Full Show — March 13, 2026
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What are the key takeaways from Ryan Poles' press conference?
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10-2 on 104.3 The Score.
This is born too slow by the crystal method because I'm a million years old. And you love crystal meth. For a fired school teacher who cooks crystal meth, I'd say you're coming out pretty much ahead. If I did, wouldn't I be more productive? It's a joke.
That's true. It is a joke.
It is me talking about myself. And you wouldn't have such nice teeth either. Or skin. Or skin. Or a job. Or a future. All the stuff. But you might be a millionaire. If you sold it. I don't think so. No, then I'd be in jail. Hey, man, what's up? What you doing? What's with the Robin Williams routine, man? What's going on here? Why are you playing to the cheap seats? I'm just trying to act natural. Well, why are you jumping in between different characters to do so? I'm not. I'm not doing that. What am I trying to add? If anything, I'm changing my volume. You acting like someone who's trying to hide it. You know who tries to hide it? Dudes who's buying drugs try to hide it. All right? That's how that usually works. Do you know what they call Crystal Bathmark where I'm from?
Bathtub crank.
Fast tongue crank. Where are you from? They know all the slang terms. They have a list.
Even snowboarding?
Even disco dust. White girl interrupter? Even force bump. I wouldn't even try powdered donuts.
Do you want to build a snowman? Yes! I can't. Walter White is a hero for the world.
I am the one you fear. Heisenberg.
Just stop throwing pizzas on the roof of that house in New Mexico. Say my name.
Jessie! Look, lady, whatever you're selling, I ain't buying, yo. Well, my name is Skylar White, yo. My husband is Walter White, yo. Do not sell marijuana to my husband. Okay. Layla Rahimi, Marshall Harris, Mark Grody. Midday's 10 a.m. to 2 on Chicago Sports Radio 104.3 The Score.
Yeah, if there's one thing that I can reiterate from yesterday's show, it is... Crystal meth. Bad. Crystal method. Good. Difference. Noted.
Yes.
Jotted. Okay. There. All right. That's the most important thing. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. Tyler Beterbaugh. A fantastic open to our show, per usual. Five beauts for that. I think so. Yeah. I think that is a fair vote. We begin by picking up where Ryan Poles and the Bears left off. And that is with us trying to figure out any time you make a trade, for example, the DJ Moore trade, or you let players walk like Kevin Byard or Jaquan Brisker, you're making statements for your team. So in doing so... What did the Bears think the biggest problems were from last season? Not just what they tell you, but what the actions indicate and the acquisition of the players. And I feel like yesterday, Mark, Ryan Poles gave us more direction on what he wanted to see out of this team, both in free agency and then with his words matching that yesterday.
Yeah, he did. He talked about the fact that he wants to have more speed on the team, that speed, explosiveness. And I know, as I was listening to that, I was thinking, yeah, there's 31 other teams in the league who are saying the same thing every day. Everybody wants speed. Everybody wants explosiveness. But the Bears did lack some of that last year. And it feels like Dennis Allen is maybe a smidge more obsessed with speed than other defensive coordinators around the league. And we did see several times, like there are examples, like Actual examples of plays last year where the lack of speed on the defense specifically hurt the Bears. C.J. Gardner-Johnson would be an example of that on a simple slant play where all of a sudden it's like, oh yeah, he's pretty good, C.J.
Gardner-Johnson, but he's not good in terms of the guys with the 4-3 speed. Well, and unfortunately injured Jalen Johnson when he came back. You know, you and I have talked about that, just the way he was having to run to catch up. And the problem is when the defense looks slow, everything else gets exposed. You know, the tackles are made in the secondary. You have to suffer with the explosive plays. The slot becomes a real issue because if your guys are simply younger, they run around your players in circles.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the key takeaways from Ryan Poles' press conference?
0:01–9:12
2
What specific problems did the Bears identify from last season?
9:12–11:23
3
How do the Bears plan to improve their team speed and explosiveness?
11:23–25:30
4
What decisions were made regarding free agents like Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker?
25:30–1:30:10
5
How does Ryan Poles feel about the Bears' offseason?
1:30:10–1:30:20
6
What were the key takeaways from the Bears' press conference?
1:30:20–1:30:28
7
What are the implications of the Bears' recent player signings?
1:30:28–1:30:36
8
How do the Bears compare to other NFC North teams this offseason?
1:30:36–3:01:01
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