Clay Harbor shares his observations from Bears rookie minicamp (Hour 4)
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What insights does Clay Harbor share from Bears rookie minicamp?
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This is Rahimi Harrison-Groney on 104.3 The Score. You know that man's music by now. It is Clay Harbor. He is in studio, the nine-year NFL veteran, the co-host of the big pro football show on CHSN with David Haw and Ruthie Polinsky. Clay Harbs, 82 on X.
Man, more claps than I got in my entire NFL career. I appreciate that, guys. That's special right there.
I feel like I haven't been in the studio with you in quite some time, so I'm just happy to be here, Clay, and get your impressions of what happened last week with the rookies having their minicamp. You were out there one of the days?
Yeah. I was out there both days, Marshall. Come on, man. I was out there Friday, Saturday, every press conference, every rookie that spoke, every play at rookie camp was there taking notes just so I could sit here and talk to you guys about what I saw. My most important question is, did you ask any questions? And if so, what did you ask? No, you know, I'm still kind of new when I'm going into these press conferences. I don't want to go in there guns blazing, asking questions. I'm going to sit there and listen. You know, I will maybe at some point, but let me just take it slow. Like these rookies, ears open, you know, mouth shut, learn, learn, learn, ask your questions. Well, I didn't, but yeah.
Did you have like a big takeaway from that experience? Like what you learned about these rookies or maybe from Ben Johnson or Dennis Allen or Russ Taylor?
Definitely. My big takeaway is exactly what they said. These are all guys with high football character. Listening to all them talk, and it's kind of coach speak, but it actually matters. In my experience, I think that raises the probability of success for a player when they do have high football character. I heard Dennis Allen talking about you let the football character bleed off the tape. Ben Johnson, the right kind of guys for our system. These guys were so humble. were so well-spoken. They hustled in between drills at rookie camp. You could just tell they were so much more professional than you would expect a rookie to be in the NFL. These guys seem like they're Not a typical first-year player. They know their role.
They're going to come in. They're going to listen. They're going to work hard. Everybody echoed that. They have to earn everything. They know they're not guaranteed a job just because of where they're drafted. So the football character, that was real. That wasn't something that was coach speak. Ryan Pohl's just saying something. That is what I saw from every single one of these guys.
Clay, I also think what we heard in Dennis Allen talking about tape is something that we haven't heard the Bears front office give a lot of credit to when it comes to their drafting. There's been a lot of talk about your traits. There's been a lot of talk about what stood out at the combine. We know about relative athletic score and how that factors in. It was refreshing to hear him talk about tape the way he did.
Yeah, he said basically you've got to reach a certain level of athletic ability, but then we just let the football personality bleed off the tape. And when you watch these guys, you go back and you watch their highlights, you watch their game film, that's what they did. And I think with Dylan Thienemann, obviously people get caught up with the 4-3-5 and everything. To me, what really stood out was... His professionalism. I mean, this guy was first in line every drill, like as he should be. He was sprinting from drill to drill as you want to see a rookie do. You saw the range. You saw the intelligence.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:11
2
What insights does Clay Harbor share from Bears rookie minicamp?
0:11–3:53
3
What did Clay Harbor learn about the new Bears rookies?
3:53–7:41
4
How does Clay Harbor assess the Bears' coaching strategies?
7:41–10:21
5
What are the responsibilities of the center in the Bears' offensive system?
10:21–15:23
6
How does Press Taylor's coaching style impact the Bears' offense?
15:23–20:44
7
What are the expectations for the Bears' rookie center this season?
20:44–26:39
8
How do the Bears' tight ends fit into the new offensive strategy?
26:39–42:31
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