Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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You know who else needs full coverage? Kevin Warren. Kevin Warren. The Chicago Bears. And you know what? They're working their way towards getting full coverage. Be better protected from mayhem. Like me. We knew that the NFL owners meetings would be the perfect opportunity for Kevin Warren to check back in. But he...
has already sat down with our friend Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk, the NBC gang. They got together, and Mike Florio did what he's supposed to do.
He asked him, what's up on that stadium? Illinois, as you said, they're still working on legislation, and we have a wonderful piece of land in Arlington Heights, 326 acres. And so we don't have a set deadline, but I am confident that sometime this spring slash summer, we'll know. I mean, we have to know.
If I can't get that extra cash, it's going to be a pass.
If we don't own it. We don't want it.
That's what I heard. What do you want? You know, are we going to go out? Is that what you're trying to, why are you, what do you want? Tell me what you want. There was talks about cranes in the sky.
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Chapter 2: What updates are shared about Kevin Warren and the Chicago Bears?
I always look for cranes in the air. It's a great song by Solange, by the way.
Well, look, maybe Solange can get down here and get work. Ray, can I get a little cranes in the sky?
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. He said we are focused on, in Cook County, we're focused on Arlington High.
He mentioned that lack of appetite. And once he said lack of appetite, I was like, okay, they're done. Cooked.
This year? No. I think they're cooked.
Kevin Warren should walk out to this anytime he does media. But wouldn't that be just a reminder that there will be no... Cranes in the sky?
Yeah. Stadium. Stadium. I tried to work it away.
I haven't been able to sleep the last couple nights.
But that just made me even sadder.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of the NFL owners' meetings?
When Caleb creates on his own, we have the proper reaction on the back, and we come alive on the back end and use it as an opportunity to get a big play down the field. We didn't feel like that happened nearly enough, and so I think there's more than enough opportunities on the tape, and when the guys get back in the building, that's something that we're going to really stress to them.
Like when you factor in, say, throwaways or a scramble, some of those could be positive plays. But when you look at the self scout, like there's potentially a completion there. And that's something that needs to be discussed. Yeah.
And I'll be honest with you that the throwaways aren't even something that I'm really, to me, that's part of that. When you talk about 70%, that's part of the 30%. percent is the throwaways. I think that's going to happen as well. So you want to get to 70 with all of that factored in. The expected drops that you're always going to have plus the throwaways, all that.
If you want to be elite in this league, you're going to have your top five to three quarterbacks in the league completing that clip at this point. So That's where we want to be. That's where he wants to be. He wants to be one of the best ever. So why are we shying away from that goal? And when you watch the tape, there's that to be had too.
So we're all in it together, and we're going to find a way to make a significant jump here this season.
Fair to point out the throwaways. Caleb Williams had 28 of those last year, second in the league. And the drops, too, need to be pointed out. The Bears dropped an estimated 400 yards worth of footballs last year, which, by the way, would have put them over 4,000 yards. The Bears had 29 drops, fifth most in the NFL. Mark, the standard is the standard.
And for all the people making excuses for Caleb and why he didn't reach... Forget about 70%. He didn't reach 60%. Right. There's a reason why he did not do that. He was not good enough. And Ben Johnson is letting us know and letting him know and letting everyone know this is the expectation. And if you want...
What you think you want, a winner, a Super Bowl contender, a guy who can dominate a quarterback, this is what has to happen. Join us tomorrow at Wings and Rings on Halstead before the Southside home opener. We'll be talking Chicago baseball and more. That's tomorrow from 10 to 2 at Wings and Rings on the Southside. Rahimi Harris and Grody. We'll all be there. We love it when you come by. Say hi.
We'll talk to you. We love it. We love being out in public, and that's what we are going to be tomorrow. Thanks to everybody that is putting this show together that is in our studios today. Of course, Marshall Harris. I see Ray Diaz over there being bothered right now by Sean Sears, it looks like. We got Tyler Buterbaugh after his five buttes open that we had today. Our score video producer's
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Chapter 4: How is Caleb Williams viewed in relation to the Bears' future?
I know it's bad form, but my initial thought was, would Matt Shaw have caught that at third base? And I say that because not... Alex Bregman being a great defender, we know he is, but Matt Shaw was a gold glove finalist last year. And the ball did hit his... Easy for me to say, right? Watching on television versus watching what actually transpires.
And you're like, if he could have just caught that, then we're talking about a game that's still scoreless and they're out of the inning and who knows what happens. Right? No more runs were scored after that, Mark. That's true. I mean, I was mostly okay with Bragman. I mean, that was just a rip, and we know they call it the hot corner for a reason.
He could have been in, or the way he was positioned, if he was a step over, he's in front of that ball, it probably knocks off his chest because it was hit so hard. But obviously, the two runs, maybe zero runs.
score in that particular play you also had and we talked about it a little bit in transition part of what made it runners on second and third was the the pca missed timing on do i dive do i stay back on it the old ball you know where it's like an oh
oh no moment where you see that ball luckily i think it was hap that backed them up that i thought it was shaw was it shaw maybe it was shaw maybe you're right it was shaw but like we've seen like that's inside the park home run stuff in general in baseball when the center fielder misplays a dive or waits back on a ball I don't think PC ever debated in his mind at all laying up on that.
The whole time he's like, I'm going to catch it. And you know what? Good on PCA because that's what he does, Mark. He catches balls that otherwise would probably not be caught. So I can't be mad at that one play. Now in this game, it was a huge factor because of the fact that the Cubs didn't score any runs. And that's really what this is about.
This is about, in a couple of these games now, the Cubs' inability to come up with consistent offense has been why they are off to the 2-3 start that they're off to. Yeah, they were 0-4 with runners in scoring position. They ended up leaving seven men on, but again...
It's like I'm playing along, watching the game, and I'm feeling droopy watching it, just looking at the atmosphere and the sparse crowd. You see the bald spots all over Wrigley Field because a lot of people are like, you know what, honey? Let's not go to tonight's game. This does not feel good out here. Hopefully... And I get it. Not an excuse. Bregman even talked about it afterwards.
Yeah, I've played in cold before. We all have played in cold. It's not an excuse. It's not an excuse. But it's kind of an excuse because it hurts to hit. If you've played baseball at any level, it just hurts to hit. And the conditions were not favorable in that case. Jamison Tyone, Mars Hall. Was he good last night? Four and two-thirds. Didn't allow a run. Allowed two hits.
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Chapter 5: What are George Gervin's credentials as the Iceman?
And what I want people to understand, because I think people know George Gervin as the Iceman of a certain age, but some people who are younger might just know, like, oh, the Iceman George Gervin, but not know, like, the credentials. Sure. Understand that this guy is not just a Hall of Famer.
Not just a guy who was first team All-NBA five straight seasons, seven times if you can count his second team All-NBAs, but he led the league in scoring four times over a five-year period, including averaging 33.1 points per game as a member of the Spurs back in 1979-80 season. He is a legend in his own right. He was a terrific NBA old-school big man. Right? Didn't he have the fingertip roll?
He wasn't a big man. He was a shooting guard in a small forward. Oh, yeah, yeah. I don't know why I had him. He's 6'7", so he's big for that position, but he was just extra smooth with that finger roll. Icy, I would say.
Chapter 6: How does Caleb Williams aim to capitalize on the Iceman nickname?
I would say icy. He would approve of that. He would. Unlike what he approves of when he talks to the killers.
williams by the way it was four days after caleb williams put in the request for the copyright that the george i was going to call him the ice man i wouldn't do that to you caleb that george gervin said okay you did it i'm gonna do it now i wonder what took so long like why are you waiting till that's the only part of this i have questions because he thought he was the because as he said here basically kid i'm the ice man with all due respect and i love you love your game
But Caleb Williams is a business, comma, man. And he went straight for the business of this and said, oh, Iceman's out there? Let me go ahead and trademark that down so I can make some money off of this. Amen. You know, we were – so some of this, too, was – I've been wanting to talk a little bit about this.
I know we talked about it on Take the North, but not here on the score that is the Iceman – Last night, we got another Butte. With all due respect, Butte. There was a Butte last night in the game. The White Sox game. Yeah, the White Sox played last night, too. They lost to the Marlins by a final score of 9-2. They were up 2-0 and then had a horrible...
fourth inning where the Marlins scored four. But part of how the White Sox built that lead last night was your favorite player. I heard you and Russ yesterday, and boy, your love for Munataka Morikami is at a 10 right now. I don't think it's at a 10. It's at a 10. How many times has this man suited up in a White Sox uniform and not delivered a hit in a game? Let me help you with that. Never. 9.7.
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of the White Sox's recent game performance?
He has power. He does have power. And I hope you're right. I hope he is the MVP by the time this season ends. Or maybe they'll trade him at the end of the season because the Sox will be on their way to losing 90 games. I think I have them losing this year. Which is a 10-game improvement. No, 12-game improvement. They lost 102 last year.
It was 102.
I believe was the case. Let us take you to CHSN last night. White Sox and Marlins and John Schiffen and Gordon Beckham talking about Munataka Murakami and a new is, was, a new nickname born last night on CHSN.
So there's been a cool nickname been floating around on the internet. A lot of fans are coming up with potential names for Munataka Murakami. I floated a few by him. And if he does something good, something big here tonight, might just break it out.
He has agreed to one of them that I think is going to be a real hit with a lot of people. Whoa. Yeah, just put a tease out there. Wow. Excited. Got to run stuff by people, you know what I mean? As a player, did you like that when people ran by nicknames or things by you?
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Chapter 8: What are the Cubs' expectations for Seiya Suzuki's return?
Yeah. I mean, I never, I just was either Beck or Gordo. So, you know, it wasn't super exciting. There it is. Crushed into center field. Here comes Caro. He will score easily. And RBI single for the Southside Samurai. Whoa. Oh, baby. Double S. Southside Samurai. Schiffen and Gordo. John Schiffen and Gordon Beckham last night. The Southside Samurai.
And as I wrote on our text thread, I said specifically I would like to discuss this because I want to know what Marshall Harris thinks of that nickname. Southside Samurai. Samurai. Samurai. There was a samurai. Oh, wait. Mike Singletary might have a problem with this, by the way. Samurai Mike. So here's the thing, Groats. I'm Samurai. No, I'm Samurai. No, I'm Samurai.
I like the fact that John Triffin ran this by Munataka Murakami beforehand. He said, I went with some nicknames. There was one that he liked. Smart, smart. He used the one that he liked. So he's already getting the pre-clearance, if you will, the pre-vetting from the player himself. I think the jury's very much still out on this one. I'm not saying it's bad. I'm not saying it's good.
I just think the first time I heard it, I was unmoved. Is that okay? Southside Samurai. But didn't he indicate, John Triffin, that this came from reading online? Did Triffin come up with that, or was this something that fans came up with and he workshopped and decided on? Maybe that's what happened, is that the fans had a list of things that he saw in various places, maybe a Reddit thread or two.
And then he says, let me run these by Mune and see what he thinks. And apparently Mune was good with this one because it kind of ties, you know, Japan to the south side.
Right, right.
Is it a little too cliche, though? That's why I'm kind of unmoved. Yeah, like do we have to do a Japan thing? It's like when Tory Taylor would get mad at the Bears media when we asked him about kangaroos or whatever. Yeah. Like, the dumb American stuffers. Like, you guys got to be kidding me. Seriously, you guys are asking me?
What, do you think I'm going to slam a Foster's next and go out into the brush with Crocodile Dundee? What I often wonder is if you can, on one of the times where Adam Studzinski's co-hosting with you on the Take the North podcast, have Tori Taylor on and have them just start talking about koalas. I assume you have a pet koala.
Do you bring your koala bear to Chicago, or do you just leave it back in Australia? Koalas are disgusting creatures, and Studs knows this.
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