Ian Happ talks Cubs' success (Hour 2)
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What insights did the hosts share about Bears rookie Malik Muhammad?
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Wow, it's amazing how this open just doesn't sound like anything we've ever done before. This is Rahimi Harrison-Crody on 104.3 The Score.
Are we waiting for the brass horn still? That's what I want to know. The low brass, specifically.
I think we should, shouldn't we? Or is it different during baseball season? We're spigs! Are we stepping on the toes if we don't do it?
Well, we're stepping on everybody's toes in this segment as it is.
What? No. We're also even stepping on our own toes because normally we bring you inside the locker room.
That's right.
But that's not what happens during rookie minicamp at Hollis Hall. It's inside the Walter Payton Center. Wait for it.
There it is. That is satisfying.
Now the segment can begin.
That's right.
So normally Mark will take us inside the locker room and maybe that song is from another baseball show and maybe the name is from another baseball show on the score. I don't know. Big if true. So Mark, you had some observations from Yee Walter Payton Center at Hollis Hall.
yes i went to the rookie mini camp on saturday and got to to see everything in motion for the bears i was zeroing in on dylan theneman and he looks like a guy who knows what the hell he's doing out there and logan jones and sam roush and xavion thomas and we can get to all of those guys but one of the guys that I am most interested in, or on this day was most interested in on Saturday, was watching one Malik Muhammad, the fourth-round cornerback out of Texas. He was a two-and-a-half-year starter at Texas. And the reason I am interested in him, and we've talked about it on this show, that it feels like other than Jalen Johnson, your cornerback room is just not set right now. Do the Bears believe in Tyreek Stevenson?
They told you that they're a little conflicted by Tyreek Stevenson. Nashawn Wright is no longer with the Chicago Bears. C.J. Gardner-Johnson is no longer with the Chicago Bears. You obviously have Kyler Gordon. You've got Smitty, Terrell Smith. You no longer have Zay Frazier in there for competition. So one of the biggest things that I'd wondered, and I wondered it out loud to both Dennis Allen and Malik Mohamed, Does this guy, kind of like Logan Jones, does Malik Muhammad, does he not have a legitimate chance to be the starting cornerback, outside cornerback, at least in my head, and we'll get to that here in a second as well, the starting outside corner opposite of Jalen Johnson, a question that I posed to Dennis Allen.
You're going to hear what Dennis Allen had to say, and then you will hear what Malik Muhammad had to say, all in this bite right here. Will he have an opportunity to compete for a starting job at cornerback?
I think everybody's got an opportunity to compete. I mean, we're not making any decisions right now in terms of where we're at on the roster. we're going to give everybody an opportunity to go out here and compete and earn whatever playing time that might be. He is a guy that we're excited about. He's a guy that's got a lot of the skill set that we're looking for, and now we'll just see how quickly he progresses.
If he didn't rule out the possibility of you competing for a starting role, is that the way you look at it coming in here, that you're competing to be a starter for the Bears?
For sure. For sure. That's the only mindset I have. I do have a chip on my shoulder. But, I mean, it was just a lot of emotions going on at the time. I mean, that's a childhood dream. And I'm just blessed to be here, be in this position, be with a winning organization with the Bears and the city of Chicago.
The one thing that Dennis Allen – or I should say Malik Muhammad said that Dennis Allen said was that he does need to put on a little weight, put on a little muscle. I don't know if that actually precludes him from playing early, but 6'182". That's the only thing that we heard, and any potential thing that needs to get better right now with him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights did the hosts share about Bears rookie Malik Muhammad?
0:01–5:41
2
How did Ian Happ reflect on his recent on-base streak?
5:41–6:54
3
What strategies did Ian Happ discuss for maintaining performance?
6:54–8:12
4
How does Ian Happ perceive the Cubs' current season?
8:12–9:15
5
What role does Ian Happ's posture coach play in his training?
9:15–9:56
6
What does Ian Happ think about his contribution to the Cubs' success?
9:56–10:36
7
How does Ian Happ feel about being 12th on the Cubs' all-time home run list?
10:36–12:05
8
What are the latest updates from Ian Happ regarding Connect Roasters?
12:05–40:13
Speakers
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