakers
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