It sounds like Ryan Poles is open for business when to comes to DJ Moore (Hour 3)
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This hour is brought to you by the Chicago Golf Show. This is Rahimi Harrison-Groney on 104.3 The Score. We normally do five on it at this time, but there is so much going on at the NFL Combine. So we are bringing it all to you. To recap, we are making our way through Ben Johnson's comments where he was asked if considering trading Tyson Bajan as an option. We got to that at about 1130 and it broke our show because of the way he said no and how much he loved him. So thank you for bearing with us. Pun intended.
T-T-N. Thank you. Bears. T-T-N.
All right, so we're all in agreement on Rahimi Harrison-Grody. Let's get back to it. He was asked about the loss of his running backs coach, Eric Biennemi, to become Kansas City's offensive coordinator.
What did you guys miss, Eric?
What insights did Ben Johnson share at the NFL Combine?
Oh, we'll miss a ton. The guy's a phenomenal football coach. And that coaching staff a year ago, and really similar to this year, is there are a lot of guys outside of my circle that I didn't know very well. So he was really through reputation. We had a lot of productive conversations before he decided to join on board. And then I was just blown away from the impact he had, not only in that position room, which You know, Swift had probably the best year of his career. And then seventh rounder, Menungai, had a hell of a year himself. Not just that room, but the entire offense. He brings a demanding presence. The standard is the standard with Eric Bien-Ami. Those are big shoes to fill. Fortunately, I do feel strongly about Eric Studesville from Miami, a guy that I worked with before.
He's been around the block a few times. He's been a part of really good rushing offenses in his past, and I know he's going to bring a great flavor for us.
That is a glowing recommendation from Ben Johnson when it came to not only Eric Bien-Ami leaving, but just letting us into the process of what happened because his hiring here was notable.
And it makes sense the way he talks about Eric Stoosville because of their time together in Miami and understanding that it's a continuation of – let's be honest, guys. One of the more surprising stories of 2025 was the running backs and their production. You could have said, hey, DeAndre Swift might have a decent season. You probably didn't expect him to have – maybe the best year of his career. And then Kyle Menungai, for him to bust onto the scene in the manner in which he did with multiple 100-yard rushing games. In fact, games where both of them rushed for 100 yards. That tells you they built what Ben Johnson felt like was fundamentally important to him having a top-flight offense, which is a rushing game.
I remember the bye week this year ahead of the Washington game, and there you had Ben Johnson telling the world that, yeah, we got the right guys in here. The production was not good early on, but I think they also knew they had the right guy to coach them, and that was Eric Bien-Ami. The hope is that, all right, you have soaked in...
How did the Bears' coaching staff address the loss of Eric Bieniemy?
You have taken in everything you could possibly take in from Eric Biennemi. The running backs goes to get you on this path. Hopefully the baton goes to Studensville, who looks like he is extremely capable, veteran, been all over the place. So I'm ultimately not worried, but that doesn't mean I can't praise what Eric Biennemi did.
You know what I really like about the Bears position coaches that we had this past season? You know a lot about the details of what they did on the job. For example, how many times did one of the secondary members say to us, Al Harris says, I need more turnovers. I'm still hungry. They would tell you what he would say to them in practice. I feel the same way about Eric Bien-Ami, for example. You knew that he was a guy who would say, I need you to run between the tackles. He put it out there. You know, when he talked in the offseason on the Bears, etc. podcast, I believe it was, this time last year, he talked about what he wanted DeAndre Swift to do, what he wanted the Bears running backs to do. He didn't back away.
He was unapologetic.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:53
2
What insights did Ben Johnson share at the NFL Combine?
0:53–3:04
3
How did the Bears' coaching staff address the loss of Eric Bieniemy?
3:04–7:14
4
What are the implications of DJ Moore's potential trade?
7:14–7:37
5
How does Ryan Poles view DJ Moore's value to the Bears?
7:37–13:25
6
What are the challenges facing the Bears in the upcoming draft?
13:25–16:54
7
How does the Bears' coaching staff plan to improve player performance?
16:54–41:00
Speakers
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