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Danny Parkins talks Bears' stadium quest, Caleb Williams' MVP odds for 2026
11 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
I could do Stephen A's job, guys. It's not that hard. Danny Parkins. QB1 party. All are invited. Host of Fox Sports 1's First Things First. Coming in at number six, though, the team that should be the favorites in the NFC North, though the odds makers say they're the third best team, my Chicago Bears. Why can't the Chicago Bears be the best offense in football?
The Bears, plenty of reason to doubt them. Caleb Williams, no.
Chapter 2: What does Danny Parkins think about the Bears' stadium saga?
Former host of 670 The Score, before he abandoned us. That's a Caleb Williams custom, baby. Jersey number one is going to the Raptors.
You guys made it seem like a Chicago Bears fan. We had our guy, Danny Parkins, all these guys. Danny Parkins on 104.3 The Score.
Hey, Danny, how are you? It's time for Danny Parkins. He joins us via the Circa Sports Illinois hotline. Download the Circa Sports app today.
Chapter 3: How does Danny Parkins evaluate the Bears' offensive potential?
You can watch him on the newly expanded First Things First OT from 4 to 5 on Fox Sports 1. He is at Danny Parkins on X and he joins us on Twitch, twitch.tv slash the score Chicago. Danny, how are you?
I'm great, Layla. How are you?
Good. We've been playing the game of Bears Stadium. Stop us when you've heard this before, because you were also a part of that game at one point in your job duties. And the latest on the list has become Portage, Indiana and Iowa. So we've got that going for us right now in stadium search.
Idaho would make sense.
I almost said Idaho, but yeah, at that point, yeah, it might as well.
Yeah. I mean, you said it was part of my job responsibilities when I was there. Spiegel can attest to this. I hated the story then, and I hate the story now. I think it's the worst sports talk. Like, oh, God. Like, it's joyless. Oh, in this location, the tax rate is this. And in this location, the tax rate is that. And here it would be this.
And all at the end of the day is making billionaires a little richer. I want the Bears to have a good stadium. Uh, I, I care about that. Um, I would like it to be more accessible to fans. I would like it to be open air or retractable roof if it's so important to get one Super Bowl. Um, you know, so it's not, I have no opinions on the stadium, but like the process of it.
They hired Kevin Warren to get the job done and he hasn't. It's been an objective failure at this point. Wake me when it's done. I do not want to know how the sausage is made in this story at all. I just do not care.
I know. Show me the baby. Don't tell me about the labor pains. Do you have a care as far as where this stadium is? You don't care about that either?
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Chapter 4: Why is Danny Parkins uninterested in the Bears' stadium discussions?
Yeah, that was post-pen. Yeah, I spilled some beer on my hand and then shook his hand.
Right, and Danny, to his credit, this was one of the most precious things ever, Danny would not allow me to buy liquor for him because I don't drink. And he said, no, no, no, Grody, I'm not going to make you buy me a drink now. So that was a precious moment.
You wanted to buy my beer because I bought the ticket.
Exactly. Right, the least I could do.
You know what? If I already bought the tickets, I'll just tack on your water on top of it. I didn't want to make you buy me a Miller Lite or whatever it was. What was the question? Caleb MVP.
Plus $1,500. That's right.
Listen, 15 to 1 is not... Obviously, I'd be thrilled to turn $100 into $1,500 or $1 into $15. It's great ROI, obviously. But... I would have liked it to be a little bit longer odds than that. Caleb is going to be a very popular MVP choice because he's a very popular player and he's very fun to watch. And so I don't think that there's like a lot of value in that price, to be honest with you.
But I absolutely believe that he is the exact profile of player. that can win MVP and should be considered among the favorites for MVP. You can't bet awards in New York, so this actually didn't get on my radar, which is a terrible job by me. Can you give me the players ahead of Caleb for MVP? I could probably guess. Josh Allen is better than him, obviously.
I think he's at 6-1, Josh.
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Chapter 5: What insights does Danny provide about the Bears' management decisions?
It's really fascinating to watch this particular draft class as they all jockey for position.
I once had a guy who ran the stadium operations at the United Center, and my buddy's seats, Ben Kaplan, who I co-wrote Pipeline at the Pros, available now, they were actually his seats, and they knew the guy who did the scoreboard operator, and he would turn around and flash one, two, or three ahead of the Dunkin' Donuts race.
And the first time I figured out that we had insider trading on that, true story, I was like, I don't know, 11. And I turned to the guy next to me and said, I'll bet you five bucks it's cuppy coffee. And he got Biggie Bagel and Dashing Donut. And it was an even money wager. And I swindled this guy out of five bucks.
True story. You know what, Danny? I'm not surprised by that. By the way, I have the updated odds for you. The favorite is Josh Allen at plus 550. Lamar Jackson closely behind at plus 650. Patrick Mahomes is plus 1,000. As are... Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow, and Drake May. Dak Prescott is plus 1,300. Matthew Stafford is plus 1,400. And joining Caleb Williams at plus 1,500 is Jordan Love.
Okay, so eight quarterbacks in front of him. He's tied for ninth with Jordan Love. You know, I mean, listen, that feels about right. I don't think that Mahomes... I mean, he's incredible, obviously, but I don't know that they have enough offensive weapons for him to have an amazing statistical year. Herbert's a pretty obvious case with his tackles coming back and McDaniel coming in.
Stafford, statistically, would have to do exactly what he did this year, which is hard to imagine.
Joe Burrow's right there. Joe Burrow's right there.
Yeah, Burrow's got to stay healthy, but he's right there. Yeah, I mean, listen, I think that feels about right. I think eighth or ninth on the quarterback list for MVP, I've got to be honest, that feels fair, and I wouldn't bet it. But I think that the Bears are in a very interesting spot. I think the value on betting the Bears is actually more in betting on the team.
You could get them at 27-1 right now to win the Super Bowl and roughly half of that to win the NFC, and the only reason their odds are so low is because the oddsmakers like Detroit and Green Bay a little more.
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Chapter 6: What are Caleb Williams' MVP odds for the 2026 season?
Bye, guys.
Bye.
We'll see you in Idaho at the new stadium.
Say hi to Bob for us. Bob Tree.
Danny Perkins. Hey, guess what just happened in the NFL today?
What? What happened? What?
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Chapter 7: What are Danny Parkins' thoughts on Caleb Williams' potential as a quarterback?
A dude we know is back at a job we know. I don't know how it's going to go for him. As if you needed more reasons to pay attention to the Packers next.