Examining the future of the Bears’ safety position (Hour 1)
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What are the Bears' safety position prospects for the future?
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What is your first blush letter grade for the Bears 2025 season?
For that alone, A. Not an A+, not a mid-A. You're at a 90 because you made the playoffs, you took the North, which is something you set out to do millions of years ago.
And the last thing, the most important piece, is we're going to take the North and never give it back.
A+, is like, you know, you made the title game of the Super Bowl.
Like the Super Bowl. Super Bowl. I agree. A, 95.
Oh, 95. 95.
Well, that is exceedingly generous. You got to leave room. If they had won that game, probably a 96 or 97. If they win the next game, it's a 98. And if they win the Super Bowl. Oh, it's 100. The ceiling is the roof.
Is there a team that would say, like, Super Bowl winner, but not 100? No. Is it like the 2012 Ravens, you know?
Because if we're being honest, it's not pass-fail, but winning the Super Bowl is the goal. If you achieve the goal, it's 100.
One, two, three, Super Bowl! Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Middays, 10 a.m. to 2, on Chicago Sports Radio 670, The Score. The Score.
This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 670 The Score. A happy Wednesday to you. Yeah, when we were giving grades, Big Cat gave his out and he said 89. Here we were thinking we were being reasonable. Those Gen Xers, man. You're included in that. I was about to say, I'm an exennial. I'm right on the cusp. Exennial. It sounds like a... You know what it sounds like? The next great show on that new series you just created streaming, Netflix Max Minus Plus Minus. Yes.
Two-thirds to the third power.
That thing. Max. I feel like all of that. Also, the 2012 Ravens. Joe Flacco was the quarterback. I think he's actually a better quarterback this past year than he was then.
No. He had a postseason run for the ages. Go look at his postseason game log.
That was the origin of elite.
It was elite.
Well, the discussion surrounding it, anyway.
I don't think Joe Flacco can keep this up over the course of a next contract, but he did win a Super Bowl and was Super Bowl MVP. Yeah.
13 years later, here we are. It's nice to bring this stuff up in a way that's humorous and fun because, once again, the Bears had what I would deem a successful season. There's no other way around it. And the price of successful seasons, unfortunately, means everybody else wants the guys that you had on your team. There's no better example of that than trying to figure out what happens in the secondary. To steal a David Haw headline or a pun on the run.
I'll give it to me.
The safety position isn't safe right now.
Anything but safe, open parentheses, T-Y, close parentheses.
That's the next show on Netflix Max Minus Plus Minus.
To the third power.
Streaming.
Gotta have that little three in the corner.
It's a working title.
No, but listen, I looked up, you know, the next day because I can't wait. Can't wait. Monday.
Another old school 2010s team.
Bart Scott. Jets. Jets. Can't wait. That's probably up there with anything is possible as far as post game things that were said that you'll never forget.
Yeah. Kevin Garnett was correct, by the way. Anything is possible.
Yeah.
I think I've toned mine down to most things are possible. But after watching this Bears team this season, and after watching what they were able to do in year one of Ben Johnson, and having contributions from guys at that level. Understand this. Kevin Byard, who's now a free agent, coming off a two-year $15 million deal, Layla, he was All-Pro for the third time. Do you understand how long it had been since he had been All-Pro? 2021. So six seasons later, he gets to be All-Pro again, first team.
That was a two-year contract that he signed in 2024, $15 million. Like, Ryan Poles is talking today at Hallis Hall, and everybody knows I've been critical of a lot of Ryan Poles' draft choices and, frankly, many free agent ones and some trades. So that's everything. That's everything. But what I will give him a lot of credit for, and frankly, I would have signed him to an extension after this season. I just wanted to wait until after this season.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the Bears' safety position prospects for the future?
0:01–5:16
2
What did the Bears' end-of-season press conference reveal about team performance?
5:16–11:50
3
How did Ryan Poles evaluate the Bears' 2025 season?
11:50–18:00
4
What challenges does Ryan Poles face in roster management?
18:00–23:33
5
What are the implications of Kevin Byard's contract situation?
23:33–29:05
6
How does Jaquan Brisker's health impact the safety position?
29:05–36:04
7
What are the Bears' options for strengthening their secondary?
36:04–43:26
8
What insights did Ryan Poles share about offseason strategies?
43:26–52:35
Speakers
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