Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Could Bears be an improved team with a worse record in 2026? (Hour 2)
28 May 2026
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Chapter 1: Could the Bears be a better team but with a worse record in 2026?
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You would hope from year one to year two with this coaching staff and personnel department, we're so much further along than we were a year ago at this time. So that's what's encouraging to me and Ryan. And I really look forward to seeing these guys hit the grass here in a couple weeks.
That's the voice of Ben Johnson. He is expected to speak at Hallas Hall today. We will bring you his comments here on 104.3 The Score. And Mark Brody, did you recognize the song that was played for you by Tyler Buterbaugh just now?
Oh.
This is Big Bang Take Little Bang.
Oh, no. This isn't Ice Cube, is it? It is? No, this is YG. Okay, my reference to Big Bang Take Little Bank is Ice Cube, no Vaseline. Big Bang Take Little Bank, it's a lyric.
But this is the song that was created off of that sample.
Oh, so this is the original.
No, no, this is the song that was... Oh, off of Ice Cube. Yeah, so the sample is the original, so that's the Ice Cube line.
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Chapter 2: What factors could lead to the Bears having a worse record despite improvement?
So we're going to have a juicy Parco segment today for once.
For once. I'm kidding. That's just jokes. Mark spent six hours with Danny last week doing a show.
I love Parkins. I love the band.
And frankly, all of this is a little more comfortable than the thought that Jeff Schwartz threw out there. And this is NFL offensive lineman Jeff Schwartz. Jeff is a respected football mind. There's no doubt about that. He is a valued guest here at The Score. And he joined our friends. Yeah, that's right. They're friends now.
Chris Black, Adam Abdallah on Westwood One Sports to talk about the idea of the Bears being better, but not showing better.
This is going to sound odd to say, but I really do believe this. I think Chicago will be better this season, but have a worse record. Better this season, but a worse record. The NFL has showed there are a couple things that hold true year over year, and the Bears earned two of these from last season. One, turnovers. Turnovers, you're hot. You have great turnover ratio one year.
The next year, it stinks. And the Bears' defense last year thrived on forcing turnovers, right? They forced a ton of interceptions. That is unlikely to happen year after year. But again, their defense got better this offseason. So that's good. That's good. But they had a plus 22 turnover differential. That is wild. They forced 33 takeaways. That's a lot of takeaways.
But they might be better on defense this season.
But
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Chapter 3: How did the Cubs for a Cure Radiothon perform this year?
We all know the turnovers are ā incredibly likely to not be replicated. But at the same time, they did prioritize it in their acquisitions. You have Devin Bush with the pick sixes, multiple. You have Kobe Bryant as a part of that as well. Dylan Thienemann seems to be described as having a bit of a nose for the ball.
They seem to have prioritized speed more than anything this year.
Which I get.
Yeah, that's the thing. Both of those safeties, Dylan Thienemann and Kobe Bryant, are faster than their predecessors from last year with Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker. And that's no shade to them because I was all for them bringing both of those guys back. Devin Bush brings you a little extra speed at the linebacker position as well.
So I feel like that's the ā and they've said that in the times that I've been out at Halas in the offseason ā It has been about the speed, the team speed.
And it should be like the image of the Packers running everywhere all over the field, especially on a crossing pattern.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson, hello.
Yeah, rests in my mind. And the image of the Bears chasing them. And you know, Malik Muhammad, by the way, is no slouch in that department. His 440-240 at the Combine wasn't exactly bad. That's pretty impressive.
One of the most intriguing stories I think in training camp will be that, and we talked about it yesterday, that cornerback spot opposite of Jalen Johnson. Assuming Jalen Johnson got his step back.
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Chapter 4: What was Danny Parkins' recent interaction with Ben Stiller about?
But he just went with it.
You guys had to point that out to me because I didn't realize I had done it. And you're like, you said Yalen to a player. I don't know what goes through my head sometimes.
Well, that's why I'm like, you know, you can have fun with an inside joke, but the problem is it's going to stick in your head and it pops out in strange places.
Sometimes that happens. I forget which inside jokes I have with which people because, as you might expect, I have lots of little inside jokes with a lot of people.
Yes, it's so true. Oh, we've gotten some really good requests on our text and our Twitch request line for return music. So I'm happy about that. Jeff Schwartz brings up a... I think the problem is... He is bringing up something that we are going to have to get used to thinking about. And how much do you accept it?
If they do regress or the record isn't as good, and it's a bit of lose the battle, win the war. This is a multi-year investment in this team. We know that. So how much is it going to bother you if what happens to the Lions, per se, last season happens to the Bears?
I don't care. Unless they don't make it to the playoffs.
Well, that's what happened to the Lions.
Well, right.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of the Bears' tough upcoming schedule?
Why do you keep keeping me in the dark? Why do you keep doing this to me?
Well, you won't watch the other guys.
That's true. I have been a huge letdown to this show, to you and Marshall.
And really, Ranji and also Lawrence. There's so many other guy references that happen on our station. And with your friends.
I'm hurting myself, I think. You shouldn't be hurt. I am hurting myself. I am not as informed of a person as I could be. And I'm not in on the conversations that other people are in on because I haven't seen it. I'm sorry, Layla.
No, you're not. Are you even going to see it?
Maybe tonight.
Well, we have baseball to watch.
But it's an early game. You've got to love these 5.30 games, right? So maybe in that 9 o'clock zone, there's always something I'm going to. As long as I don't leave Dave in the hallway.
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Chapter 6: How do turnovers impact the Bears' performance predictions?
Hey, Danny, how are you?
Layla Grody, thank you. We raised $805,000. And the official total from the Cubs, I think, is coming out at some point today or maybe tomorrow at the latest. But it's going to be a big number with the full Cubs for a Cure weekend. And listen, I don't know. Are you hobnobbing if they're just responding to your tweets and dunking on you for bad takes? I don't know if that's hobnobbing.
I know. You are so close to hobnobbing. I thoroughly enjoyed it. No, you're hobnobbing on the internet. You're communicating. I bet there's a lot of people who Ben Stiller hasn't texted back.
You got him to end his subtweet to you and sign it Focker. That is amazing. Brody, that was my favorite part of it, too.
Oh, beautiful. He signed it, Focker. And then I know that a comedian hates when you cite someone's bit to them. And then I just couldn't help myself, and I just quoted Heavyweights, and he hit me back with the gif from Heavyweights. I was like, here's the problem. I could have done that all night. Just pivoted from Heavyweights to something about Mary. Pivoted from something about Mary...
uh to Zoolander from Zoolander to uh Tropic Thunder like I could have gone all day he's literally one of the greatest comedic actors of all time so yeah it was it was a thrill uh Nick Wright texted me as soon as it happened and he goes how like is it the greatest moment of your life that one of your comedic heroes uh roasted you for a bad sports take
Because it really is like right in my sweet spot of things that I love in the world, takes and comedy. So it was very cool. I'm thrilled for Ben Stiller and all Knicks fans. New York is just jumping right now. It's a basketball town, first and foremost. So it's been pretty exciting out here.
No, it's the most surreal, bloody thing. And they always say, never meet your heroes. And then it turns out Ben Stiller is awesome and a fun sports fan. This is as good as it gets. What is this? A center for ants? Somebody had to do it.
Don't you think, Layla, because you were quoting it yesterday, the prayer that Ben Stiller did during the dinner scene.
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Chapter 7: What are the key areas of concern for the Bears this season?
It's like it's like Sandler, Jim Carrey.
will ferrell uh if we're like best comedic movie like resume of the last 35 years like post eddie murphy the original snl cast sure you know like starting in 94 for jim carrey through now so you're going 30 plus years i think those are the three biggest sandler stiller carry dumb and dumber right yeah yeah well and like it's also it's just such a murderer's row of comedy it's unbelievable
You're right. And for Ben Stiller in particular, the run of movies that didn't have to be sequels, that didn't have to be recycled material. You know, like you talked about, there's Zoolander, then there's Meet the Parents. Meet the Fockers. Yeah, that did end up being a sequel.
There's a few of those, yeah. Well, no, Zoolander was, too, actually. There is a Zoolander, too, that we have forgotten and we've left to the era. But, yeah, I mean, they're incredible. Listen, there's so many that you could name. But it's just, yeah, he's one of the GOATs and a true, like, also a filmmaker. You know, like...
He is the creative writing inspiration behind Severance, behind Tropic Thunder, behind The Cable Guy, behind Heavyweights. So he's also like a creative behind the camera, in front of the camera. Comedy has a ton of drama chops as well. Along came Polly, a great movie. I I think one of the comedies that is equally popular among men and women, it's 50-50, just absolutely hilarious.
So yeah, the guy's got one of the all-time filmographies and is a genuine Knicks fan and genuinely thinks I'm an idiot.
Mazel you too.
Whatever it takes, Parkins, to get the attention, man, even if it's at the expense of you being an idiot.
Listen, again, nothing but all of the respect in the world to the great Ben Stiller.
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Chapter 8: How does Danny Parkins reflect on his experiences and interactions?
Yeah. So Robert will be on Take the North.
I love that. I love the Take the North Pod guest star. I feel like that needs to happen.
And honestly, genuinely, I told Weider about it, and he was thrilled and moved by it, too. He really, really appreciated it. So thank you, Robert, and thank you, Danny. I appreciate what you do.
Oh, good.
That's great. And then a nice little moment right there. It's all on board.
Yeah, I guess I could have texted both of you guys. I just texted you.
No, I appreciate it. I appreciate it.
That is okay. You had a lot going on. How was the rest of the weekend, Danny? I saw the pictures at the game. I saw the kiddos got to go in the field, and you saw Craig. How was it?
Yeah, it was great. It was really special. Owen is starting to get into sports a little bit. His Little League team is the Cubs, so he thought it was very cool. Clark the Cub, big fan of yours, Layla, big fan of the station. Clark played catch with Owen on the field, which was really sweet. Eli had no idea what was going on, but turned Wrigley Field into his personal sandbox. Exactly.
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