Kevin Fishbain shares observations from Bears OTAs (Hour 4)
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What were Kevin Fishbane's observations from Bears OTAs?
Kevin Fishbane. I got fishy business. Okay, Fishbane. Bears beat Ryder for the Athletic.
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You know, I mean, some traditions, we just, we don't even try to mess with them. When there's Bears football and there's a Friday and Kevin Fishbane exists, Fishbane on Friday is just what it is. And he's kind enough to join us yet again here on Rahimi Harris and Grody. He is also on Twitch, twitch.tv slash the score Chicago. He is the senior writer at The Athletic covering the Bears, host of Breaking In with Kevin Fishbane, a sports media podcast. And he is on Instagram at Kevin Fishbane. And he's on X at K Fishbane. Hey, Kevin.
Hey, guys. Happy Friday.
Indeed. And you are at Hallis Hall where you got to hear not only Ben Johnson yesterday, but the players and then also the OTAs continue. What have been your biggest takeaways so far?
Well, I mean, yesterday was Luther Burden Day, right? Like, that was the biggest moment, I think, just to hear what the head coach had to say about the second-year wide receiver. It's interesting because I think we all knew heading into this offseason, heading into training camp, that he's going to be that guy. You know, everyone's going to be wanting the second-year jump. He's going to be this fantasy breakout candidate everywhere. And to hear Ben Johnson say, I'm buying stock in Luther Burden – you know obviously the head coach is setting the tone and i think too after talk hearing from luther burden and this shouldn't surprise anybody who's um read about this guy or heard him talk he's not short of confidence and he's not fazed by it like to him it's just normal it's almost like why wouldn't you buy stock in me it felt like was his kind of reaction to all that and i think ben knows that i think ben johnson knows that luther burden can handle being uh the guy so i
Obviously, there is the throw from yesterday on the field, which we can talk about as well. But I thought one of the bigger takeaways was almost what was said off the field about the guy who everyone's excited about.
Yeah, and you, I believe it was you who asked the question specifically about Luther Burden's route running, which at times last year was suspect. Do you think that's the biggest thing for him going into this year is to technically improve his game?
Yeah, for him, it's got to be knowing where he has to be at all times. I think we all remember early in training camp, I think Grody was him that got tossed from a drill, and I use that kind of loosely, just got, because he wasn't in the right spot, and he wasn't the only one who that happened to, certainly, last year, but I think with him, it's just making sure you're in the right spot at all times, you're running the routes the right way, and you're running the routes the way the Bears want them to be run so that you are getting yourself open for the quarterback. And like Ben Johnson said, when they go through all the different reasons, the completion percentage was low. There's a lot of people at fault for that.
It's not just the quarterback. It's partly the receivers. It's partly the coaches. It's all those things. So I think that was interesting. His answer was that the game is going to slow down for him. They're already seeing it. Luther Burnham admitted it. And it's that classic thing with second-year players. It allows them to play quicker. They don't have to think as much. So for him, if he knows where he has to be at all times, if he knows his alignment and his assignment and where his route is going, that's just going to make everything easier. Because as Ben Johnson says, you get the ball in his hands, we've all seen the magic that Lutheran burden can create from there.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What were Kevin Fishbane's observations from Bears OTAs?
0:05–4:57
2
How is Caleb Williams expected to perform as a quarterback in 2026?
4:57–10:33
3
What are the expectations for Luther Burden's development this season?
10:33–22:09
4
How does the Bears coaching staff view Caleb Williams' progress?
22:09–27:08
5
What challenges does Caleb Williams face in improving his completion percentage?
27:08–29:29
6
What are the implications of the Bears' offensive strategy on quarterback performance?
29:29–39:24
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