Examining the relationship between Ryan Poles & Ben Johnson
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I want to thank Ben for his dedication to this job. It didn't feel, he talks about being a first-time coach, it didn't feel that way at all. His ability to take, like he said, the words off the wall and push that to his players and see them respond was incredible. Even in some of the feedback we got, these guys were just doubling down on his message. When it got to the locker room, there was no hesitation.
What insights does Ryan Poles share about Ben Johnson's coaching style?
There was no gray area. They pushed forward because they believed in what he was saying and what he needed from them, which was incredible.
That was Ryan Poles at his season-ending press conference. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. I almost did it. I almost did it. Everybody suggested punishments that were hilarious, by the way. Dog collar on the lowest setting from 815. Make a donation somewhere every time you say 670 instead of 104.3. Layla's from Texas. Isn't cattle prod the typical fashion? I think a cattle prod is stronger than a taser. I don't want to be the one to find out which is which.
Well, one leaves a mark that's a little more permanent.
That too.
That's all I'm saying.
But I did crack up at everybody who immediately had ideas. So that made me laugh.
The cattle prod would have to say 104.3 the score, though. Yes, not 670.
No, not a brand. Not the cattle brand. Cattle prod is a different deal.
That's what we were all thinking.
There are various poking devices for cattle.
I don't want to get poked with anything.
The brand is one thing. The... No, I am not getting a 104.3 the score tattoo.
It would help you remind you. It would help remind you.
This is like people, you know, this is like it's getting in the area of aspirational tattoos. Like just because you put a tattoo on your body that said, oh, I don't know, the White Sox are going to win the division. Doesn't mean that that's actually going to happen.
The White Sox might win the division, though.
You want to put that tattoo on?
Nope. Nope.
Like, oh, I did a tattoo of this. Or like people who, oh God, 773, send a text to one of your exes. Okay, that's a horrifying punishment. So, all right, say it with me now. 104.3 the score.
104.3 the score. I have yet to say the other.
Every time you say it wrong, you have to write Super Bowl one word on the whiteboard a hundred times.
Superbowl.
Superb owl. It's two words.
Okay.
Speaking of that, unfortunately, Kaylin Kaler, because she is covering that Super Bowl, had to reschedule. So we wanted to move up one of our topics because if you recall, last year at this time, We had a lot of discussion around the interviews that happened amongst Ryan Poles and the media on Radio Row and then just some of the stuff that was said. Like, for example, oh, I don't know, steps were skipped when it came to training camp. Do you remember that? And I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
How could I forget?
Mistakes were made. Like, why are you just now saying this? Why at the Super Bowl, which your team is not playing in and they weren't in the playoffs to get to? Are you just now saying this? Glad he said it. But it was one of those moments where you're like, well, that's a bit of a red flag. So obviously I was very keen on hearing what was said this time around.
Better late than never on the whole. Steps were skipped. Mistakes were made. Mistakes were made. There were oversights.
Yeah. And frankly, there shouldn't be, especially with the chief executive of the football operation of your football team. So Ryan Pohl spoke to Sirius XM NFL Radio, and I feel like he kind of picked up where he left off with that type of discussion. Listen to what he had to say.
He set the tone early, communicated clearly what the expectations were, and Caleb was all in for it, and that's what he was looking for. It's one thing to say it, but then when we got on the practice field, you could see that come alive. If it wasn't done the right way, we were going to do it again. We'll do it again, and we were actually in the exit meetings at the end of the season.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:34
2
What insights does Ryan Poles share about Ben Johnson's coaching style?
0:34–10:53
3
What challenges did the Bears face during training camp?
10:53–13:23
4
How did Ryan Poles address mistakes made in the development of Caleb Williams?
13:23–16:24
5
What communication strategies does Ben Johnson use with his players?
16:24–19:05
Speakers
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