George McCaskey talks Ben Johnson's viral 'F--- the Packers' moment (Hour 2)
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This hour is sponsored by Riverfront Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. We spent a lot of time talking about the stadium, so thanks to everybody who called in. Because right now, if you're in Cook County, that's your money we're still on the hook for. So that's something that matters to me. And in the meantime... Walter, Walter Payton's son, Jared, told us when he was giving out the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award the day after at the NFL Honors that he was going to be interviewing George McCaskey as part of his trip to the Super Bowl to do the annual NFL Honors show. He was going to be interviewing George McCaskey and it was going to air on WGN TV Sports.
So he warned us about it. He let us know. And he also said it was going to be posted that day, that night on GN Sports, and then additionally on YouTube. So the WGN YouTube page has it as well. And it's important because we had not seen George McCaskey speak in how long, Mark Brody? How long, Bears reporter Mark Brody?
Yeah, when was the last time?
I think we went the entire regular season without hearing George.
We talked to him at the end of last season. That might be, unless I'm forgetting something, I don't think he spoke during training camp. I could be mistaken, but I think, yeah, this has got to be the first time in a year plus that we've heard from George McCaskey.
I totally agree with that, Grody, because just in the general media sense to the beat, for sure, George McCaskey does do his annual kind of like final preseason game of the year with Fox, where it's a little bit like in between the game action.
Right. It's very cleaned up, though.
It's very cleaned up. And I don't know how many people are sticking because it's usually late in the final preseason game. I don't know how many eyes are on that.
What did George McCaskey say about Ben Johnson's 'F--- the Packers' moment?
Actually. Yeah. So that probably. Yeah. And that's not for reporters like we have not. We still haven't talked to George's like as the beat. But luckily we have somebody who did.
Right. And that that I also think should happen. George, who has made himself public. I mean, for goodness sake, he'll be in a tailgated soldier field. He'll sit in the stands. He should probably as chairman of the Bears.
talk to the beat reporters as well which he usually does and it's ironic that in a good year he didn't and it might be because he didn't want to take attention away from the the guys that were really responsible for it and leila it could be because he didn't want to take questions on the stadium
Yeah, he did not get asked about the stadium by Jarrett, but he did get asked about something else, which is important because, as we all know, under Virginia's watch, swearing was not allowed on the Bears. I feel like Jalen Johnson was the only one who would occasionally take it for the team. Every now and then you get a post-game interview where somebody would throw out a swear word or two. But even on hard knocks on HBO, not to be found.
My guy, Tevin Jenkins, I was like, hey, are you going to be on Hard Knocks? He's like, are you kidding me? I swear too much. So it was very well known.
Do you know how HBO works?
It's awesome that we have passed that era. We're in a new era of following the bears and understanding cursing is allowed, if not encouraged. Be authentic.
Be yourself. Okay, if that's the biggest knock on Virginia McCaskey, that she didn't let her team swear, I get it. Or why it was such an issue for the chairman, for example, in George, to want to execute that order. I get it.
And she took away the honey bears because people will text that. So I just wanted to get that out there. I know what you're thinking. I know what you guys are thinking.
Bears, too, would never. Should they bring back the honey bears? Bears, too, would not only have hunting bears. They have those people who catapult themselves and shoot buckets and stuff.
It's like 3-1-2-6-4-4-6-7-6-7. Should the Bears bring back the Honey Bears?
I don't see why not.
I'd love it. I mean, they were classic. Every other team's got them.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:56
2
What did George McCaskey say about Ben Johnson's 'F--- the Packers' moment?
1:56–4:07
3
How did the hosts react to George McCaskey's comments?
4:07–7:11
4
What insights did Jack Silverstein provide about Bears Hall of Fame candidates?
7:11–9:12
5
Which Bears players are being considered for the Hall of Fame?
9:12–10:41
6
What challenges do Bears legends face in Hall of Fame voting?
10:41–14:52
7
How does George McCaskey view the relationship with Bears fans?
14:52–19:03
8
What humorous moments were shared about Bears cheerleading names?
19:03–40:24
Speakers
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